At 8/17/08 12:48 AM, MojoFilter wrote:
At 8/16/08 10:22 PM, positively-negative wrote:
At 8/16/08 02:51 PM, MojoFilter wrote:
I need some bass-related advice. I seem to have alot of trouble singing while playing
Don't worry, most people who do bass and sing do.
Does anybody know of any exercises that I can do to work this problem out?
Simplify the basslines. There is no cheating in it, a lot of bassist/vocalists do it. We can't all be Geddy Lee.
I was looking more towards practices that I could do to strengthen my ability to do both at the same time. I mean, I can play a simple bass line like "Come Together" and sing along, but a more above-average one like "Spoonman" just screws me over
If there's any kind of exercise besides plain old practice that could help me out, I'd really appreciate it. And, if not, I'll just stick to plain old practice
Run your Minor and Major pentatonics back and forth to a metronome, paying attention to nailing the click. Focus on chromatics, and do your best to familiarize your self with as many aspects of your instrument as you can, learn what notes go where on the fretboard, which is alot easier if you just learn the bottom two strings and then use corresponding octaves, and dont overdo it. I spend long periods of time playing for four hours a day +, then if i take a break for a week or so from practice apart from gigs and stuff and afterwards you seem to come on better than went you went in.
Bass playing is entirely subjective, its not really like singing, which relies largely on natural talent, the more practice and commitment you put in, the more skill you get out.
