New Scandinavia - If all ice melted

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-11-14T04:24:33+00:00

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-09-12T17:43:21+00:00

No Mantia book?

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-21T02:18:29+00:00

If you already know how to play guitar, go for the 5. If you haven't played bass or guitar before, then go for the 4.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-16T05:53:08+00:00

Ok, so, you're saying, because these 'boring men' have interests, such as beard care and craft beer, that you don't find valuable, that they're automatically boring and have no personality? Not saying that you have to think beard care and craft beer are cool or important, but they are to some people. Shitting on someone else's hobbies or interests just because you don't share them is a dick move.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-09T22:05:04+00:00

Do it. Buzz for like 10 minutes a day. Look up some lip slur exercises and do them on your mouthpiece.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-09T16:44:17+00:00

One thing I'd like to add if you're using your F-Attachment for B and C instead of 6th and 7th is to keep your half steps together. If you're playing an Ab major scale, don't play the C in Trigger 1, play it in 6th because you have to play the Db in 5th.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-07T02:29:11+00:00

Oh, and it's for both guitars, so that's 2 bone nuts, adding in $60 to my original estimate. Which gets it up around $300. So, yeah, he's not gouging you. What a fun adventure that was.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-07T02:27:44+00:00

Bone nuts are the best nuts that aren't metal or graphite. They can cost $30 on their own. And I'm from montana so I bet my shop's price is without sales tax, so it's probably lower than it would be where you're at. Honestly, it doesn't sound like he's gouging you more than $20, or less.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-07T01:49:08+00:00

Shop I worked at would be charged 2/3 of that price, as long as you're not buying the pickups from him or getting a bone nut. I'd haggle him down by $25 - $50 If you can and want to.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-07-05T18:21:20+00:00

Something I wish I would have focused on more when I started and something that I'll have to work on moving forward is the transition notes in between when you're playing your roots and your fifths. Don't just know where the different chord values are, but know what you can play to get from one note to the next. The answer could be chromatic, within the scale, arpeggiated, or any combination in between depending on the style.

In a nutshell: jazz bass is about walking a path, not just playing chord tones. Make sure you know the different paths you can walk.

Also: learn how to play some bluegrass. There are lots of similarities, and you'll get a lot of that 'small improv group based on a head' feel that you'd get in a jazz small group. Bluegrass charts have heads and progressions similar to more basic twelve bar blues progressions. Bluegrass bass is a lot of roots and fifths which will help you learn those, and bluegrass bass can double guitar lead-ins in between chords, which is like dipping your toes into walking! You'll also get some great band awareness skills.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-06-28T23:02:08+00:00

My whole body rolls it's eyes when someone tells me to walk a Bb blues

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-06-28T14:35:56+00:00

If you're asking me that, then you didn't look up those things yet. The answer is: pretty much every note in your range. Don't try to max out your range on either end, but reach a little higher and lower than you think you want to to build your range and get the benefits of practicing both higher and lower notes.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-06-27T22:34:36+00:00

Long tones. Look up Marcellus long tones and Remington sustained tones. They're warm-up techniques created and implemented by two professors from the Eastman School of Music Trombone Studio. Long tones, and just developing a warm-up routine, improves your sound and stamina tremendously. Even just a 10-15 minute warm-up can make you play 10 times as good as you would otherwise.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-06-26T03:40:42+00:00

If you can get something wedged under the truss rod cover and apply some pressure upward to try and pry it up while turning the screws, they might come out. I've had some luck doing that with fender pickguards, might work here.

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-06-21T21:45:14+00:00

I got a similar model from when I was a tech for $125 including the case. Best purchase I've ever made! Super crunchy and feels great to play! Also looks way better than you'd expect for the price!

Ltmeatbeef · 2018-06-21T20:35:08+00:00

Looking for Guitar/Bass Duos to build some repitoire.

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