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I used to be a set it on full and forget it. Now depending on the song or situation I will move the tone to my liking Thanks, good question

Believe you me I understand Gassing But if you can wait I would advise waiting The two P's you have sound great and I miss mine a lot If you have your heart set on a Jaydee then by all means go for it Best of luck with your choice When I was young I would have gone for it now that I am old I would wait for it

I think it does stand to reason that after leaving a band or if members of a band change (for the better talent/playing wise) you would improve. I play at a better level with other good players. I had a friend whose drummer I thought was not good. Timing was off and always seemed be lost halfway into a song. Then I jammed with them and he was pretty good. He was following what the previous bass player was doing and was lost due to them. I showed him some tricks and techniques to hold timing on his own and he is playing at a higher level now. So I can definitely see playing with new (maybe better) musicians can help improve your own playing. Good topic, thanks

Three or four fingers is hard to do but can have cool results with some practice And ya, triplets for days Giddy Up, Yahoo

Not that people didn't play with a pick earlier but IME when playing with a keyboard player or any other instrument in the same low end zone a pick can help push our basses through the mix And once Synths came out in the late 70's early 80's a pick really helped Also the pick has a sounds and techniques all of its own, which I quite like (Thin Lizzy!!!) (Yes, I am old!) Faster, I think so and easier to maintain a faster beat. I have been trying for years to emulate with my fingers some of the techniques that can be done easier with a pick. Speed is one of them. Now the down side to a pick is string skipping. Depending on the bass there is a lot of real estate to cover. Fingers can do that faster IMO than a pick can. I am 'one of those guys' that says it is best to know finger style, pick style and slap style I hope this helps a little, thanks

I cannot tell if the video was pulled or not as I cannot get that kind of content at work (Shh, don't tell on me) But Rush and AC/DC are great bands and two of my favorites so I would have like to have heard that Also I am really enjoying Bass Chat I like Talk Bass but sometimes it is just a bunch of trollers

I thought MA was the "MAN" back in the day. Not that he was this Uber bass player but just the whole package And he always put on a great show

There are so many I started playing guitar very young and then picked up the Bass by necessity When I decided the bass would be my main instrument was when I heard Running with the Devil by Van Halen when it first came out That thumping Low E got me hooked and I still love that today all these years later

That really is awful I hope the bass finds itself back to Scott quickly Best of luck

Here is something I did, not on purpose but it worked out great When I started playing I was into rock music and the blues The blues has a bunch of great walking bass line from beginner to expert levels The beginner stuff is very easy to get your head around if you know your chords This led me to understanding Jazz bass lines a whole lot better once I got into Jazz music Maybe you could do some simple blues three chord tricks to practice walking bass lines and relate chord structures to the notes being played without to much brain work at first This is just how things worked out for me and passing it along to you or anyone else that it may help out Best of luck to you

I have been listening to old one hit wonders of the 70's to the 2000's Vapers - Turning Japanese Chic - Good Times Jet - Are you going my way Buggles - Video killed the radio star Lit - My own worst enemy And so on Good exercises to find different bass tones Also I like to use the wrong FX while playing along with these which is more fun than it should be

I do not think rock died in 1971 Great bands like Thin Lizzy, AC/DC or Aerosmith were just starting (Aerosmith is still going and with the original members) Out of all the genres of music I think rock has the most stubborn (sometimes in a good way) fans Some feel that a certain time period is "the best" or after a particular number of albums a band is washed up I find all kinds of music has its ups and downs Even the record Led Zeppelin 3 was announced as the bands last album and they were finished in the eyes of the press and were in no way done as we all know Throughout 'Rock' there has been one constant that has kept it going and influencing the next generation and that has been the 'guitar hero' Whether it be a bass or (forgive me) a guitar someone needs to hold that torch for the group coming up to continue with Rock dies if there are no carriers from one generation to the next Until then rock will never die And I think that Phil Lynott, Geddy Lee, Tom Hamilton and many more have carried that torch and inspired others to keep playing rock music

Very sorry to hear about your friend That is a beautiful poem, thank you for sharing it

I agree that just about any of the songs listed can be a bore or a suffer to get through To me though, if the crowd likes it and I can just play in auto-pilot mode then I will do it But don't ask to practice these!!!

If it were me I would look at it as it is. You are filling in for a friend that needs your help. The gig is a big deal and they do not want to pass it up. Do your best to keep it constant. Do not try to copy the other bass player exactly but do not try to put to much of your own spin on it. Make your friend proud that he chose you and the other band members will feel the same. Look at it like you are being hired for the night and you do what is best for the band as a bassist. If your friend has confidence in you and you are asking for advice then you are on the right path. Best of luck to you