Random Fun Polls

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Even more!:

I am mostly learning bass:

  • just for fun!
  • want to play in a band/with others
  • have other goals/milestones

0 voters

I currently own:

  • 1 bass
  • 2 basses
  • 3-5 basses
  • 5+

0 voters

Recording myself:

  • yes
  • not for me

0 voters

Like to play:

  • totally sober
  • after some “refreshments”

0 voters

My family / friends / neighbors are mostly ______ of my bass playing.

  • supportive
  • not supportive

0 voters

Learning basslines:

  • hear them in my head
  • sing/hum them out loud
  • other

0 voters

Pedals:

  • love 'em
  • don’t use

0 voters

Bass setups:

  • do myself
  • let someone else do it
  • need a setup bad!

0 voters

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I am literally 50/50 on plucking/picking (I have one bass that I mostly pluck, and one I mostly pick.) But I went with pick because no one else had yet, lol.

Also, I have multiple bass idols - Peter Hook, Kiyoshi, Chris Wolstenholme, Simon Gallup, Simon Raymonde, F-Chopper Koga, Kim Deal, etc. But I don’t aspire to play like any of them. My style is probably closest to Gallup or Raymonde. So I said “No.” :slight_smile:

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Just entered my data into your polls, @vik

Some interesting questions there! :+1:

Cheers, Joe

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The question about playing sober or after some refreshments needs another choice “Either”. That’s the one I would have chosen.

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Love the polls you made too - that Demographics one is really the king of Bassbuzz polls!

Okay, me too admittedly. Was just trying to be a good boy and so I chose the sober answer, but after some morning refreshments, I’m feeling the other answer now :stuck_out_tongue:

Yeah, I like both styles too, the pick could use some support in the polls right now. Let’s see if some more voters turn out!

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Gonna seize on the popularity of Joe’s @Jazzbass19 demographics poll and bump this one up again too! Check his out too, the questions are at the very top of these threads:

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18

I was surprised to see a majority said slap bass wasn’t their thing. Definitely not my thing. I figured I’d get flamed if I said it out loud. Lol!!!

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19

It’s fun, and I love hearing it, but I suck at it :slight_smile:

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Some real interesting stuff there :ok_hand:
A couple of either options would have been nearer to the truth for me .
Think I pondered on the music theory question the longest because I don’t know enough about it yet to hate it or love it lol

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Slap is fun, and I love hearing it, and I CAN’T SEEM TO GET ENUF OF IT.

I really was both terrified and nervously excited going into the slap module for B2B. The only slap I had ever attempted prior to B2B, was the little Excercises Flea teaches in his video lesson that was sold with his Basses.
AND I WAS HORRIBLE!!!
So
When I read of others saying “wait til you get to the Slap Mod…
I thought of skipping it…
Man was I wrong. I loved it, and with @JoshFossgreen. Stellar instruction, tips and technique, I was able to catch on quick.

I have since been learning “Take the power back” which is mostly slap. Can’t stop popping off that riff while I am sitting in my living room watching TV or something. There are some ghost notes that are key for timing I M working on, but overall, I love where I am with it.
I have since braved out to test the waters, and the FOOL I am, I tried learning “tommy the cat”
Funny thing is, I almost got it, and it’s one of Less’s tougher lines.
No way could I play it thru the whole song, and it’s nor correct to the “Sailong the Seas of Cheese” version, but it’s pretty close to the earlier live version from “Suck on this”, which I will confess, is also played a bit slower.

But my point is, I thought I would suck at it, but after giving it a shot, then going out to learn some songs, I love it. Plus I have ALWAYS loved Primus, “Tommy the Cat” was actually my and my X wife’s wedding song. Back in ‘96, and wedding over, I still have Primus :+1:t2::+1:t2:.
I also learned tapping, I thought I would suck at that too. Now I AM PLAYING (pretty goot tooo, still needs work, but it is very recognizable) “Jerry Was A Race Car Driver”. I never thought that would happen.

