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Good evening, Dan , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

To be utterly frank, 'heathen' was not what immediately came to mind.

Let us know what musical genre you favour, and I'm pretty sure there'll be a queue of folks howling about just how awful it is..!

Good evening, ILMB , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

I'm a drummer, and there is no 'Tab' for drum stuff, and few scores of pop stuff, too. The drum methods had to be read, and any parts I needed to learn, I had to transcribe. It becomes easy enough, if approached in a methodical way (ie: don't start by trying to read Bruckner symphonies...). Slow, steady, little and often are the keys. One tip, for bass players (or others...): invest in a modest method book with simply rhythmic exercises. An often neglected aspect of 'dots' is the recognising the rythmes (whatever the instrument...), and the music makes sense, I found, much more quickly if one can 'hum through' the rythme, ignoring the notes at first. A lot of stuff has 'patterns' that are assimilated quite quickly; the notes can be added with more confidence with later passages. Just sayin', hope this helps. PS: here's an excellent book to get one's motivational juices flowing; recommended... J.S.Bach for Bass ... It has Tab, too, but it's easy enough to ignore that (or use it at first to fumble through a few bars, as a 'teaser'...). Good Stuff.

Wot, the original, or this spoof..?

I'd suggest starting here ... Hal Leonard Bass Method ... Seriously; start from the beginning, as you'll reach the end far more quickly that way. I'm not sure how easy it'd be to get lessons from a bass tutor, too. The way to run fast is to start walking slowly, then (slowly...) speed up. Hope this helps.

More information would be needed in order to get a coherent reply. Reading 'dots' can be a pleasure in itself, without ever having had to do it in any gig situation (it's my case...). There are equally so many manuscripts, methods and transcriptions to learn from that justify in themselves the acquisition of this skill. In many 'rock' situations, I'd say that it's rare, or even extremely rare, to have any written support given; at best a few chords. For studio work, as a session player, it would be more common, but not systematic. In theatre, show or 'pit' work, or orchestral formations, it would be much more common, and, in some cases, obligatory to be able to, not only 'read', but to 'sight read', which is a different level of skill. Which of these (and other...) objectives you may have will dictate the utility of making the 'effort' to do it. What are you intending to use this for..?

Good afternoon, Armin , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. I listened to the track that you linked; if that's you, I'm afraid you can't be heard for the racket that other bass player is playing. If, on the other hand, that's a track that you want to play along to, I'd recommend something a little more 'staid' (less lively, with less chord changes...) for starting out. We could propose several methods for taking the first steps in bass playing if you so wish. You haven't indicated your locality. If you've not spoken English in ten years, this would suggest Norfolk; am I wrong..? Hope this helps...

No, no; stop it, please..! I know it's only short, but I couldn't watch all the way through; it hurts too much to laugh like that. I can only type this after waiting for the tears to clear. Thanks, but it's all too much.

Good evening, Prime , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share. Sincere condolences.

Good evening, BW , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Yes, I had a swift reply back from them, confirming, with a Pdf of the actual label, which does show the country. All is well (but Our Eldest gets 'em as soon as, so that I can recover my Superlux's..!

If the bass is a custom build, I'd have thought that the SIMS would do the job just fine, with the added bonus of having an MM option on tap, too. I'll look into that if I get Our Eldest to build a bass; it looks like Good Stuff.

No, I'll thank you now, whilst it's still fresh, if you don't mind. Our Eldest asked to 'borrow' my Superlux headphones yesterday, as his present, domestic, Phillips set are rather not very good. After a brief discussion, we decided that his Christmas present would be a set of these ^^ 'phones (he borrowed mine just the same, of course...). I duly ordered them, including the -10% code (thanks for that, too...), and have received confirmation this morning that they've been dispatched. So far so good, but on the invoice received, and in the site's Address Book, there is no mention of the country to which it's been sent..! I've written to their Sales folks, suggesting that this might be useful information to have on any address labelling (we'll see what they think of the idea...), meanwhile we'll just have to hope that the UK postal services are able to work out where it's supposed to go, and will recognise a French address. Fingers crossed, then, or I may be without my 'cans' for quite some time..!

Well done, trooper, for not 'bottling' it. 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger' and all that..?

Good evening, Shaun , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

He's got a good point for recording in a studio, but they're a bit (no, not 'a bit'; 'very'...) delicate for 'live' work for PA. Not worth considering for the OP's application, I'd say; doubly so if cost is a factor.

Good afternoon, Spence , and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

I gave it all of fifty seconds (but it seemed longer...). Just about everything I detest, all in one sitting. I'll have to play a bit of Anthem Of The Sun now to get that 'woomph woomph woomph' out of my ears. Act of terrorism..? High treason, more like..!

For the Win..!

Ha..! Now let me guess why you chose 'lower wattage'..!

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