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I play active live, passive practice, gotta love that on/off switch...

Mmmmm... Love it!

Does anybody know any decent podcasts/blogs/vlogs (possible spelling of video blogs), I've already looked at Janek Gwidala's which is prity good but I was wondering if anyone on here any good ones, or posts these parcles of information themselves.

Marcus Miller Flea Victor Wooten Jaco Paul Chambers

Dunlop, Stubby 3mms or I picked up a load of different wooden ones, think they're like buigaba and other 'exotic wood's, which are quite nice

Again, thanks for the replies, can I just say that I realise that I am not currently the next Victor Wooten, I realise that I have a mountain to climb and I relise that the chances are that unless I am that one in a million, at some point fall off and hit my head on the way down, however I intend to pick my self up again and start over again and again. Oh by the way the people who have complemted me have mostly not taught me bass, mainly it was the head of guitar tution in Norfolk and my flute teacher who plays in [url="http://www.destinationswing.com/index.html"]Destination Swing[/url] and other bands. Oh and I'm partial too gingers and Guinness

[u][i][b]Thank you[/b] [/i][/u]to all of you who replyed, its clear to me that there are some reacurent themes knocking around on here and I will take this to heart. Quick question: does anyone have any suggestions about stuff to transcribe?, 'cause I've done a bit but not loads and I think staring off on something like Birdland, might be a tad ambitious.

Um, hello, this is hard for me to really get across well. I'm 15 and reliseing that playing bass is really what I want to do in life. I've been playing for less than three years but I'm like above grade 6 standard, I read sheet music (three days locked in my room), I'm playing in a band (how many 15 year old boys don't?), I'm playing in a jazz band (accredited by local big boys as the best ever school band they have heard), I'm playing scores for big bands and in a school production of Bugsy Malone and taking as many chance as I possibly can (which ain't many in rural Norfolk ). Oh I'm also taking theory lessons and DB lessons. (Blowing my own trumpet, described as 'highly gifted' and the 'best bass student I've taught') So anyway, it's really frustraiting 'cause I see all this insane bas players, more than a few of them preside on this here sight, and I go to myself how do they get there, I woodshed day in day out I listen to whatever the hell I can lay my hands on... So yeh, what I'm trying to say is that I want your help. I want to know where you learnt stuff like how to play over chord changes, how to construct walking bass lines, what to listen to and how to survive in the music industry. (Also if you live/have knoledge of the Norwich/South Norfolk music scene where I could get gigs or go see decent jazz stuff etc.) I know I'm over stepping the line putting all this stuff up here and expecting you to reply, but I'm coming through in the generation of tab and eighth notes, not transcribing and quavers, so please help, cause I want to be part of the future of bass and I don't want that future to be bland, dire infact, because so many other elements of music nowadays are. Thanks.

I say I'm a musican, then if asked what I play I say what ever the hell I can lay my hands on but that tends to be a bass guitar, by which time they've lost intrest.

street spirit (fade out) by radiohead

I think its gonna be a Cort Artisan series B4FL or sommin, so nothing special and I've got a mate who can set stuff you brilliantly, so it'll be probably be a low action.

Already loving this thread. Keep us informed.

Um, could I just ask, I'm getting enough money for Christmas to finally buy a fretless and I was wondering if people could give any suggestions for some strings for a good fretless sound. I'm kinda looking mainly for a jazzy, Jaco style tone but maybe a bit more lyrical but at the end of the day any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

[quote name='ped' post='1060780' date='Dec 16 2010, 05:25 PM']NO HIPPIES ON BASSCHAT[/quote] lolage