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BY ED FRIEDLAND

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8. THE ELECTRIC BASS

THE BASS AMP

To hear youself early. is necessary to play an electric bas through an ampli, Though tare are many diferent ies, a
simple, se-cotained unit combo" wil work ine, Use a atch cord, a cable to connect from the ouput f the bass 1 the
input othe amp. Make sure the amps volume knob is tuened of or altre way counterclachvse, The toe control should
be sa Tat or at 12 0 oc. Turn onthe power, and slowly adjust the volume to an appropriate level. Be care: to much
Volume could bow out he speaker!

9. TUNING
TUNING TO THE CD 9

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To une your bass adjust e tuning pegs. Tghering a pag vil is th pich 3 > 2
ofa sting, loosening ape wil lower ell

‘On CD Track 1, each string is played four times. The first string youl hear is > ta
the 6 (15) sting. Check our sing ví te CD; sounds lowe an the

recon, tighten he unn pe nl you ge ser te ich on th CO.

your sing f hight ten osen te pep. Once te tng s nue, repeat

A roces win the DA and stings (2,3 and 4)

USING AN ELECTRONIC TUNER

tronic tunes have become very affordable so 1 a good idea to have one.
Ther are generally two types aval: a "ass" (or “guiar” tuner, which wl
‘onl ead the open strings of your instrument, ora “chromatic une, which
il read any pi. Either wil othe ob. Pug your bass nto th input ofthe
tuner and play your open G sing Te une Wl red the ph and tell you i
the sting is sharp (oo high) or at (10 low). Adjust the tuning peg unt the
tuner indcates you are intune Repeat the process wih the D,A an stings.

TUNING TO A KEYBOARD

Use the appropriate key on a piana/keyoard to check our open stings.

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RELATIVE TUNING

Here's another way to tun your bass is lass accurate as assumes tat our satin sing in tune—and tis harder for
{he arto hear the low pl fte bass as wel asa tuner can—but is method works when thre ae no other alternatives,
I ls a good way to check our tuning,
+ Stat with your open G string. there is an acurate avaliable, use it otherwise, assume the G string is tuned to
the correct pie,
+ Play the D string atte 5th fe, and se if ha note matches the open G. Tune the D sting up or down unt the
vo notes match
‘+ Play the À sting a the Sth et; compare to he open D. Tune the À Sting up o down ut the two noes mach
+ Ply th € string atte Sth fret compar it tothe open A Tune the E ing up or down unt the two notes mach

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Ts called relative tuning because the sings are tuned relative to on anther.

10. PLAYING POSITIONS
STANDING

+ Buy a comforabe strap betwoen 212 and 3 inches wie. Leather or woven
coton are good chocs. A padded, stretchy neoprene strap will help
abso the weight ofthe instrument

+ Adjustte strap so hat both hands ca be comfortable on the bass. With your
left arm at your side, ben the elbow. ringing your forearm up. This is your
optimal poston fr ie ft hand

“+ Hold your right arm alt out In ran of you at shoulder hight, and let tre
Rand hang down natural. Bend your elbow, and bring your am in towards
your body Thats the optimal poston for your right Pan

+ Be sure to avoid any extreme beds in eher wrist,

IP: Run the cable under your strap to ava puling it out of te jack while standing,

SITTING
+ te best ous à sea wie sting to Kap the istuent athe
Drone et.

+ Without a stap est the bass on your ight leg. may lp to use a
small footstool under your ight foot

+ Keep your let arm of your ag,
+ Angle the neck slighty avay om the body