Bass Players Unite

[Scarecrow]

Those smelly guitar players have their own thread, so damn it all, We'll have ours! I was going to make a poll on who plays Bass Guitar, who plays Double Bass and who plays both. But this new forum seems far too complicated. Instead we can just post what we play. Personally, I play both BG and DB.

[mel_bound]

I love DB, but unfortunately my screwy wrists make it impossible for me to play DB for more than a few seconds. It makes me sad, so I play guitar as it doesn't put as much strain on my arm...
*goes to the guitar thread* :P

[Bec]

I also play both bass guitar and double bass, bass guitar for about a year and double bass for a couple of months. :)

[Habibster]

I'd love to learn the double bass but i reckon it would be too hard for me as it is fretless and i wouldnt be able to slap it fast enough

[Bec]

It's not that hard, just takes practice.
Not that I can really do it very well at all, but I'm getting there.
If you'd love to learn it then learn it! If you're unsure, maybe hire a double bass first rather than buying.

[AlinaPOW]

Double bass'd be codsarn awesome! Anyone feel like lending me a couple of thousand dollars though? I play a vintage 60's no brand base named Reggie :)
Me and friends were talking to Captain Reckless from Zombie Ghost Train about his double bass and he was telling us that he actually found a double bass in America for $1000 so he booked a return flight over there and came back with the bass. Bet he flew back in the bass case, he's that small :D

[Poetic Tradgedy]

I just play the normal 4 string bass. I'd like to play a 5 string, just need the money to buy one.

I'm trying to organise through my school to play the DB, hopefully the school can come through on something. It's an instrument I really want to learn how to play.

[Alski]

I atempt to play both i've been playing bass guitar of almost 3 years and just got a double about a month ago.

[WHITE FALCON]

guitar is the best =D

[WHITE FALCON]

lol just jokes =D

my bass player has little fingers but he is still good?

dont you need to have like tank hands to play bass properly?

[Alski]

you don't really need tank like hands but it helps i guess

[Brady]

*bump*

I play bass. I'd absolutely love to get myself a double bass but funds are a MAJOR issue.

I just decided I wanted one a few years ago and put together what little money I had with some birthday money and bought myself a second hand epiphone explorer, 4 string, and an old amp and taught myself. Still rocking out on the same gear today, but the age is CERTAINLY showing.

[Evil Chris]

I wish I could play bass. But Learning guitar. Once I master that I'll move on to something else

[hillaas]

Andre gets his new bass in the mail soon!

I'm playing bass in this (http://www.myspace.com/dannycandtheflyingvs) band.

[WHITE FALCON]

loooool wtf is that song?

[ViciousAli]

Whoop Whoop... a thread dedicated to the bass players of this forum!! :D awesome!!
haha.

I just play normal bass guitar... i'd love to play the double bass though, theres one always sitting in the corner of the music room and i'm so tempted to play it!!

[Colezy]

My high school had a double bass when I was there... I guess it still is.
I used to play the violin and the bass lived in one of the violin practice rooms. I was always so, so tempted to play it, that on the last music lesson of grade 8, my friend played the paino really loudly as I gave the bass a try! It was a big no-no to play it, but I couldnt help myself! :p It didn't go to well though cause I was too short! lol

[Kacky]

I know some bass...
When I'm at my guitar lesson, I get my teacher to teach me a little bit of everything. :)

[simpson]

lol just jokes =D

my bass player has little fingers but he is still good?

dont you need to have like tank hands to play bass properly?

Hands like mine. Fucking huge. And yes, I play double bass :)

Ive been slapping mine for a few months now and Ive got it up to speed to play basically whatever I fucking want :D

Now Ive just got to wait for my new custom bass to get done, check out my design on my myspace - www.myspace.com/ogsimpson

Oooooh yeah aint it sweet lookin'? :o

[Bec]

Wow, that bass looks awesome! Great job designing it.
I'm jealous.

And you don't need tank hands to play bass properly, but it'd probably help. I have really small hands and I'm alright.

[Colezy]

Ive been slapping mine for a few months now
Ahahahaha!


HAHAHAHAHAAAAA! Sorry, but that really made me laugh! :o :p I'm in one of those giggle-little-girly moods at the moment!

Anyway, the point of this post was:
Warning: Someone on here is bound to take that out of context! :p

[simpson]

Cheers, thats just a drawing too the real thingll look about ..hmm... 50 thousand times better? Possibly even more.

I can not fucking wait. :D :D

[Bec]

I'm sure it will :D
How long until it's done?

