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Hello AM family!
EP 601 was not m favorite kind of lesson, because I did not like the little melody Brian uses to show the concept of harmonies on two strings. In fact, I skipped the lesson after only listening a view seconds.
But, as I watched the lesson again because of this challenge, I realized what a great concept Brian is teaching in EP 601.
In my opinion this is not only a great concept for lead playing, but also for rhythm.
At the time Brian was issuing the January Challenge I was practicing an arrangement by Alex Farran (Louisiana Fairytale). It always takes me a lot of time to learn a lesson, so I tried to figure out how to combine my challenge response with the tune I was practicing. Alas, my lead playing is not yet up to speed and time is up … so here is only the rhythm section playing in my Blues-basement. 😎 Featuring my Christmas present from me to myself, which arrived in mid January … 😊My AM weekend only starts now, as I was not at home, but I will start watching your performances now – and I am sure I will greatly enjoy it. Have a nice Sunday! 👋🏽
Bluesige Grüße
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Well that’s a little different addition. Is the tuning the same as the lowest 4 strings on the guitar?
Cool submission and I love that flashy ending.
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Wow. That was really good. If that was your first time playing upright bass you nailed it! Loved the melody.
Joe
The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge-
It was my first time playing over a backing track and my first recording. But I practice playing scales and the right notes without frets for about two weeks now.
I am planning to take lessons with a teacher, but my first lesson is yet to come – so far my knowledge comes form YouTube lessons … not very surprising, I think 😬Bluesige Grüße
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Wow Juxi! This is really impressive with the upright bass! And trying to match the challenges with our current goals is always good in order to master the learnings, you did it so well with this one, well done!
If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May) -
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In the bluegrass circles I inhabit, your new Christmas present to yourself would make you the most popular person within a 75 kilometer radius.
In this instance, despite the unfinished work, the guitar work was masterful, the bass very deliberate if basic, the video work terrific. You correctly perceived that the choice of tracks is perfect for this two-string harmonic application. You played it with the appropriate style and, dare I say, panache.
I’m glad you have a “blues basement” in which to keep such a large instrument. I hope you also have a large vehicle because I expect you will be invited to play everywhere.
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Wow, Juxi, you can already handle that beast pretty well. And I think you have chosen the arrangement quite well and appropriately for it. By the way, the upright bass looks pretty good on you. And I’ll take the lively ending of your tune as fitting preparation for the weekend.
Great idea to include an unboxing video!
Schade, dass du den Bass nicht mitbringen kannst.Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom
The next Meetup will be in spring 2025There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum a few weeks before.
I look forward to meet you.
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Now, that must be a first on Active Melody! Definitely a first on AM challenges, a fretless upright bass, holly shmokes, Juxi! Really impressive that you were able to play it so well already! I also enjoyed your playing, great rhythm, sounded so full and interesting already. I like the upright bass sound a lot and I will be looking forward to your future fretless adventures. The unboxing video was cool, too. It seemed like knew exactly what to do with it, I wouldn’t have a clue 🙂
🎸JoLa
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Love it Juxi!
I’d love to get an upright bass, so cool. What make is that?
Those Alex Farran lessons are gold…not to diminish what goes on here, but for this specific old jazz stuff that Alex does, he’s tough to beat.
I love that little chord melody arrangement. I play it often and used it in an AM challenge a year ago or so. Top submission for sure!! -
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Woohoo, now I really want a standup bass! I think I would have to put some little markers on the neck to show where the frets would be. My sister used to play standup bass in a bluegrass band in Tennessee, but I never got to try playing it. Have you ever played one before?
Sunjamr Steve
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Hi Steve, no, I never played a double bass before that one. It is fun!
I bought myself some fret-stickers to mark the neck, but then I have seen some guys on YouTube who were of the opinion to rather concentrate on the correct position of your fingers and on training your ears. Thus, I did not mark the neck – it made sense to me – because if you play another double bass without markers you would otherwise be lost. So, I try to learn it “ the hard way” – I will see what my future teacher has to say to that, 😊👋🏽Bluesige Grüße
Juxi
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