Mrbigstuff

I heard this is how Jaco Pastorius learnt bass! And the bass clef is definately ok

maybe your pick technique is more suited to 4 strings? ie, lots of pick movement on a bass with tight string spacing would be difficult. It might be worth watching players such as anthony jackson use a pick, he has barely any motion in his arm or wrist when he does. Or go back to fingerstyle. Also a good way to get used to 5 string basses, play scales over 3 octaves using every string

are you using floating thumb technique?

What do you do when you practise with it? Its possible that your practice isn't sufficiently allowing you to build knowledge of the lower string, so when it comes to performance time your focusing so much on getting stuff on the B string right that your going to make mistakes because your not relaxed

does the battery still drain if the bass is in passive mode? i seem to be getting through batteries too quickly and i've been thinking about practicing in passive mode only.

since joe pointed this out a couple of months ago, iv had lots of practice with this. At the start it is quite difficult but you can soon get up to 50%. Also make sure you keep at this. I hadnt used it in 2-3 weeks and found i really sucked at it, so regular use is a must! (50 a day is what i would recommend) I've found it has really benefited my ability to hear notes and since iv been much better at improvising with other players and learning tunes. Im currently on 60-70%. Joe did say when he first did this he only got 80% (after being a top pro for some time) and it took a year before he reached 100%

when searching for one i found the ebony boards made a big difference in capturing a much warmer and darker tone. As this is what i wanted i went in search of a warwick for that big woody sound. So i think you need to try out a rosewood and ebony and compare to see what you prefer. A fretless overwater jazz with an ebony board would also be a very good bass to look into

looks like mikes got this covered but i have a crappy chinese stentor if he gets desperate. Would have to picked up from Guildford though

i used to enjoy when i carried my stringray to school in its hardcase and people would shout "oi mate, are you the musicman?" no i am just a man who plays music on my stringray

its funny how a lot of people panic when they get into the upper register. Just remember its exactly the same notes and position as if it was at the top of the neck. Use the same patterns and licks you would normally use there, just an octave up. It works so easily for simple solo's. On a 12 bar i often either walk it (if its a walking line) and sometimes go beyond the 12th fret but use the same sort of ideas as i was before outlining the chords or if its a riff i will keep the riff going with a little lick at either the end of 2 or 4 bars.

check out charlie hunter. 3 bass strings and 4 guitar strings. Absolute madman! played guitar on D'angelo's voodoo

sorry peaty should have said iv now got this sorted :-D

obviously theres a market willing to pay that much so i guess thats why they charge it. Shame as students such as myself are priced out of enjoying a really fantastic band. I just don't see why £45 is required. There costs can't be anywhere near the equal to £45 per person times maximum capacity. Just sounds greedy to me.

i have never paid £45 for a meal, but i would rather see music played in a big arena with a massive production. I do realise that Tower of Power wouldnt fill say the O2 but you can get tickets for the most in demand artists for £45 with huge a production. Also i guess its partly the fact i'm not a fan of ronnie scotts where i guess some people love the fact they can sit down and watch music and have a ridiculously fancy dinner.

£45 though for ronnies!?

my favourite part is the clarity in tone. The high mids can cut through anything. Also it has an amazing warmth similar to that of the aguilar cabs. I have never tried epifani cabs though so i couldnt compare. Ps. The Hartke cabs are very light. I once carried one in each arm to a mates house and only had to put the down twice (btw im incredibly small and weak)

what about spain by chick corea? its not too difficult and you can really express some soloing ability over the samba section. Might need to re-record it though to make it a shorter arrangement and so the original solo's aren't there

i played red hot chili peppers desecration smile for my audition to ACM, nothing harmonically challenging but it just sounds nice when played right.

you see i spend a day away from basschat and this is what happens!!

what would be on your's? for me it would be "if you want blood" AC/DC and "Thriller" MJ

i have a copy of the book but no audio for it. Just wondered if anyone had them and could email me them/ put them on a CD and post (at my expense of course) cheers, Ollie

really inspiring video, do you find the membership worth the money chris b? looks like a good site with lots of ideas for healthy pondering.

http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/read/bass-gear-teams-up-with-jamiroquai-bassist/015892 same 3+2 headstock, would'nt put it past being a fodera NYC.... sounds amazing!

as said before depends on sound. If your going to keep it passive i preferred lindy fralin over wizard. Just sounded a bit more old school R&B to me, which for motown and stax ect is brilliant. Also the slap tone with some good steel strings is very freddie washington

i had no idea there were so many rockers on basschat! im not going to say who A is, i cant believe no-one's got it! I tried to choose 3 very contrasting images and i think i was almost there. Letter C is indeed Guy Pratt