[QUOTE=Illmatic]I can actually hear the entire song play out in my head (with drums, bass, harmonica/organs/pianos/etc.) but it literally because impossible to write because I don't know most of those instruments.[/QUOTE]
That's why I've been picking up one new instrument per year since I started :)

Cain: Just about any tab program works. Finale is better if you know music theory, otherwise I recommend tabit or powertab.

My best riffs and melodies always come to me when I'm nowhere near any instrument.

[QUOTE=EvenStillRix]Somtimes I come up with awesome guitar solos to songs that don't have solos.[/QUOTE]
I actually do that on guitar. I'll be listening to music, and I'll pic up my guitar, find the key, and start improvising. I love the improvise solos; planed out solos aren't nearly as fun.

I play guitar and harmonica and rudimentary piano, but that's it :(

I also like to joke about how I could play bass easily because it's like "playing guitar, but with less talent" to piss my gf off :lol:

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]That's why I've been picking up one new instrument per year since I started :)

Cain: Just about any tab program works. Finale is better if you know music theory, otherwise I recommend tabit or powertab.[/QUOTE]

That's true, I just like standard notation a lot better because all the rhythms are already all there, you can show it to any reading musician and he/she will know how to play it, and it's honestly much easier to write and experiment with notes and melodies and rhythmic variations with it all mapped out for you on paper.

Theory does help, though.

[QUOTE=Eleventeen]
then she blocked me, lol.[/QUOTE]

:lol: God, it's great having MX friends own people from my old town.

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]I actually do that on guitar. I'll be listening to music, and I'll pic up my guitar, find the key, and start improvising. I love the improvise solos; planed out solos aren't nearly as fun.[/QUOTE]
I never bother learning solos to songs because I don't have the focus to learn what I could improv over. That's why i love drums.

Yeah, one day during chemistry class, I had this brilliant idea, so I transcribed it. Then my idiot bit[B][I][/I][/B]chface chem teacher took it away and I never got it back form her. :(

[QUOTE=Illmatic]I play guitar and harmonica and rudimentary piano, but that's it :(

I also like to joke about how I could play bass easily because it's like "playing guitar, but with less talent" to piss my gf off :lol:[/QUOTE]

It's actually hard as **** for me to play bass. I thought I'd have a leg up, since I play with my fingers anyway, but no. Picked the low E a few times and my index finger got all red and sore right away. :-/

I play bass exactly how I play guitar. Honestly, when I pic up a bass, I do a lot of the exact same stuff as I do on guitar. Even strumming sometimes :lol:.

[QUOTE=Cain]That's true, I just like standard notation a lot better because all the rhythms are already all there, you can show it to any reading musician and he/she will know how to play it, and it's honestly much easier to write and experiment with notes and melodies and rhythmic variations with it all mapped out for you on paper.

Theory does help, though.[/QUOTE]
Actually tabit does have intervals more or less. I like that program a lot, it's what I use.

I've run a bass through a guitar amp with effects and just played it like I do with my guitar.

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]I play bass exactly how I play guitar. Honestly, when I pic up a bass, I do a lot of the exact same stuff as I do on guitar. Even strumming sometimes :lol:.[/QUOTE]
That's terrible.

I use pick on guitar and fingers on bass. My brother is way better at bass than me though.

[QUOTE=Cain]It's actually hard as **** for me to play bass. I thought I'd have a leg up, since I play with my fingers anyway, but no. Picked the low E a few times and my index finger got all red and sore right away. :-/[/QUOTE]

I've got fairly strong fingers, so I don't think it would be that much of a problem anyway.

[QUOTE=Illmatic]I've got fairly strong fingers, so I don't think it would be that much of a problem anyway.[/QUOTE]
Don't bash it till you've tried it. My fingers get very sore from all the rubbing.

I use a pick when I play bass when I'm hanging out at a music store. If I can't find a pick, I just slap. I can't use my fingers with a crap. :-/ Usually, I play loads of RATM songs on bass. Tim Bob owns..

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]That's terrible.

I use pick on guitar and fingers on bass. My brother is way better at bass than me though.[/QUOTE]
I play bass with my fingers sometimes, but only for the real simple stuff, since I suck at it. Actually, come to think of it, it comes to about 50/50. I also do a lot of finger pickingon guitar.

I've tried my hand at bass. Not my thing.


I'm considering sneaking out of my house for the first time tonight.

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]Actually tabit does have intervals more or less. I like that program a lot, it's what I use.[/QUOTE]

My roommate uses it too. His songs are listed under aninnerglow, check them out. They're very poetry set to music, emo-type affairs. Not in the musical style of course but the mindset. He's generally got a good ear, and I've even written some layers for a few of his songs.

