Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Practice, practice, practice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les_Izzmor Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 It's all about the groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bryan316 Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 My brother told me last night, he's been paying attention to my actual playing. When I'm playing in Justdefy, I gotta sing all the songs as well as play bass, so it's hard for me to juggle duties. I lack in both departments cuz I can do either with furious energy but it shows how hard it is when doing both together. But he said when I'm playing with Mellotron, he really likes the way I play, with all the fills and different noodlings I do. Far different than the straight-up thrash metal attack, many more nuances and chord structures and intricacies. It's different mindframes, from a superfast thrash style of playing, to this melodic, deep, complex style. But he said he really liked how I sound when I'm concentrated on just bass, not being the frontman and having to suck oxygen between lyrics all night. Also.... I caught Rush In Rio last night on VH1 Classics. Stayed up WAAAY later than I should. And it made me realise, I need to study me some Free Will and Closer To The Heart. Some SERIOUS bass lines in there to learn, man. I need to buy that DVD and watch Geddy's hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Any tips on learning to sing and play at the same time? You sound like a very flexible player...... Got any non-myspace links to your bands? No kidding.....YYZ is really crazy too. Side topic: Any tips on getting my picking fingers to work a little better. Since I was guitar player, my picking skills are pretty good. So I haven't messed around with finger picking much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ender_rpm Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Fewer notes= More $ per note. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solderjunkie Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 I'm a total punk-hack, but I have cool gear:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Les_Izzmor Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Fewer notes= More $ per note. Less is More. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t3ch Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 What's a playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solderjunkie Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 What's a playing? right now? Bad Brains, I Against I My coworkers love me:poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sugarskull Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Any tips on learning to sing and play at the same time? Keep working at it and suddenly one day it'll just click. Everyone has their own method. Personally, I memorize the voice part first and then concentrate on the bass. It helps me keep the groove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Also.... I caught Rush In Rio last night on VH1 Classics. Stayed up WAAAY later than I should. And it made me realise, I need to study me some Free Will and Closer To The Heart. Some SERIOUS bass lines in there to learn, man. I need to buy that DVD and watch Geddy's hands. Geddy is an awesome player! The R30 DVD is great too (I like it better than Rush in Rio)...and I've heard good things about the Snakes & Arrows DVD, but I've never seen it myself. His tone is sick... Freewill & CTTH are cool, but they have MUCH better stuff. Study up on YYZ...it'll kick your ass no matter how accomplished of a player you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Can't help ya with singing and playing at the same time. Only time I was able to do it was when pumping 8th notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Yeah, my brain can't handle both singing AND playing at the same time....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cpt. Spliff Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 I've been told often enough, that men can't multitask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 All I can really do and play....is rock out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rpsands Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Y'know what's been helping me? This is ridiculous, but... Play guitar hero/rock band, and sing + play the songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 I don't own any video games.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cliff Fiscal Posted March 17, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Not as much to say about playing.....eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Not as much to say about playing.....eh? What do you want to know? Ask a specific question... What else is there to say? I like to play... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Just concentrate on the first 5 frets of the E and A string....that pretty much covers 99% of the bass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members solderjunkie Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Just concentrate on the first 5 frets of the E and A string....that pretty much covers 99% of the bass. That's where mine are most-worn... ahhh the joys of being a punk rocker:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 right now? Bad Brains, I Against I My coworkers love me:poke: Wow, that album brings back some memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members countrybass Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Study up on YYZ...it'll kick your ass no matter how accomplished of a player you are. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wades_keys Posted March 17, 2009 Members Share Posted March 17, 2009 Side topic: Any tips on getting my picking fingers to work a little better. Start slowly, watch your hand position, watch your volume and tone (consistency)....lather, rinse, repeat. Avoid clacking - watch pros with great right hands like Jaco and jeff Berlin. Note their hand positions, emulate that. Repeat from step one. Oh, and Bill Dickens gave great advice: once you've established your technique in terms of hand position and are getting good, solid, consistent tone - now it's time for repetitions. Play through reps while watching TV - this will build stamina and muscle memory. Make sure you stretch before and take breaks every so often so you don't injure yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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