playing bass

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:00 pm

gives me huge callouses

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:01 pm

yeah, it's wonderful. play long enough and you'll lose complete feeling in yer fingertips

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:53 pm

yeah man. I havn't played bass in like.. a couple of years. I had a couple of basses but i lent them .. I just got them back because im going to play bass in this Molotov cover band. Should be fun!! My fucking right hand finger tips are throbbing and feel weird on my comps touchpad. It's still pretty cool i havn't lost as much technique as i expected.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 11:58 pm

i hope you don't use a pick

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:06 am

I use my picking fingers to finger chicks.

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:09 am

i was trying to learn a solo for guitar recently and got big fucking blisters on my middle and ring finger. i forgot how much they hurt, i hadn't had any in a few yrs

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:09 am

hektik wrote:i hope you don't use a pick

hahah heeelll nawww. I always use mah fingers, hence my right hand throbbing

. Anyway, ever since i was a kid i thought playing bass with a pick was cheating / gay.. and thought les claypool was gawd.

Yeah me too phemy. My last fingering experience was pretty fawkin awesome.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:12 am

chicks love bassists. put your hand down their pants and start flickin the bean at 300 bpm straight 16ths. even if they don't want it.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:18 am

. I like to pluck and pop the anus while i slap the vag. That is caketown.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:22 am

I do two hand tapping licks on their vagina hair.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:23 am

fuck that i'll just grab the chick like a bowling ball

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:28 am

I once snapped a guitar string and let it whip my cock, then I started jacking off to the 256 sixteenths the metronome was on. It kinda stings at first, but i fucking splooged like crazy, i needed a bunch of kleenex.

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:38 am

Is there any way to improve my left thumb's endurance? I play only about an hour a day at the most and it hurts like a motherfucker when I play any song longer than three minutes. I hate that. Does it magically get rock hard after thousands of hours of practice or what? I try not to press it against the back of the neck whenever I can, but still...

Bukkake Tsunami · Post by **Bukkake Tsunami** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 5:57 am

banjo>bass

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:23 am

Bukkake Tsunami wrote:banjo>bass

Les Claypool has a bass banjo

Bukkake Tsunami · Post by **Bukkake Tsunami** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:50 am

Maelstrom wrote:
Bukkake Tsunami wrote:banjo>bass
Les Claypool has a bass banjo

o rly?

Kellan · Post by **Kellan** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:41 am

Maelstrom wrote:Is there any way to improve my left thumb's endurance? I play only about an hour a day at the most and it hurts like a motherfucker when I play any song longer than three minutes. I hate that. Does it magically get rock hard after thousands of hours of practice or what? I try not to press it against the back of the neck whenever I can, but still...

Keeping your thumb anchored on the neck, particularly in the middle/back, is proper technique from what I've been taught.
I'd say do left hand exercises without your bass, doing something else. And fucking STRETCH too.
Stretch every part of your arms, hands, and shoulders before you start playing a lot.

BassPhemy · Post by **BassPhemy** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 10:59 am

Maelstrom wrote:Is there any way to improve my left thumb's endurance? I play only about an hour a day at the most and it hurts like a motherfucker when I play any song longer than three minutes. I hate that. Does it magically get rock hard after thousands of hours of practice or what? I try not to press it against the back of the neck whenever I can, but still...

Start with some hand stretches. Your hand is probably too tense while you play. Try to relax.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:33 pm

i got a damn blister on my left hand middle finger. Maelbuddy: you should obtain more endurance as you practice regularly. but yeah, It's better if you avoid playing with a tense hand and try to apply the proper thumb positioning on the back of the neck. You'll see that your thumb will tend to do things for comfort.. for example: for long stretches angle your hand a bit and place your thumb towards the bottom. Generally you'll find that when you play high 3 string chords your thumb will tend to go up.. although I dont think you should really worry too much about thumb positioning unless you're playing an acoustic guitar.

