waynepunkdude

Cheers for the advice guys, I'm going to put myself in the bass room this afternoon with a click track and try to play some of the songs that I think finger style will work with, I with try 2 and 3 fingers as well as index and ring.

[quote name='jezzaboy' post='654423' date='Nov 14 2009, 12:50 PM']The 80`s were THE worst time for music. Depeche mode, Spandau ballet, Paul young, Howard jones, etc... I rest my case. Jez[/quote] True fact.

Was a good challenge.

[quote name='sdgrsr400' post='654039' date='Nov 13 2009, 09:05 PM']Well, when you say "my fingers", I think the question might be how many fingers are you using?[/quote] I can only use 2.

[quote name='Clarky' post='653948' date='Nov 13 2009, 07:02 PM']I would love to play both styles but I find that on anything even slightly fast (way less than 200-260 bpm) I am not metronomic with fingers and occasionally 'catch' them or stumble on the strings. Whereas I can keep a pick going for a long time pretty fast. There'a RHCP song on By The Way that starts simply with a single note played very fast with fingers, shifting register a couple of times. Its actually very simple but there's not a way in the world I could keep up the consistency and smoothness between each note.[/quote] The consistency is my problem, I've just learnt Original Prankster by The Offspring as a little warm up but I find I can only use 2 fingers.

[quote name='Hit&Run' post='653874' date='Nov 13 2009, 05:56 PM']I alternate between pick and fingers, depending on the song. Even if you don't get up to 260 bpm with your fingers, being able to play fingerstyle as well as with a pick will give you more tonal variety.[/quote] That's what I'm trying to do.

[quote name='Duarte' post='653863' date='Nov 13 2009, 05:48 PM']Excellent. Or anything involving Tim Armstrong really.[/quote] Or more to the point Matt Freeman.

[quote name='LukeFRC' post='653829' date='Nov 13 2009, 05:12 PM']yeah, use your pick for those songs![/quote] That bad eh?

I'm thinking about playing with my fingers, not all the time but I'd like to have the option. I can play up to about 200BPM quarter note with my fingers, some of our song go up to 260BPM playing eighths , any tips?

[quote name='Jono' post='653176' date='Nov 12 2009, 10:49 PM']+ 1 for Skints. Saw them with Sonic Boom 6 and I thought they were actually better than SB6 which is going some... I also highly recommend the Dance Hall Crashers for twin female-fronted ska punk goodness. Don't think Sublime have been mentioned either.[/quote] Yeah when we played with them SB6 had to follow and didn't do a good job of it.

I bought a rebranded special in mint condition for £120.

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='653117' date='Nov 12 2009, 09:57 PM']Bit of [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVQG8MAUhqU"]Skints[/url] maybe? They're more rootsy, very good though.[/quote] Played with them a few weeks back, AWESOME!!!!

[quote name='Rasta' post='653114' date='Nov 12 2009, 09:56 PM']Fishbone are worth checking out[/quote] My bone is also worth checking out but that's the other thread.

Mad Caddies, Lees Than Jake, Tyrannosaurus Alan (their bass player comes on here), Mighty Bosstones, Battleska Gallactica, Fandangle..... I could go on. Oh check out my band.

An outing for the 2 string punkocaster is in order.

[quote name='Clarky' post='652861' date='Nov 12 2009, 06:06 PM']it just looks awkward to me????[/quote] Me too, it's sunburst

[quote name='dave_bass5' post='652921' date='Nov 12 2009, 07:11 PM']Very funny in a very pathetic way. Maybe half a dozen of us should audition for them and see what occurs ;-)[/quote] I'm up for that.

[quote name='neilb' post='650006' date='Nov 9 2009, 07:54 PM']At no time did I refer to Mr Sumner as a "twat".[/quote] For the record I do about 5 times a day.

[quote name='Moos3h' post='650127' date='Nov 9 2009, 09:27 PM']I've often thought about setting up a company that buys and sells gift vouchers - I wonder if such a thing exists. So, someone is given a £100 voucher, my company would buy it for £65, flog it for £80 and make £15 on the deal etc. As long as you were able to sell them on then you could turn over a fair bit like that I reckon - plenty of people get lumbered with vouchers they can't use! Cheers, James[/quote] Ebay?

What is the neck width like on these? also what do the switches do?

[quote name='Moos3h' post='650109' date='Nov 9 2009, 09:13 PM']Agathis?[/quote] That's the one.

Still want a VMJ also a 1983 Peavey T-40, I'd also like light wieght cabs that can do what my cabs can.

[quote name='erisu' post='650106' date='Nov 9 2009, 09:09 PM']It's said on the Squire website their wood is Alder... might be cheap alder but hey! it's Alder [/quote] No, right you are, I just checked, they must have changed the spec, I remember mine being a strange named wood.

I used to have an Affinity and I don't think the body was alder also I bought it for £119 from GAK.