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Geek Culture / Anyone here play bass?

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Equinox
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Posted: 4th Oct 2007 20:06
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I have been playing Bass guitar for about a year and am taking my grade 3 soon! But ye, it's an awesome instrument. I've got a Fender J-Bass.

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Hobgoblin Lord
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Posted: 4th Oct 2007 22:59
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They make a guitar out of fish??? I played for awhile to fill in when we had 3 guitarists no bass player. Its fun but you might as well be plucking logs with how darn thick the strings are, near about broke my thumb slapping.

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Zombie 20
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Posted: 4th Oct 2007 23:03
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Don't play but have mad respect for them, mr. guitarist would be nothing without you guys.

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Lukas W
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 00:36
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I can play bass on a guitar if that count.

And what's wrong with playing bass with a plectrum instead of your thumb? Everyone keeps telling us that our bassist "can't play" because he doesn't use his thumb.

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Satchmo
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 01:18
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Guitars intrigued me, but I know I wouldn't learn it, I'm too add. I mean, as soon I start anything I stop(except programming, I don't know why, it just is).

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Zerk
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 02:32
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I play bass. Love it. I also have a Fender Jazz Bass. Glad to hear you took it up.

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CattleRustler
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 05:07
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Ive been playing bass since 1994, I have a somewhat dated Ibanez SGR from about that year. In 2001 the band I was in started doing shows so I invested in a good stage head & cabinet (Gallien Krueger 700RB head with a half stack cabinet 15" main + 50 watt bi-channel horn) That setup had the gk Speakon system as well When I practice in my house I cant put it above 3 or the neighborhood can hear/feel it. I have been playing Drums and Guitar for alot longer than bass tho. Im old

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Zombie 20
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 13:12
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Darnit I want a webcam so I can post my songs.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 13:19 Edited at: 5th Oct 2007 13:19
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Quote: "Darnit I want a webcam so I can post my songs."

You need a video capture device to record audio?

I don't play bass, but if I did it'd probably be double bass as I love the sound of it.

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Zombie 20
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 14:02
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Well I don't..but it'd be easier to make fun of me if you could see me

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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 16:28
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Some bass players plays with many fingers so that they can play those really fast and cool stuff easily. I had this music teacher once who played a really cool bass solo for a Christmas song we sang in school (a long time ago). He had to put tape on his fingers after a while.

I like it when you can really hear the bass in songs, and when it does more then just fill out the sound. The bass in many songs are sadly just boring.

Oh, and I don't play myself. Only in Guitar Hero (where you can play bass on a lot of songs)

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Sopo the tocho
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 16:45
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Quote: "what's wrong with playing bass with a plectrum instead of your thumb?"


Nothing, but the sound its different, also normally bass players play with their fingers and only use the thumb for "Slapping".


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Sopo the tocho
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 16:48 Edited at: 5th Oct 2007 16:54
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One of the greatest bass player ever:

Victor Wooten


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Equinox
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 19:23
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I'm still trying to get to grips with the slap technique. I can do the pulls, but not the Thumbs...

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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 5th Oct 2007 23:10
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Sopo:
That's some sweet tunes, and he's fast

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Sopo the tocho
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Posted: 12th Oct 2007 04:21 Edited at: 12th Oct 2007 04:22
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Pepe Bao, one of the best bass players of my country (if not the best) this stuff is pretty impressive do not try to imitate him you could broke your fingers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NguIYCpNrZY


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Mr Makealotofsmoke
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Posted: 12th Oct 2007 05:32
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i play bass, i have a cheapo Ibanez Soundgear. My bass amp is the only good thing, a behringer ULTRABASS BX4500H / ULTRABASS BA410 http://www.behringer.com/ULTRABASS-POWER-PACK1/index.cfm?lang=eng

im in a band (see link under sig)


http://www.myspace.com/pictureperfecttheband
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