My student

[Alvabass]

Just wanted to take a moment to proudly present my student, a very talented girl: María Elisa.

 

[Rod Trussbroken]

Hi María Elisa.

Keep up the good work!

 

[strummer]

That Bongo looks huge
So you teach tapping?

 

[Alvabass]

So you teach tapping?

Yes. One of the assignments she has for this vacation time is learning Van Halen's "Eruption" (the tapping part).

 

[strummer]

Yes. One of the assignments she has for this vacation time is learning Van Halen's "Eruption" (the tapping part).

That's some assignment!
And that also means she is already a frighteningly technical bass player, which can never be a bad thing.
Sometimes I wish someone had forced me to practice during my informative years, but then I remember I started playing to get chicks

 

[Aussie Mark]

And that also means she is already a frighteningly technical bass player

She's definitely surpassed me. I still haven't progressed past the 12th fret

 

[jblake]

She's definitely surpassed me. I still haven't progressed past the 12th fret

There's 12?

 

[MingusBASS]

Very cool!

Andrew

 

[tkarter]

Hi María Elisa. Play the strings off of that bongo.


tk

 

[Alvabass]

That's some assignment!
And that also means she is already a frighteningly technical bass player, which can never be a bad thing.
Sometimes I wish someone had forced me to practice during my informative years, but then I remember I started playing to get chicks

Well, it's a hard task for sure, but she isn't intended to play it at Eddie's tempo. What I look for when my students practice this is that they can play it at a very slow tempo strictly using a metronome, but having the pitches, rhythm and tone (this last aspect creates a really nasty blister in your right middle finger -if you're right handed-) under perfect control. Speed is a matter of time (and keep practicing, for sure) after having the foundation. BTW, if anybody wants my transcription of the piece in standard notation plus tab, just let me know your e-mail address. I also have a recording of me playing it at two different tempos (tempi?).

 

[Alvabass]

I also have a recording of me playing it at two different tempos (tempi?).

Forgot to mention: Recorded with my Bongo, of course.

 

[strummer]

Forgot to mention: Recorded with my Bongo, of course.

Does that mean your student followed your lead and got herself a Bongo, or are you letting her play yours?

 

[Alvabass]

Does that mean your student followed your lead and got herself a Bongo, or are you letting her play yours?

That's mine. In fact, she doesn't like five stringers. If she ever gets a Bongo it will be a 4-string. Right now I'm the only Bongo owner in my town and many, many miles around, for sure. I'd like to have a proof that the F13353 is the first Bongo in Colombia.

 

[Mahlon]

Hate to tell ya, that looks like MY Bongo. But I swear it was at my house in South Carolina last night..... hmmmmm

 

[phatduckk]

that's awesome. after seeing La Rue at open house ive been teaching myself some tapping stuff.

i play guitar too so i have experience w/ it but tapping on bass is a different monster IMHO.

 

[bovinehost]

That's just a great thing to see.

 

[Dr Stankface]

Is that her scrunchie above the nut or yours?

Andrew

 

[shamus63]

Hello Maria! When you get 'Eruption' down, we want (read: would like) a clip of your progress.

Right now I'm the only Bongo owner in my town and many, many miles around, for sure. I'd like to have a proof that the F13353 is the first Bongo in Colombia.

You know...I think I'm in the same boat here in the Bay Area. I've yet to see any bass players here sporting a Bongo on stage.

All the more reason why I'll hang onto mine!

 

[skabassist13]

To tell you the truth, I find tapping to be much easier on bass than guitar. Actually I dont think tapping is all that hard. But maybe I'm just not trying anything hard.

 

[Dr Stankface]

Congrats on your 1,000th post skabassist13.

Andrew