[_jimmy_]

i play guitar but do a little bit of bass,like 2 songs on bass. anyway are there any ways of slapping on a normal horizontal bass?

[Bec]

Yep, it sounds different though.
I don't really know how to describe it, but if you search on youtube or something you'll probably find a heap of vides :)

[_jimmy_]

wish i could play double bass

[Bec]

Then learn?

[_jimmy_]

where is the MONEY!!! thats an issue for me right now, and i would give up very easily.

[Loo C]

anyway are there any ways of slapping on a normal horizontal bass?

Listen to some Red Hot Chili Peppers - Flea is one of the more well-known electric slap players.

I too play bass, because that is what awesome people like me do. :p Except, I'm not awesome enough to play upright. I borrowed one once, but I didn't know where to start and I didn't want to just jump straight in with the wrong technique and screw up my hands and get into bad habits. So long story short I'm an electric player! :)

This is my bass:
http://namm.harmony-central.com/SNAMM03/Content/Fender/PR/American-Series-Jazz-Bass.jpg

[Bec]

where is the MONEY!!! thats an issue for me right now, and i would give up very easily.

Save! Or hire one!

[Brady]

I didn't want to just jump straight in with the wrong technique and screw up my hands and get into bad habits.

haha that's exactly what I did when I went out and bought my bass. For the first year or so, I played almost entirely picking with my thumb. It went ok, but I'm mostly fingers now.

MIne http://www.musicpascher.com/boutique/images/EPIPHONE/BASS/Ep_explorerBASS_M.jpg

Being second hand and having seen a lot of use mine isn't quite so nice as that anymore, but not tooooo far off it...

[hillaas]

Got my new bass on friday. It's cheap and shit but i like it. It's all i could afford but it's all good. Already got a SOE sticker on the back. Lookin sexy!

[WHITE FALCON]

JOEL ON! hahaha sorry thats my bass player/lead vox. i think he has a J bass

[JOEL ON]

thats me =D
squire afinaty j bass
good 1st bass
like it heaps better than the p.

[WHITE FALCON]

thiner neck aye?

[JOEL ON]

pretty much
just feels nicer
looks classyer aswel

[damo0945]

i got a monterey jazz bass copy, sounds pretty good but got a bit of pickup hum

[Julian]

Very sexy basses Brady and Loo-c!

[Daniel]

i like your bass brady its awsum

ive only learnt 5 songs on bass

newborn, hysteria, play that funky music, calafornication and suck my kiss

[hillaas]

Im pretty happy.

I've pretty much learned ATD by memory. Not too good yet but it's getting there!

[Wazzup]

i like your bass brady its awsum

ive only learnt 5 songs on bass

newborn, hysteria, play that funky music, calafornication and suck my kiss


woohoo muse rock aye, Hystaria was the first song I learnt on bass 2 months back

[CarlEricsson]

I started playing BG 2 years ago. I bought a second hand 4 string Ibanez SR800. It plays very nice and sound pretty good. I want to play DB but I'm spending all my money on a BG I'm building my self. Check it out at http://carl.amplivibe.com

[Quakin Jake]

Bass isn't my main instrument but I like to think I'm pretty compitent on both kinds. My brother plays double bass though, I think he's been playing for about 3 years? He's fucking amazing. I'd even go as far as to say, when he cuts sick he's one of the best I've ever seen. And his Bass is black and shiny :)

[WHITE FALCON]

i just learnt to slapy the bass the other day. i can do those "dooka-a-dee-dook" slaps pretty much everytime.

[Bec]

Fun, isn't it? :D

Now learn hellbound! It's great! Not that I can play it up to speed yet but it's getting there..

Anybody got some recommendation of some good bass solos or bass lines that aren't too repetitive (double or guitar)? I'm gonna need to play a heap of solo stuff for music this year so I should probably get started now.

[WHITE FALCON]

Fun, isn't it? :D

Now learn hellbound! It's great!
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hahaha your kidding right. can you do those gallop slaps? but yeh my bass player can play it on normal bass guitar :)

i love slapping that mother fucker! its fun as but my finger gets sore after a while!

[Bec]

Nope, I'm not kidding and yeah, I can, but I'm definately no expert. My biggest problem is probably not always hitting hard enough to get a really good click sound.
My best advice is just to start slowly, preferably with a metranome to make sure you stay in time, and gradually build up to a higher speed. And if you're trying to learn a song just go over short sections at a time until you get them right.

I actually find gallop slaps easier than just the double ones or whatever the proper term for it is... not sure why but I just can't get the hang of them.

Your fingers will eventually callus. I haven't had a blister in quite a while now :D