Hi everyone! New from SoCal!

[H.P.]

Currently in Imperial Valley, learning bass on my own.

 

[mario mendoza]

By the look of it you like to keep things short and sweet, so, Hi...

 

[elgecko]

Welcome. Now I'm in the mood for Mexican influenced Chinese food!

 

[pacojas]

now i have yearning to hit La Zona en Tijuana! drool

 

[H.P.]

Thanks for the welcome. I wanted to learn bass so I bought one, er, two, and downloaded songster and also cruise youtube and search engines to glean info. I started a couple months ago with a 3/4 scale Fender, and just recently got an Ibeniz g20 mikro. This one was easier to play. I know one song fully (but not to perfection) "I heard it through the grapevine" by Marvin Gaye. I Partially know notes on the fretboard, portions of a scale or two, and parts of songs I am in the process of learning... Wow....that was a mouthful.

 

[Bass'd on a true story]

I heard it through the grapevine is such a great starting point. Listen to as much music from that era as possible, it will lay a foundation that will help you play almost anything.

I used to play along with a vinyl of the Supremes doing a ton of great Motown songs (I'm 24, but I lived with my grandma who had the record). I learned so much from that. To this day Ain't no mountain high enough and I want you back are two of my favorite bass lines!

 

[MCF]

I heard it through the grapevine is such a great starting point. Listen to as much music from that era as possible, it will lay a foundation that will help you play almost anything.

I used to play along with a vinyl of the Supremes doing a ton of great Motown songs (I'm 24, but I lived with my grandma who had the record). I learned so much from that. To this day Ain't no mountain high enough and I want you back are two of my favorite bass lines!

And anything from Creedence. Classic lines and chord progressions that help you learn song structures. Sing the names of the notes to yourself as you play them....Welcome and have fun.