Sarah5string

Anything other than the truss rod is a pretty simple job. Hell.. even I can do it and I'm a woman

I never had the pleasure of meeting him but just wanted to pass on my condolances...

[quote name='teen t-shirt' post='268907' date='Aug 24 2008, 03:26 PM']play the riff or line in the same key but on a different part of the neck for example if you need to play an open E try replacing it with the twelth fret on the E string or the 7th on the A string... all 3 are E but sound different... i rarely play the open E now un-less the song requires it play around get to know the neck and play the riff in a completely different way to the guitarist... just have some fun with it... [/quote] I do that already though, I rarely play just root notes..

Another encore P bass copy here... Black with a white pickguard

.. how the hell I'm supposed to 'not follow the guitar'? I've been working with riffs sent over from my guitarist and apparently everything is following the guitar.. no matter how different I try to make it???? Surely the whole point of bass is to hold down the root note (with added flair and pizazz ).... it's doing my head in and really frustrating me as it's making me feel like a sh*t bassist!!! Grrrrrr!

It's all in the girth baby

[quote name='BassMunkee' post='267611' date='Aug 22 2008, 08:08 AM']FAIL - I have a grand total of 0 (zero) gigs under my belt...[/quote] Same here!!!

What's diminished and augmented?

Wooo! Welcome

[quote name='parker_muse' post='266454' date='Aug 20 2008, 04:57 PM']G ----------------- D -----------4-6-7 A ----4-5-7------- E 5-7------------- This is A maj bar any silly mistakes by me. The 5th is the fifth note in the scale, so its an E in this case, the 7th fret on the A string. The 7th is the 7th note in the scale, so its a G# in this case, the 6th fret on the A string. 5ths go down aswell, so an octave below the other 5th. This would be the open E string. Does that help? I've only just started theory myself![/quote] Oooh I think I get it. Dear lord.. spent 5-6 years playing bass... and one afternoon on theory.. oops!

[quote name='dlloyd' post='266450' date='Aug 20 2008, 04:55 PM']Have a scan through this... [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=16422"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=16422[/url] I've neglected it of late, but will get back to updating it.[/quote] Thanks

Can I ask what you guys mean by 5th and 7ths??

[quote name='parker_muse' post='266432' date='Aug 20 2008, 04:44 PM']Mixolydian scales are genius for funk! I find, when not slapping, using this scale just works amazingly. The notes are in places that you can do good fast runs and mix it up nicely. Don't you like pretty heavy music sarah? Try diminished scales. I think these are the ones with the flat 5ths? Am i right? Just think of the opening riff to black sabbath by black sabbath. Thats the root, octave, then the flat 5th. It sound bloody terrifying.[/quote] Yea. Hard rock/metal mainly

[quote name='niceguyhomer' post='266352' date='Aug 20 2008, 03:19 PM']Mine's only small but there's 17 stone rammin' it home....did I say that out loud? [/quote] *passes out at the thought*

[quote name='Galilee' post='266272' date='Aug 20 2008, 01:21 PM'] Try A#[/quote] Yea yea I know. I'm feeling pretty thick right now. But then again I've never done any music theory..

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='266262' date='Aug 20 2008, 01:13 PM']I would say start with C major (no sharps or flats): CDEFGABC A minor (no sharps or flats) ABCDEFGA Then F Major FGABbCDEF Then D Minor DEFGABbCD Can you see a pattern developing yet?[/quote] uh.... the B occasionally likes to be awkward and flat? hang on.. how do I do a Bb when I haven't got a Bb on my fretboard???

Ok... I've printed off a few... (recommended by guitarist) A natural minor E minor pentatonic A major E minor blues.. those any good? lol Am I right in thinking that the Root is just the position of the fretboard.. so if I played the 'a major' starting on the E it would then become an E major scale?

[quote name='bilbo230763' post='266233' date='Aug 20 2008, 12:48 PM']You realise, of course, that you have an additional responsibility to learn this stuff properly so you can cut the blokes out there that think that girls can't play music, especially the heavy stuff? [/quote] Tell me about it....

Wow.. that's a big'un you've got there Mike.

...fair enough... but which bloody ones???

I want it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paintwork for me... the more outlandish the better

You're popular alex lol

Cheddatom.. for some reason I thought you looked like your avatar. lol

*struggles to remember if she's posted on this thread before..* Oh well.. if I have another one won't hurt.