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Jealous, absolutely not!!

Good deed for the day. Now I can be a right Ba*tard for the rest of it!

Would appear they do the full range apart from the silver/gold plated stuff

I too have fallen in love the acoustic bass. Currently have an Ashbury acoustic and am looking to go more upmarket. Does anyone either have one of these or has an opinion of one?

[url="http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71992"]http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/71992[/url]

The Warwick Alien Acoustic Bass. Why alien I don't know!

I have a Cal JJ 4 silver plated jobby purchased recently from Sounds Great in Heald Green. Not cheap but with me for life. Took a bit of time to get a distinct recording sound but otherwise can't fault it, it's a beauty!

[quote name='The Burpster' post='88541' date='Nov 14 2007, 05:28 PM']I guess theres a few famous players out there who have never learnt scales, but learning them sure makes using your fingers properly a lot easier.....

you may not subscribe to one finger per fret mode of teaching, but if you do, after all the pain and aching suddenly you'll find one day, your reach is increased, you can pick up notes much quicker, and using all four fretting fingers independantly just works.....

IMHO yes its worth the pain and boredom.[/quote]


Might not be reading this right but you don't need to use the one finger per fret rule to play a scale. Just move around the fretboard differently using 124. Is the point your making is that it's easier?

Think I'm gonna have to go with first, second and little finger. I will have to adapt my playing slightly but it's the better of the two options.

I think part of the reason parrallel thumb is a problem is I don't to like to have my bass directly under my kneck, Mark King style, so having it a lower, Peter Hook style, makes the arm/hand position awkward. Will persevere with this as the sound is definatly more defined for me than thumb down.

Hooky would probably try to kick somone's head to suggest he played slap!

Thanks for the responses Alun.

Going over to Criccieth for Xmas and New year so all the best to all

Thanks Alan, took me a couple of reads but I get what your saying. Sticking to licks or arpeggios at this stage and focusing on what the note is rather than knowing the modal patterns inside out makes more sense.

You focused on finger position as well. To elaborate on finger position I'd be interested to know yours, and others, opinion on 1 finger per fret rule. Some seem to think it's essential others, possibly with small hands like mine, think it's unattural and can lead to RPI or carpel tunnel syndrome.

I also can't slap parrallel thumb style. My thumb has to be pointing toward the floor. This can effect clarity but just feels so much more natural to me. I've focused time and effort on the one finger per fret rule and parrallel slap but it still doesn't feel natural. Am I wasting my time or should I go for what seems to be known as best practice?

Try a different take on that question in hope of getting a response. I'm currently stuck on my bass development. Every time I pick up the bass I play patterns I've memorised. These are usually minor and major pentatonics or licks that i've familiarised myself with. I want to go to the next stage but I'm not really clear on how to go about it. i'm looking at cycle of 4th/5 ths and other relevant theory but I can't get my head round it all . What I'm trying to say has anyone else had a similar experience and if so how did you work through it.

Well I've started to get to grips with theory and I'm currently looking at relative minors EG: CMajor/A Minor etc. The circle of 5ths/4ths, key signatures and modes. Is it really worth the effort or do most people get by with just understanding chord and straight forward scale structure? Would I be right in saying that with this additional knowledge under my belt memorising patterns on the fretboard would be a thing of the past? Is this knowledge essential to solo effortlesly?

Waiting in anticipation for some inpirational responses!

+1 for Ged Green. Good bloke

[quote name='Sparky' post='98179' date='Dec 3 2007, 04:00 PM']Ya, that'd be good Ian. Thanks. Just found the pinned 'Recommended Luthiers' topic in the 'Repairs and Technical Issues' forum: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=253"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=253[/url] and there are a couple of M'cr places on there that i may call up for a quote... feedback on your guy would be cool too... thanks again. sparky[/quote]

this website has helped to give me a fundemental understanding of the role of the chord structure in bass playing. My fave by far.


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I have no shame!! taken Jan 1986

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There's definately a spiritual link between playing the bass and canoeing/kayaking