geddyfender Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) Hello. My name is Jerry. I've been playing bass guitar for 2 years now. I own 2 bass guitars. My first guitar was the OscarSchmidt OB-50 ($450). Recently i just bought a Fender Jazz Made in the U.S.A. For about $1200. Well worth the money. I also added GHS Boomers to both bass guitars which improved sound alot. Ive been playing alot of rush (Attempting) and lynard Skynryd. Any suggestions on what i should practice/play? Bass skill= 6/10. Edited December 28, 2012 by geddyfender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hi mate, welcome to the forum. For practice, just try and pick out the bass lines from your favourite tracks. Do it bit by bit. Hope you f joy your time on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Hey Jerry, Welcome to BC. Never heard about the OB-50 but will look it up. Come to think of it, never heard about Fender either. Anyway, enjoy your stay! best, bert Bass skill = 0/10 Tractor skill = 1/10 (excluding 5- and 6-string tractors) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastnotleast Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Welcome. I am also new here (from the U.S.A.) and this forum is quite friendly and helpful. My recommendation is to discipline yourself to practice simple scales for as long as your fingers can tolerate it and every day. Use all four fingers and work towards playing without any fret noise (buzz). Listen to and learn to play some old MoTown and old 12-bar blues such as Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Junior Wells. This music is the basis for almost everything you might need to play if you ever join a band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Welcome Jerry !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leen2112 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 [quote name='geddyfender' timestamp='1356720827' post='1912967'] Ive been playing alot of rush (Attempting) and lynard Skynryd. Any suggestions on what i should practice/play? [/quote] Welcome to Basschat Jerry, Good on you for attempting Rush, I do that sometimes when I need to remind myself that after 20 years I still can't play for sh*t. Next on your list should be Natural Science, I'll expect to see video evidence by tomorrow noon Cheers Leen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheGreek Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hey Jerry Welcome to the Forum..doesn't take long to settle in..just try to avoid the "For Sale" section or you'll catch the inevitable GAS like the rest of us.. NOTE: notice I used the word "inevitable".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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