Regarding the Post your Covers thread

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No

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nope

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Could someone post ZZ Top covers? It looks like Dusty Hill plays a lot of root notes (8th and 16th). But other than La Grange, I can’t hear what you are supposed to be locking on to. I am EXTREMEMLY new at this.

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I think there are some ZZ Top covers, you’d have to search through the thread to see.

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@terb has the list he would definitely know and could probably help out

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there are two ZZ Top covers :

mine :

and JDDaniels :

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Hi Pam and all, I know Pam from another bass course site. I would love to do this, and am working towards it. I only started in August last year and missed about two months for travel, being stuck out of the country and away from the bass, so only about four months real learning time, and am not quite ready. I can just about get through one full song just now. But these are all great tips. Thanks for this post/thread.

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Hi @MikePhil and welcome to the forum. What other bass course site would I know you from? :thinking:

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hey @MikePhil , that’s cool ! covers are really an excellent way to get better with a lot of fun and friendly valuable advices.

looking forward to your future covers !

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Hi Pam I’m in Mark Smith’s Talking Bass Study Group. Mark and Josh are the only two online tutors I’ve used so far. I just finished the Beginner to BadAss course about a month ago, and have done the first two of Mark’s and gone back and redone the first, now redoing the second (I’m a slow learner!). I’ll also go over parts of Josh’s again. Not sure why I have been called ‘Mike5’ - I don’t recall writing that, perhaps I am the 5th Mike in this forum???

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Sorry it’s Mike Phillips :slight_smile:

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@MikePhil you can change your username any time in your profile preferences.

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There’s already a “mike” and a “mike6” registered here . . . maybe the system automatically added a 5

Welcome aboard and glad to have you with us! :slight_smile:

Cheers,
Joe

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Welcome to the community @MikePhil!

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I wish more people would post their covers…even if you think you suck just do it anyways cause some constructive criticism will help you a lot.

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@Noisembryo agree 100%! How can you ever know if you’re doing well, or where you need improvement if you don’t ask other people? Post your covers is a perfect place to show your stuff, and get needed encouragement or constructive critique.

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Working on mine tonight. Having some kidney/prostate trouble (I know, too much information), so I have off of work until next Saturday until I can go to a specialist to fix it.

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Best wishes @Sp33dSnakr. What cover are you working on?

One of my problems (other than lack of ability) is that I start working my way through a song, but before I finish it, some other song grabs my interest, so I switch to that, but before I finish it, some other songs grabs my … well, you get the idea. I just need to force myself to finish one before my “song ADD” kicks in.

Also, I don’t really know how to remove the bass from the original (and yes, I’ve seen the forum posts - just haven’t worked through the process), or how to sync and edit video… Lots to learn that doesn’t involve playing the song. :slight_smile:

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Ah yes, I can relate. You have no idea how many intros of songs I have recorded and then moved on to something else.

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It happens to me as well, but I finish the first song all the way through and look forward to the next. Keep focused.
:slightly_smiling_face:

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