You have friends?I may not need to hire a bass player for the daytime jams in Kalamazoo if all my bass playing friends show up. And I hope they do.
Anybody taken Steve Araujo's bass course?
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tommytubetone
Great Lakes
MarkDyson
Blues Hound Wannabe
FWIW this video also helped me a lot in terms of some easy but useful starter patterns. The first two are trivial but the other four are more interesting and to me are great jumping off points.
That's a pretty good video, especially as a first start for someone who already plays guitar.
But don't give short shrift to the first two root thumping patterns. If you're not one who is big on counting, playing bass will kick your butt. If you use a backing track or a metronome, you need to lock in on the beat. A backing track with a strong drum beat is my personal preference. Try locking in to the drums. It sounds easy...
The only complaint I have about that video is the backing track is way too low in the audio mix. You can't easily hear the drums, which is vital to learning
MarkDyson
Blues Hound Wannabe
My guess is he wants you to give up your email address to get the emailed tab and backing track files.
I'll be glad to whip out some drum only tracks in 12 bar format. I've been having so much fun with my MIDI editor in Cubase. They are pretty boring to listen to, but they definitely will instill a very structured rhythm.
I actually prefer working with drum only tracks on bass, rather than with drums and other instruments. It's way too easy to listen to the other instruments for the changes. IMHO, it's much more valuable to develop that ability to actually hear the song in your head.
Grateful_Ed
Student Of The Blues
How dare you!!!!! My bass doesn't just 'SIT IN THE CORNER'!!!!!!!
I gotta know. Does your Bass hang higher than your guitars or lower?
Many Moons
Biking+Blues=Bliss
david moon
Attempting the Blues
YesI have friends in low places. An octave lower to be precise.
Looking forward to an event in flyover country
david moon
Attempting the Blues
That was a good video. I have no criticism of his musical points, but...
Didn't realy get into the difference beween shuffle feel and straight 8. Played exampes but not really teaching
He was using his little finger a lot and wrist down low, but never commented on LH technique
The first couple of riffs were based on minor pent. The laters based on major pent- no analysis of that
tommytubetone
Great Lakes
As we both know, if you're into the blues you might want to drive from coast to coast, otherwise you'll miss Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Memphis, and Kalamazoo of course.Yes
Looking forward to an event in flyover country
Being the original home of Gibson, the current home of Heritage guitars and after being immortalized in a Glenn Miller tune, how could one ever overlook Kalamazoo?
Disclaimer: I spent most of my single digit years listening to this. My dad was a rabid Glenn Miler and big band fan. He bought every reissue and soundalike album of Miller, Dorsey Brothers and Benny Goodman he could find for years and years. I know most of this stuff by heart.
tommytubetone
Great Lakes
I've got a gal in Kalamazoo also, but don't tell my wife. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaahahaaaaaaaaaaa.
tommytubetone
Great Lakes
MarkDyson
Blues Hound Wannabe
Still no word on the bass I ordered. Geeez!
dvs
Green Mountain Blues
I went ahead and ordered one in walnut a few days after your post so I'm in the same boat - although they told me 3-4 weeks to ship when I ordered and it's only been two, so I'm not too flustered yet. Hang in there!Still no word on the bass I ordered. Geeez!
[Update: Just a few hours after I posted that, I got my tracking number from Sweetwater. Hope you see yours soon, Tom!]
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