Nothing wrong with a Mikro, or short scale basses at all. Many prefer them for whatever reason.
Comfortable play, less finger stretching
Easier on the shoulder or arm, not having to reach your arm out as far
Light weight
Great boom sound
Lower tension strings (attributing to sound and ease of play)
And many many many more reasons.
We have a thread called “Short Love” IIRC, and if you search it, there is a whole Porn Channel dedicated to Shorties.
Hey Josh after reading your little introduction you sound like a very nice person. Best of luck to you in whatever you choose.
However I’m new to this forum and just wondering an alternative way of memorizing the key signatures?
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I can offer you a method that helped me to memorize key signatures…
Write them out, over and over again.
I used my iPad (to not waste loads of paper) and each time drew the circle of 4ths/5ths out, then went key by key around the circle writing them out by hand.
Not only does this help memorize, but you start to see the patterns of how the whole thing is put together and how keys relate.
@axelmoss, welcome to the forum.
I have a method also, which I used when I was first starting out learning theory and sight reading. I don’t use it much anymore because I have most of them committed to memory.
It’s a Mnemonic Device:
Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
If you see one Sharp in the Key signature, you know all the Fs are sharp and it’s the key of G (next letter after F). I you see 2 Sharps, all the Fs and Cs are sharp and it’s in the key of D (next letter after C), etc, etc.
On the flats side, you just use the same Mnemonic, but in reverse: Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles Father.
It really helped me a lot. Hope it helps you as well.
Hi! My high school buddy needed a bass guitar for his band so I bought a Gibson EB-2C and joined his band. That was 1966 when I thought that Jack Casady (Jefferson Airplane) was the world’s best bass player. It’s so old now that I’m afraid to play it!
Now, after a long career in programming I am getting back into playing more. So, first I bought a low end Yahama RBX170Y several years ago. It’s nice but when I tried the Ibanez SRMS805 5-string multi-scale (fanned fret) bass, I had to buy one. So last year I got one for my birthday. (My Precious!)
It finally hit me that I had never taken lessons. I looked all over YouTube and decided to try BuzzBass.
Welcome @axelmoss!
Here’s how I was taught to recognize key signatures in high school (55 years ago!):
No sharps or flats: C.
Sharp keys: last sharp is one semitone below the key. eg. two sharps, last sharp is C#, so key is D.
One flat: F. All other flat keys: second-last flat is the key.
The others are right: after a while, you just recognize keys at sight.
Hello bassist around the world! I need a little help with an issue; my wife passed away on the 5th of July and I’ve just relocated to my Daughter’s home, (Kentucky to Maryland, go figure) and I’ve misplaced my personal progress booklet in the move. Josh, would you be able to send me a new booklet or one that I could print out here. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
