It’s back from the dead! The TB Mega Thread.

[tuffteef]

yo bazz players does anyone have any like tips/exercises for playing bass with my fingers
i keep rushing my quavers and semi's and i must be doing something iffy cause its abit difficult to jump strings and lean my thumb on something

trying to make my way through all those disco/rnb basslines is getting tricky

[Jwar]

There some good books on amazon and such. I'll try and find the names, I have a few of them, and have used them, but get bored so fast doing exercises. lol

[ChetMagongalo]

yo bazz players does anyone have any like tips/exercises for playing bass with my fingers
i keep rushing my quavers and semi's and i must be doing something iffy cause its abit difficult to jump strings and lean my thumb on something

trying to make my way through all those disco/rnb basslines is getting tricky

I was taught an awesome right hand exercise that worked really great for but it's a bit hard to explain over text, maybe we could cyber chat or something someday

[bigchiefbc]

yo bazz players does anyone have any like tips/exercises for playing bass with my fingers
i keep rushing my quavers and semi's and i must be doing something iffy cause its abit difficult to jump strings and lean my thumb on something

trying to make my way through all those disco/rnb basslines is getting tricky

Sorry, no tips from me. I am absolutely shit playing fingers. I'm a pick guy. So I'll let all of the real bassists chime in here

[tuffteef]

yo bazz players does anyone have any like tips/exercises for playing bass with my fingers
i keep rushing my quavers and semi's and i must be doing something iffy cause its abit difficult to jump strings and lean my thumb on something

trying to make my way through all those disco/rnb basslines is getting tricky

I was taught an awesome right hand exercise that worked really great for but it's a bit hard to explain over text, maybe we could cyber chat or something someday

fbook me l8erz QT

[behndy]

SHUDDUP CHIEFY YOU BEAST.

um. i'm pretty shit at fingers too. slooooopppppy. something i've been trying to work on. trying to fix some bad habits. been doing the Steve Bailey Hazard Exercise thing. when i actually make myself practice. i SUCK at learning.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IcNE0ciCIY[/youtube]

which SUCKKKKKKS on a 6'er.

[Mudfuzz]

SHUDDUP CHIEFY YOU BEAST.

um. i'm pretty shit at fingers too. slooooopppppy. something i've been trying to work on. trying to fix some bad habits. been doing the Steve Bailey Hazard Exercise thing. when i actually make myself practice. i SUCK at learning.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IcNE0ciCIY[/youtube]

which SUCKKKKKKS on a 6'er.

BAH!
NO!
This!
YOU DO THIS!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfdPNMaBWI0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N96sdokN5Rc[/youtube]

[behndy]

was that Duck Dunn? was he a white guy or a black guy? MY HISTORY OF MUSICS SUCKS.

it was such a weird time when people were coming over to electric basses from standup and just beating the SHIT out of those strings. with that huge crab claw left hand action.

EEP.

[Mudfuzz]

was that Duck Dunn? was he a white guy or a black guy? MY HISTORY OF MUSICS SUCKS.

it was such a weird time when people were coming over to electric basses from standup and just beating the SHIT out of those strings. with that huge crab claw left hand action.

EEP.

It is he, yes, I think most of the hard playing had to do with crappy amps really.. stuff like poptops and bassmans... yeah they sound cool but once drummers got loud and usually no PA support... But in terms of timing and note placement A LOT can be learned from the way those guys play everything just dances and bounces because they were just playing the sit out of the song

[behndy]

for sure. i'm pretty ign'ant about bass stuff, but mad respect.

only older bass-centric band i can think of that i listen to is Sly. LOVE most of their shits.

[Mudfuzz]

for sure. i'm pretty ign'ant about bass stuff, but mad respect.

only older bass-centric band i can think of that i listen to is Sly. LOVE most of their shits.

SLY AWESOME! but then Larry Graham is fucking Larry Graham!

The Meters are worth checking out for looking at soul bass and rhythm too.

Pretty much when I started the guy that gave me a few lessons taught me this style [The way Duck plays] on a bassic blues pattern and that base has allowed me to easily cop any finger style, be it on guit-bass or bullfiddle.

[behndy]

innnnnterrressstinnng. will look.

look hard.

MURDER hard.

[SmallEQ]

Hey Behndy, spent the night in Richmond last night before heading out to Berkeley for work stuff today. I think I felt your presence.

[warwick.hoy]

Primus does a nice cover of this Meters tune on Misc. Debris

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9YQKi3f1q8[/youtube]

I swear to god if I have to play Cissy Strutt ever again, there will be murders.

[behndy]

Hey Behndy, spent the night in Richmond last night before heading out to Berkeley for work stuff today. I think I felt your presence.

eeeeee careful. parts of Richmond are NO JOKE.

what're you out here for?