M4L666

He was so asking for it. Twas quite funny that he got his comeuppance.

Good guide. I want one now . My bass sound now seems very uneven. Xmas is coming up though....

I got a Tanglewood Liberty + amp, pick, DVD etc. for about £200 odd.

I have two basses, the Tanglewood beginner one and the unidentified one.

[quote name='jake_tenfloors' post='339665' date='Nov 28 2008, 02:48 PM']Buy a warwick thumb [/quote] ...

How do I achieve a growly tone in terms of turning knobs etc? I love the bass tone of players like John Campbell (LOG) and Adam Duce (Machine Head). They both have a really awesome agressive growly tone and I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of how I could get this type of tone. My bass has a bridge and neck pickup both with volume and a tone controls. My amp has all the regular, so volume, presence, 3-band. Thank you.

I have an RG370DX (guitar) but am looking to get an SR305. Thoughts on this?

[quote name='Wooks' post='254555' date='Aug 4 2008, 02:54 PM']Thanks guys, some cool stuff to work on there I like the spider exercises good for dexterity something I've got a problem with I got fingers like a pound of pork sausages What about rhythm exercises any good ones out there? One thing I've been doing with my tutor lately is dong scale patterns up the neck in different modes. Now he wants me to improvise this by playing a pattern for say 4 bars then moving onto the next pattern. But I'm a bit stumped when it comes to the rhythm and timings! Anybody got any words of wisdom on this one?[/quote] Try doing like a 4/4 rhythm and different note values. Just get it solid, and improvise loads. Also, play Iron Maiden songs, as the triplelets will rip your face off!

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='339400' date='Nov 28 2008, 11:11 AM']Intro to Sweet Child of Mine by Guns and Roses.[/quote] Isn't that on guitar?

I want to start using the G string more on my bass. Can you reccommend any good metal songs that use lots of the G-string?

[quote name='nick' post='336678' date='Nov 25 2008, 09:43 PM']No, I will persevere with my felt pick & flats - I must get that sound![/quote] You could do it with your thumbnail if you want to play fingerstyle. Use your finger to guide the thumb.

What do you guys think of it? It seems like the cheapest decent 5-string you can get. Any advice on buying cheap/second hand, issues with the bass, anything? I will try one out as soon as there is one in a shop somewhere, and tell you about that.

Other- I use Tanglewood beginner bass. It may have that beginner tag but it plays like a motherf*cker.

[quote name='johnnylager' post='339216' date='Nov 28 2008, 08:40 AM']Hetfield - bassist. Hammet played no rhythm guitar on the first 3 Metallica albums, all Hetfield layered up.[/quote] So you mean it was just Cliff, Lars and James kicking ass (well, Cliff at any rate) those albums?

Hey dudes, M4L666 here. I have just joined up on the advice of a workmate of my dad's. So, to business: I have been playing bass for 2-4 years now. I started playing when a band I was in needed a bassist. We didn't know any local bassists, so I started playing. The band broke up (just sort of quietly stopped being) but I kept playing and formed a new band, which is still active today [url="http://www.myspace.com/wekilledthedinosaurs1/"](our MySpace)[/url]. I mainly listen to and play heavy metal, with a bit of classic rock thrown in for good measure. I sometimes play different styles for the sake of my teacher, but mainly metal . I own a Tanglewood beginner bass. It may be beginner, but it's a killer instrument which has never let me down once. I have a Leem B818 combo amp, only 15w but it's OK, if prone to a little fuzz if the wrong knobs are turned. I am looking to get better gear sometime in the future, and I want to get a 5-string (I am looking at an Ibanez SR305-please give me opinions). I suppose that's it. See ya later.