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    Posted: April 06 2011 at 17:06
Never ask for people's tips. Try to see your instrument through your eyes from your perspective, not from anyone else's.
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Oh no, I wasn't sarcastic (for once...). Back in the 90's, when I was a teenager, I noticed a strange thing with mixed bands:
 - if a band has 3 female members and one male member, this last one is the drummer: the Slits, the Breeders, the early L7, the Corrs...
 - if a band has 3 male members and one female member and that she's not the singer, this last one is the bassist: White Zombie, Telephone (very important French band), Talking Heads, Sonic Youth...
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I don't know if you're being sarcastic but there ARE more bassist women in rock bands than guitarists or drummers it seems like.
 
There was a time when a hot indie band HAD to have a girl bassist. I think it started with Talking Heads and caught on from there.


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Think about the number of bassist women. Indeed, a magnetic power...
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I think he wants to pick up chicks, not old guys in powdered wigs.

And the bass really does seem to have some mystical chick magnetizing powers. Of the top 5 rock stars who are alledged to have gotten the most ass at least 3 of them are bass players (Gene Simmons, Lemmy Kilmister, Bill Wyman). Seriously, of all the Rolling Stones members to get the most tail... it's Bill Wyman?
 
Think about it.


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Play baritone guitar instead.
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Couldn't say anything else other than carry on learning and dedicate yourself to it. There aren't enough good bass players nowadays!
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Yeah, make sure nobody can hear it. And don't get any ideas, EVER. Just follow the guitarist and make sure you don't detract from anyone else in the band. Just remember, you ARE the least important member.
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I just played School by ear (on bass)
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 03 2011 at 15:29
Originally posted by Xanatos Xanatos wrote:

Play jazz music and do not slap your strings when you feel like it Smile
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Do the slap. 
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Play jazz music and do not slap your strings
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I, too, am currently learning how to play bass and lets just say that I'm so new to playing ANY instrument, that I'm just learning about notes and how to correctly pluck my bass!  It's all very hard for me (as I'm sure it is for anyone just starting out), but I'm feeling more and more comfortable with my bass.


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Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by janealex janealex wrote:

I these days i am learning how to play Bass guitar so i need some good tips to impress my music teacher. If someone knows that please share with me.


First, don't try to impress your teacher.  Practice what you are taught at least 30 minutes each day.  Learn all the notes of the fretboard and how they interact (i.e., learn scales).  Practice with all different kinds of music because the skills in various genres can carry over into one another.


^ this and pick up a Carl Thompson bass. Big smile
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As a long time guitar player, I would pick up the bass in band practice and I could play all the notes but it sounded like a guitar player.
 
I was given a bass about 10 years ago. What turned me into an at least credible bass player is dozens and dozens of times of playing along with James Brown's Greatest Hits. It sounds cliche but it worked. I don't think about guitar and bass in the same way at all anymore.
 
 
Bass is a rhythm instrument. Lock in with the drums. Play along with basic songs and work on locking in. The point is not being in a expert in 3 chord rock, it's training your ear to be able to turn your bass and the bass drum into a single tone.


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I learned to play music mostly on my own. So when someone asks for advice (doesn't happen often), I say simply learn your basic chords and start playing along to your favorite records. Learning a song will give you all the motivation and feeling of accomplishment.
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Idolize John Myung, Tony Levin, and Chris Squire. This is the key to success.

Seriously, though (although that is good advice Wink)
Practice, practice, practice. Know your scales, how to play them easily and lucidly, and how to whip out a nice bass line, even it's really simple. Also, practice more than just rock music. Jazz, funk, reggae, and even pop and soul music have very unique and important styles that can make you a really dynamic player. And don't forget to jam out!
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Points: 13382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2011 at 04:50
Originally posted by avinpiter avinpiter wrote:

If you play in a band, is one of the most important play together. The sound of your instruments should blend smoothly. Remember that the bass notes often form agreements in conjunction with the notes played by other instruments. Unfortunately, the bass is often the main attraction for many groups.


What's wrong with that? I mean people that play their bass like a lead guitar is annoying, if that's what you mean.   
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If you play in a band, is one of the most important play together. The sound of your instruments should blend smoothly. Remember that the bass notes often form agreements in conjunction with the notes played by other instruments. Unfortunately, the bass is often the main attraction for many groups.
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Points: 13382 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2011 at 07:13
Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:


 
Too many people think that it is just about the mechanics and the notes ... it's not! ... it's about YOU ... and the sooner you know that and learn that, the better ... all else is not important ...
 

You're absolutely dead on with that one. Clap


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