Subj : Bass
To   : David Duvall
From : jahmas
Date : Tue Feb 17 2004 05:35 pm

Re: Bass
 
> I tried guitar first, but as far as actually getting a guitar for myself and
> starting to play, I started with bass.  I pretty much "played guitar" on the
> bass.  In other words, played the bass like I was playing guitar parts. :)

I think you hit the nail on the head. Guitarist are mostly thinking of
melody. The transition to Bass has been a rhythmic one. The most dramatic
support I have had is a great video called The Slap Bass Program by Alek
Sklarevsky. It starts with beginning rudiments of slap technique and builds
into more complex syncopated rhythms. There is very little left hand
technique other than damping, octaves and some little licks but there is a
left hand damp that's like another slap which allows for more "triplet" type
cadences. It's almost like drum rudiments. I'm not always keen on video
instruction but this one video has so much on it that it's worth it's weight
in gold. 

Jah

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