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Zuma wrote:
mh wrote:
Zuma wrote: And why not, you only need the E and A strings as far as I ever found :lol:
I'm sure this man would disagree.

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and soon Scotty! :notworthy:
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just hold the bass as low as you can get the strap to go, and hit the A string in time to the drum machine ;)

every now and again hold down the 2nd or 3rd fret for a couple of notes, then let it go again.

and remember, everything is usually repeated in groups (called "bars") of 8 or 16 notes. unless you are a techno musician or a prog bassists in which case its usually in bars of 32 or 64 ;D :lol:

(the A string being the one next to the thick one at the top (the thick one is the E string)

that always worked for me ;D
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I thought prog bassists used bars of 37 or 53? :lol:
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Motz wrote:I thought prog bassists used bars of 37 or 53? :lol:
the good ones do, but the bad ones still play 4/4 ;)
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(the A string being the one next to the thick one at the top (the thick one is the E string)
And the Thick one next to the "E" string will be me :oops: :lol: :lol:
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is there any other string than e?
thats all i usually bother with and it works for me!
but then im crap!
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mh wrote:Must...resist...G...string...joke
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