El Bajo

I'd never heard of him up until this post and had to google which band he's in. But I'd rather go and listen to what this guy has to say than go and watch a jazz virtuoso give a talk on bass solos of which is absolutley no use to me in the type of bands I play in.

Barring Victor Wooten, the guys speaks a lot of sense about groove.

Joan Osbourne - One of us. Bass lines fine, can even have a bit of fun withit but I feel like I'm playing in a worship band when we do this

I'm not a beginner however if your looking to have a jam sometimes the Bull in Belmot hosts a jam night once a month so your welcome to come up and check it out! theres always a bass lying about

Welcome to the forum!

I live in Bolton too, perhaps see you around \m/

El bajo

Nout do with the OP but its nice to see some people on here from my neck of the woods good luck finding a bassist!

If you google Audacity and latency theres is a way of eliminating it, I've never tried it though.

I gave up in the end, I'm saving for a portable recorder such as Boss BR800.

Afternoon all.

Yesterday My band Soldierfield released our first single for our EP 'Bury the Ones We Love'. We shot a video too!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FQkixidGR8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FQkixidGR8[/url]

Please let me know what you think, any thoughts would be appreciated.

Disclaimer: Its metal.

Thanks

I have 2 bands a full time time job and a 3 year old. Most of the time by the end of the day I'm pissed off and just want to flake out on the sofa so nah not much. Maybe about 3 hours a week if I'm lucky. Having said that I do have periods where I'm really inspired and can't put the thing down but then have weeks where I just can't be bothered.

RBX JM2 isn't going anywhere, had it for 6 years and I still get 'excited' by it. The Warwick LX is a new addition after needing a 4 string and having a few false starts. I think part of the problem is it takes a while to really get to know a bass. Its all very well in the music shop where they plug you into a topend amp that makes even a turd sound great but take it into a band situation or a gig then you soon find out whether its the 'one'..

Afternoon all, Hope you're having a nice Sunday.

I have a Wawick and I'd like to give the body a nice rub down. The Warwicks own brand costs a £10, but is just ordinary Beeswax? If so can I not just take a trip to B & Q?

If so does anybody know of any good brands to use?

Thanks

I gig through the Markbass 121 and its great. There have been times where I'm clipping when competing against 2 detuned guitars but I generally use it as a monitor and plug into the PA. Its possible to easily disonnect the Speaker in the combo and just use it as a head

This is cool. I'm shamlessly going to steal hehe!

Finger style belly area for comfort. Mainly for the 6 string.

The 4 string I use for a metal band Pick style so its set around the groin area becasue the right arm feels more comfortable straighter...but the left hand suffers a bit. Good thing I only need 2 strings and thefirst 7 frets.

Its always nice to hear a well executed funky lick but personally I'm not into the music at all. I like some metal rock songs where the bassist has but in a funky feel such as Incubus but thats about it.

It seems that Funky jams in (insert key) vids on youtube are common and it gets old quick, as does jazz solos high on the neck with pedal notes (hide).

I do tend to drift into it though when trying out basses in music shops...come one we've all been guitly of it at some point

Don't worry toooo much about mistakes. If your timing is good and you know the progression more often than not that will be enough. Just lock in with the drummer and try and relax.

Be friendly and get them to talk about themselves, their instruments, their goals and pay compliments where due...It will make you come across that you are genuinly interested in joining the band.

I think I can see a pube by the bridge

Finance is your friend

The 6 string was my only bass for 8 years! I went to a jam night once without a bass and ended up playing a song, I kept missing strings becasue I wasn't used to a 4 string neck! Its worth having both a 4 and a 5/6.

Also, as previously mentioned, on a 4 string you may find you have to move around more wheres as on 5 and 6 strings all the notes are pretty much under you fingers. In some ways 4 string is harder...But on the other hand I find myslef trying to play more busy lines on the 6 (which gets me into trouble with guitarists)

At the end of the day does it matter? Its just a tool. I doubt a pianist would ask for a 2 octave piano becasue he doesen't need the rest on the keys for a performance

I'm more comfortable with the 6 string. I have big hands so a 4 string neck feels to slim (I find my thumb is always creeping over the neck), also the string spacing makes fast run easy. Unfortunatly the 2 bands I'm in just don't require the 6 string. Ones a detuned metal band where I have to pay a pick, and its mainly root notes. The second is an acoustic band that only requires once again root notes. So the 6 string is sadly gathering dust at the moment.

I've just started reading it too. I'm at around page 36 and what it promises sounds good, I am so guilty of allowing my mind to wander nit just when I'm playing bass but in all areas of life. Hopefully it will give me helpful advice to block out that constant chatter in my head

Had a jam with them on Thursday. It was good fun and they've asked me back to join them for future gigs. We have a rehearsal next week as a final preparation for the gig next weekend. They have rearranged the songs and play them really stripped back so its pretty simple to play. They even recommended not learning the 'official' bass lines and just playing the lines however I want (they'll regret that haha). Its pretty much root based bass lines but with some tasty tasteful fills.

The Rush song is Closer to the heart which now that I've begun learning it its not as bad as I thought, quite fun to play actually.

Thanks for all the advice guys

Afternoon all,

I've been approached by a friend who I used to play with a few years ago. His band are playing at a Beer festival doing a few stripped down acoustic numbers and he wants a bit of bass.

The gig is next week and I was flattered he'd asked, and I said I'd do it. Now I'm doubting myself, It's only 7 songs and I'm thinking I can pretty much strip them down to their bare bones and play them as I please. One is a Rush song though! I need to learn them for next week

Has anybody been in a similar situation and how would you go about learning the songs? Would you bother trying to get them note perfect or just 'busk them'. I'm meeting them tonight and I have a feeling they play the songs in their own style so perhaps I shouldn't be getting to worked up about it and just go with the flow.

It doesen't help sitting at work bored out of my mind wishing I was at home practicing

Hopefully they'll ask me back for a few more gigs, it'll be a nice little side band to the originals band I'm in.

Hey Guys,

Its a good idea, surprised there hasn't been more responses to the thread, guess Reverbnation is still up and coming. I haven't had chance to explore all the feature myself yet. Anyhow, heres mine

[url="http://www.reverbnation.com/soldierfield"]http://www.reverbnation.com/soldierfield[/url]

I'll bee doing my rounds to all the others promptly.

Thanks, Si

What does the mahoosive bridge do to the tone?

I started bass at boarding school which had very little in the way of a music program and it didn't have internet. I was rubbish. But after A levels I went and worked in tenerife for a while and discovered a local house band that rocked the place. I got lessons of the bassist who taught me the 3 finger technique, good form and timing. I returned to England to go to Uni so didnt keep up the lessons but I'm eternaly thankful to him for teaching me correct technique at such an early stage.

Fast forward 14 years and I'm still crap, well thats not quiet true. After so many years playing I'm able to play pretty much whats in my head but I fall down so badly in other areas...Theory, slapping and tapping, songwriting, are all things I wish I could dedicate more time too. I pretty much learned everything I know from playing with people better than me with the help of a few books (which I never completed) and online lessons (which I eventually get bored of). I wish I could get tuition as I find I get distracted easily when trying to learn new things by myself, but I'm skint.

At 31 I decided to shelf formal learning and concentrate on being a tight player for the band...all the scales and chord tone exercises in the world practiced until I'm blue won't save me not knowing my parts in a live performance.

I guess everybody learns differently and I haven't found that art of practicing yet.