Hi @Brendan,
For your first cover you did an awesome job, hit every point spot on, nice tone and mix😎
If I was going to be critical on anything, I would say you should try and clean up your economy when moving your fingers on the fretboard.
But if you are comfortable doing it the way you currently are that ok 
On faster songs that type of shifting may be difficult to sustain.
Great job,
Cheers Brian
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Hi @Brendan,
I record all my covers exactly the same way as you, garageband, photobooth and mix in iMovie.
Only difference is I us a presonus DAI,
Forgot to mention your Yammie looks really nice👍
Cheers Brian
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Glad to have you on-board. Don’t stress it about rushing a video out. We’re doing 2 weeks for each song, so there is plenty of time to catch-up if that’s your intention. Or you can just join in on the songs you feel like doing. Totally up to you. Just glad to have more people involved.
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Really impressive for your first cover Brendan. You are definitely there with the rest of us. Couldn’t really fault this to be honest. You hit every note when you should and all were clear. Really nice job!
Also, your fret wrap is exactly what this song needs as it makes that open D end at the perfect time! It really gives this the feel of the original recording. I’ve been on the fence on those, but might pick one up for situations like this.
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Excellent first cover @Brendan! Good tone and performance!
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Hi @TNKA36, Thanks! Yeah its great having a video to see me actually play, i’ll have to work on my fingering. I have found it pretty amazing whats possible with just the free pre loaded programs, it did take me a fair bit of mucking around to get the video and music synced up though, still don’t think it is perfect, but close enough. I like the look of my Yamaha too, it has been a really good first bass, the fit and finish is really nice, and I find it fun to play, the worst thing was the standard strings, but their gone now.
Hi @JT, Firstly, thanks for getting this all kicked off i’m looking forward to trying to get some more of the covers done, and cheers for the kind words on this cover. On the fret wrap, well this is the first time I have experimented with one, for the same reasons you list, I just wanted to tame some of the sustain on the open strings to try and somewhat match the original. I did not buy mine though, just for this experiment I pinched my 10yo daughters hair ‘scrunchi’ and just wrapped it around the first fret, seemed to work exactly like I was hoping. I would be happy to use it again if I find another song that I feel warrants it.
Hey @JerryP, Thanks mate! Hopefully I can improve as we move along!
Cheers Brendan
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@Brendon Nice. Youv’e got that bass player look just right.
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@Brendan I have to agree with everyone else, nice work. Your take sounded great! I’m glad you decided to join the challenge!
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I’m doing it, it’s too fun to pass… I’m trying to record myself with my phone, just bass and amp gear wise… I see that @kowry you used your phone also and did not upload to youtube unlike most here, how did you do it? I’ll try to upload a vid with my attempt
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Not sure what part of the process you mean, but I transferred the video from my phone to my laptop via my instant messenger app, and uploaded it to Vimeo, which seems to be the choice of several others here also. You can upload videos to Vimeo just the same way as to Youtube, but you have to pay for a subscription for more upload capacity, video editing options and such. I try to up my production values a bit as the challenge progresses 
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Thanks, I meant the uploading… not familiar with Vimeo 
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Great job!
I have a fret wrap and have no idea when to use it.
Now I know…a song too late, ha!
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Alright, here it goes 
… Watch out for flying fret fingers, missed notes, and a few sharp buzzes 
I didn’t think I was gonna feel comfortable doing a cover this early in my training, but I figured it’s a good baseline to see my progress later.
Recorded on my phone (iPhone 7+), while song played through amp.
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Good job @Anderson!
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Nice job on your first cover 
Is the one finger plucking a deliberate choice? Getting used to alternating plucking would probably make your life easier in the long run.
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No, unfortunately it was a lack of focus. I tried alternating in some earlier takes, and was throwing me off. I do aim to alternate when practicing.
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Hi @Anderson,
Great job of putting your self out there and sharing your first cover.
You are absolutely correct in doing this as a baseline to compare your progress.
I think if you put the sheet music on your left side so you can read it while looking at the fretboard you will instantly see a big improvement.
Great effort, keep up the good work
Cheers Brian
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Hey @Anderson nice job!
I think you know your timing issues based on your ‘Mensa-mensa’ sign mid way. That’s what this is all about. Videoing ourselves ain’t easy.
You are doing great! I think we will all get more comfortable with the video/bass/audio thing as we go and settle into the groove.
I recorded Bad Moon Rising tonight and did the ‘one finger pluck’ through most of it, which I don’t normally do, but felt comfortable. Whatever works I say!
keep up the good work!!
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Congrats on your first cover video and well done! Sure, it wasn’t perfect, but there wasn’t anything fundamentally wrong with it. As in, the things you missed were simply things all beginners need to practice as we aren’t bass playing masters out of the womb. Having to watch the tab and your fretting hand at the same time is not easy! That’s why I do recommend memorizing any songs where time allows it, because then you have one less thing to worry about. I appreciate not everyone has the time or desire to do that though.
What I think was excellent to see is that you recognized when you did something wrong. Awareness of mistakes and intentionally practicing those elements is the key to getting better. I have no doubt that you will quickly progress on all of these things.
As I did mention on Discord though, one-finger plucking might work for slow songs, but it will become a barrier when we get into the faster songs later on. Just imagine running on one leg instead of two. You just can’t go as fast and it’s a hell of a lot more tiring. So, that’s something I would try to work on when you can. I know getting fingers to do what you want is hard sometimes though. I’ve been playing various instruments for over 30 years and my pinky still acts like a stubborn teenager.
Again though, great job on your first cover and thanks for taking the plunge and sharing your playing with us. First one is always the hardest.
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Great effort there @Anderson ! Don’t worry about flubs, just keep on going. You’re lightyears ahead of me 
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