pepsi-abi

6 hours ago, NickD said:

What Maude said is bang on.

Your tuner is fine, if you listen the the lower patterns you play on the same strings it's fine. Intonation is just one of those little maintenance tasks you often have to do on a new bass, as well as after making neck adjustments or changing strings. Once you've got it, it's just a minute to check and 5 mins to adjust... I'm sure it's all over YouTube too.

Thank you!! ☺️☺️

1 minute ago, Maude said:

If you already know about intonation on a guitar or bass then cool but being new to bass you may well not know.

If you play an open string then that same note should be heard when fretting the 12th fret, check both open string and fretted at the 12th fret with your tuner, if slightly flat or sharp then you need to adjust the saddle back or forwards a little. This is done by using the long screw (probably with a spring on) directly behind the saddle running in line with the string. If the 12th note is flat then wind the saddle forwards, if to sharp then wind it back. Retune the open string and check tuning at the 12th again.

If the intonation is out then, even if the open string is in tune, the notes on that string will progressively get flatter or sharper the further up the neck you go, hence your higher fingerings sounding slightly off. 

🙂

Thank you so so much! I will definitely use this advice for my next cover, that helps out loads! 

14 hours ago, NickD said:

Really nicely played, you should be proud.😎

But, and maybe its just my ears, the higher parts at the beginning sound way out of tune. might be worth checking your intonation.

Aww thank you and yes! You are right i thought that too! I'm annoyed at myself as i didn't pick up on it until the video was published and after spending a whole day making it i was super lazy and thought i cannot be arsed to do it again hahaha! I'm unsure why that happened as prior recording i used my tuner that has never failed me before and it said it was in tune, gutted with myself but im sure il record it again one day lol!  

On 14/06/2020 at 15:54, Geek99 said:

Top notch, well done. You’re ahead of me already 
 

Good thumb anchoring technique btw, And you should be less self-deprecating at the beginning. There’s nothing to excuse 

Ahh bless you thank you!  

On 14/06/2020 at 15:39, Lozz196 said:

Really good, and as others have said in such a short space of time.

Thank you so so much  

5 hours ago, ubit said:

That's spot on Abi, I tell ya when I first started I couldn't tackle a piece like that. I was thumping away on an A and my mate the guitarist used to say I didn't need the D and G strings. Bloody cheek!

Aww thank you so so much! Ha what a bloody cheek indeed 😅☺️

13 hours ago, Skinnyman said:

Very good. 

Better than I could manage after less than three months.

Who am I kidding. Probably better than I could manage now.

You seem to be one of those annoyingly talented people.

The bass sounds lovely.

 

Haha aww thank you that means a lot 😃

5 hours ago, rasher80 said:

👏👏

Well done @pepsi-abi 

You've really put the hours in and it shows - I was still plunking away on the bottom string after 3 months.

Keep at it, if you can pick that up after a few months you'll be hot on Julia's heels before long. Take a bow!!

Aww thank you ☺️

1 hour ago, Frank Blank said:

Yay, this is great 👍

thank you ☺️☺️

1 hour ago, Skinnyman said:

Especially those with the confidence to show the bloopers at the end. Nice touch, that. 😁

i love showing bloopers 😂😁 i feel it gives a sense of reality, no ones perfect ☺️☺️

1 hour ago, lownote12 said:

Rhythm. Tick. Notes.  Tick. Engaging pres skills too!  Bah, hate talented people

 

hahahahaa aw thank you 😂☺️

1 hour ago, Staggering on said:

Very nice! Amazing progress in such a short time, after more than 30 years I still couldn't work up a performance like that.👍

...and you're having FUN!😊

aww thank you ☺️

2 hours ago, bassfan said:

Sounds great! Congrats. Looked like you were having fun too. The Sire working out as planned?? 😃

really great absolutely loving it!! ☺️

aww wow thank you everyone i’m really taken back by your comments it means a lot to me! ☺️☺️☺️

Wahoooo! I finally done a bass cover! I know it is not the best but I had lots of fun, I tried doing a few little things that juliaplaysgroove does at the start, of course i'm no where near as good as her lol. Hope you all enjoy it! 

Best to listen with headphones

Hope everyone is keeping well and staying safe

hey everyone, its nice to see this forum still going and helping others pick their first bass! I’m really enjoying teaching myself my fingers are starting to get use to jumping over the fretboard, my audio interface arrives in a few days and hopefully i can start getting covers up on youtube so i can share with you all, hope everyone is keeping safe and well! 😊

2 hours ago, pineweasel said:

I learnt this one recently. It's fun to play in standard tuning, although there is a low D in the outro. Here's a quick take on the tab:

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Thank you so so so so soooooooo much! 

I really really really, lol, want to learn this song, but i'm struggling to find tabs, i found someone who covered it amazingly and in the description of their video tells you what to tune the bass to but he sadly doesnt have tabs, if anyone has tabs or could teach me it be highly appreciated, i adore this song and to be able to play it would mean the world to me, thank you!

thank you everyone much appreciated  

5 minutes ago, Jonesy said:

Thank you!  

 

I've just started to look at recording from home and found this thread really useful

 

 

 

Hi all hope you are all keeping well,

question, eventually I want to record my bass into my macbook, what piece of equipment should I be looking at to do this, I don't want to spend too much money but i was looking at the Zoom b3n, any opinions, suggestions and advice is welcome  

On 22/04/2020 at 07:53, ubit said:

So are we going to get progress reports Abi? I am dying to hear how you are getting on and more importantly, how you are enjoying your bass playing.

really enjoying it, cant do any full songs yet but getting use to it and loving it, having to fit the saxophone practice in to, which i know isnt bass related but if you or anyone is interested, please check it out here: 

12 hours ago, OldSchool54 said:

Hi folks, having just become interested in learning to play bass guitar I am wondering if anyone could suggest a good "starter" model?

I'd prefer to buy a new one but am very willing to look at used if a particular model is highly recommended.

I've noticed that the "P" and "Jazz" basses from Fender and Squire seem very popular but at the moment the latter would be my only option.

Also 4 string or 5 string? which is best to start with?

Any thoughts/advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks

OldSchool54

hi! i’m really enjoying my marcus miller v7 vintage, its lots of fun, has a lively bass tone! i’m new to bass and was stuck between sire and squire, after listening to the two played i found the squire to be quite dull sounding where as the sire sounds so more funky and alive, im sure what ever you choose youll have lots of fun, welcome aboard 😄

10 hours ago, ubit said:

This guy is also a good bet for teaching techniques. He caters for pretty much all levels of bass players and has a good clear way of coming across. Worth subscribing.

 

 

ahh brilliant thank you again!  

18 hours ago, ubit said:

I am actually quite jealous of you. I wish I was beginning my bass life with all the tools that are available for you these days. Back when I were a lad, we had to move the record stylus back and forth on t' turntable to learn our parts. You try telling the kids of today! 😏

that sounds so cool and retro though, i love that, i try to go to a lot of record fairs as i love listening to music on vinyl