Creed is right. The mesh heads are a must. This was my first set of them but I gather that most of the problems that plaugued them in the past have been resolved.
What musical instruments can you play?
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Were those folks white by any chance? Asking for a friend . . .
Yeah, my buddy (guitarist) bought a set and it wasn't completely natural feeling to me. I'm going to look around, I might as well spend the money on one that has an easy interface for recording purposes too.
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Banjo - Some drums and a little keys.
I was a first chair savant saxophone guy. Being the last of 5 kids in my family, my siblings convinced me to quit for social reasons.
so I quit.
so I quit.
Trumpet
I tried playing a simple beat on a drum set for a small jazz group once. No rhythm and no coordination. Thus endth the drum career.
I tried playing a simple beat on a drum set for a small jazz group once. No rhythm and no coordination. Thus endth the drum career.
I started out on drums in grade school. Played drums in a progressive rock band and a year in college jazz band. Taught myself guitar my senior year of HS. Mostly quit playing drums in 1980 and started playing lead guitar in rock bands. I consider guitar to be my best instrument. I can also play keys well enough to make it seem like I know what I'm doing. I play a *little* violin, mandolin, and banjo. Haven't really played anything for about 10 years since the last band I was in broke up and I concentrated all my energy on a new job.
About 25 years ago, I was obsessed with woodworking and making electric guitars (from scratch, not components). I fully completed 2. One was a Strat copy with a bolt on neck and the other was a neck thru body with hollow body chambers. Had to give up my shop space about the time I created all the jigs I needed and got the tools to make it easier and haven't done anything with it since. Also built a Leslie speaker with rotating baffle and horn for my Hammond organ which I had to part with years ago.
I'm sitting in a room with 2 Fender Strats, a Gibson Les Paul and ES-335, and the 2 guitars I made all hanging on the walls awaiting either fret jobs or various minor maintenance. Several others are in the basement along with amps, drums, synths, and PA equipment. I'm just to lazy to do anything with it right now.
About 25 years ago, I was obsessed with woodworking and making electric guitars (from scratch, not components). I fully completed 2. One was a Strat copy with a bolt on neck and the other was a neck thru body with hollow body chambers. Had to give up my shop space about the time I created all the jigs I needed and got the tools to make it easier and haven't done anything with it since. Also built a Leslie speaker with rotating baffle and horn for my Hammond organ which I had to part with years ago.
I'm sitting in a room with 2 Fender Strats, a Gibson Les Paul and ES-335, and the 2 guitars I made all hanging on the walls awaiting either fret jobs or various minor maintenance. Several others are in the basement along with amps, drums, synths, and PA equipment. I'm just to lazy to do anything with it right now.
Play bass in a surf rock band.
Play guitar at home.
Have some drums and can keep a basic beat for a jam, but I ain't fillin.
Play guitar at home.
Have some drums and can keep a basic beat for a jam, but I ain't fillin.
Grabbed a bass off of Amazon and got it today. I think Iām gonna enjoy this.
Played bass and guitar in "working" bands from age 15-22, and again from 28-33.
-i was a very good bass player...still ok.
-i was a very average guitarist...but could write good music.
-Getting back into it now that my kids are older.
-Own a drum kit...can keep a beat, minimal fills.
-i was a very good bass player...still ok.
-i was a very average guitarist...but could write good music.
-Getting back into it now that my kids are older.
-Own a drum kit...can keep a beat, minimal fills.
I played alto sax for 5 years and baritone sax (hated it) for 1. I tried to get back into playing a few years after I graduated but it just isn't the best type of instrument to play by yourself. I tried to get into playing the guitar but my fingers don't seem limber enough for it. Plus those strings suck on uncalloused fingers.
I always thought of drums as one of the most difficult instruments to play. I can tap one foot to a beat while playing saxophone but I just can't seem to have both feet doing 2 different things at the same time. That's not even counting the hands and what they are doing. Feels like you need a 2nd brain to control the bottom half of your body. [laughing]
I always thought of drums as one of the most difficult instruments to play. I can tap one foot to a beat while playing saxophone but I just can't seem to have both feet doing 2 different things at the same time. That's not even counting the hands and what they are doing. Feels like you need a 2nd brain to control the bottom half of your body. [laughing]
I have always been able to get a song out of just about any instrument........I have tried to sit at the drums a few times.........it just doesn't work........I have/had great hand eye co-ordination........I can use both hands for anything but writing.........but those damn drums.........I got more out of a banjo in 10 minutes than I did an hour banging on the drums.....
How long does it take for your fingers not to hurt?
Iām playing along with songs on Spotify but the chord charts that I find are regularly off a half or whole step. I can play and transpose but Iād prefer not to think so much while Iām just starting. Do bassists use capos? The internet is undecided.
Team no capos. Didnāt even know anyone did that.
Couple weeks on the fingers but it depends how much youāre playing I suppose.
The more you transpose now the sooner youāll be able to stop thinking.
You didnāt ask but my #1 tip is that timing is everything when it comes to bass.
