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+1 on slowing down. Technique first, speed second

Thank you guys very much. I notticed I had a better for what just sounds right. its odd.

Anything you like. Go start listening to some music and pick out the first song that you think you can play.

I saw Levon Helm open the show with the Band doing Milk Cow Blues; he was playing mandolin, singing and playing drum set.

Quote: Originally Posted by DeluxeRed Cuz Mel Bay sez so, I'm sure. Playing a variety of music requires a variety of techniques. Don't get locked into any one thing, and serve the song's needs. Naw, not buying in this case......milkman-27 has been asked to play with a pick or..... never heard of that being an option for an upright player in a jazz band so why is it relevent here?

First, put the nome away. You have to learn it without time, first. Here's how I do it. Start with index finger, A on the D string. Then the F# with your pinkie, on the A string. Ab with index on the D string. E on the A string, with middle finger. Step down to the D, still on the A string, with index. Now all that's left is the B to C#, which I do with my pinkie, on the E string. Slide your pinkie up to make the B to C# slide(every...

Quote: Originally Posted by stranded horse Hey I just switched from guitar to bass. I played classical guitar, so 2 finger picking wasn't hard for me, and I also played drums, so I don't struggle so much to get the groove right. So after getting used to the strings it started to work out pretty well and at the moment I'm having so much fun playing my bass, I can hardly put it away for more than half an hour. But I got one...

Ok so to try and put a different perspective on things my setup is as follows, warwick infinity 5, mids boosted( its naturally very mids voiced anyway) --> splitter box-- into both inputs of 400+ Parametric Eq both treble and bass at 0 and mids at 10 "ie set as flat" I have the push pull on the bass pulled and the graphic eq engaged on amp with a mids boost. The 810 is a newer model Jimmy- towards the end of the made...

Quote: Originally Posted by Benthoven Overplaying is like porno - it's hard to define but I know it when I hear/see it. The job of a bass player (if you want the band to groove, anyway) is to "lock in" with the drummer's bass drum, and provide a symmetry that your audience can lock into as well. With "busy", overplaying drummers you often have to play even more simply just to give your audience...

I was in the situation with my current band that I began to wonder if I was really suited to a 5 string. I rarely, if ever required to go lower than low D, perhaps for just one song we no longer play. I now have gone back to 4 strings and use a hipshot D-tuner for those drop D tunes. I'm wondering if this may be worth considering in your situation?