Nothing wrong with noticing our weaknesses in playing. But...you can't give up--unless you're trying to be a session player! In some ways I play better than I did in the 80s and other ways not. Hard to describe. But I try to do a good job, get no complaints other than those I make myself, and I try to enjoy playing. If it becomes like work I'll stop. I enjoy learning new things and ways to play, but I figure if it becomes a chore, I'm doing something wrong.Same....
That video of her playing Hysteria (Muse) live at like 9/10.....I waffle between just giving up, & trying harder
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Thunderbird Club
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I forget my member number... I have cobalts on the danny'lectro and one other, can't remember which
An easy test would be to swap bridges with an earlier EBO (if one was available)
Those bridges were all metal. I can’t recall anyone saying the tone changed with the switch to the 2 point adjustable bridge.
Jamerson played with one finger…
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The debate about bridges is all over the map - high-mass vs otherwise, aluminum vs brass vs steel, individual saddles vs two saddle-bar (early P-bass), individual-string bridge vs standard/combined, and what the saddles are made of (metal, brass, wood, or plastic). Then there is top-load vs string-thru and imbedded anchor plate/flanges vs standard flush-mount. They all work if installed correctly and offer the required saddle travel. The rest is nuance and individual preference based on ones ear and finally, aesthetics.
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pointer - it was coined "the hook"
Whaaaat? You have to hate Cobalts because they make your fingers sore. Sore enough to swear them off and shake all the Plutonium 238 dust off that they're made with. It's liberating.
Good point. I'll try that and with one finger be only half as bad as with two.
Instant improvement. Maybe with two fingers my bass lines are too melodic and busy to hear correctly. No, that's probably not it.
I only have them so I can whine and complain about them
So did Jeffrey Dahmer.
Apparently his mom never taught him not to play with his food.
If you play cobalts, you can't join... You must have princess fingers that will not tolerate the presence of cobalt.
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Yes, that's what's on there. I don't go for that low an action, either, since most of my playing is on upright, or has been recently.
This is all that need be said!
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Geddy too plays with one finger.
