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[quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1358353217' post='1937625'] I am going to venture into 'tosser' mode now so bear with.....[/quote] C'mon... Good points! [quote]Personally, I would start with discussing basic concepts with a friend who is willing to tell you about intervals, basic chord theory etc. [/quote] Funny you say that: from Chris Tarry's "Bass Player's Companion" [size=3]A Word About Theory [/size] [size=4]Theory is simply a way to describe what you are playing. Theory is not music. You are the music! Theory just helps you communicate with others using a common language. Keep this in mind as we dive into the section here. [/size] [size=4]I have tried to keep this part concise because I don't want this to turn into a theory book. Take the information provided here, and study it in depth on your own. Like everything else, there are many different ways to look at theory. Learn as many different ways as possible. Eventu- ally, you will view theory in whatever way makes the most sense to you. [/size] [size=3]Intervals ...[/size] I just noticed I wouldn't have spoiled anything by saying Chris was giving away his book to his newsletter's subscribers: I had forgotten he was making it pretty clear on [url="http://free.christarrylessons.com"]http://free.christarrylessons.com[/url]

I subscribed to Chris Tarry's "newsletter" to get his free lessons and... I had a [b]very[/b] nice surprise! (For those who don't know him, Chris Tarry is a [b]badass[/b] bassist from Canada (mutliple Juno Award winner) now living in NYC.) Don't want to spoil it all, though... Well, it's free. And it's good. Oh... and it's here: http://christarry.com Or here: http://free.christarrylessons.com Cool!

I[quote name='2x18' timestamp='1298709099' post='1142070'] I have tried most of the straps and find the Neotech to be the best ( for me ) Followed closely by the Mono, with the Comfort a poor 3rd! Will [/quote] I'm so happy with my Comfort Strapp I don't even want to try the Neothech! If it's even more pleasurable... that would be too much; I'm sure it would show and I have my sense of propriety! Thanks and congrats for your "for me", Will! It's not that common. Yep... YMMV but if you don't care too much about the looks, your happiness could well be in Will's top 3 --perhaps even with a poor 3rd . I bought mine from Elderly, btw. Great price & service (for me).

[quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1344358887' post='1763330'] I didn't get as far as 3:21, I was bored senseless by around 3:10. I think the guy needs to develop another lesson along the lines of "don't meander, get to the point!!". Or in musical terns, "don't bore us, get to the chorus!!" hahaha [/quote] I do like some of his lessons but I agree this one is his worst ever!!! Now look at this vid and it probably will answer your questions about his real point. Then look at the vid again and I'm sure you'll p. your pants off! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlSZa_sxcug[/media]

[quote name='iconic' timestamp='1352839616' post='1868288'] I was wondering if the same exists in the world of the great bassists...? [/quote] I'd say the same exists in the world of whatever-you-can-imagine! Take any speaker: he can have a "shocking technique", as you put it, 150,000 words to his vocabulary, a "perfect" grammar and syntax, etc. Does it prevent him from talking... nonsense. It doesn't enable him to make his point through, let alone "moving" his/her audience. It's so obvious I'm sure you've got hundreds of examples coming to your mind. Listening to others instead of speaking all the time, trying to "tune" with them, etc. could be the beginning of an idea, nope? In any field, be it music or martial arts or whatever, IMHO, if you want to become a "master" or what you call great, I think the stages are the same: learn the technique, forget the technique, forget yourself (meaning your ego, of course). What's the hardest for you?

[quote name='iamapirate' timestamp='1244640386' post='510195'] Someone sticky this!!! [/quote] PlusOne! Very useful info here, thanks Dan & ya all!

Scott Devine's backing tracks packages --he calls them "The Play-Along Series"are really awesome and very affordable for what you get: every package includes a great video lesson in which Scott shows you how to practice over the backing tracks to get the most out of them. I only bought the II-V-I the first time but ended up buying them all! (what I should have done in the first place, as you get a nice discount when buying several packages...). After just 2 weeks I could really feel a huge difference in my playing. Here they are: http://scottsbasslessons.com/backing-tracks-bass

[quote name='davey_one_visits' timestamp='1337629120' post='1663201'] Lastly check out Scott Devines website. It has tones of free stuff but also has some packages available with detailed 'how to' videos and backing tracks with real drums. It's by far the best thing I've purchased for learning jazz. [/quote] 100% agreed! Scott has probably the best bass ressource out there. I bought his backing tracks a couple of weeks ago. The video lessons included are really awesome and really helped me make huge progress over a very short period of time. Really worth every penny! [url="http://scottsbasslessons.com/backing-tracks-for-bass"]http://scottsbassles...tracks-for-bass[/url]