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The only YT lessons I've spotted so far that were really valuable was Scott Devine's stuff, and (maybe) Tony Grey's upcoming lessons' series - the first lesson was quite promising , but, then, it's not the stuff for beginners. Just remembered that Tony promised to have a series on beginners' stuff, we'll see what he offers. The problem with most YT stuff, (MarloweDK's site is not an exception here, I'm afraid) is that the content is not thourough, I mean, there's no system, where you go from A to Z in an actual topic, so you have to cherry-pick the good stuff, which is not something a beginner would want, to be honest . Lessons with licks that are disconnected won't help you to reach your full potential as a musician and master the instrument. For eg., take this Marlowek's video with that C/diminished lick - I'm more than sure that most people out there learning that lick don't have a clue about a diminished 7th chord (which is the essence of diminished licks). It's not the fault of a student though - it's a fault of teacher, who doesn't explain, what's behind that little piece of music, so that you can get a full grasp of material you're trying to learn. Ollie, I'd be very interested in what you dig out on YT - keep us posted! thanks L

I've just gone for one of those GK MBE212 4ohms cabs - been glancing at them for months, but the shipment got delayed at least 2 times since they've been in stock. I didn't really want to go this 'budget-way' - I wanted to go for a 2nd hand Tecamp 212 cab, which was for sale up here in BC, but tight funds forced me to choose this GK thing - I'm not expecting much sound-wise, but I hope that they're reliable tech-wise at least... easy L

http://www.joehubbardbass.com/798/how-to-practice-the-bass-guitar-effectively/ As for neede of those Bass Fitness things, read this: http://www.joehubbardbass.com/494/finger-dexterity-exercises-for-bass-guitar/#comment-299 take care, L

You're utilizing tensions, though they're a bit different kind of beast, and they're study in itself. You can, of course, approach notes to tensions (Miles Davis started doing this in Kind of Blue era; Metheny's known to do lots of it too) but it makes the line sound far more outside than approaching chord tones, who are the grain of harmony.

Ok, so Jeff Berlin and his Players School of Music seems to have started a new series of bass lessons, devoted to practicing the fundamentals of music. I've glanced through pretty much all the stuff Jeff has put on Tube, and I can say that this is probaby one of the best bass resources on the web - apart from Scott Devine's stuff, I don't know any other Youtube lessons, that come even close to this. For someone who really wants to learn the grain of music - chords, chord tones, approaches - that sort of music language which will carry you though most of the stuff you'll face later - then this is the one thing to check out. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFlcOWe6sRc[/media] Jeff has a 5 video series on approach notes to chord tones - if you [b]really [/b]know 6 basic 7th chords- minor 7th, dominant, major, m7b5, diminshed, and minor+ Maj7, then it's the stuff to do, but if you[b] don't[/b], please find the videos where he teaches those chords themselves, and learn them first. Oh, and,as Jeff says - practice all the stuff in ALL 12 keys. It doesn't hurt, believe me. Notice: during the woodsheding - if your head hurts and your nose bleeds -know that you're learning and you're on the right track! Warning: for those who want to take a rant on Jeff or question his music views (by the way, his music knowledge is pretty much all based on legendary teacher's and pianist's, Charlie Banacos tuition; he taught guys like Mike Stern, Michael Brecker, John Scofield, etc), there's a bunch of threads out there, so do it elsewhere, please, thank you.) Get in the shed, guys! best- Laimis

Just got my Sansamp BDDI from Ivan - that guy is totally cool to deal with, and I think I'll have to upload the photo of Sansamp's packacing - I mean, having bought quite a bit of gear from BC, and seeing quite a few packages, I can honestly say that no one has yet come even close to Ivan's packaging - you could ship wineglasses in that box and they would turn up safe! Top guy! easy L

having also tried going this way - emulating a 5 string bass using EBS Octaver, no matter what settings I'd use on pedal, I always found that the sound EBS gives is a lil' bit too 'synthy', instead of a 'natural' sound, just octave lower. Havent you found the same thing, Scott? easy Laimis

I can't speak of particular tune, but, with jazz standards it's common for a tune to have multiple keys. Just think of "All THe things you are" or "Giant Steps" - there's a number of different keys throughout those tunes.

