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Rob and I traded Rays a few weeks ago. Had time to kill so we had a pint before are trains were due. Good guy and the Ray was as described and I have no worries in recommending him on Basschat

Just traded a bass fo Cols Ashdown Combo. Really quick from PM to trade. Faultless trade and Combo as described. No worries dealing with Col.

[quote name='Doddy' post='1232233' date='May 15 2011, 05:43 PM']I'm going to offer a couple of alternatives to this. While the finger per fret method is great,depending on your hands it may be impractical in the lower range.You might be better off using a 1,2,4 fingering over 3 frets in the first few positions before moving to one finger per fret at around the 5th-7th fret area, or where ever is comfortable. Metronomes can be useful,but I never recommend them initially. Say you are learning an arpeggio exercise,it is more important at this stage to play the exercise correctly and accurately rather than in time. Later on you can use a metronome if you want (although I very rarely do),but I think it's much better to focus on actually playing and understanding what you are doing rather than trying to play everything in time. Check out the book,'The Complete Electric Bass Method'(I think) by Ed Friedland. It's a good book,as it takes you from the very basics to some more difficult stuff. However,if you can,find a good teacher. You'll learn more and progress a lot faster than you would on your own.[/quote] I could not disagree more. A finger per fret on the first 4 frets when learnt gives you great strength and dexterity, all too often students of mine have suprised themselves after just a few lessons how they are able to play a finger a fret which makes playing in the higher register so much easier. The 1,2,4 method is a throwback from double bass. But we are talking bass guitar here, and not double bass. Plus regards a metronome, they can be slowed down you know? and the bass is part of the rhythm section so an arpeggio played out of time is never good. I was fortunate to be taught by by someone who I clicked with straight away and later learned he had taught several well known players (I loved that guy, and he was no youngster at the time, so sadly no longer with us) he never once showed me how to play, he just explained how to play and was so thrilled when I got it right. I was fortunate to find such a good teacher, however it was not just luck, it was at the College of Music and Drama here in Cardiff. Like all things, you get what you pay for so a cheap teacher is not always the best. You could spend a fortune on books and DVD's but more often than not they gloss over the beginners point of view and jump straight into far more advanced that can be beyond a new learners ability, so again I stand by my first post, check out the internet, there is tons of good learning material there.

[size="3"][/size][quote name='squillybet' post='1231946' date='May 15 2011, 01:40 PM']Hey Guys and Gals! So Basically this is a plea for help (unsurprisingly!) I used to play bass a lot when I was younger and got pretty good (even if I do say so myself!). I then had a child and subsequently ended up with no time for playing in any form really. So I have recently decided that life without bass is pretty pointless now that I have some time to pick it back up, this is indeed what I'm attempting! The problem with this is that I suck... badly and where as before I started playing bass as a favour for a friends band so was just learning all of their stuff, I've now decided I'd quite like to do this properly but I have no idea where to start! I taught myself last time but without a band I just dont know what to do with myself! Any Ideas? Cheers Sarah (also I'd like to say that my new favourite smiley is <he makes me happy!)[/quote] Hi Sarah, It's a big learning curve but very enjoyable, couple of things which I feel is a must and will pay dividends later on, a finger per fret, also, practise with a metronome. I have the app for my smartphone "Allegro Metronome", I have just bought myself a headphone amp, there are several which are bass specific but I opted for "The Palmer Pocket Amp" £68.00 (from eBay with a 5 year guarantee) really sturdy and will last for years, works great even with a cheap set of phones and the big plus is you can noodle away without disturbing the little one. As Gareth said the Major is a good source plus uTube has tons of movies. I am also sure there will be a great deal more advise coming along shortly so watch this space [color="#00BFFF"][font="Arial Black"]Break a string.[/font][/color]

[quote name='Higgie' post='1228287' date='May 12 2011, 12:16 AM']Had a request for this via PM. Not perfect I don't think, as I did it quickly quite a while ago, but should give you more than a head start![/quote] That was me. Many Thanks. Had a quick play through, transcription plays well, not played along to track though, but it sounds fine, as did your play along, love the sound of your bass. But what I will say is that although correct, the reading off the page is harder than it could be. Beleive me I am not having a pop and I really appreciate your post, I will rewrite you score (this is an exercise for me also which I do enjoy) so you can compare the two transcriptions to see which is the easier to read. Here is the amended transcription. Not finished working on it yet but most of it is here. Ron

Check this post from a few months ago. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=126555&hl=stevie+wonder"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=...l=stevie+wonder[/url]

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='1224602' date='May 8 2011, 10:24 PM']Has anybody got a transcription for Stevie Wonder's Superstition? It sounds like enough of a technical challenge without having to figure out all the notes as well TIA[/quote] Hi, Here is a transcripyopn I found on the net. I hope it helps. As a matter of interest there is no actual bass on the track it is all played on a synth. I have the mp3 of the isolated part, which I will dig out and post here when I find it.

[quote name='Higgie' post='1191725' date='Apr 7 2011, 01:54 PM']Cheers Kev! Thanks! I don't think it was a particularly good attempt lol. It was late last night, and I was well tired. I had to redo the middle bit as I buggered it up on the first run through. So it's literally just 2 takes, the middle bit, and the rest of the song! It does sound quite nice on second thoughts, but I really prefer the zingy kind of sound on the record! Cheers Pete! Nice to hear coming from a great bass player who plays Steely Dan in a tribute act! Is there anything I'm playing there that sounds wrong? There's a couple notes in the Middle 8 before the jazzy riff that I'm still not sure on.... Cheers dude! Post it up here when you're done, I'd love to have a listen. I might have a go at Peg or Josie next [/quote] Any chance of seeing the dots?

[quote name='lowdown' post='1210347' date='Apr 24 2011, 08:51 PM']Been doing this with some guys, and its a great track to play. I use my Fretless Jazz Bass with just the back PUP, and it works [Bass Synth on original] On the track it does not sound Sequenced, so has a loose fill, also its round & round then fade from bar 121-124. We use the option ending at bar 125, but just ignore that. If you wanna play along, its this version. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhbvG8ZAno"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAhbvG8ZAno[/url] [attachment=78302:Bass___T...ay_It_Is.pdf] Garry[/quote] Thanks for this Gary. Will look forward to playing along.