is there anybody out there?!?

[Old Garage-Bander]

Man! Here's that same guy again! Seriously, why does he keep trying to play bass improperly!? Someone should definitely give him some lessons, ASAP!

Yeah, OK. This guy ain't on my RADAR! Should he be?

Seems like a darned good bass player. Props for that.
But with all that crap in front if his eyes, why does he look like he looking at the fretboard?

Looks like Woody Allen crashed his VW bug into a bar on a Saturday night.
How's that for a load of old fartedness?

 

[IJBurns]

For a guy who plays lefty and upside down, yeah! Hah

 

[madmaskbass]

Scott Reeder instantly came to mind. Search some videos on him he goes into details about his experiences(bass camp 2016) if I remember. Absolute bass tone monster!

 

[Marinda]

I like your attitude, Marinda. To what's been said, I'd add that you should really try to learn things on your own by ear, without relying on tab or even YouTube videos. For any song you want to learn, listen to it, concentrating on the bass line, until you know it pretty well in your head, then sit down with a recording in whatever format works for you, that allows you stop & start it easily, and repeat selected phrases. If using a PC, the program Audacity is good for that and is free (you can select sections that it will repeat, you can alter the pitch and/or the tempo, etc). Start with simpler songs, and get to where you can pick out the notes on your own. It may take months, it may take years, but eventually you'll reach the point that if you can sing a bass line in your head, you'll be able to play it almost instantly. That skill is invaluable for improvisation, too, where if you know where the chord progression is headed, you can craft bass lines on the fly, limited only by your imagination and skill level - very satisfying!

Thanks for your support!! And I can't watch ppl play, or the dots on fretboard that's confusing af, the thing with tabs is anyone can write them, so it's more like reference, I like to get the basic and pretty much go from there. I also like tabs pro because it lets me hear the other instruments on low and I can play with that... And I've started to play in my room while mybf plays in the 'band room' it helps me find the notes like u said! Without any pressure cause he's just jammin, also that's how he plays by ear! It's awesome when I'm like oh u should learn this and he pretty much can play it b4 it's over!! But yeah the tabs are like the jump-off point for me. I used to have audacity but my backlight is out on my PC!! Ugh I can use it with a big flashlight but it's annoying!! So till I order new screen I'll just be beefing up on my chops!!

 

[dave64o]

That's wild. I've seen lefties play with the bass strung "upside-down" (i.e. strung rightie). But I don't think I've ever seen a rightie that strings their bass upside-down!

But, the mantra around is here play whatever and however works best for YOU, so do just that and play the hell out of it!

Doh! I should have looked up a little farther on the previous page before replying. The guy in the video you posted is one of the people I was talking about. He was my teacher when I was taking lessons!

 

[Marinda]

Spider dude asked for pics of the bridge outta curiosity if that's what u guys are referring to, if not then I missed something

 

[Spidey2112]

Spider dude asked for pics of the bridge outta curiosity if that's what u guys are referring to, if not then I missed something

I love it... Spider Dude... it both looks and feels better, when both are capitalized...

 

[Marinda]

I love it... Spider Dude... it both looks and feels better, when both are capitalized...

I couldn't remember ur name and did the show up? I have no clue how this site runs !! But YEAH I finally got on the iPhone and now have spell, punctuation , and all that gooder stuff lol I sound educated!!

 

[Felken]

If it works for you that's great!

Welcome to Talkbass madam.

 

[Booty Shaman]

I recently saw the North African band Tineriwen. I noticed that the bassist was a lefty. About halfway through the concert, he picked up a right handed electric guitar and started shredding on it upside down - playing it like you play your bass. I figured he probably learned how to play upside down because he probably didn't have access to a left handed guitar when he was learning. Anyway - it didn't slow him down at all.

 

[web824]

Wayman Tisdale is left handed and learned to play on a right handed bass, so he plays left handed basses strung upside down.

FYI: Tisdale "was" left handed. He passed a few years back.

