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PostPosted: Sun May 10, 2009 2:54 am 
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http://www.usedvictoria.com/classified-ad/8973043

Tempted, but I don't really know anything about it's specifications :O


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Apparently it's a Washburn?

Eh, I'd save my money for something better.

For me, I think I'm gonna save up for this next.

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Yeah, getting a 700$~ 5-string bass seems a little odd because I'd like to buy one and then play that forever. Also I don't have an amp right now either, so I couldn't play it for a bit. On the other hand, my guitar cost about that much and I don't have any desire to buy a better one in the near future, so the Washburn might get the job done.


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I'd probably explore all the possibilities in the same price range before I come to a final decision.


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So far all three times I've gone to "try out" some instruments I've ended falling in love and being forced to buy one.


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With the intent of restarting the guitar I bought this 2 weeks ago.

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Picture not working.

edit: holy jeez that looks nifty. What is it? O.o


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My main gutar is my PRS SE Standard in Vintage cherry - snap, metal_xxx. :lol:
I also have a Seagull acoustic which sounds really good for fingerpicking, not that I'm any good, really.


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Awesome! Considering placing DiMarzios in mine :)


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noodles wrote:
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edit: holy jeez that looks nifty. What is it? O.o


It's by a company called Spear, the model is the Claymore ha ha! Korean made I think, but the main offices are based in Glasgow. The shop I got it from does them cheap as they know the boss of it. Only cost me £270 though, which is really surprising as it's wonderful in sound and feel. Thing just screamed at me to buy it when I first saw it :D.


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Currently considering whether I should actually buy a bass, seeing as I'm completely dyspraxic I may never learn to play it :(


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You should do it! Worst case scenario you can be like the dude from Korn and just hit your bass.

I had to take the book on solo guitar I was learning from back to the library today. Ordered it and the second part from Amazon though... but it looks like I'll have to focus on learning bass stuff for a week or two until it gets here.


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Actually I played a friend's bass last night and picked it up surprisingly easily, so I might well give it a shot. Unfortunately I now have a massive callous on my thumb, ouch.


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I tuned my bass like a cello (CGDA) and so far I like it a lot. The C string is a little hard to control since its tuned down so low, but the tuning makes chords a lot better (Major and minor chords are in a 3 fret area :D). I might go down to a music store and see if they have suggestions for what to use for the low string. *ponder*

edit: after playing with the tuning some more, it offers pretty easy shapes for major and minor 6th/7th chords o/


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Does anyone know good ways to get better at fast strumming? I have a hard time doing power chords and stuff where I have to mute more than 2 strings >_<


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Buy a metronome.

Use it.

srsly, they help a lot.


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Strumming to a metronome is about as fun as getting teeth pulled.

It does help though >_<


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I actually kind of enjoy seeing how far I can push myself with a metronome, but whether you enjoy it, or find it tedious, it really does help a lot.


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It can be frustrating sometimes but it's nice having a definite marker of progress... being able to think "I can play this song twice as fast as when I started practicing it today!" or whatever.


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A metronome is completely necessary for musical training.


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