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Long-time lurker, relatively new bass player! :D

Q24

Feb 3, 2019
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Hi there! I was a drummer since I was a kid, played guitar semi-casually, picked up the bass a year or so ago, and have been positively digging it. ^o^ I used to be into metal and punk for a long time, then I got into hypercomplex hardcore-techno (which resulted in the release of this among other things), then I mellowed out and got into weird Vangelis space-ambient and sound collage stuff (which resulted in the release of [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] among other things), and now I've rounded out a fair bit, having come all the way back to wanting to dig some metal again. What a journey it's been! :D I can rock this forward and backwards on the bass (albiet minus correct right-hand technique), and have a number of positively-adored punk anthems (like this) I enjoy jamming on the bass from time to time. ^__^ This is my recently-acquired bass, a Jaguar I got for $199, positively amazing how great beginner instruments are these days!
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Here to get advice on right-hand technique to start, chat with peoples and maybe find some new music to dig ^o^
 
Welcome. Right hand advice kinda depends on how you make your sound. Fingers, pick, thumb, slap, etc. All kind of advice here, help yourself and have fun.

Coming over from rhythm the learning curve is not that steep. Follow the active chord and pound roots till you feel the need for something more, then add the 5th, then the 8, that'll keep you busy for the first year.

Have fun.
 

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