pre-playing excerise ?

[Z3r0_G]

do you actually slap the chorus riff ? thats pretty scary if you slapped the riff. wahaha.

oh shit man. hahaha. i would love to see someone do that!

 

[RentaBass]

do you actually slap the chorus riff ? thats pretty scary if you slapped the riff. wahaha.

oh shit man. hahaha. i would love to see someone do that!

Tried to, but failed horribly....then I came up with some paradiddle-style slap riff for the chorus, but it was a bitch to play, and didn't carry it like the original, so I stuck to the original and plucked it in the end.

 

[TheBeast]

just a few tricks wana share with fellow bassists....

besides those few scales...this is one of the finger ex. that i normally do for warm-up...

1st of all...just start with this...

----------------------------------4-7-5-6--
-----------------------3-6-4-5-------------
------------2-5-3-4------------------------
-1-4-2-3-----------------------------------

Hope this helps... :lol:

 

[half-grown-idiot]

thanks for the practice ! did strengthen my pinky. =D

 

[Guest]

never gigged before but before jammin i crack my knuckles? to loosen up

 

[neuro182]

I recommend Rock Discipline by JP. He got some good pre-playing exercises there to loosen up some tension. Check it out!

 

[RentaBass]

I do a few pre-playing exercises to loosen up my hands before going up on stage, but I still do get nervous before going up....

So I've taken to jogging on the spot a little with my bass strapped on....helps me to loosen up the body a little. Not that kan cheong after that.

It's strange, but it works for me! :lol:

 

[hay88]

i'll do some scale runs and arps and last but not least absolut vodka!!!

 

[RentaBass]

i'll do some scale runs and arps and last but not least absolut vodka!!!

Amen! Some Jack Daniels does it for my band and I....nothing like the warm feeling of some whiskey neat....

 

[half-grown-idiot]

wahahaha ! hay88 and issac ! POWER la the both of you. if i were to have some a few shots of liquor. think i might be tipsy liao~ wahaha. alright jus a little but. hope it helps. i try i try~ whahaha. you're really crazy man.

 

[hay88]

i use the miniature 50ml absolut. the burn invigorates your fingers.

 

[half-grown-idiot]

swooosh. 1 gulp down. devil on your fingers ! wahahaha.

 

[half-grown-idiot]

hey hay88, where did you bought the 50ml absolut vodka ? 7-11 / cheers ? seen it at places but always misses it. =x

 

[hay88]

my regular spot is isetan at shaw centre. they sell the plain one for 4.90 only. flavoured stuff like absolut vanilia,citron... 6.90 i think

 

[TheBeast]

you can also try this ex..gives your fingers a good stretch.

use your index, middle and pinky only.

---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
-------------9--7--5-------------5--3--1--
-11--9--7-------------7--5--3-------------

Enjoy! :lol:

 

[RentaBass]

wahahaha ! hay88 and issac ! POWER la the both of you. if i were to have some a few shots of liquor. think i might be tipsy liao~ wahaha. alright jus a little but. hope it helps. i try i try~ whahaha. you're really crazy man.

Just a few shots lah....I'm not about to make half a bottle disappear into my stomach lor....

If the were the case, I'd probably fall of the stage at some point, or perform some projectile vomitting ala Linda Blair in the Exorcist.

 

[neuro182]

chromatics practice wld be good for a start.

 

[fgl]

I may sure I dont wash my left (fretting) hand b4 playing or make sure it's absolutely dry...wet hand inhibits...also I mak sure the nails on my left hand are short

slight deviation - how U doing neuro? 8)

 

[neuro182]

Extended Slight Deviation : hey bro, im fine man, been chilling too much. time to get down to serious business. how is S.O.T doin? hope to catch u guys live again.