 

[tfer]

You're not alone. I know one older fella (in his 70s) who plays a Danelectro Longhorn. He's a lefty who just flips a RH bass upside down. E string on the bottom. He does fine with it.

 

[web824]

Learn the proper way to play. Don't try and reinvent the wheel. If you want to be a real musician stay away from tabs and learn music theory.

I agree if I might interject here . I'm amazed that tabs are being taught in music stores now. Very guitar /bass instructors even teach music the old conventional way anymore.

 

[AshInAmsterdam]

I agree if I might interject here . I'm amazed that tabs are being taught in music stores now. Very guitar /bass instructors even teach music the old conventional way anymore.

Very few people live in caves with no electricity any more.

There's nothing wrong with tabs, and no benefit to learning conventional music notation if you have no intention of reading sheet music. If your goal is to learn particular songs that take your fancy, and presumably songs with which you are familiar, there's no harm learning from tabs, which will in time lead to learning by ear, and the "theory" will come to you naturally even if you can't recite it.

 

[web824]

Some writing skills would be a good idea, too. I'm honestly not trying to be mean, it's just that you'll get more respect here (and in life).

Well, I see no need to evaluate writing skills here. Ive come to realize how difficult it can be trying to comment by using this cell phone with my index digit. Im not seeing a need to be focusing on typos, and grammatical errors. I'd go to a writing skills forum if that was what I was interested in. ...no disrespect towards you from me. Keep on rapping my friend, cause I'm feeling ya! I've seen other forum members rudely go after "grammar" first, instead of content. I guess there is some enjoyment in being "picky" about minor issues such as writing imperfections. God bless them anyway....peace.

 

[web824]

Wayman passed away in 2009. RIP

FYI: He also was a former NBA star.

 

[Pandastylebass]

FYI: Tisdale "was" left handed. He passed a few years back.

Sorry everyone, that was a typo. I'm well aware Wayman passed away. I had the pleasure of working with him and even got to play his Tobias bass when he was a guest one of the shows I worked on. He was super awesome!!

 

[Sixgunn]

Well, I see no need to evaluate writing skills here. Ive come to realize how difficult it can be trying to comment by using this cell phone with my index digit. Im not seeing a need to be focusing on typos, and grammatical errors. I'd go to a writing skills forum if that was what I was interested in. ...no disrespect towards you from me. Keep on rapping my friend, cause I'm feeling ya! I've seen other forum members rudely go after "grammar" first, instead of content. I guess there is some enjoyment in being "picky" about minor issues such as writing imperfections. God bless them anyway....peace.

U cud look @ it that way but ppl r more lkly 2 respond srsly 2 posts that r ez 2 read.

 

[DavC]

i've covered both sides of this issue ... after my first 10 years of Classical piano ... i was then self taught on bass/gtr ...

my point being that music is a language ... learning the more accepted version of that language Will lead to better communication and more Fun ... !!!


and i am an old fart ... i think many people played some version of 'upside over' a while back , when left handed instruments where harder to find in stock at your local store ...

i totally agree with ' whatever feels good - do it ' ... but don't limit yourself from broadening your knowledge .

for me , Tabs don't give me all the more 'musical info ' that traditional staff/sheet music does ..?

but i am first/foremost a pianist ...

but , but ... when i was hired to play in various bands, gigs , orchestra pits playing bass ... they handed me traditional sheet music or charts to sight read .. !!

the true bottom line ... there is only 1 opinion that matters = Yours .. !!

 

[Marinda]

thanks, im typing on a wii u and trying to reply to all so yeah if i had spell check and all that good stuff like on a phone, or computer id prob sound better, also im not really tryin to impress anyone, although i tend to poke fun at poopie i read all the time! i dont have all day to make everything in my replys perfect... srry lol that was a joke btw

Hey I finally got the iPhone to work!! Now I have the skills like everyone else! Trust me if everyone had to type with out spell/grammar/punctuation check we would all sound like idiots!!! Technology has made us lazy!!! I'm typing worse now on purpose and look its perfect!! Lol