louisthebass Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 [quote name='TheBear' timestamp='1362384550' post='1999069'] @XB26354: I was playing in few band, lookin for one right now. Difficult to find a band not running to gig no matter what. People tend to want a be in the spotlight, forgetting that spotlight will come eventually if you''re decent enough. And well, I did ashame myself on a gig.. so not willing to go there again without a good feeling. [/quote] Best thing about being the bass player is that there are relatively very few of us compared to our six string bretheren - you don't need to be Billy Sheehan or Jaco Pastorius to be a great bass player. The really good bass players spend 99% of the time holding it down with the drummer keeping it relatively simple. We all make mistakes on the gig, but if you drop a bum note or two - it's not the end of the world, and you just recover it as soon as you can on the gig and carry on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 [quote name='TheBear' timestamp='1361640239' post='1988712'] Hi guys, I (pretend to) play the bass since few years, played in few bands (learning songs with TAB mostly) and now, I want to *really* be able (eventually) to play bass guitar. And here i'm struggling I'm trying to find some logically built "learning program" but could not find anything satfisfying. I therefore turn myself to you guys: Who has advices / training program / progression that could help me to *really* progress and *really* master the bass. I'm planning on a 45min base on weekdays and a bit more on week-ends depending on available free time. thanks, Chris [/quote] Books are good, but only as far as they go: you can't ask a book a question. Find a teacher. A good teacher will take you from the beginning in a way that a book can't, and will help you understand what you are doing as you progress. W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fretbuzz Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I do lots of different stuff... Lessons, books, utube, Scott , did a rockschool grade, play a set list , some band practice, counting to songs in the car, book cd and headphones on holiday, polish the bass, finger movements on the bass, read some theory, do scales arpeggios and 1/2and 4 finger position variations, now doing stuff on a 5 string over 2 octaves, GAS , Bass Bash, always buying bass books with CDs, one day I might do blues riffs, then rock, then country or some African stuff from some books that have unusual bass examples.... ...if I can't be arsed to handle the bass I'll just read and listen to riffs etc... If I can't be arsed to do that I'll play something on the bass....if I can't be bothered to play ill do finger exercises I'm no expert but for me its just doing some kind of bass related thing when I can :-)... It's all practice and knowledge I've improved lately apparently :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Hubbard Bass Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Just a head's up- I have re-recorded a longer version of The Random Note Finder and removed the old one. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_Z0YacJEo&feature=share&list=UU9KXLt434AmLtgi7TQPqPdQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3_Z0YacJEo&feature=share&list=UU9KXLt434AmLtgi7TQPqPdQ[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBear Posted April 5, 2013 Author Share Posted April 5, 2013 Will look at it tonight. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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