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Taking lessons

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 12:59 pm
by phlemmy
After we get done recording and mixing the new album, I am going to start taking some basic lessons from my guitarist. He's a GIT grad and former instructor and definitely knows his stuff. Playing with him has already expanded my "bassering" quite a bit, but I need some of the basic theory stuff to open my technique up a little more.

In the late 80s after I have been drumming for 5 years, I took lessons from a PIT grad and it expanded my playing tenfold. I'm not expecting results as grandiose on bass as I got with the drums, but anything is better than nothing.

Re: Taking lessons

Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:34 pm
by jdogric12
That's great news. Let us know how it goes.

Re: Taking lessons

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 8:47 am
by antipodean
phlemmy wrote:After we get done recording and mixing the new album, I am going to start taking some basic lessons from my guitarist. He's a GIT grad and former instructor and definitely knows his stuff. Playing with him has already expanded my "bassering" quite a bit, but I need some of the basic theory stuff to open my technique up a little more.

In the late 80s after I have been drumming for 5 years, I took lessons from a PIT grad and it expanded my playing tenfold. I'm not expecting results as grandiose on bass as I got with the drums, but anything is better than nothing.
You're never too old to learn! I took some jazz/blues guitar lessons a few years ago and my bass playing improved fivefold (and I'd been playing a mere 25 years at that point). Pity my guitar playing didn't come on as well...