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Ross

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  1. Well, I fancy an upgrade from my fender rumble combo, seeing as I have properly gotten back into playing, I'm not happy with my current sound. Thinking I want something with more pop, a 4x10 setup maybe? but I'm not too sure what will be best bang for buck in my price range so I figured the good men and women of basschat might be able to give me some delicious insight into what is hot nowadays. So, what do you reckon folks?
  2. Some may disagree but I am going to tell you, learn notation. I was in the exact same position as you a few months ago, well, I could only really "sort of play this" and "sort of play that", I really didn't have much variance in my playing and even though I sounded ok live, I wasn't happy with the level I was at in comparison to my fellow musicians, my first big step into becoming less of a faker was learning how to read notation. I learnt my first piece of classical (cello suite 1 in g major) and ate my way through many cello pieces which really helped me with my reading and technique, now I find I can sight read pretty much anything put in front of me, I find it much easier than learning off tabs or by ear and have subsequently started to play much more advanced pieces in many genres. Working through theory on the way. Don't get me wrong, I know some amazing musicians who don't read music, but it's what really helped me develop in someone who can really play and rekindled my passion for playing. As far as learning by ear goes, thats just practise man, slowly but surely.
  3. [quote name='bassbora' post='1022290' date='Nov 13 2010, 11:25 AM']Did you find any information? I see no one replied to you and was wandering if you still needed some ideas. I've been playing for around 20 years and have taught bass as well to a fairly high level. What kind of music are you interested in? Do you read music or is it just tab? What do you want to get out of studying? The last one question is probably the most important. If you are doing this just for your own entertainment but also to improve but you are not planning to become a virtuoso or professional I would find music that I enjoy and is challenging and therefore will improve me as a player. If you are wanting to take this to a high level then I would work on reading (that skill will enable you to tackle more complicated music and open so many doors) and theory. These are just some quick thoughts but I could recommend books if you tell me what level you are at with reading (tab) or theory. I'm also sure that most users here have different ideas for you as well.[/quote] I've found a bit, started playing a few songs etc. I'm interested in all sorts of music, mainly rock and funk stuff where bass is concerned. But I listen to a wide variety of music, I'll hear anything out once. I can read music, I hate tabs. I can't sight read though, progress is always slow, I tend to learn things by ear if I can't get notation but it takes me a long time. I'd really like to build up to sight reading. I want to get a high level of musical skill, I live in a house with 3 music students, one of whom thinks he's the sh*t, and theres a bit of competition there. But mostly just to start enjoy playing again, when you aren't very good it's just a bit boring. I've been playing music I enjoy playing, who songs mainly as I really like Entwhistle's style of playing. But I want to gain a greater understanding of music at the same time if that makes sense? I can just about read music, I learnt to do a bit on my music tech course in college. As far as theory goes I've forgotten almost everything I learnt about bass theory which is my main challenge at the moment. Also taken up flute tonight (the joys of living in a house full of instruments) in a hope that will help me with my music reading and theory skills. I'm terrible at the moment but hopefully it'll help me. Any recommendations you can make would be much appreciated.
  4. Hi, I haven't played bass in about a year, busy with work and college and whatnot. Now I've finally found time for it in my life again, today I dusted off my trusty old jazz and gave it a tune up, only when I went to play something it dawned on me. I've forgotten almost every piece of music I've learn and most of what I've written, all the theory, my fretting hand is far from agile and clearly I've lost whatever bit of skill I ever had. I'm an unemployed student at the moment, until I find a job I can't afford classical training (though I'm a strong believer that it is the way forward) but I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good book I could start again from? Or generally the best way to go about this. Cheers, Ross
  5. I've had a look, the jack looks clean. The pots however are all 250k, well they say they are. I also noticed that there was some brown stuff round the edges of a lot of the solder connections, is this normal or is it rusty maybe? The pickups are slightly rusty on the metal parts. I cannot get hold of a multimeter to test the pickups.
  6. That beer thing sounds possible, i have split beer on my bass before. I'll give it a look and try and get hold of a multimeter, see whats going on.
  7. Rubbish, ordered an amp from them, came with a european type plug, all i got was "get a kettle lead and plug it in", yeah that helpful, firstly you don't advise me on what ampage of fuse to use, secondly i shouldn't have to get a kettle plug, they cost money.
  8. I don't wear earplugs at the moment, i haven't been in a band/ gigged in nearly 2 years.
  9. I'm based in swindon and can collect, how does a swap or p/x for a fender rumble 100 (1x15 combo) sound.
  10. As the title says, my bass is sounding just really weak and dull, any amp i use it on needs to be turned up a fair bit for it to be heard. Can anyone help me in diagnosing the problem. The bass itself is a fender '62 reissue jap i bought second hand (i don't know how old it is), has a badass bass II bridge on it. I've tried changing cables and amps, it's definitely the bass. I've had a go at adjusting the pickup height, and changed the strings, gave it a set up.
  11. Ross

    Hello again

    Well, i've decided to get back into bass playing in order to quit smoking, i haven't played properly in around a year and my equipment is just gathering dust (the bass is a little broken too, but playable). Have a picture of my current bass anyway (fender jazz '62 reissue, badass II bridge): Quite an old picture. So hey, here i am, any recommendations of a good place to start getting back into it, much appreciated.
  12. I got a holiday coming up soon, gotta go without my babys for a couple of days. (Good thing too, hanging low has destroyed my wrist, lil bit of rsi atm, but being rock n roll is a half arsed substitute for talent)
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