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FDP Forum / Fender Bass Guitars and Bass Amps / what are you currently practicing? what are your short term goals and your long rang goals?

Nash Bass

United States

May 18th, 2012 12:42 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
I get lots of fascinating answers to this one:-)

pacobass

canada

May 19th, 2012 09:36 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
II-V-I and all the substitutes that goes with it in 12 keys!

Enough work for the rest of my life...

P.

waxcomb

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bassist, Stone Soup & The Blackburns
May 20th, 2012 04:10 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic

1. Get through the 7/10 gig.

2. Learn how to sing while playing bass, original tunes of mine.
(This message was last edited by waxcomb at 09:02 AM, May 21st, 2012)

6G6

Texas

Fender power to the people!
May 20th, 2012 06:02 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
I'm working on being able to do everything on our set list with my 5er.
The weight and bigger neck are more work and I want to be in shape to do 4 hours gigs, in 100+
degree heat.
Ahh, but the babes at the lake make it much better.
Did a 6 hour practice, yesterday.

brianrost

Boston, Taxachusetts

Jun 3rd, 2012 08:04 AM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
When I do practice:

1. New repertoire for gigs

2. Closed fingerings in the middle of the neck (roughly A on the E string to the octave on the G string) on string bass: scales, arpeggios, blues and rhythm changes lines in all keys. I work both with bow (for intonation) and fingers (for speed).

I never practice on electric bass any more. Between playing string bass and gigging, my e-bass chops are in good shape.

pacobass

canada

Jun 3rd, 2012 09:12 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
"Learn how to sing while playing bass"

You are absolutely right, that's something very difficult for me, even just doing back vocals and playing at the same time.

I have a lot of respect for someone like Geddy Lee from Rush who can play complex bass line while singing!

P.

ilan
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127.0.0.1

Jun 4th, 2012 02:42 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
Short term goals? Stop sucking at arco.

aerodyne

USA

Jun 4th, 2012 02:57 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
My band is a Rock/blues/country club band.
Lately we've been getting alot more private parties,so I'm focusing on learning more obscure cover tunes,things we don't usually think about playing like Modern English,Billy Idol,Jimmy eats world,Seether,ect.
Many people come up and make requests for stuff we've never heard of sometimes.
Don't wanna hijack this thread but...
Any FDP'ers got some tunes I should check out that would help. aero

Frank Hudson

USA

Tone is stuck on my fingers
Jun 4th, 2012 03:29 PM Edit Profile Print Topic Search Topic
Essentially a bass newbie here: finding the notes on the neck, getting used to the longer scale, building finger strength.

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