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I find myself in need of speed/endurance exercises. Anyone have any favorites?
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Jeremy_X posted:I find myself in need of speed/endurance exercises. Anyone have any favorites? Referring to our OP's in-depth FAQ, I would recommend everything in Bass Fitness. My personal favorite (or fallback, call it what you will) is to do the "spider walk" progressively faster and faster until I feel like Skwisgaar Skwigelf practicing arpeggios.
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Jul 26, 2016 00:29
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Jeff Goldblum posted:Referring to our OP's in-depth FAQ, I would recommend everything in Bass Fitness. My personal favorite (or fallback, call it what you will) is to do the "spider walk" progressively faster and faster until I feel like Skwisgaar Skwigelf practicing arpeggios. The OP's great as is Bass Fitness, I was just curious if anyone had anything outside of those that they liked. If no one does, no biggie I can just stick with the spider walk.
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Jul 26, 2016 05:30
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Bass Fitness + metronome 'till your fingies fall off.
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Jul 26, 2016 07:12
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Jaco once suggested working from cello books, since the cello is tuned in fifths and so can provide some good finger obstacle courses on bass.
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Jul 27, 2016 15:18
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I get bored doing scales on the bass (but not guitar for some reason) so I practice with songs. Go ahead and scoff but when I was a kid I practiced with this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnvEyMdDkJA Then when I got older and starting getting down Iron Maiden songs I would use this riff to warm up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7zk4as9kzA&t=255s So maybe when you get bored of your millionth time doing coils of three up and down the neck in E Dorian, learn something new and out of your league (like To Tame a Land or Phantom of the Opera from Iron Maiden)(Steve Harris is God). Spanish Manlove fucked around with this message at 14:54 on Jul 28, 2016 |
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Jul 28, 2016 14:50
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Seventh Arrow posted:Jaco once suggested working from cello books, since the cello is tuned in fifths and so can provide some good finger obstacle courses on bass. Spanish Manlove posted:I get bored doing scales on the bass (but not guitar for some reason) so I practice with songs. Now this is the sort of thing I was looking for. Anyone know a good cello book? Steve Harris is a God, never heard of Anti-Flag. Just discovered Alex Webster on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuH6V3z-V6Y that speed and faster is what I need to get to. Any other speedsters? Genre doesn't matter, I'll play anything.
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Jul 29, 2016 06:05
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Jeremy_X posted:Now this is the sort of thing I was looking for. Anyone know a good cello book? Steve Harris is a God, never heard of Anti-Flag. Just discovered Alex Webster on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuH6V3z-V6Y that speed and faster is what I need to get to. Any other speedsters? Genre doesn't matter, I'll play anything. David Ellefson! I don't think I've mentioned him enough in this thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oah2HSQlps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRdB_Xvb_YA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okeSIYi79kw
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Jul 29, 2016 06:23
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Jeremy_X posted:Now this is the sort of thing I was looking for. Anyone know a good cello book? Steve Harris is a God, never heard of Anti-Flag. Just discovered Alex Webster on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuH6V3z-V6Y that speed and faster is what I need to get to. Any other speedsters? Genre doesn't matter, I'll play anything. Matt Freeman of Operation Ivy/Rancid fame is another absolutely incredible player: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llbW8VogyVE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE1zgrMdxBE
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Jul 29, 2016 15:09
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Maintenance sucks sometimes...  For such a huge cab (17x20x40 inches) there is no clearance around the drivers. Part of that is because I added wheels whose frames cut into that space... I haven't used this cab at proper volume for over a year, and it sounds like some of the nuts may have shaken themselves a bit loose. I also have a slight issue with cone slap (sick excursion on these speakers) and I am using this cab for a gig in a few weeks, so I might as well pull the drivers and try to carve out some material from the baffle. I have never wanted to really push the cab to the point of xmax because of the cone slapping the baffle, but this thing makes so much noise that I haven't needed to push to xmax. We will have a big barn to fill out with no PA sub as of now, so I think it's time to make some baffle space and see just how low this can go.  My panel was quite well sealed - I needed to use a thin chisel to help pop it loose from the gasket. Definitely airtight! I'm glad to see most of the damping material is still attached - a few pieces are loose, so I'll reglue those when I work on the baffle tomorrow.
