Mzungu71

Less than 2 days to go and it's currently going for pennies

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='891941' date='Jul 11 2010, 01:12 PM']Link fail.[/quote] Thanks, this one should do it

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Only 42 minutes to go. Probably less by the time you read this

24 hours till we part company

An exciting 3 days to go!! Sunday mid afternoon finish

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='820696' date='Apr 27 2010, 02:49 PM']Just out of curiosity, is the Fender Jazz bass you compare it to a US, Mexican, or Japanese bass?[/quote] Mine is a Japanese Jazz Bass I've had Mex Fenders before and I'd say the squier stands well up in feel, maybe not quite in tone to my Japanese jazz

[quote name='paul h' post='820217' date='Apr 27 2010, 07:46 AM']Even though I have no money I actually do want this. Watching it and planning a bid.[/quote] Good man, it's not a bad little bass. Good luck too. I would have punted it on here, but they can hang around for a long while on the forum and I've been naughty and bought it's replacement before I'd got rid

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[quote name='phil.i.stein' post='789997' date='Mar 29 2010, 09:43 PM']you'll piss off everyone if you learn to slap .. [/quote] Arf That said a little slapping every now and then does you good

[quote name='Sarah5string' post='789742' date='Mar 29 2010, 06:41 PM']I started by just going cold turkey and dropping using a pick entirely, until I'd gotten the hang of fingerstyle. Now I can swap back and forth quite happily although I still need more practice [/quote] I may end up doing that, but only in personal practice cos it would annoy my bands while I made the transition

[quote name='Doddy' post='789711' date='Mar 29 2010, 06:15 PM']To start with it's just a matter of getting a good clean,consistent note while alternating between your index and middle fingers(you can add a third finger if you want).Just going up and down the open strings is a good starting point. At a slow tempo,and on one note,go from playing crotchets for 4 bars,to quavers,to semi quavers. Take it steady at first and aim for accuracy rather than speed. Then try crossing strings. Try playing some major scales both ascending and descending,while paying attention to your plucking hand.You can try the previous exercise with scales if you want.Then you can try mixing it up with different intervals-thirds,fifths and octaves are a good place to start. Don't try and rush things. Aim for accuracy by playing the notes cleanly,and concentrate on finger alternation. Speed will naturally come over time.[/quote] Sounds simple doesn't it? My main problem area is swapping strings so the major scale exercise should be a big help. Thanks for the reply

Hello all. I've been playing for about 4 years or so now. Most of my playing has been punk or rock orientated so I've always used a pick and didn't start out using my fingers. Has anyone got any top tips or good exercises to start playing with fingers? Links to decent learning material would be most welcome. Thanks Gary

Bought a P/J hybrid Squier P bass from John, very reasonable price for a nice little bass, decent fella to do business with, would be happy to deal with any time, cheers Gary

Sold a Russian Bassballs a while back, top notch comms, fast payment, hassle free transaction, thanks

Bought a Squire P/J from John, great guy to deal with, got myself a bargain, cheers