Also, when I got my first Bass off CL, I needed some stuff off Amazon, like Strap, ables, stand, and I ordered a pack of picks, I had full intentions of being a pick player. Well…I much prefer finger plucking (along with slap and tap) over picking. I will not ignore picking, I think it is very important to be able to do both finger plucking and picking, and for me, slap and tap.

I guess my point is, I stayed open to all options, and kind of let the bass, music, and lessons guide me, and I believe, for me, it s turning me not a more multi dimensional bass musician then I had hoped and even planned for.
Unless you are dead set against it, I would highly suggest giving Slap a real go.
If you did the Slap mod in B2B, go bCk and do it again, then maybe a few Slap Bass Buzz YT videos, and maybe some others like Talking Bass, showing some easy slap riffs. And then try “Take the power Back”. It’s not that hard, and Josh teaches it. Think of it as another B2B lesson. It’s on Joshes YT channel. He does a cover play thru in one vid, then a tutorial with tabs, teaching the main riff, breaking down each fill, and some of the cords used in other sections of the song.
It is great fun, and may change your mind about Slap.
Or may confirm you don’t like it, and you can bash me for suggesting it.
I won’t mind lol, if you hate it still, I maybe shouldn’t have encouraged you to do it, IDK, but I think you will like it after trying, it’s very rewarding…at least for me it was.

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Great poll @Vik!

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23

Not mine either. I pretty much glossed over the slap lesson in B2B. Spanked my bass a couple times, then moved on.

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Hahaha!!! I’ll probably give it my best just to see if I like playing it.

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That’s what I did. Just went in with a completely open mind and came out changed forever.

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For me, slap is something handy in the bass players toolbox, but it can be too much sometimes. I like slap for a breakdown or in a mix. Tommy the Cat is over the top for me.

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Yeah, but being able to play it, or come close feels like an accomplishment.
I agree with your statement about being a good thing to have in your tool box, but not to be the only thing because I like the versatility, and try to be as versatile as I can.
I like music where this can be heard, And then changed up, not dependent on only slap, but has it, like Robert Trujillo comes to mind, and I have always liked him, except I don’t listen to Metallica, so more his earlier stuff.

Edit: I must include Flea in there

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What’s weird is Flea is one of my all time favorite musicians let alone bassists. All of his stuff is so damn melodic. And yes, it’s probably a great tool to know, especially if you plan on gigging. Most of Les Claypool’s stuff is over the top for me. I love him as a human being and a musician, just not his style.

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I think his being over the top, as it is being referred to, is probably what first attracted me to Les Claypool and Primus. I love the shock and awe factor the music does to your ear, making it perk up like a sleeping dog that heard a sound, and go “WTF”

Plus, having seen Primus live many times in the earlier days (90’s), I will say, they are one of the best live acts I have ever seen. They don’t rely on the “turn it up to 11, and blast their ears out”
The volume is just right, the OD and distortion are to a minimum, and you can clearly hear what they play and sing.

I say them at one of the lalapalooza ‘s, I think the 2nd. And bands like Alice In Chains, RHCP, and other big name bands of the era (I can’t recall the exact line up and don’t want to mis state something, so if you want the line up, I am sure it’s easily found.). All played on a pop up stage in a park. The sound was horrible, everybody pumped it up so most of the music for the whole day / night was shit. You had to find a sweet spot, which was hard to get to to hear much of anything. Until Primus played. You could hear it so much better then anybody who played before them, and the few bands that played after.
This is the same for places like the Palladium in Hollywood. Many bands have loud mosh fun concerts there, but with Primus, it’s still loud, mosh fun, but sounds great.
There is much to be said for that.
I really have not enjoyed anything after the first 3 albums the way I loved those. One of those three, “suck on this” is a live album, and again, for music of this genre, type, it is the best live album I know of.
But, to each their own. I like it, nobody else is expected to like what I like, or why I like it, it’s my humble opinion, you are certainly entitled to yours, and I am glad you shared it with me.

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@Kopusetic, I have not had the chance yet, so I will do it here, now. I love your screen name, it is GREAT

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I really love slapping, I just haven’t taken the time to get good at it. But it’s super popular here, along with double-thumbing. Actually @JoshFossgreen should do a double-thumb video if he hasn’t already. need to check his other youtube channel.

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