Played a lot of different styles throughout my life. Probably prefer funk best (at least as far as bass is concerned).
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I was just about to say Steve Digorgio. I don’t play bass (but I can strum a pretty mean gee-tar). I like what he did on Death’s Individual Thought Patterns
[quote]BigRagoo wrote:
Mr. Clean & Jerk wrote:
I’d recommend that you drop at least $300 for an acoustic guitar (nylon strings) and learn to play classical. The finger dexterity is completely applicable to both and you can make some excellent music with those kind of skills at your fingertips.
For bass players, in no particular order, Flea, Les Claypool and Geddy Lee (obviously.) Also Steve Harris, Victor Wooten and Geezer Butler. Bass is a wonderful instrument and the mastery thereof is a great way to make friends and influence people.
[quote]Mr. Clean & Jerk wrote:
BigRagoo wrote:
Mr. Clean & Jerk wrote:
I’d recommend that you drop at least $300 for an acoustic guitar (nylon strings) and learn to play classical. The finger dexterity is completely applicable to both and you can make some excellent music with those kind of skills at your fingertips.
For bass players, in no particular order, Flea, Les Claypool and Geddy Lee (obviously.) Also Steve Harris, Victor Wooten and Geezer Butler. Bass is a wonderful instrument and the mastery thereof is a great way to make friends and influence people.
[quote]dollarmenu wrote:
lowfatmatt’s band is pretty cool. its good to see real bands instead of the machince produced BS garbage. original music rocks.
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It always did and always will. While the mass appeal is rife with pop music and engineered sound, you can always find some hole in the wall bar where the band is hot.
[quote]t3h_Squirr3l wrote:
Also, the strings would hum far too much…another classic clue I need to make the digits stronger. [/quote]
String hum is caused by a few things. First of all, make sure it’s not your pickup causing it. If you like to play with strings close to the frets, it makes it easier to press down, so you can move faster with less movement and effort. But this could cause some buzzing if your frets are worn. Especially if you use round wound strings.
You really don’t have to push all that hard to get a good sound.
Well my bass is a Yamaha rbx 270…therefore, the pickups are a little subpar. Also, the action is a wee bit high. I dunno though…it rattles, especially the E even unplugged…it’s irritating.
I was playing a fender p and j and some squiers and they didn’t have that issue. Then again, the action on the fenders was quite low (which i found i liked). I will see about lowering it.
Question: When playing, do yo need to play 1st finger, 1st fret, 2 on 2nd, 1st on 5th etc ?
My apolly-logies to the OP and Ragoo. Had I given a fuller reply, I’d have mentioned that he was left out because he didn’t really do anything special as a bassist. No question, he was important as an instrumentalist/songwriter (No Quarter, ALL of Led Zeppelin III) and a key presence in the band. As a bassist, he provided what was needed. He filled out the sound of the melody by providing a root note and broadening the portion of the tonic spectrum covered – average bass player duties. I was referring to people who took bass in a bold new direction and excelled with the instrument alone. I did forget Cliff Burton – learning his stuff is like pulling teeth.
Lookit, you made him sad !
Yomama, you knew Jaco ? All I have to say about him after listening to The Weather Report is ‘wow’.
I’ll look into your music and lowfatmatt’s when I have some time off work where I can sit down and actually listen.
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