Theory and Technique

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1. Fretting ON the fret of a fretted bass (does this have a name)?

   By Baloney Balderdash, March 12, 2023
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   • Baloney Balderdash
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2. Ghost notes and articulation

   By Reggaebass, March 11, 2023
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   • Waddo Soqable
   • March 11, 2023

3. You Paid For Every Note - Use Them All! (Improvising Is Easy!)

   By Baloney Balderdash, March 11, 2023
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   • iconic
   • March 28, 2023

4. Anyone else use “classical” posture?

   By TeatroLirico, March 5, 2023
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   • Baloney Balderdash
   • March 9, 2023

5. Ed Friesland - Walking Bassline

   By Burns-bass, February 21, 2023
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6. Where to start?

   By Leroy, February 19, 2023
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   • bassalbert
   • February 20, 2023

7. Anyone Else Uses Flamenco Style Index and/or Middle Finger Flicking Technique?

   By Baloney Balderdash, January 28, 2023
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   • Woodinblack
   • February 16, 2023

8. Wrong Thread

   By Charla, January 28, 2023
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   • Charla
   • January 28, 2023

9. Series/parallel PBASS tone question

   By Sweeneythebass, January 27, 2023
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   • Badscrew
   • January 30, 2023

10. Basic theory question 1 2

    By uk_lefty, January 10, 2023
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    • carlsim
    • June 5, 2023

11. Kickstart Your Bass Playing For 2023

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12. New Year's Practice Resolutions

    By velvetkevorkian, January 2, 2023
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    • Horizontalste
    • January 8, 2023

13. Red Light Spells Danger cover- a question about timing

    By bass_dinger, December 27, 2022
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    • Guest
    • January 3, 2023

14. Reggae bassline for The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights. Ummm...

    By solo4652, December 10, 2022
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    • December 10, 2022

15. Fatback Band - "Do the bus stop" transcription

    By bloke_zero, December 7, 2022
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    • lowdown
    • January 5, 2023

16. I need 5 string Viola tabs

    By NewUser, November 26, 2022
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    • November 30, 2022

17. Hot Water (Level 42)

    By wal4string, November 20, 2022
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    • ChrisDev
    • November 20, 2022

18. The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines

    By wal4string, November 20, 2022
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    • wal4string
    • November 20, 2022

19. Wang Chung "Dance Hall Days"

    By wal4string, November 8, 2022
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    • November 8, 2022

20. Ibanez Musician Slapathon

    By JosephMartyn, November 5, 2022
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    • November 5, 2022

21. Slapping a narrow spaced 6

    By lownote, November 2, 2022
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    • Grimalkin
    • November 13, 2022

22. Ear training (or aid!)

    By SamIAm, October 30, 2022
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    • TheLowDown
    • November 14, 2022

23. Right hand speed and stamina

    By dave74200, October 14, 2022
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    • Japhet
    • October 31, 2022

24. Book Recommendations for Theory

    By Scoobs, October 10, 2022
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    • oakforest5961
    • December 1, 2022

25. Comping with a high C

    By bassist_lewis, October 6, 2022
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    • Jeff Elkins
    • January 1, 2023