nobadges Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 As the title says, can someone point them out to me. I played extensively til several years ago. I want to go at the Bass gangbusters again, but get back into it progressively...and take all the basic lessons without skimping or jumping ahead. Are there decent exercises to strengthen my pinkie without busting tendons? also what do you guys recommend as far as internet lessons are concerned? Thanks Flemtone Wrote: Badgers? We don't need no badgers! We don't gotta show you no stinking badgers!!! wait... Oh, BADGES! Got it. -Tim from Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMPires Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Look in here www.myspace.com/davidbassportugal "And then the magical unicorn will come prancing down the rainbow and we'll all join hands for a rousing chorus of Kumbaya." - by davio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Well, one thing I like to do as a warm up is: starting on any fret on the bottom string, use all four fingers to go up four frets. (ie say you start on the G - E string 3rd fret - you go G-G#-A-A#), then do the same thing on the next string until you run out of strings. And then come down the same way (ie C#-C-B-A#) up and down, over and over. It's a great little warm up exercise and uses all four fingers. Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 I use a firm foam block to squeeze with each finger individually. I found that my small fingers were much weaker than the others. This excercise allowed me to play much cleaner, clearer notes with the small finger. Progressive scales using all fingers in rotation not only builds strength but also builds dexterity and control.Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 nobadges, practise plenty but NEVER to the point where it hurts. As soon as you feel cramps, take 5 and stretch your finger muscles a bit. I tend to always warm up with the same set of exercises from a book called "grooves for bass". Though not intended as warm-up material I've been playing that stuff for ages so I use it to get in the bass-zone Internet lessons? Ask plenty questions here (but use the search function first, unless you like to get burned :grin:) is my only advice on that. "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobadges Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Any feedback on this site?I thought it looks pretty good... http://www.studybass.com/ Flemtone Wrote: Badgers? We don't need no badgers! We don't gotta show you no stinking badgers!!! wait... Oh, BADGES! Got it. -Tim from Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theTragicRich Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Someone had this link a while back, and I bookmarked it. I never really looked at all the chapters (scroll down for the pull down menu), but it has alot of info in it. http://wheatsbassbook.org/chapter_select.php?chapter=001 [Carvin] XB76WF - All Walnut 6-string fretless [schecter] Stiletto Studio 5 Fretless | Stiletto Elite 5 [Ampeg] SVT3-Pro | SVT-410HLF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Play all roots and fifths and all octaves with your first and fourth finger from now on. Your fourth finger will get stronger. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABGBrian Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Play precisely on your fingertips as much as possible. Official Website BandcampFacebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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