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Best way to increase dexterity and strength in the fingers is to >playpractice

So, which one is your favourite? I like the look of the status, never played one though..

ahh, just noticed they're basses you've owned...

[quote name='lukeward2004' post='20761' date='Jun 20 2007, 01:58 PM']If you want a good song suggestion for something funky, musical and with a good rhythm, watch this:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tu08cgOzXg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tu08cgOzXg[/url]

Andrew Levy is a master of writing musical and groovy basslines IMO - someone to study for sure.[/quote]

found that pretty boring to be honest, sounded really generic.

I guess what I would say is learn your favourite tunes and licks, cause if you're just practicing scales all the time...

don't like the look of that..

Jesus christ, that's so much gear... I couldn't live with all of that stuff.

Yeah but they're so expensive, especially when that new feeling dies so soon.

That new string zing dies after about 2 hours of play, at least with all the brands I've tried. My last bass strings were on my bass for 5 months, pretty dead but unless you're recording or gigging, what does it matter?

The Paul Jackson vids are funny.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='16829' date='Jun 13 2007, 12:06 PM']ebony sounds good too. [/quote]

I always wondered why you almost never see ebony on mass produced stuff, and it's because they can't fret it by machine, because it splits or something. My classical guitar has an ebony board, but I think, (like many manufacturers who occasionally use ebony) they cover it in leather dye or something similar to give a real black appearence, it must be why my fingertips are always black after I play on it.

that dingwall is pretty

you can get a degree for bass guitar?

A famous bassist on basschat, very cool. I loved the sound of your bass on industrial zen.

bernard edwards for chic
stanley clarke for school days
paul jackson for the hancock stuff
billy sheehan for his technique
bootsy collins for his clothing

nice basses, don't know about that gibson though, control panel looks like something from a nuclear reactor.

[quote name='krazy_olie' post='13163' date='Jun 6 2007, 05:29 PM']Too bad about the custom charge.

They are top of the range Fender Japan so you got it for a good price even with the customs charge.[/quote]


Well it plays like a top range machine. It was playing well right out of the bag, I always assume I'll have to set it up, but it's perfectly fine. It sounds good, I thought for that price it was going to want pickup change, but it's good.

Name me an interesting John Myung bassline or solo. I haven't heard his stuff, just seen his video, which wasn't very good.

Got this today, it's lovely, much prettier in the flesh. Got a £90 custom charge though.

Like the attitudes, I'd be intersted to see what they're like to play on.

Jeff Berlin slaps too doesn't he? On the bill bruford album I'm sure I heard some slap bass stuff.

yeah.. When I started playing, I couldn't wait to learn slap bass, and now that I can do it, I never use it, and I only ever hear people mention how uncool a technique it is, so much so that I think I hate it myself now! I think of it more like a party trick.

I think it's important to get to a stage where you are happy with the way you play, ie your sound, and your approach. Obviously we all want to improve certain aspects, to learn new styles and techniques, that will continue forever, but it's not true that none of us are ever happy, or that getting there isn't possible, otherwise I don't think it'd be worth bothering with.

Technique is something else though, technique is easy, like jaco pastorius said, you could teach a monkey to play what he plays.. Musical ability is another matter, that's what takes the real practice.

911 tabs is good, it gives you all the avaiable versions on the net, GP versions too.

[quote name='Mr Bassman' post='8023' date='May 28 2007, 12:14 PM']I have her big brother and I'm very happy with it.
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Infact, if you wanna trade...

I would have sooner gotten a P like your one, but a j will do.