Bass411's Blog

Ohms!!! So confusing…

bass411 — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:33:04 +0000

here is a link that has helped me understand if my amp is compatible with my cab.

http://www.tunemybass.com/bass_amps/how_to_hook_up_heads_and_cabinets.html

A cattapilar dos

bass411 — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:07:38 +0000

Guitar players always get attention for playing a few notes really really fast. As a bass player, playing a lot of good notes is more important than going fast.

Funky, Reggae, Disco – the difference

bass411 — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:47:50 +0000

Funky – one member in the band is on the off beat – hitting more 16th notes before and after the beat
Reggae – bass player, never play the on the 1
Disco – everyone in the band is on the same off beat

9th chords and 13s can be substitute the 1st chord

bass411 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:02:34 +0000

9th chords are funky.. 13th are the same way.. you should substitute the 1 with 9th or 13th and see how it sounds.

Stage presence: 1st song no one listen to, 3rd one everyone remember

bass411 — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:59:01 +0000

http://www.ehow.com/videos-on_2507_improve-stage-presence.html

Learn your intervals – Ear Training

bass411 — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:07:13 +0000

Here is a good link http://www.good-ear.com for practicing.

Ex1: sing the scale – one two three four five six seven one

Ex2: sing – one seven one

Ex3: sing – one two three four three two one seven one

Keep building your exercises and practice every day.

Feeling the Bass

bass411 — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:27:08 +0000

Everyone tells me I have to feel the bass. I read about it a bit. Flea (Chili pepper) say when he play his bass, he can actually feel the guitar vibrate without even plugging in. I have a $400 ibanez; so, I can feel very little. But, here is what I found. Instead of pressing the strings, if you grab on to them (as if your fingers are hanging from the strings) you can start to FEEL it.

So, feeling the bass really means “play it with some authority”

Where should the bass player stand on stage?

bass411 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:38:08 +0000

I leaned that the bass player should stand to the side of the drummer on the high hat side. The high hat is your time keeper.

Bass player is not a guitar player

bass411 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:30:46 +0000

So, I learned that the bass player is more a pal of the drummer than another guitar player. Bass player is not there to play the lower notes for the guitar player; but, to keep the groove going.

Why I started playing bass

bass411 — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:48:26 +0000

I have played the guitar for quite some time. Well, I tought myself. So, I have a long while to go.