Just bought a MIM Fender Jazz from Jamie - excellent communication and ridiculous price - just a top bloke!!!! Thanks pal! Laimis

yeah, you want to learn how to walk a bassline - you'll get better knowledge of harmony too. Friedland's book is ok, but there's another book, by Joe Hubbard: http://www.joehubbardbass.com/769/walking-bass-lines-book-is-ready/ I had both books (I already finished the one written by Joe) I can say that Joe's book is slightly better organized. You want to get a good teacher, in person, or via SKype (there are a few good ones on BC, like Joe Hubbard, Scott Devine, Jake Newman) for at least one or few lessons, just to get you going. I've seen people advising Levine's book, but I didn't find very helpful for bass knowledge - it has shitload of examples and stuff, but it's not very well organized. In the end, it focuses on piano, and you're bassplayer, so you want to learn your instrument first. Books Hector mentioned are really good ones - take a look at them!

Thing is an interesting thing regarding 'synth pedals' and Midi pups . Having seen quite a few major pop acts in the past I can't name ONE player that uses pedals or Midi pickups instead of any sort of keyboard (synth, module, etc). The problem I think is that some bassparts (especially those that are originally played on synth keys) can't be replicated on bass guitar - for example, try replicating bass synth part on B Spears - Toxic, using bass guitar, and playing those 10ths and 11ths... Another thing is - I'm guessing that even a Akai Deep Impact doesn't have as much sound modelling options as does have, for eg. Moog Little Phatty? And the last bit is that - pedals are sitting on pedalboard, which means you cannot adjust Filters and other important bits on the fly, that is -during the song, right.

Having used Microkorg for lots of pop stuff in a past year - as far sounds go - yes it's great but those small keys and programming just pissed me off. If you want to stick with Korg and want bigger keys you might wanna go for Microkorg XL - which has 'regular' size keys. Other options are going for MIDI keyboard + module, like Virus ir DSI. I myself went straight to Moog Little Phatty from Microkorg, and haven't looked back since the moment I switched. L

I bet this is the park where classical musos use to hang around then?

Sorry for the OT, Hector, though the subject we're touching is really subtle, and, to be honest, I think that, as with anything with music, there are certain rules that should be followed. We'd probably make another thread to discuss walking thing, sorry for the OT again. easy L

3rds and 7ths are already being given by either pianist or guitarist. I'm not saying you can't use them in your lines to outline the chord qualities, I'm just saying that on beat 1 (and 3, but it's less important) you want to emphasize roots so that soloist is supported with harmonic clarity. Walking lines is a different beast and a study in itself , that's why I pointed out that Permutations dont really work as a device to use when walking, in this case.

[quote name='peteb' timestamp='1336068233' post='1640508'] I would suggest that developing a good ear is far more important.... [/quote] And how would you develop your ear?

That's why there is such thing like super-imposition. You can simply think of Em7 when playing over I (Cmaj7), and you won't hit that C As for walking lines - in most cases, you WANT to play root notes. Of course,as with everything, rules can be broken, but the best thing you can do for a soloist you're comping for, is support him with laser-sharp harmonic clarity, which implies root notes most of the time

Thankfully the new Fools Garden single was put up on Youtube, enjoy!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVi44Ar9Mm4

Hey guys, At this stage, we're now doing Final Live Shows! I'm really excited about the whole thing - we've already done two shows, and last Sunday we had Fools Garden as our guests, and we were very proud to help Fools Garden to introduce and play their newest single "Innocence" for the first time word-wide!!! Sadly the video with the song cannot be put on Youtube due to copyright issues etc. but here's an old Fools Garden hit, "Lemon Tree" from the very same show! I nearly sh*t my pants during this tune, because I was sight-reading the tune as trombone player was covering the bass part as well for big part of the tune - thankfully it went down fine, lol! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbsxODfYlfY[/media]