LemonCello

'Knock on wood' from last band, still gives me the eebeegeebeegees every time I hear it!

I had a few lessons with Nick whilst I was on contract in Peterborough back in the summer. Great bloke, fantastic teacher too! Hope you are well Mate, Gary

Congratulations on your impending nuptials! LC

Apologies for that last post I am clearly a numpty. You posted double bass didn't you!

They used to give these away with a subscription to Bass Guitar Mag, although lately its a set of Ernie Ball Hybrid Slinky's!

[quote name='Rayman' timestamp='1328026071' post='1520506'] Ok well I'll come in from a different angle to what most people will say on here......... I've been playing bass for 30 years on and off (big time off halfway through that 30 years), but I don't know any theory. At all. I don't know what notes I'm playing at any point at all, apart from E A D G, the standard open string tuning. I picked up a bass because I heard Tina Weymouth, JJ Burnel and Colin Moulding....and because I loved the sound so much, I wanted to have a go myself. I've never been one for learning someone else's basslines note for note (unless it was for a tribute band and it was expected of me), and I can do that no problem, but it's not "FUN". It's not [i]creative[/i]. A lot of people will advise learning basic theory, etc etc, and they're wise words, honestly, but ask yourself.....[i]WHY[/i] do you want to play music on a bass guitar? To be technically great in a few years time? Or because you love music and want to have [i]fun[/i]? For me it was the later. I learnt to play, by playing along to my favourite music, with my bass, making up basslines that sounded good to me, and I had fun doing it. So I'm still doing it all these years later because I still enjoy it, and I learn everything by ear, and by listening carefully to what the music needs, NOT what amazing techniques I can throw in there. Theory is probably a good idea to be honest, long term, but don't forget to have fun too, otherwise there's really no point. Just my opinion, many will shoot me down, but whatever. [/quote] No, I agree with every word of that!