Thanks @JDDaniel !
We’re supposed to be getting together on the 17th or 18th of July somewhere in SO CAL.
Bass Buzz LIVE HANGOUT IN ORANGE COUNTY
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Good evening everyone! Relax, sit back and let Ed take you back to the 20s - the 1720s - with the prelude to Bach’s cello suite no.1 in G major, as transcribed by bach2bass
I’ve been grinding this one for a few months now and it’s more or less ready apart from a couple of bars at the end. And a few bum notes in the middle. I reckon I’ll have a more decent version ready in a couple more weeks.
I tell you what - learning this piece has been a real labour of love but I’d say it’s been worth it. You pick up some great little motifs from the practice and if you play with different tempos and phrasings (and some effects) you can make it sound bluesy, Kraftwerky or just generally really mellow.
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That’s great. Definite fretting endurance workout by the looks of it.
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Oh yeah - it’s fingers in the ice bucket for sure
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Ed that was great! I could listen to that all day. Have you tried using your thumb to hit the lower drone notes? Thinking classical guitar style or something.
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Thanks! You know that’s not a bad idea - the final set of chords are a bit tricky for the fingering.
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That’s a tough one but you tackled it and did quite well. I look forward to hearing it when you grind down all the speed bumps.
Good job! 
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Very nice. Very different and very gentle on the ears . 
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Nice job @Ed ,
Great fingering work on both hands and getting around the fretboard, dont know the piece at all but you did a cool job,
Cheers Brian
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Woah, really great playing 
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A bass cover of Billie Jean.
(Sorry, not sorry. Somebody has to like this song, and I’m one of the somebodies 
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- Serek Midwestern 2 bass; Darkglass Element (DAI); Reaper (DAW).
- Klanghelm MJUC compressor; Plugin Alliance Ampeg SVT-VR Classic [on the bass track].
- Cytomic ‘The Glue’; Kazrog KClip [on the master track].
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Brilliant @sfadams!
what a workout!
I think the only critique I could add is that you are a tiny bit ahead of the beat and could do to lay back a bit. Now that said I am sure getting through this song at all is a huge accomplishment and this was not really on your mind. Haha.
I think a lick this fast tends to push one ahead of the beat (at least that is what happens with me). Laying back a bit would give the groove a funkier feel.
That said this was awesome work, well done man.
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Still liking that Serek a lot, what a cool bass. Well done!
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