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Jul 30, 2016 03:26
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What is the general opinion of the Geddy Lee Fender? And what would be a reasonable price?
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Jul 31, 2016 00:22
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Bad-fuckin-rear end, and about $600if it's been used pretty well, or $700 for a mint one. I sold mine after touring with it a for couple years and I regret that, I'm gonna hit the guy up and see if I can buy it back.
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Jul 31, 2016 00:49
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FeloniousDrunk posted:What is the general opinion of the Geddy Lee Fender? And what would be a reasonable price? I love mine. Checking Ebay it looks like $600-700 is the going price for MIJ which is around what I paid.
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Jul 31, 2016 01:24
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Definitely try to get a Japanese version. When they moved production to Mexico they started to get loose with the specs and not all will have the 70s pickup spacing or super thin neck the originals have.
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Jul 31, 2016 04:01
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Chimbley Sweep posted:I love mine. Checking Ebay it looks like $600-700 is the going price for MIJ which is around what I paid. Love mine too. I have a CIJ one that I will die with.
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Jul 31, 2016 06:48
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FeloniousDrunk posted:What is the general opinion of the Geddy Lee Fender? And what would be a reasonable price? I played a MIJ one at a guitar store a long time ago and fell in love, it's such a nice bass.
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Jul 31, 2016 12:56
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I'm a little lost with difference with amp min impedance and speakers. I have a marshall 100w head that is set to 8ohms and it handle my Orange 2x12" 120 watts that as 16 ohms inputs fine. I got this new Traynor speaker cabinet with 2x10". At the back it says impedance of 8ohms in parallel. So im not sure if the parallel means that the speakers as a total of 4ohms or the 8ohms is true and there should be no damage done to my amp or speakers? There's a bad vibration noise coming off the back of the cabinet everytime I hit low notes so I want to be sure im hooked up right before going back to the store and getting it fixed or refund or whatever.
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Aug 4, 2016 00:22
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Traynor TC210? I don't own one, but my friend has one hooked up to an 8 ohm amp and I've plugged my PF500 into it no worries. His buzzed a bit too, he tightened the visible screws (or bolts or whatever it has) and it stopped.
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Aug 4, 2016 02:13
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Frog 1.0 posted:I'm a little lost with difference with amp min impedance and speakers. I have a marshall 100w head that is set to 8ohms and it handle my Orange 2x12" 120 watts that as 16 ohms inputs fine. I got this new Traynor speaker cabinet with 2x10". At the back it says impedance of 8ohms in parallel. Read this and think about how it affects speaker impedance http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/Lesson-4/Two-Types-of-Connections So instead of light bulbs think "speakers" and instead of batteries think "amp."
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Aug 4, 2016 02:31
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Frog 1.0 posted:I'm a little lost with difference with amp min impedance and speakers. I have a marshall 100w head that is set to 8ohms and it handle my Orange 2x12" 120 watts that as 16 ohms inputs fine. I got this new Traynor speaker cabinet with 2x10". At the back it says impedance of 8ohms in parallel. Speaker cabinets aren't labeled with math problems, much less electronic engineering math problems, particularly when the target consumers are guitarists or bassists. The "parallel" on the label denotes how the speakers are wired internally. But whether it's wired as parallel or in a series, if it says 8 ohms on the cabinet, then just consider that cabinet to be a single 8 ohm load. If it has two 1/4" jacks on it, you can use one to go to the head and the other to daisy chain up to another cabinet; if that other cabinet is 8 ohms, then the total load on the amplifier is 4 ohms, since these 1/4" jacks are wired in parallel.
