beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I've found that low down makes it easier for my right hand, but high up makes it easier for my left....
Bass guitar
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ninthcouncil
dangerously naive
vince noir said:Most important thing you're going to have to decide: how high will you hold your bass?
Like this
Hooky wins hands down, but if I tried playing like that now I'd do my back in.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
I amlongdog said:Hold it at an angle then you silly sausage
OK, next question - fret buzz, how do you stop it?
northernhord
Active Member
beesonthewhatnow said:I am
OK, next question - fret buzz, how do you stop it?
Alter the height of the strings
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Hmmmm. Don't want to start messing with stuff like that just yet, I'll put up with it for a whilenorthernhoard said:Alter the height of the strings
northernhord
Active Member
longdog said:What he said.
You might find that you need to adjust the truss rod in the neck.
Get your allen keys out, you're in for some fun
AAAAAAAGRRRRH, not the Allen Keys
, fuckin pain in the arse doin all that but it sorts the problem out at least
northernhord
Active Member
longdog said:I assume you don't want to join our bass guitar appreciation society then
Tell me you're not moved by this...
Fender jazz bass
northernhord
Active Member
longdog said:What trees were invented for
My little baby. Second only in my affections to the dog
I prefer the Precision but Jazzers are really east too play, a nice bass indeedy
internetstalker
Get naked!
beesonthewhatnow said:I fancied a new musical challange, so I've just bought one
Any tips on where to start*, good beginners guides etc?
*Bearing in mind I've never picked one up in my life, and I can't play guitar
yeah,
find some tunes you like and play along to em
or
get a band together with friends
i learnt playing nirvana, now i'm the shit hot ray quan master of the bass
dirtysanta
Original Casual
Yetman said:You'd sound like another guitarist who thinks the bass is just an easier version of a 'proper guitar' - you'd noodle away with no rythym and people would hate you
I second that. Typical post from your dumb cunt lead guitarist. Funny thing is iv also played lead guitar for since i was 12. Its just as easy as bass, theres only two more strings and your always got the bass player or drummer there to hold your timing. Easiest job in a band.
impossible
Too non-committal to even lurk regularly
Sadly MXtabs decided to close down before they got closed down by lawsuits and copyrighting etc but the bass tab archive is still up - I always preferred it 'cos it wasn't user-moderated, meaning you didn't get 5 copies of one song that were ALL IN THE WRONG KEY
Incidentally, I'm a bass player and I can play guitar too, and I'm also learning to make / repair guitars.
A lot of fret buzz comes from left hand strength / technique (knowing when NOT to be heavy handed is just as important!) so practise a bit more before you play with your action. I used to play 'scar tissue' by the chili peppers and get it note and rhythm-perfect, but something sounded wrong. I now know it's that my left hand couldn't make the string rest neatly on the fret, so it wobbled and buzzed.
That reminds me, if you're into the Red Hot Chili Peppers (or even if you don't but can stomach them
) then learn as much as you can by them. There're hundreds of songs, mostly really easy but really nice and fun to play and not boring at all. The perfect balance between piss-easy and impressive! With lots of good technique in there. I always say:
"I got this good by playing along to chili peppers CDs all day"
Good luck, I reckon bass players are the most content members of any band. (read that: We're the best people in every band)
but the bass tab archive is still up - I always preferred it 'cos it wasn't user-moderated, meaning you didn't get 5 copies of one song that were ALL IN THE WRONG KEYIncidentally, I'm a bass player and I can play guitar too, and I'm also learning to make / repair guitars
.A lot of fret buzz comes from left hand strength / technique (knowing when NOT to be heavy handed is just as important!) so practise a bit more before you play with your action. I used to play 'scar tissue' by the chili peppers and get it note and rhythm-perfect, but something sounded wrong. I now know it's that my left hand couldn't make the string rest neatly on the fret, so it wobbled and buzzed.
That reminds me, if you're into the Red Hot Chili Peppers (or even if you don't but can stomach them
) then learn as much as you can by them. There're hundreds of songs, mostly really easy but really nice and fun to play and not boring at all. The perfect balance between piss-easy and impressive! With lots of good technique in there. I always say:"I got this good by playing along to chili peppers CDs all day"
Good luck, I reckon bass players are the most content members of any band. (read that: We're the best people in every band
)
Yetman
Cheesecar Fucksquad #1
impossible said:That reminds me, if you're into the Red Hot Chili Peppers (or even if you don't but can stomach them
"I got this good by playing along to chili peppers CDs all day"
Good luck, I reckon bass players are the most content members of any band. (read that: We're the best people in every band
Scar Tissue bass is double tracked on the album - hence the lack of low end when you hear it live and flea plays the solo bit
Good point though, I learned loads from the chilis.
dirtysanta
Original Casual
i can wipe the floor with Flea.
impossible
Too non-committal to even lurk regularly
He is a small feller int'edirtysanta said:i can wipe the floor with Flea.
dirtysanta
Original Casual
im not a fan of slap but when i was 15-16 his bass, technically, on Blood sugar sex magix i thought was the biz at the time. So i bought the tab and learnt the whole album.
at the time.
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