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Random thing I found out.

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slapnuts

Aug 9, 2005
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#1
O.K. Strange tip.

I don't know if it is just me or not, but I bought myself a cheap drumset to dink around on and record my stuff with. Well, I don't if it was just coincidence, but my bass playing seemed to improve 20000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 times better, so maybe you want to buy yourself a cheap drumset just to see what happens.
 
#3
Well, here is what victor wooten himself told me (long story, but if you were at his atl concert at the variety playhouse on July 15,2005; i was that kid that got up on stage.)

He said that most good musicians could pick up any instrument and be able to make some kind of music out of it.

Give it a shot, you never know.
 
#6
slapnuts said:
O.K. Strange tip.

I don't know if it is just me or not, but I bought myself a cheap drumset to dink around on and record my stuff with. Well, I don't if it was just coincidence, but my bass playing seemed to improve 20000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 times better, so maybe you want to buy yourself a cheap drumset just to see what happens.
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I just bought a set just for that! And I have found the same thing.

:D

Joe.
 
#7
I borrowed a VERY CHEAP drumset from my friend since he doesn't use it. I haven't got drastically better at the bass, but I did get 20000000000000 times better at the drums since I couldn't even keep beats before having the kit. Now I could do lots of variations on a rock beat pretty good.
 
#9
slapnuts said:
Well, here is what victor wooten himself told me (long story, but if you were at his atl concert at the variety playhouse on July 15,2005; i was that kid that got up on stage.)

He said that most good musicians could pick up any instrument and be able to make some kind of music out of it.
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I've always been able to pick up an instrument and play it to some extent. With the exception of brass and wind instruments, of course (you don't want to hear the results of my excursions into trumpet and clarinet).

In addition to bass, I play drums and percussion. I would say that the drumming helps my bass playing - certainly, a few of my favorite slap riffs come from drum rhythms.
 

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