Play enough and youāll start hearing songs differently. Basslines will become the catchy thing that sticks in your head instead of vocals.
Couple weeks on the fingers but it depends how much youāre playing I suppose.
The more you transpose now the sooner youāll be able to stop thinking.
You didnāt ask but my #1 tip is that timing is everything when it comes to bass.
Play enough and youāll start hearing songs differently. Basslines will become the catchy thing that sticks in your head instead of vocals.
-blisters will turn to callouses...then you're golden.
-also...use your fingers, not a pick.
-also...use your fingers, not a pick.
Good points about the transposing. My issue with it right now is that Iām coming from a brass background. If I want an Ab, I just play it. On bass, I have to thing about where it is on the E string still when Iām transposing down.
Thanks, fellas.
Timing is OK for me right now, when Iām reading the correct notes. Iāve always sung the (or a) bass line along to the radio because I get tired of lead and singing high all the time. That helps.
Definitely team #NoPick
Thanks, fellas.
Why buy an instrument that your band mates will unplug without you or the crowd knowing it?
A capo is very necessary on some stringed instruments........a banjo is one of them........I have learned songs in say the key of A....and everyone else has a capo on..........it just doesn't sound right........also the banjo has that pesky 5th string going on....
Bass playing is going well. I play about 45 minutes a day and I am pretty much not looking at the fingers and strings anymore. Brain is still processing big jumps from string to string slowly.
As I said before, I come from a brass background (not much Jazz) so I played what was on the page. When you all play bass or guitar, do you think in terms of CDEFGAB, or Root, ii, iii, IV, V. vi, vii, or something completely different?
As I said before, I come from a brass background (not much Jazz) so I played what was on the page. When you all play bass or guitar, do you think in terms of CDEFGAB, or Root, ii, iii, IV, V. vi, vii, or something completely different?
For me it's the root and the scale. I'm really not very advanced in terms of music theory though.
Everyone has their own approach I guess, but it may be helpful to look up some videos of Carol Kaye (of the wrecking crew) and chordal scale.
Everyone has their own approach I guess, but it may be helpful to look up some videos of Carol Kaye (of the wrecking crew) and chordal scale.
The issue with bass or other guitar of thinking in terms of the note is that there are usually 3 or 4 places on the neck to play the exact same note (not even counting octaves). If you learn to think in intervals (root, 3rd, 5th ecetera) you dont have to think as much when transposing or changing keys. At least thats how my mind works.
For learning bass I recommend Scott Devine's stuff on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/user/devinebass/playlists
Depends on the kind of music. A lot of rock can be derivative, just knowing your roots and the circle of fifths really helps in intuitively predicting where you're headed. What notes in a given mode sound good juxtaposed against whatever chord you're playing under. Old motown and r&b stuff, much more based on the notes, that stuff jumps all over. I can't speak to how guitar players think, but as a bassist I try to find what creates the most interest while not overdoing it unless the music calls for it. Sometimes, yeah, just sitting in the pocket and holding down quarter or 8ths on a root is all you need to do. Cliff Williams was pretty damned successful. But much more often than not I think in terms of Root, 2, 3, 4, etc. And then as mentioned above, deciding which octave of said note sounds the best for the given situation. So many different tones playing the same note.
.Piano by ear and ever since I can remember. I love playing to entertain myself and others, but have only played a few special occasions in front of people and do not aspire to do it professionally. Too much work and focus to get things right for a professional gig. It is interesting to challenge myself with classical pieces, ragtime, country, bluegrass, hymns, national anthems, movie scores, and a lot of other genres and do it all on an electronic keyboard and a 1920-era cabinet grand piano. I wish now I had majored in music at UK instead of my chosen field, and would have loved to come under the tutelage of a professional so my technical ability could have been maximized. I will likely expire before that happens, but am happy with my ability to play most things I hear just by sitting down for a few minutes and making the arrangement happen. How I can do that, I simply do not know, but it is quite fun and is certainly not automatic, but can sound quite good after a few sessions of practice picking out the song and getting things the way I want them. I like playing in A and D major mostly because those are the keys most presently in tune on my piano. Currently, I am enjoying working on different renditions of "Smile" and "La Vie en Rose," and really enjoy anything by composer Franz Lehar. Intermezzo by Mascagni is probably my favorite piece of music, and the one on Youtube by Stjepan Hauser is incredibly entertaining. Any Mexican, Cuban, and Italian music is super fun to play and hear. Hauser, Andrea Bocelli, Elina Garanca, Vicente Fernandez, and German tenor Jonas Kaufmann are my favorite musicians. If I could only hear one more song, it would be Garanca's Devine Redeemer--she herself is the most devine entertainer on the earth (that you likaely do not know, so treat yourself and get to know her). I would love to play a Steinway 9-foot grand live with a good cellist. Music and golf (7 handicap) with languages and travel close behind, are my passions that will fuel me in the fourth quarter of my life. Thank you dear Lord for the musical gift bestowed upon me.