BassMan94

[quote name='Cameronj279' timestamp='1344705665' post='1768219'] Plug bass into laptop (using a £1.50 cable I got off amazon years ago) and then listen to song and just play along and hope I get it right. If that fails, YouTube will usually have someone doing a good cover of it which I'll generally study a little. [/quote] Wouldn't the bass sound sh*te if the sound card isn't a good one ? I was thinking of doing that but I have a 'standard' sound card, i think ...

Thank God Im not the only one that prefers headphones LOL !

Hey guys quick question ... How do you guys work things out ? What I find is that if I play through my amplug headphone amp and insert the correct media i.e. ipod, ipad I can work it out quite easily, meaning less time. When I listen to songs through normal speakers it's 'harder' for me, for example a lick that i want to learn, through headphones I can work out mostly in one go, presuming I find the right root note. Whereas through normal speakers I'm a bit iffy Is this just personal preference or should I start working things out through normal speakers due to the 'real world' not providing headphones How do you guys go about working things out ? Cheers ML

Whats the problem ? His bass is too low LOOOOOOL

What the flip, I just wanted a quick fix for the tab underneath a PDF and come back to this !

Watching LJ when I first picked up bass, Im gonna have to side with him . Some of his stuff is MENTAL to say the least but then again his disco grooves were wicked ! When I heard LG I thought, 'boring' as he was thumpin' away on just one note. It's only afterwards when I realised that you don't have to slap insanely fast to groove . Overall Louis Johnson is just Cooler ! (IMO)

From the row i concluded that Tipex would work fine LOL

If you can't find what to practice for technique etc etc. I'd say just do what Scott (scottsbasslessons) says on the technique tab, all those videos will help. I've tried them and yes they work but keep at it. Not at mega amounts of time, practice, noodle around, practice etc. Just not mega chunks.

Hey Guys I've really gotten into my soul/funk since playing bass and am looking for more artist that are well known to other people and not to me. If that made any sense ? At the moment I've just heard of Anita Baker, her rapture album, Wow ! Then you've got all the other standard soul singers. All Im asking is just post your 'great' soul/funk singers ( with nice bass obv) . Even singers like Marlena Shaw ? 'Feel like making love', the bass isn't all over the place its more grooving to the tune. So hit me with your tunes !

[quote name='BottomE' timestamp='1343037066' post='1743971'] I know what you mean - it is tempting to look at the TAB but on occassion i am glad its there because i don't have a real live person to tell me if what i am interpretting from the dots is right or wrong. A quick glance at the TAB can confirm if something is correct. [/quote] That is exactly why I wanted to get rid of it, but it is a good way of telling me im playing the right notes. And for 'thebrig', I don't hate them as I myself started out reading tabs from ultimate guitar or whatever it's called now. It's great when you start keep you playing the songs that actually influenced you to pick the bass up !