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How fast can you play?
- Thread starter bullshark
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A lot of people would argue that insanely fast shred is boring as well, myself included.
Gettin' there though..Well, my new metronome came in the other day.
It really brings out how much I suck.
With the old one, or even a drum looper on my laptop, I thought I was doing a pretty good 16ths @ 120. I wasnt. Running my new 'nome thru my bass amps aux in, I can barely hit 90 before I **** up
Even practicing as much as I have, I really suck. Its like no improvement speedwise at all.
Damn Add that to my picking had really getting tired quickly, and its enough to really piss me off.
It really brings out how much I suck.
With the old one, or even a drum looper on my laptop, I thought I was doing a pretty good 16ths @ 120. I wasnt. Running my new 'nome thru my bass amps aux in, I can barely hit 90 before I **** up
Even practicing as much as I have, I really suck. Its like no improvement speedwise at all.
Damn
Add that to my picking had really getting tired quickly, and its enough to really piss me off.I can't play too fast, about 150 bpm for triplet notes in 4/4 times. And its sound really like crap.
But i do believe speed is the most important thing to get thru'...especially for Metal.
But i do believe speed is the most important thing to get thru'...especially for Metal.
I'd be more impressed if someone would play a song with a lot of 32nd rests and odd time signatures at that tempo, not just straight 16ths in 5/4,4/4/,3/4/,6/4, or whatever.
Edit: Even though, 5/4 and 6/4 are pretty odd, I just consider time signatures like 9/8,7/8, or 11/8 to be more odder. Anything with eight notes, even 6/8 because I suck.
Edit: Even though, 5/4 and 6/4 are pretty odd, I just consider time signatures like 9/8,7/8, or 11/8 to be more odder. Anything with eight notes, even 6/8 because I suck.
No kidding? is it a v6? I've got one of those.. removed the limiter but i haven't bothered to see what it'll get too
/threadjacking
I can play one BILLION beats per minute (as I put my pinky finger to the corner of my mouth and raise one eye brow)...
I started my bass playing days doing Jazz at school and Billy Sheehan/Iron Maiden at home. It got to the point where I was playing faster than they were on a lot of stuff.
I got speed for sure, and I never realized that if you play with the tips of your fingers, its easier to play faster. I pluck 64 notes the same I would a whole note, since tone comes from your fingers. I also had the endurance to match it and was able to play hour long sets without a single problem or fatigue.
Back when I started bass, the faster you play the better you are, was my mindset. Its totally not the correct one in my opinion and experience. I was self taught, so I had my own exercises for speed and I played close to 8-10 hours a day on upright and bass guitar.
Now I only play bass when I'm with other people and I play guitar or piano when I got nothing else to do. My speed has greatly diminished and so has my endurance when it comes to speed playing. I get more enjoyment laying lots of big notes, which (for me) was one of the hardest things to learn.
I got speed for sure, and I never realized that if you play with the tips of your fingers, its easier to play faster. I pluck 64 notes the same I would a whole note, since tone comes from your fingers. I also had the endurance to match it and was able to play hour long sets without a single problem or fatigue.
Back when I started bass, the faster you play the better you are, was my mindset. Its totally not the correct one in my opinion and experience. I was self taught, so I had my own exercises for speed and I played close to 8-10 hours a day on upright and bass guitar.
Now I only play bass when I'm with other people and I play guitar or piano when I got nothing else to do. My speed has greatly diminished and so has my endurance when it comes to speed playing. I get more enjoyment laying lots of big notes, which (for me) was one of the hardest things to learn.
john turner
You don't want to do that. Trust me.
i didn't read this whole thread - did anyone actually post recorded examples of them playing fast?
