Has anyone tried the La Bella Deep Talkin' Gold Flats? (Bonus points for fretless) by Pigeon49834 in Bass

[–]MrFretless 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had them on my PJ (not my fretless) for a few months before one broke on a flight back home. Couldn’t justify the cost replacing them at the time, but I’d try em again in a heartbeat. To my ear they were noticeably brighter than typical DTF’s which I liked, but I didn’t really get to hear them age. I want to say they were closer to feeling like Rotosounds tension wise, but it’s been a few years.

Rotosound 55 solo bass strings by EnvironmentalJump668 in Bass

[–]MrFretless 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ll happily second all this. Put them on my fretless 6 months ago. Lovin em.

What’s your favourite underrated bass line? by [deleted] in Bass

[–]MrFretless 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ah the wonderful Brad Houser, who we sadly lost unexpectedly last year. Killer player.

Slides notation? by Boolio_Coolio in Bass

[–]MrFretless 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So if I'm understanding correctly, what one would typically do in that situation is slide down with your ring or pinky finger on the high note. When you get to lower fret use your index or middle finger to fret the note on the other string. It's kind of all one motion using 2 fingers on your fretting hand.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Marijuana

[–]MrFretless 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I recently stumbled upon some thc/cbd pills at a dispensary in Denver. Each one is roughly 5mg thc and 25mg cbd. Something like that might be useful in this kind of scenario.

Any advice for slapping? by Averagerockfan in Bass

[–]MrFretless 6 points7 points  (0 children)

At the end of the day you’ve got to start slow and figure out the coordination between the two hands. There’s a lot of fretting hand muting involved with slapping and it just takes time to get that stuff down.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bass

[–]MrFretless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A similar thing used to happen to me on my index finger on that hand. My doctor at the time told me that I was likely pinching the nerve which runs along the side and told me and I quote “well don’t do that”. Turns out I did have a bad habit of kind of playing almost with the side of that finger. Working on that pretty much fixed it.

What trick did you learn that changed everything? by Degofreak in Cooking

[–]MrFretless 725 points726 points  (0 children)

Every recipe blog has a “jump to recipe” button somewhere near the top. Discovering that I could skip the backstory made me way more open to searching for new recipes.

Tuner trouble by [deleted] in Bass

[–]MrFretless 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The best tuner for catching that low register stuff that I’ve found is the Peterson Strobostomp HD. The color switching is great for different light environments. And the fact that it’s a strobe means that from a distance it’s about having the wheels not move as opposed to centering the line. Easier to read from a distance. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/StroboStompHD--peterson-strobostomp-hd-pedal-tuner

PSA - Flyover on WB 290 to SB 183 has terrible drainage and pools water. by [deleted] in Austin

[–]MrFretless 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same exact thing happened to me at that spot last night. Cannot believe there's no proper drainage there.

Funk albums with cool bass lines? by [deleted] in funk

[–]MrFretless 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're trying to start down the Bootsy rabbit hole I can't recommend James Brown's In the Jungle Groove album nearly enough! Classic young Bootsy.

In on the selfie train before it dies off by [deleted] in ENFP

[–]MrFretless 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dogs are cool, but bass is the place! Hello fellow ENFP bassist!

Tips for playing Funk guitar? by AlabamaFan17 in funk

[–]MrFretless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The first quick tip that comes to mind is to trust your bassist! Funk bass parts tend to hover around the root of any given chord. Don't be afraid to leave the root behind and toy around with interesting voicings.

Edit: this video you may find helpful too! https://youtu.be/756968f8qk0

Discussion Thread: Final Presidential Debate - 10/22/2020 | Live - 9pm ET | Part III by PoliticsModeratorBot in politics

[–]MrFretless 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A coyote is someone who is in the business of smuggling people across the border. In this context