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[quote name='Oscar South' post='684017' date='Dec 14 2009, 02:17 PM']Depends on your personal interpretation of 'satisfactory', to me to be satisfied with something in regards to practise routine is to be able to play it through to the level that I'm sure I could reliably do it in public. Perfection is an impossible target, I believe myself that you reach a point where you can gain more from moving onto new ground than you can by lingering in comfortable territory. You could theoretically improve on anything indefinately, you have to use your personal judgement to know when to draw a line. This is very much an experiment though, I'm sure the line will move dynamically based on experience, context and necessity.[/quote] You're right in that you shouldn't linger in comfortable territory,but you should revisit these execises so as to retain and refresh the information. For me, I might be working on something and be happy and comfortable with,but I will still revisit the exercise over time so that it solidifies the information,and becomes part of my vocabulary. I don't believe that satisfactory is really a good enough level to aim for (speaking for myself-I don't know about anyone else). It is kind of like saying 'That'll do',which means I can play it better.

[quote name='Oscar South' post='683944' date='Dec 14 2009, 01:25 PM']I got a few jazz bass and all purpose jazz etude books and I'm just progressively working through the exercises in those, once I've completed an exercise to a satisfactory standard I'll run it one more time then move on to the next and not revisit it.[/quote] I don't quite get this bit. If you are only playing the exercise to a 'satisfactory' standard,it means there is still room for improvement-as far as I'm concerned. It is better to revisit your material and try to improve on it. As far as my practice is concerned,a large part consists of playing harmonically and melodically over changes-usually with a looper. If there is something that I try to play and mess up,I know what I need to work on, so I then begin to break it all down-both technically or harmonically. I still revisit all of my old scale and arpeggio exercises(and take them further),and I still break out the books regularly just to refresh things that may have been pushed aside.

I try to keep my gear in the best nick that I can,but a few minor knocks are pretty inevitable if you play out regularly-I dinged the headstock on my Shuker on a mic during it's first gig. Having said that,my main Fender Jazz is covered in dings and has paint coming off where it's been bumped against mics,fallen off stands,etc, and from general wear from lots of gigs.I actually like it this way-it feels 'played in'. Best of all,I've had it from new so all the wear on it came from me..... And it looks cool.

[quote name='TRadford' post='683414' date='Dec 13 2009, 09:17 PM']Who had the Ashdown stack?[/quote] Brian Ray- Guitar/Bass player

You don't really need the tabs. Have a good listen to them...It'll be good for your ear training,and be better for you in the long run. Besides,tab's are evil.

[quote name='RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE' post='683238' date='Dec 13 2009, 07:02 PM']2.) It's about time that ,cds/Dvd's come with each issue. There are loads of effects for bassplayers these days. There are even acoustic basses.So many mags have cds/Dvd's . If it's good enough for guitarists....[/quote] No way!! I really dislike the whole cover mounted CD thing. It ups the price,and is of no real value whatsoever -I think.

[quote name='4 Strings' post='683079' date='Dec 13 2009, 03:36 PM']Not sure I understand this as they are featured on the Tanglewood website and are for sale as Tanglewoods (and Hudsons, apparently).[/quote] The Cort Curbow,with the Luthite body and Ebanol 'board used to be branded in the UK as the Tanglewood Curbow. This model was later rebranded as Cort,and Tanglewood since released the 'Canyon' which is similar aesthetically, but is made of wood,and has a different pick-up.

When the Cort Curbow was first released,it was actually branded as the Tanglewood Curbow-in the UK at least. It wasn't long before it was rebranded as Cort though.

[quote name='E sharp' post='682433' date='Dec 12 2009, 06:48 PM']I remember a few years back , them slating BGM in a real underhand way - like they're in a position to talk .[/quote] I can't recall any time when Bass Player slated BGM. They printed a couple of letters from people that were negative towards 'Guitar World's Bass Guitar' magazine,but I don't think they said anything about BGM.

I've just bought the new issue and think that it's pretty good this month. There's a couple of good features on Jamerson and Wimbish,and a decent Oscar Pettiford lesson.

Ohhhhh. I didn't know the new issue was out yet. It's still my fave Bass Mag....even though it's a bit thin lately.

Wow....that singlecut S2 sure is ugly. I normally love singlecuts aswell.

Ahhh,right. Thanks. I thought it was High Definition Sausage Quality for a minute.

[quote name='silddx' post='680271' date='Dec 10 2009, 02:18 PM']I'm aware of the technique, but how fast can you do it? I can't do HDSQs with that technique, but I can with a pick, not that I do HDSQs very often of course [/quote] I can play pretty fast using the palm mute,especially when adding two fingers(almost classical style) or using an up/down thumb motion. What do you mean by 'HDSQ's'? I'm crap with acronyms-only just sussed what 'LOL' means.

I use one of the early EBS Octabass pedals and think it's really cool. Used it for years and not had any problems with it-and I like the sound.

[quote name='iamapirate' post='676230' date='Dec 6 2009, 10:23 PM']o.O this is interesting![/quote] It's not that interesting really....Lessons will do a lot more for your playing than buying gear that you don't 'need'. I'd always recommend some lessons to anyone. and a Fender to counteract the Ric's

I don't think it's about strength,so I wouldn't personally bother with a powerball. Your best bet is to just take it easy when you first pick up the bass. Run a few exercises slowly and don't try to rush things. I've never done any hand exercises before playing,just take it easy for a few minutes and you shouldn't have any problems.

The Emma Electronic DiscumBOBulator is a great envelope filter. Sounds great with no real noticeable tone loss.

I paid for all of those frets,so I'm going to use them. Seriously though,I play in first position a lot,especially if I'm reading charts.

I use the Korg DT-10. It's a really good tuner-I prefered it to the Boss TU-2. If you're feeling flush,the Petersen Strobo-stomp is probably the 'best' pedal tuner.

And the interviewer is Bryan Beller who's no slouch either.

If you want to see some awesome string crossing technique,check out Adam Nitti at the 5 minute mark on this video [url="http://www.youtube.com/user/bassman1970#p/u/7/jvk_MEOWDbQ"]http://www.youtube.com/user/bassman1970#p/u/7/jvk_MEOWDbQ[/url]

As I always say Spectraflex...The Original Braided Cable. Seriously though,they are great cables. l l l l v

That sucks for the subscribers. I picked mine up midweek from my local shop.

Why is it that nearly every guitar player can't read charts and wants to rehearse all the time? Seriously though,maybe that's the reason why they are still available? I've noticed that the ones who are normally super basic are often the ones who play bass because "it's only got four strings,innit." While the guys who overplay all the time can't (or won't)hear beyond their own instrument(This happens on all instruments). The guys who get the work can often play at both extremes if needed,but more often than not play what is 'right' .