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Aug 4, 2016 16:26
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AlphaDog posted:Traynor TC210? It is, I will bring it in store today and see if it does the same there. The buzzing is very present so that's why im thinking its more than just loose screws. I guess my first mistake was to not try them out before buying. Thanks for the clarifications. Update: Ended up going back to the store get my money back. Went to a different shop and bought a mesa boogie powerhouse instead. I'm done trying to cheap out on gears. Frog 1.0 fucked around with this message at 21:46 on Aug 4, 2016 |
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Aug 4, 2016 16:53
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Spanish Manlove posted:Read this and think about how it affects speaker impedance http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/circuits/Lesson-4/Two-Types-of-Connections I like the toolbooths analogy.
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Aug 4, 2016 16:54
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Frog 1.0 posted:I like the toolbooths analogy. Their section on sound waves is kinda cool to see and is how I usually teach people about them: http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound/Lesson-1/Sound-is-a-Mechanical-Wave
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Aug 4, 2016 18:27
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FeloniousDrunk posted:What is the general opinion of the Geddy Lee Fender? And what would be a reasonable price? I'm not a huge fan of "signature" basses, but the Geddy Lee is really solid. As is the Marcus Miller, which I like even better than the Geddy
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Aug 5, 2016 16:22
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I owned the Marcus Miller for a couple years and it was pretty awesome. Only complaints I have is that it wasn't true passive, you couldn't use the tone controls in passive mode, only volume.
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Aug 6, 2016 01:19
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Does anyone have any specific exercises/tips for improving my picking technique? I kinda hosed up, to be honest. I've played bass for a long time and played in small local bands with friends, but never really took the time to properly learn scales or good pick technique. Now I've found myself in a band that has kinda taken off (well, compared to my other bands). We're currently tracking our record about to be released on a fairly big label, and honestly for the first time I really feel like I'm 'letting the team down' compared to the rest of my bandmates. My notes are uneven as gently caress, my pick is scraping on the strings... it's just nowhere near where I should be at this point. The only 'practice' I tend to do is at our weekly band practice, and really all I'm doing is practicing our band material - not specific 'exercises' or anything. My only experience with a local bass tutor was... pretty poo poo. I don't want to learn how to play with my fingers, but he insisted that was the only way to play. That, combined with the fact that it was pretty expensive makes me hesitant to simply shop around for another local bass tutor, so I thought I'd turn to the internet. Right now, I'm pretty time-poor. I don't have a lot of time up my sleeve to sit down and practice for hours on end when factoring in fulltime work, parenting and band practices/shows, so I'm really wanting to focus on improving this specific problem. Are there any really good youtube resources that someone could possibly recommend that will focus specifically on exercises to help with evening out my notes when up-and-down stroking with a pick (as there's a lot of that in my band), maybe left hand agility on the fretboard, and scales? Seriously any help would be very appreciated at this point.
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Aug 12, 2016 00:07
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Bass Fitness + metronome. Start very, very slowly, like 60BPM or less. It might seem silly to play that slow if you're in a fast band, but it's much easier to identify technique issues that way. You're going to need to find time to practice, though.
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Aug 12, 2016 00:44
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Juaguocio posted:Bass Fitness + metronome. Start very, very slowly, like 60BPM or less. It might seem silly to play that slow if you're in a fast band, but it's much easier to identify technique issues that way. Oh I have no problem starting slow - nothing silly about it at all. Is Bass Fitness a particular type of exercise, or a series of videos or something? Sorry for the (probably) stupid question, but thanks so much for the reply either way.
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Aug 12, 2016 00:55
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Cathab posted:Oh I have no problem starting slow - nothing silly about it at all. It's a book of exercises. I feel like we mention it every couple pages: https://www.amazon.com/Bass-Fitness-Exercising-Handbook-Guitar/dp/0793502489 If you don't want to buy it, you can probably find some sample pages and make up your own similar exercises. They're mostly finger-twisters of the 1-2-3-4, 2-3-4-1, etc. variety. One finger per fret, strict attention to consistent up and downstrokes, and no looking at the fretboard! Actually now that I think about it, you'll sometimes want to look at your fingers to make sure they're not doing something stupid.
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Aug 12, 2016 02:04
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Edit: Didn't refresh page and repeated the post above, sorry.
