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Originally Posted by Lateralus
Honestly, how am I going? I still think I suck a lot. I pick up everything by ear so it's probably wrong. And I've only been learning bass for about 7 days! But I have to say I think this is going to be my favourite instrument I've gotten into so far...
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glad to hear your digging it. what kind of bass is that? it looks HUGE on you but your 'puny little hands' don't seem to be having a hard time fretting notes
one thing i did notice in the first clip, you play the low string a lot louder than the other strings. not as noticeable in the 2nd clip though, getting a consistent attack on all 4 strings will give you a better sound overall. then again it might have been an amp setting.
there's also a bit of a trick when plucking / strumming chords on a bass. generally speaking you shouldn't strum more than 2 bass strings at once otherwise it just ends up sounding muddy (especially with fuzz). on the other hand plucking 3-4 of the strings at the same time makes a bass chord sound
awesome.
but you are nailing those octaves hehehe