SteveC Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 Should I ship my current jazz bass (4 string) down for my lesson, or do I use my new 6 string that will be ready for me when I get there? I wouldn't be as familiar with it, but I plan to play 6 a lot more so maybe some insight from him would be useful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele C. Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 When we swap basses at the school, I barely notice the difference when I play a five or a six. It is different, but it is the same. I mean, after a while I feel at home without problems. -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I think that since Jimmy has become primarily a 6 string player, bringing a 6 string would be a great idea. If you get lost once in a while, he'd understand. Did you know that when John Patitucci got his first six string bass he went on tour with Chick Corea the next day bringing only that bass? Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 That's kind of what I was thinking. I got similar advice from others as well. Baptism by fire - I'll use the 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 Not sure who is interested, but I'll update this a couple times before I go and after the lesson. It's a couple weeks until lesson time. I've been trying to practice - working basics, scales, positions/patterns, etc. - and developing a list of specifics (with music examples) of things I'd like to address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 That's kind of what I was thinking. I got similar advice from others as well. Baptism by fire - I'll use the 6. Good idea! I forgot, will this be delivered at the same time as the lesson occurs? Not sure who is interested, but I'll update this a couple times before I go and after the lesson. It's a couple weeks until lesson time. Please do. If this forum had a subscribe option, I would do so. Wait, I can add it to my Watched Topics "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 Bass will be done the day before my lesson... I hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFLA Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 If it doesn't get done (and I'm sure it will) there should be no shortage of sixers you could "borrow" for the lesson once you're there - Gard's and Ryan's for example. Sounds like the neck should be done by the middle of next week!! Jim Confirmed RoscoeHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele C. Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Not sure who is interested, but I'll update this a couple times before I go and after the lesson. This community is all about doing it better, I think sharing your excitement is fun for you and for us. -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted May 30, 2012 Author Share Posted May 30, 2012 If it doesn't get done (and I'm sure it will) there should be no shortage of sixers you could "borrow" for the lesson once you're there - Gard's and Ryan's for example. Sounds like the neck should be done by the middle of next week!! It sounds like it'll be done in time - maybe the end of next week or the middle of the following. No doubt Greg has something at the store I can use :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 6, 2012 Author Share Posted June 6, 2012 So in preparation for my lesson I've been looking through Jimmy's scale book and brushing up on a few "Jacket" tunes we used to do. Man, I never realized how much of this I can play in one position (will be easier with a new 6 string) instead of all the moving around I was doing. I need to ask him how he makes so much stuff work in one position and over so many chords. I have much to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 I need to ask him how he makes so much stuff work in one position and over so many chords. As well as upsidedown and backwards. Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele C. Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Man, I never realized how much of this I can play in one position (will be easier with a new 6 string) instead of all the moving around I was doing. Fingerings can always get more attention, no matter how much one considers them definitive. I saw Jimmy play with Allan Holdsworth recently and I noticed that his hand was less open and fingers straighter than I consider normal. This is a thing that I have noticed in a lot of six string players. I assume that needing to mute so many strings and more note choices in place shape hands differently. -- Michele Costabile (http://proxybar.net) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 This is a thing that I have noticed in a lot of six string players. I assume that needing to mute so many strings and more note choices in place shape hands differently. Interesting ... I played a 6-er for a while but did not feel as if I did the instrument justice. For the life of me I do not recall whether or not my left hand technique was different. Probably not :grin: Steve, when is D-Day, man? "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Friday at 4:00 pm. The new bass is done and looks fantastic. I'm guessing it sounds pretty good as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Here's a link to a thread. Can't get Flicker to work on my phone. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f153/e034-883096/index4.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Malone Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Looks great Steve, enjoy yourself and your new bass at the GTG! Wally I have basses to play, places to be and good music to make! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basshappi Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 That is a beautiful instrument, congrats Steve! Nothing is as it seems but everything is exactly what it is - B. Banzai Life is what happens while you are busy playing in bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Wow! very nice! Gotta admit Steve, I'm a bit jealous. Enjoy! Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Thanks. If it sounds even close to as good as it looks I should have a great instrument. I feel a little better about my lesson with Jimmy, but I'm sure it'll hit me a little again on Friday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Nice fish. Peace. --SW spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 15, 2012 Author Share Posted June 15, 2012 The lesson was awesome. Details later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 Lots of connections made today - especially on how to use different scales and modes to solo and come up with grooves, etc. Those one chord solos should sound a lot better after I get some time to work on the seeds that were sown today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 16, 2012 Author Share Posted June 16, 2012 He's a very humble person. I felt totally at ease during our lesson. He was patient, made a couple mistakes, and gave me a few specific things to work on that will eventually help with all aspects of my playing. He encouraged me to try to write music and get a cheap little keyboard to help with that process. After the scales are learned, some licks are developed and practiced, forget about them and play from the heart. That's what it's all about. Oh, and the whole upside down and backwards thing wasn't really that hard to adjust to when we were playing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Oh, and the whole upside down and backwards thing wasn't really that hard to adjust to when we were playing stuff. Surely you must be joking? Good to hear, Steve! I am thinking of going into town next week to pick up the new Renegade Creation album. Liked the first one well enough but I am hoping the second one will be better "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 He's got a bunch of stuff in the works from playing to producing so even with the break from the Jackets he's pretty busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Sounds like a wonderful experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 It was pretty darn cool. I hope I can follow through and the seeds he planted will grow into me being a better player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted December 23, 2012 Author Share Posted December 23, 2012 I received Jimmy's new book for Christmas from my inlaws. Look forward to using it to make connections between the first book (a collection of every scale you could imagine) and what we talked about at my lesson last June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFLA Posted December 23, 2012 Share Posted December 23, 2012 ....aaand?? Jim Confirmed RoscoeHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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