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Aug 12, 2016 04:33
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The engineer will be compressing you, so any right-hand unevenness may not be as noticeable as you think
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Aug 12, 2016 14:23
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Fierce Brosnan posted:The engineer will be compressing you, so any right-hand unevenness may not be as noticeable as you think While this is true, a more consistent right hand technique may allow the engineer to use a more subtle amount of compression, vs squashing the poo poo out of the signal to get it to be somewhat consistent.
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Aug 12, 2016 15:46
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We've been doing some lower tuned songs and I ended up in that situation where I needed a low B. Decided to just toss some 5 strings on my old neck through P bass and half rear end a new nut to see how it sounds. Picked up some brass to give to my setup guy to fashion one.  It actually sounded pretty massive so will go whole hog and get it setup. I'll need to trim the low B screw to get intonation perfect, but everything else is good to go.
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Aug 12, 2016 20:32
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Sockington posted:We've been doing some lower tuned songs and I ended up in that situation where I needed a low B. Decided to just toss some 5 strings on my old neck through P bass and half rear end a new nut to see how it sounds. Picked up some brass to give to my setup guy to fashion one. Contrabass!  that's dope. I spent the morning bugging a buddy who just started working at GC. I brought my horn-loaded 212 to try it with some other heads (not a fan of it with Ampegs or their used Carvin, the MarkBass heads still sounded best) and I brought my custom fretless because my buddy hadn't seen it yet. A whole bunch of people liked my horn-loaded cab, and I handed out a ton of business cards to people who asked about my bass - the luthier includes business cards with every bass because so many of his customers get asked for information on the builder. Somehow, they didn't have any Squier VM P basses, but the VM Jazz played as good as their MIM Fender so a Vintage Modified P bass is still at the top of my want-to-buy list for a bar gig bass.
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Aug 12, 2016 21:14
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CaseFace McGee posted:Contrabass! It originally had a brass nut, so dropped of two pairs of rotors for scrap and flat exchanged it for a brass bearing shell. Making a blank to give my setup guy since finding one specific to this bass would probably be hard.  Roughed the shape and now to sand smooth and to spec.  Also, my vote goes to MarkBass, but I'm biased  (Polytune > boosta grande > big bass muff > MarkBass cmd102) Edit: leave the rest to my setup guy.  
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Aug 12, 2016 22:19
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CaseFace McGee posted:While this is true, a more consistent right hand technique may allow the engineer to use a more subtle amount of compression, vs squashing the poo poo out of the signal to get it to be somewhat consistent.
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Aug 13, 2016 13:05
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Cathab posted:Does anyone have any specific exercises/tips for improving my picking technique? I'll make a video of some exercises for you, what do you tune to?
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Aug 13, 2016 19:04
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Pokey Araya posted:I'll make a video of some exercises for you, what do you tune to? Thankyou very much! Just standard tuning - EADG. In addition to that I've taken on everyone else's advice in this thread too - thanks so much everyone.
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Aug 16, 2016 01:04
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Not sure if there is a more appropriate thread for this, but hoping to get some thoughts on current situation. I joined up with an original project that found me while I was doing the craigslist thing looking for opportunities to play. The other guys are cool, I like the majority of their material, and I'm making good headway getting the catalog down. We are doing a free show pretty soon, and it got me thinking about what is a reasonable expectation to have in regards to getting the ball rolling for paid gigs. I don't want to be a mercenary about things, but at the same time I am going to start kicking in for rent on the rehearsal space soon and at an absolute minimum would like to have shows cover that. I'd obviously prefer pay for going out on a Friday night but I am not opposed to eating one or two to get a little experience down especially if it leads to more from this project. My thoughts right now are to roll with it another month or two, and if we don't seem to be on track towards getting the band to start paying for itself and maybe a little extra for gear to reevaluate. Reading back to myself, I don't feel like this is ridiculous. What do you think?
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You're probably in america so I don't know how gigs pay for starting bands there but here, that's a loving pipedream and completely unrealistic. Unless you play in a party band or something.
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