Greg.Bassman

Tom brought my D’addario strings. A friendly and honest basschatter. Good communications and quick payment also… trade with ease! Thanks again Tom. Greg.

Definitely too expensive I’m afraid

Aha, thats an interesting thought. That might be a little too 'floppy' for my liking. Cheers for the suggestion though!

Thanks for the suggestion, I've heard good things about La Bella. I'm only interested in roundwounds though I'm afraid. I doubt that I could cope with that either lol, but certainly an interesting idea though!

Hi everyone. I’ve heard that low tension strings promote a relaxed light touch. As a (very) light player myself, I require as little ‘fight’ from my strings as I can, so I’m keen to do some experimenting. What is some of the lower (if not the lowest) tension strings on the market right now to get my strings feeling soft like wool? lol Thank you! EDIT: Ideally nickel roundwounds (40-95) is what I’m looking for (just soft low tension feeling). Also, I’ve heard that core shape can be a big factor. What core shape should I be looking for?

Hi everyone. Wow, some good suggestions here, thank you! (Just to shed some light on the matter) I know my major, minor and blues pentatonic scales (very basic); incidentally, a couple of the suggestions on here so far have mentioned pentatonics, so thats great. Pentatonics seem to be some of the most widely used amongst players, and musically, tend to work in a multitude of playing styles and situations- so it seems like a good place to focus on for the time being. Until now, a lot of my musical ‘vocabulary’ has been built up through watching friends play, the odd youtube video and from listening to my favourite records; but you can never underestimate a good book either, hence why I’m asking for tried and tested recommendations. I love funk, disco and hip hop (to name a few). I practice what I know religiously, but ‘what I know’ feels relatively limited, which is why I’m looking for some new licks/patterns to get inspired by. Thanks again all!

Kev brought my behringer DI box. A friendly and honest basschatter. Good communications and quick payment also… trade with ease! Thanks again Kev. Greg.

Karl brought my behringer xenyx 502 mixer. A friendly and honest basschatter. Good communications and quick payment also… trade with ease! Thanks again Karl. Enjoy the mixer. Greg.

Simon brought my Boss ns-2 noise suppressor. A friendly and honest basschatter. Good communications and quick payment also… trade with ease! Thanks again Simon. Enjoy the pedal. Greg.

Hi everyone. Where can I find out more about fills and soloing and applying them in a band context within different genres? Any recommended books, video lessons etc. I'm not looking for anything fancy like ‘Jazz noodling’, just something that is going to 'get me through', when called for. I am often a ‘by the pattern’ player, so something with plenty of exercises to choose from would be ideal. Cheers!