SteveXFR
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The damaged one would be tempting but I think it's £100 over priced.
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I regularly look for another Zephyr but they rarely come up for sale
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I had a Zephyr. It was a genuinely really nice bass. At least as nice as MIM Fenders that I've owned. Neck through and through body stringing and really decent hardware and really nicely put together and I picked it up for £180. Someone at a jam session offered me £400 so I let him take it but regret letting it go now.
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I bought it from Breadbin of this forum and it had a disgusting paint splatter pain job. I stripped it back to bare wood and resprayed it sea foam green and gave it to my daughter who is now far better than me. Next week she'll be playing it in the finals of a battle of the bands competition.
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We put a fresh set of DR Neon strings on the 4 string earlier and it's really annoying, it sounds better than my Ibanez that cost 10 times as much. It plays really nicely as well
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I've started playing Root by Deftones as an exercise. It seems to be helping. Obviously I'm playing it without a pick but this was just a convenient video
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L Great bass but I think it needs to be considerably lighter rather than slightly
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My first bass was a Peavey International 4. My daughter has it now and it's still great, it sounds and plays really nice. We recently bought her an International 5 in perfect condition and it cost £150. Why are these basses so cheap? Are they seen as bottom spec budget or is there some reason no one wants them?
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I have booked some lessons. A local bassist I've got to know recently has started up lessons.
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Symptom of the Universe One of the heaviest songs ever recorded and Geezers fills were tastefully awesome.
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I do hit the strings pretty hard. Maybe that's my problem. Geezer Butler manages to hit hard but he's a hell of a lot more talented than I am
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Is there a popular bass player, that you just don’t get?
SteveXFR replied to Rayman's topic in General Discussion
Jaco Pistorious. Does nothing for me, all very fancy playing but I just don't get it. Fieldy All strings clattering on frets and no notes. Billy Sheehan All very fancy but most of the time I can't help thinking something more simple would serve the song better -
I'm trying to make an effort to improve my technique (there's plenty of room to improve) and I've got a couple exercises to try to solve the flying fretting fingers but need something to help my generally crap plucking technique. Any good tips?
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Planets Collide - Crowbar
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Inhaler - Foals
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My Penis Is Small - Treephort
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I thought it would help with writing, especially coming up with fills and little solo breaks.
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That'll do nicely. Ta. Natural minor is about all I'll ever use.
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I'm looking for charts with 5 string scale shapes but can't find any. Is there a website that's good for this sort of thing?
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Frog Chorus Proof that McCartney was not a song writing genius
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Happy by Pharrell Williams Girl On Fire by Alicia Keys There are many songs I dislike but these two hate with a deep passion.
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It's an opinion, I wouldn't exactly describe it as remotely "edgy"
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As Mr Dare says, it won't keep up with a drummer but otherwise a perfectly decent amp. If you're playing with a drummer, you'll want at least 100w
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There's plenty inbetween root notes on the beat and a million notes a minute that doesn't really go anywhere.
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He's a typical social media musician. Completely over plays and would sound better if he left out 90% of the notes he plays. No groove and always flashy playing over creating something good to listen to
