Mzungu71

[quote name='phil.i.stein' post='789997' date='Mar 29 2010, 09:43 PM']you'll piss off everyone if you learn to slap .. [/quote] Arf That said a little slapping every now and then does you good

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='789742' date='Mar 29 2010, 06:41 PM']I started by just going cold turkey and dropping using a pick entirely, until I'd gotten the hang of fingerstyle. Now I can swap back and forth quite happily although I still need more practice [/quote] I may end up doing that, but only in personal practice cos it would annoy my bands while I made the transition

[quote name='Doddy' post='789711' date='Mar 29 2010, 06:15 PM']To start with it's just a matter of getting a good clean,consistent note while alternating between your index and middle fingers(you can add a third finger if you want).Just going up and down the open strings is a good starting point. At a slow tempo,and on one note,go from playing crotchets for 4 bars,to quavers,to semi quavers. Take it steady at first and aim for accuracy rather than speed. Then try crossing strings. Try playing some major scales both ascending and descending,while paying attention to your plucking hand.You can try the previous exercise with scales if you want.Then you can try mixing it up with different intervals-thirds,fifths and octaves are a good place to start. Don't try and rush things. Aim for accuracy by playing the notes cleanly,and concentrate on finger alternation. Speed will naturally come over time.[/quote] Sounds simple doesn't it? My main problem area is swapping strings so the major scale exercise should be a big help. Thanks for the reply

Hello all. I've been playing for about 4 years or so now. Most of my playing has been punk or rock orientated so I've always used a pick and didn't start out using my fingers. Has anyone got any top tips or good exercises to start playing with fingers? Links to decent learning material would be most welcome. Thanks Gary

Bought a P/J hybrid Squier P bass from John, very reasonable price for a nice little bass, decent fella to do business with, would be happy to deal with any time, cheers Gary

Sold a Russian Bassballs a while back, top notch comms, fast payment, hassle free transaction, thanks

Bought a Squire P/J from John, great guy to deal with, got myself a bargain, cheers

[quote name='andyonbass' post='16992' date='Jun 13 2007, 03:12 PM']Anyone know a dealer who stocks [url="http://www.hardcase.com/guitar_cases.htm"]THESE[/url]? [attachment=658:bass_guitar_case.jpg] I wouldn't mind trying one but cant find a dealer who stocks them, or has a price. They've all got the drum cases [/quote] The drummer in my band uses these I'll ask him

[quote name='church' post='754209' date='Feb 22 2010, 06:48 PM']'pony and trap' rhyming slang; cop blimey guvnor [/quote] Ah right, thanks for clearing the crap up

[quote name='church' post='753954' date='Feb 22 2010, 03:46 PM']unfortunately i find the lincoln bands website a bit 'pony' to be honest so that's maybe why no interest[/quote] You're going to have to interpret the word "pony" for me

+1 To all of the above. I did try to get a Lincoln bass forum going a while back via the Lincoln bands site. Turned out to be me and a guy called Steve from Saxilby

Hello Charlie and welcome form another Lincolner (I just made that up good eh?)

It's probably worth a punt then really, just need to be able to try before you buy

Hello all, wanted to get some pearls of wisdom concerning my purchasing a back up bass. Currently have a Fender Jazz Japanese All Blk, very nice too, thought about trading it a while back, that would be a mistake. I love it. I used to own an ash bodied Warwick Corvette STD 5. I really liked it, the only problem was it had one string too many for how i play and well I like to keep things simple. So I sold it. I'd love a 4 string version as a back up or an alternative to my jazz for certain tunes I guess. However, I have a limited budget so was wondering, how much of a difference in build quality is there between a german made Corvette and the Rockbass equivalent? I get confused about this all the time, sone folk swear they have Squiers as good as American Fenders or MIM better than a MIJ. I appreciate it's all subjective. I recently bought a Chinese made Ibanez and you could tell the build quality was not great, the strings weren't symmetrical on the fret board and the neck didn't quite sit right in the pocket, the strings seemed a mile away from the board at the dusty end, those sorts of things. just wondered if anyone had any thoughts, I've not ever had my hands on a Rockbass before. Cheers Gary