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guitarbuddha

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Joined: Jan. 4 2007

Retro Bass

This has to be the most clearly planned and executed instructional video for a guitar related instrument ever. You can literally play along and after about an hour you won't believe what you can do.

It also looks to be about the least cool and the least MTV/Youtube friendly instructional video ever. And the host has put very little work into his image.

I wish there was more like this.

D.

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Leñador

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From: Los Angeles

RE: Retro Bass (in reply to guitarbuddha)

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It also looks to be about the least cool and the least MTV/Youtube friendly instructional video ever. And the host has put very little work into his image.

Ah, you missed the point then, the ugly color shirt, coke bottle glasses that's all planned it's meant to be ironic, making the coolest hippest instructional video ever!! lol

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guitarbuddha

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RE: Retro Bass (in reply to Leñador)

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ORIGINAL: Lenador

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It also looks to be about the least cool and the least MTV/Youtube friendly instructional video ever. And the host has put very little work into his image.

Ah, you missed the point then, the ugly color shirt, coke bottle glasses that's all planned it's meant to be ironic, making the coolest hippest instructional video ever!! lol

WOW, this is confusing. I thought that that was exactly my point, but now I am not sure
.............. OR AM I.

LOL

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 2 2014 23:48:55

Ruphus

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Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: Retro Bass (in reply to guitarbuddha)

Did not go YT to see the above tutorial.
But would like to say that a good acoustic bass guitar can be a real blast to play around with.

I will certainly get me another one day, just for the shizznizz.

Ruphus

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 3 2014 11:02:58

Sr. Martins

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RE: Retro Bass (in reply to Ruphus)

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But would like to say that a good acoustic bass guitar can be a real blast to play around with.

That's funny, I find the acoustic bass to be the most worthless kind of bass. Unplugged it's barely heard if other instruments are playing. Plugged it sounds terrible.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 3 2014 13:52:15

ToddK

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Joined: Dec. 6 2004

RE: Retro Bass (in reply to guitarbuddha)

You'd be hard pressed to find anybody that can't master slap bass
technique in less than a couple of hours.
Its not much harder than tying your shoes, or frying an egg.

Unfortunately, you can't do it with nails.

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Ruphus

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Joined: Nov. 18 2010

RE: Retro Bass (in reply to Sr. Martins)

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ORIGINAL: Rui Martins

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But would like to say that a good acoustic bass guitar can be a real blast to play around with.

That's funny, I find the acoustic bass to be the most worthless kind of bass. Unplugged it's barely heard if other instruments are playing. Plugged it sounds terrible.

Sounds like an accurate observation.
My experience comes from playing solo on a cheapo maple bass.

That thing was more quiet than what you´d expect already, but its sound was groovy to say the least. Totally inspiring. Coming across fuzzy like amplified, and that in the typical timbre of good old rock´n roll.

Its sound was really terrific. And for me as a studio guy that quality would have been enough to find its way into a mix if it had come to a session with fellow players.

The vibes of bass strings going through an acoustic corpus can be similar addictive like those of guitars.

Too bad that mine ended up with the top sunken in.

Ruphus

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