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  10. bass players ---- questions for ya

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    Dammit, I agree with both points of view! This probably makes me look dumb. Oh well.

    I have a very nice Warwick bass that everyone but me finds very difficult to play. But I have played it for 6 years and have molded my playing style around this bass. It's very tight and hard to the touch, and a little heavy too. But I find that this gives me the tight, funky control that I want for fingerstyle funk with lots of ghost-notes and muting, which is my forte. I guess, to each their own, Caramel.

    Just pick the bass that makes your heart jump a bit. Believe in magic and believe that the bass will choose you :)

  11. bass players ---- questions for ya

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    okay...the reason i said 'go for the crap bass' is this: if you get used to playing on a tricky bass you'll get stonger, faster, and used to an instrument that makes you work a little. if you're starting off you're not going to sound awesome off the bat and you may as well get a sad instrument to sound great rather than trying to make a great instrument live up to expectations.

    plus, it's all about fun. what if in 2 months the bass isnt' for you and you want to get rid of it? you won't lose as much money on a resale.

    I wholeheartedly agree with this statement. Probably the biggest part of being a good bassist is developing finger and hand strength, strong callouses, etc. A crappy bass, while tougher at the start, will ultimately help you with this.

    It's kinda like musical tough love :)

  15. bass players ---- questions for ya

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    hey C - there's a huge tonal difference between a jazz or 'J' style bass and a precision or 'P' style bass. I would recommend a Fender for you although a Yamaha probably wouldn't be terrible. It's all about feel, baby! Get something that feels good to the touch and sits right on your shoulder.

    Anyways, the major difference between a J and P bass is the placement of the pickups. Often, a J bass will have a pickup near the bridge, as well as one about halfway between the bottom of the neck and the bridge. A P-bass will most often just have the middle one.

    Pay attention to where the pickups are on the basses you try. If the pickup is halfway between neck and bridge, you're going to get more reggae fatness and less tone and snarl or bite. Closer to the bridge and you will get a more nasal, toney, funk jazz kind of sound. And if the bass has both pickups, there will be a 'pickup blend' knob that allows you to choose the tone you want.

    Of course, the ideal is to have both pickups... which gives you the ultimate versatility. Other than that, it depends which sound you want!

    I would recommend though trying to stay away from basses you find very heavy. If your bass is too heavy and you really like to practice, you might give yourself scoliosis or somethin' :P

    -phishy

  21. LAAAAAAAAALIME!

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    Aww jeez. Hearing you Ollie makes me realize that when the playoffs end, we're all the same.

    It hurt pretty bad when the Canucks went down the other night too. I'm with you bro. Hockey still rules and hell, at least there's still 3 Canadian teams alive and the promise of a Montreal/Toronto conference final? That'd be pretty awesome.

    I still love the Leafers though. Maybe they should just combine the two Ontario teams into the best team ever. Then again, the only Sen we'd want to take on would be Chara...

    heh

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