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    MONO Bass Cases

    in General Discussion

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    7 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

    I’ve had the Vertigo and the M80 and I find the M80 better for my needs. The straps can be folded away and I can still load the bass in whilst it’s standing up.

     

    This is my experience too.  I prefer the way the M80 opens, with the zip going all the way around.  Makes it much easier to pack the bass away.  The Vertigo only opens partially and you have to slide the bass in.

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    Tried listening to Genesis today.....

    in General Discussion

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    30 minutes ago, Beedster said:

    Having said the above, I still count Follow You Follow Me as one of my favourite all time songs, a bit out of character for me!

     

    Such a great record.

     

    I don't listen to Genesis much these days, but when I do, I usually reach for Foxtrot, especially Supper's Ready.  I do still listen to Peter Gabriel quite a lot.

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    It's A Wal Hit Wonder!

    in Bass Guitars

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    32 minutes ago, Piers_Williamson said:

    And while we are at it, I think Imagination's bass player used to appear with a different bass every time, so this might be the only Wal appearance? (and I presume the bass line was actually a synth?)

     

    I was (still am really) a huge Imagination fan, and Ashley Ingram appeared with Wals on several occasions (I'm sure I had an old VHS recorded off the Tube or the Word or something).  I wanted a Wal for sure.  On the records, the bass was clearly a synth, and it took decades to learn that it was almost certainly the Roland SH1000 making that sound.  Live, I'm pretty sure that bass guitar was played over the top of synths, but sometimes the bass was just synth (and not played by any band member). 

    I just discovered Joni Mitchell. With Jaco.

    in General Discussion

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    I was about 12 when Joni Mitchell's Mingus came out, and already learning the bass.  That album took me via Jaco to Weather Report and Metheny and Herbie, and via Mingus himself to all sorts of other jazz that might have seemed musty and fusty (although all roads lead to Miles!).  It opened doors which at 12 would have felt impenetrable.  I'll always have a soft spot for it.  In my personal musical history, it might even be the most important record I ever heard.

     

    I still listen to it regularly.

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    10000 hours

    in General Discussion

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    54 minutes ago, FDC484950 said:

    Setting aside the nonsense of how many hours it takes to “master” an instrument (which is impossible anyway - no-one has ever “mastered” any instrument), there is some evidence to suggest that different instruments have different learning profiles. The piano is rather hard at the beginning because you have all 10 fingers in both hands, chords and counterpoint etc., but over time progression is relatively linear - so in general the more positive effort you put in, the better you will get. The guitar and similar stringed instruments are rather different. Although more generally accessible to beginners (basic chords in the main are simpler to execute and you suffer less with different keys and fingerings, plus you fret with one hand and pluck with the other), learning beyond a certain level plateaus significantly - so lots more effort and practice doesn’t result in the same level of improvement, just because of the physicalities of the instrument. It’s one of the facts that spurred Emmett Chapman on to create the Stick - to combine elements of a fretted and pianistic instrument. 
    However, as has been mentioned many times in this thread already, it depends very much on the individual. A family like the Porcaros for example had the genes, natural ability and the perfect environment (plus tons of connections through their dad Joe). Players will more often than not advance faster with ability and/or with lots of hard work doing the right things to get better - which largely boils down to proven teaching materials and constantly challenging yourself to a) not develop bad habits (or correct them) and b) keep learning and growing with music and techniques you cannot play, instead of rehashing what you can play or are comfortable with.

    The other point of view (which is just as valid) is that you only need as much ability to be happy playing the music you love :)

     

    Great post!

    10000 hours

    in General Discussion

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    There's this idea around that 10000 hours of doing anything gets you to complete mastery. 

     

    I'm playing about an hour a day at the moment, so that would take about 27 years in total.  During my teenage years, I reckon I played about an hour a day for maybe 5 years, and then just dribs and drabs through my 20s/30s.

     

    So perhaps 22 years to go.  How about you?

     

    Does anyone feel like they've pretty much mastered it in much less time?  Just interested as I seem to be making good progress, but nowhere near being able to say I'm a master.

    Scott's Bass Lessons technique accelerator

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted

    Through gritted teeth, I did in fact sign up for this.

     

    So far, I've found it absolutely excellent.  I can sort of see a justification for limiting it so that you have to spend a week on each lesson.  That structure is really good and helpful and stops you tearing ahead.  I think I'll make it to the 26 week mark no problem, and I'm sure my playing will have changed quite a lot by then.

     

    The live Q&A stuff I haven't really found useful so far.  I guess that is his justification for "opening" and "closing" the course, but it seems unnecessary to me.  Too many people sharing one hour with Scott, it's just never going to be that helpful.

     

    Apart from the overall structure being so beneficial, the sheer amount of focus you end up putting on tiny things has yielded surprising results.  Some weeks have been easy.  Others have shown me very clearly where areas of my technique are falling down, and given me exercises to improve those areas.  I don't see how this could have been done any better, to be honest.  I'm sure some people won't like the boring repetition of the exercises, but I find it quite therapeutic.

     

    So this grumpy grouch is actually quite impressed.  I feel like even 8 weeks in, I've already got value for my money.

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    Doing your own setup - the nut

    in Repairs and Technical

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    58 minutes ago, Bunion said:

    I do my own setups but I tend to leave it to the usual truss rod, bridge, pickup height. 
    Unless a nut is cut wrong or the slots too large due to a string size change I’ve never had a reason to alter one, if I do it’s usually a trip to the tech for a new one. 
    I’m more than capable of doing the job but by the time I’ve got the new nut and set up to do it it’s just as easy to leave it to the pros who have the gear to hand. 

     

    Thanks, that's kind of how I'm thinking too.  I'm not enormously handy, so really don't want to mess it up.  I guess once the nut is sorted for a particular gauge of string, it's sorted for good, so long as you stick to that gauge.

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