[QUOTE=zeppelinfan2k3]Don't bash it till you've tried it. My fingers get very sore from all the rubbing.[/QUOTE]

I'm not belittling it, I'm making a prediction. Learning the nuances of the instrument will be tough, but physically I think I may be able to take it.

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]I play bass with my fingers sometimes, but only for the real simple stuff, since I suck at it. Actually, come to think of it, it comes to about 50/50.[/QUOTE]
I have never used a pick on bass. It makes me feel dirty.

Fingers are faster anyways :p

I use both pick and fingers. I find a pick is hard because of how far apart the strings are. When I use fingers I use index and middle finger. I am really bad at slap but I can do tapping (which is 10 X harder on bass than guitar. Good practice for guitar tapping)

I can't afford a bass, so I just play guitar badly.

I suck at bass, but I suck at guitar too so it was expected.

[QUOTE=Cain]My roommate uses it too. His songs are listed under aninnerglow, check them out. They're very poetry set to music, emo-type affairs. Not in the musical style of course but the mindset. He's generally got a good ear, and I've even written some layers for a few of his songs.[/QUOTE]
I shall do that. It's really a neat program, and I even got it for free :D

I'm terrible at slaping and poping on bass. But then again, I haven't taken the time to learn it.

As a matter of fact, I tried tapping on bass as well. It sounded very muddy though, since at the time, I was sort of just getting into it. (:lol: This was 2 weeks ago) It was a lot harder than on my guitar, not only because the gauge of the strings were lower, but because the action was set a little high for my liking.

Does anyone else use a doob tube when they smoke weed? I personally think its the greatest thing ever. Instead of my clothes smelling like weed, they smell like they are fresh outta the dryer. :D

My guitar playing isn't the most techinally proficient, but I can still rock.

I like playing funk rock.

[QUOTE=R. Blythe]Does anyone else use a doob tube when they smoke weed? I personally think its the greatest thing ever. Instead of my clothes smelling like weed, they smell like they are fresh outta the dryer. :D[/QUOTE]

? What is it? I like using a bong as I have huge lungs.

For guitar, I like playing pretty much anything but usually it is jazz tainted metal. I like seeing my jazz playing come through in the heaviness. My guitar teachers likes it too, although I don't think he realizes I distort and play at double time some of the stuff I show him.

You kids and your weed...man.

Good night, everyone. I'm tired as all hell. Apologies for my long post earlier: clearly it was a direction I shouldn't have pursued, and I've deleted the post.

[QUOTE=Dr. Jake Destructo]As a matter of fact, I tried tapping on bass as well. It sounded very muddy though, since at the time, I was sort of just getting into it. (:lol: This was 2 weeks ago) It was a lot harder than on my guitar, not only because the gauge of the strings were lower, but because the action was set a little high for my liking.[/QUOTE]
:lol: I've tried that. I did speed picking on bass a few times too. It sounds beyond awful.

Watch as I get pwned by a page turn. :p

[QUOTE=ArrestThisMan]My guitar playing isn't the most techinally proficient, but I can still rock.

I like playing funk rock.[/QUOTE]
It's ok, I suck at guitar.

Cain: Night. :wave:

Really? I read it and found it fairly accurate and appreciated how straight forward you were. Meh, you're still a cool guy.

I read your post, Cain.

I say we all just take a deep breath and get along for once.

/realizes he sounds like a hippie

Uhh, so how about that death metal? Pretty good, eh?

[QUOTE]Does anyone else use a doob tube when they smoke weed? I personally think its the greatest thing ever. Instead of my clothes smelling like weed, they smell like they are fresh outta the dryer. [/QUOTE]
No.

[QUOTE]You kids and your weed...man.

Good night, everyone. I'm tired as all hell. Apologies for my long post earlier: clearly it was a direction I shouldn't have pursued, and I've deleted the post.[/QUOTE]G'night.

[QUOTE=EddieVanHalen769]:lol: I've tried that. I did speed picking on bass a few times too. It sounds beyond awful.[/QUOTE]
Ever try thumb and finger sweep picking on a bass?

[QUOTE=Cain]You kids and your weed...man.

Good night, everyone. I'm tired as all hell.[/QUOTE]

See you tomorrow. Let's see where the hopeless twits go in the Impressing Women thread.

[QUOTE=Dancin' Man]? What is it? I like using a bong as I have huge lungs.[/QUOTE]

You take like a gatorade bootle and you stuff it with Fabric Softener. Then you burn/cut a hole in the bottom of the bottle, and after you take your hit you blow into that and it filters out the smoke, so it comes out smelling not like weed, but like fabric softener. Amazing isnt it. I didnt think it worked till the first time i used one, and my clothes smelled like fabric softener after it.