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I'm at music college, but you're left to your own devices to get playing techniques down on your own particular instrument. Some students play 4 string basses some 5's. Tutors are pretty hot to point out ringing unmated strings too. Just start slowly with a metronome, maybe 8th notes on 1 string at a time then start alternating strings. It's a bit lazy I guess, but I use these too [url="http://www.gruvgear.com/fretwraps"]http://www.gruvgear.com/fretwraps[/url]

Just practice. I can slap on a 6 string, it just takes practice that's all, make sure you're muting properly. This guy here's playing a 5 string, though I have seen him slap on a 7, but can't find that particular video at the moment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZc4zMVzyec

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[quote name='JuliusGroove' timestamp='1401287491' post='2462062'] That makes more sense now.. So if you were to write it as a chord on the stave. Would you write it R 4th 7th b9th? [/quote] Yeah write the notes you want played, maybe write the chord name above.

The mode from the melodic minor is Dorian b9 or Phrygian major 6. It produces a minor chord you have the minor 3rd - F and minor 7 - C. Harmonised though it's usually written as Dsusb9, and has the 4th instead of the minor 3rd. It's not D7b9 because that would need the 3rd, which is a minor.

Just practice the part until both have the same dynamics.

[quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1401224366' post='2461513'] There are a lot people frankly taking the piss on prices e.g. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/237776-darkglass-vintage-microtubes/"]http://basschat.co.u...age-microtubes/[/url] - £150 vs [url="http://www.thomann.de/gb/darkglass_microtubes_vintage_bass_overd.htm#bewertung"]http://www.thomann.d...d.htm#bewertung[/url] - £170 new. [/quote] Agree to a point, but then you see this [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/221210827655?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/221210827655?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108[/url] Prices of a lot of things have dropped quite a bit over the last 6 months or so. There was a guy selling a TC HOF on here a few weeks ago, it was only about £10 less than a new one, but he'd paid a whole lot more for it only 6 months previous, and didn't realise the price had dropped so much.

That's so cool !

[quote name='Titus Bramble' timestamp='1395866001' post='2407466'] Since this thread has been quiet for a while I'll highjack it... Been having piano lessons since January so I'm still a beginner but I'd like to try a few things other than what I'm given by my teacher. Are there any websites etc which have a selection of sheet music to browse through? Is there a piano equivalent to ultimate guitar? [/quote] Just use google to search for songs of your choice and you'll find hundreds, google images is good, just print them off.

The Roland battery amps get a lot of praise from Chapman stick buskers, they'd work fine for bass.

Most studios I've been into use older MOTU's which I've seen quite cheap used on ebay.