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soloing

Discussion in 'Technique [BG]' started by vile256, Oct 18, 2001.

  1. Oct 18, 2001 #1
    vile256

    vile256

    Oct 18, 2001
    i've been playing for a year now and i want to be able to solo like a guitarist, only on a bass. does anyone know any good left-hand speed techniques?
     
  2. Oct 18, 2001 #2
    ThrashBassist

    ThrashBassist

    Oct 9, 2001
    Oregon
    Tapping(right handed technique) Fast hammer on/pull off/triplet stuff, Tremelo-ing, work on playing fast I suppose, unless you wanna play whole note solos, like some bands I've heard of.... ;)
     
  3. Oct 18, 2001 #3
    Freakapotamus9

    Freakapotamus9

    Jun 20, 2001
    Nebraska
    try to play guitar solos on your bass. i tried this and its pretty fun actually.
     
  4. Oct 19, 2001 #4
    Bruce Lindfield

    Bruce Lindfield Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor Gold Supporting Member In Memoriam

    Dec 13, 1999
    Brighton, England, UK, Europe
    Well ....just learn the blues scale and keep going up and down as fast as you can! ;)
     
  5. Oct 19, 2001 #5
    BigBohn

    BigBohn

    Sep 29, 2001
    WPB, Florida
    yup, nothing to it, 'cause if you ask any non-musician listener at a concert or something, they'll say that anything that comes out of a bass sounds cool, and if the bass player is good, it sounds even better. So just being a bassist has its advantages over guitar, which you must be incredible to be noticed, at the least, which can take nearly 10 to 20 years of playing to accomplish.
     
  6. Oct 19, 2001 #6
    vile256

    vile256

    Oct 18, 2001
    thanks for the tips. i appreciate it :)
     
  7. Oct 19, 2001 #7
    Angus

    Angus Supporting Member

    Apr 16, 2000
    Palo Alto, CA
    Hehehe! Nice, Ed. Very out of character, though!
     
  8. Oct 19, 2001 #8
    vile256

    vile256

    Oct 18, 2001
    what the hell is that supposed to mean?
     
  9. Oct 19, 2001 #9
    melvin

    melvin

    Apr 28, 2001
    I thought it was pretty self explanitory
     
  10. Oct 19, 2001 #10
    vile256

    vile256

    Oct 18, 2001
    all i asked for was tips on improving left hand speed. i know how to play the frickin thing, i'm just trying to see if anyone can help me get better. is that a problem?
     
  11. Oct 19, 2001 #11
    MrFortuneCookie

    MrFortuneCookie

    Aug 23, 2000
    New York, NY
    20 to 30 years. Damn.:)