need a little help w/ 2 things!

[big cheez bread]

hey everyone! yes im a new member on this forums i found it searching for some bass tabs and well anyways... i am in speech class and we have a demonstration speech to do.. and i of course choose to demenstarte the bass guitar.. and i was just wondering if any of you could help me with any information for this speach. i am a self taught player... i.e. i know how to read tabs.. some music... slap/pluck/pick.. blah blah blah.. well anyways i was hoping if any1 could help me with the history of bass guitars and some things i could include in my speach. i have the basic down but from the things ive read i can tell many of you know alot more than me and any help would be great...................



and secondly i was wondering if any1 could help me with ideas to write ska bass parts... im in a ska band right now and im running out of ideas for parts and i would like it if u have any ideas how to improvise/write better parts thanks alot for any1 who helps me (cough cough) i know im new but hey its all good

 

[Microbass]

fender.com
bassstreet.com

these oughta to give you some background on the electric bass!

try searching in the Misc forum, this has come up before!

as far as your ska-lines go, use your imagination.. search!

you will probably need to pickup a book on theory and building basslines...

 

[stephanie]

Depending on your time limit...

If that were me I'd get a little inspiration from beginner bass instruction videos, provided I know what I'm talking about...Your speech will come much more naturally if you know what you're talking about (i.e. you're not going to go off trying to demonstrate a 12 Bar Blues if you're not familiar with what it is). Most instruction videos begin with showing you the parts of the bass then go on to simple theory or maybe a simple bassline.

I'd start with a little history of the bass, then go on with showing the parts of the bass, etc. Maybe a tiny bit of theory, a scale or two, how a song comes together...And do what you can to hold the other students' interest. They may not be musicians themselves so I would say this is the time to do something that would make them go "ooooh ahhhh", like playing a bassline you know. The students may care less about learning the instrument, but they want to be entertained...and maybe develop an interest in the bass.

Good luck.