Maelstrom · Post by **Maelstrom** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:37 pm

yeah, I know. Most professional musicians tell you to use the "proper" fretting technique and a few moments later you see them playing their own way

Revolver · Post by **Revolver** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:41 pm

Buy a metronome.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 12:48 pm

Maelstrom wrote:yeah, I know. Most professional musicians tell you to use the "proper" fretting technique and a few moments later you see them playing their own way

there ain't no right or wrong way to fret. There's comfortable, and more comfortable. Try angling your bass like 45 degrees, that's what I do, I can stretch a hell of a lot more and can move around the fretboard quicker. Also, do stretches before you play, shake your hand to get the blood flowing to it better after you stretch, do the pentatonic scale all the way up and down the neck, simple basic shit, it'll help in the long run buddy clown

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:37 pm

The callouses only exist on my right hand. I have an aggressive right hand technique but a light, quick touch with my left. Probably doesn't hurt that my action is a frog hair above the frets.

hektik · Post by **hektik** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 6:38 pm

Pfl?yd wrote:The callouses only exist on my right hand. I have an aggressive right hand technique but a light, quick touch with my left. Probably doesn't hurt that my action is a frog hair above the frets.

don't you get the annoying and infamous clack?

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:01 pm

hektik wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:The callouses only exist on my right hand. I have an aggressive right hand technique but a light, quick touch with my left. Probably doesn't hurt that my action is a frog hair above the frets.
don't you get the annoying and infamous clack?

Not too much. I barely touch the strings with my left hand. If I'm doing any slap/tap stuff, I want the clack. Otherwise I lay back quite a bit and only use the tips of the fingers on my right hand. I like the idea of putting as little effort into playing as possible.

My acoustic bass is a workhorse though. The strings feel like bridge cables and the action is measured in stories.

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:06 pm

whats with the name change. im all confused

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:14 pm

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:45 pm

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 1:04 am

I dunno, after the board went down a couple days ago, the Ã¶ was replaced with ?

Brandon · Post by **Brandon** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 5:43 am

the first song i learned on bass was for whom the bell tolls.

Pfl?yd · Post by **Pfl?yd** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:52 pm

Brandon wrote:the first song i learned on bass was for whom the bell tolls.

You'd surprised how many bands I see that cover that song that play the intro bass riff on guitar.

DeathSion · Post by **DeathSion** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 6:35 pm

Pfl?yd wrote:
Brandon wrote:the first song i learned on bass was for whom the bell tolls.
You'd surprised how many bands I see that cover that song that play the intro bass riff on guitar.

it's because guitarists have to play everyones parts..cause nobody else does it right.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 8:25 pm

DeathSion wrote:
Pfl?yd wrote:
Brandon wrote:the first song i learned on bass was for whom the bell tolls.
You'd surprised how many bands I see that cover that song that play the intro bass riff on guitar.
it's because guitarists have to play everyones parts..cause nobody else does it right.

haha havin a rough time with the band jake??

DeathSion · Post by **DeathSion** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:02 pm

No, it's going great. Just got...another new drummer. we've got about 30 minutes of music made up..lol 4 songs. I've been using a college band instructor(who is our new drummers father) to help make up alot of orchestra/symphony type stuff. got all new flight cases for my cab..and one that's a amp/6 space rack. my brother bought a new mesa boogie cab, and ordered an engl powerball..which should be here next week(he decided that he would play with us after he saw a couple of the guys i tried out.

Dimejandro · Post by **Dimejandro** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:33 am

fucking sweet bro, good to hear its going well. aaa damn you! i LOVE engl's. wanna get one.

Muffin · Post by **Muffin** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 12:35 am

I thinking about picking up a cheap 5 string to dick around on, what do you guys recommend?

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:46 am

Muffin wrote:I thinking about picking up a cheap 5 string to dick around on, what do you guys recommend?

Schecter or Fender MiM should do.

pRiMaL · Post by **pRiMaL** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:04 pm

I cannot stand bass players who use picks it really brings their talent down in my eyes ive been playing a while and never use picks

Lord of This World · Post by **Lord of This World** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:11 pm

i think there are great bassists who use picks. it's just a sonic preference in my opinion. i am a guitarist who has been playing bass for about two years now, and i'm learning with my fingers because it's more fun and sounds better, in my opinion. i have alot more dynamic control using my fingers than with a pick. the only time i use one is if the shit is way too hard for me right now.

pRiMaL · Post by **pRiMaL** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:11 pm

yeah get your self a 5 string they are awesome once you get used to the extra string being there. I had a 5 string jazz bass style custom sandberg bass that was pretty fucking amazing but I sold it to save up for a new amp.