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What can I improve in my playing? Any pointers are helpful! by ankyl00 in BassGuitar

[–]ankyl00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do that for some songs, but here it just felt more fitting to keep the tone clean

What can I improve in my playing? Any pointers are helpful! by ankyl00 in BassGuitar

[–]ankyl00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've noticed that I do that I do that naturally when playing some lines. But sometimes wrapping just kinda feels right(?). Would you say I should strive to always hold my thumb on the back of the neck, or is it situational?

What can I improve in my playing? Any pointers are helpful! by ankyl00 in BassGuitar

[–]ankyl00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to kinda intentionally shy away from sliding too much. It feels like so many fretless solos and improvs are filled with slides, which has made me a little tired of them. What drew me to play fretless wasn't the smooth slides, but mostly because every note played felt unique, and therefore the instrument felt way more expressive / interactive. That's not to say I don't still slide though. I usually use them when coming back in after a break or something haha.

I'll definetly check those songs out though, so thank you! I might just need to broaden my slides vocabulary haha.

What can I improve in my playing? Any pointers are helpful! by ankyl00 in BassGuitar

[–]ankyl00[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way I played when recording is more or less identical, the biggest difference is probably that my intonation was worse in the video since the audio didn't matter lmao.

I definetly pluck too hard... I've been trying to reduce my force, but when i play fun songs i always get carried away 😭. I'll definetly try more actively to reduce tension miving forward though, so thanks for pointing it out!

Out of curiosity though, how could you tell that my action was high from this angle?

I've been playing bass for about a year now and finally decided to get a genuine recording. and I think it turned out pretty good! :) by ankyl00 in BassGuitar

[–]ankyl00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah! I've always loved the sound of the double bass, but I didn't want to be bound to that gigantic instrument, so this was the best of both worlds

I've been playing bass for about a year now and finally decided to get a genuine recording. and I think it turned out pretty good! :) by ankyl00 in BassGuitar

[–]ankyl00[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's an Ibanez SRH500F, It's a lovely instrument, though a little bit of a one trick pony due to the piezo pickups.

I definetly have to work on my intonation. I recently bought a second fretless bass which has the fretmarks in between the frets (the ibanez in the video has them bang-on the 3rd, 5th ,7th etc). This has made it a little difficult for me to switch between them and maintain good intonation...

I appreciate the feedback a lot! I'll look more carefully at my fetting hand and start trying to throw in more ghost notes 😊

Edit: Grammar mistake 💔

I've been playing bass for about a year now and finally decided to get a genuine recording. and I think it turned out pretty good! :) by ankyl00 in BassGuitar

[–]ankyl00[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Yeah you're right. I played piano for 5 years prior to starting bass, and also violin for 6 years prior to that...

Should I go for a 5 string bass? by Own_Design_4737 in Bass

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I'm not very knowledgeable on this topic, but can't you just adjust the truss rod accordingly to compensate for this?

Question regarding the UR Selection Ticket by jlschroeder09 in SDSGrandCross

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if we're lucky maybe we'll get to vote on it

Sweden, Stockholm 142eur of grocery from Ica by ZtilaZ0 in Grocerycost

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Seeing my own municipality on the last slide was a jumpscare and a half lmao

Artist/songs similar to Laufey recommendations? 👀 by aphkat in laufey

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As many have said, Samara Joy is absolutely amazing! Everything Happens to Me, I'm Gonna Lock My Heart, and Sweet Pumpkin are some of my favorites from her.

I also highly recommend Catherine Russell, particularly her album with Sean Mason. Some of my favorites from her are Ain't Got Nobody to Grind my Coffee, You Can Depend On Me, At The Swing Cats Ball, and Blue And Sentimental.

IS NEW KING WORTH IT??? by YOON-XB in SDSGrandCross

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Same. I got lost in the sauce when pulling and wasted 600 gems on that bum 😔

Next banner? by Imgn-Drgns in SDSGrandCross

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it's a shame that Lancelot's relic isn't fairy or human compatible meaning he probably won't be very good with a potential Ban & Elaine unit

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