play the bass

I started practicing the bass again today. I had to hook my PC back up to do this. I have a breakout box created by Line 6 called Guitar Port. It is a USB interface to connect a guitar to.

I use that with a pair of headphones so I don’t bug my roommates while I practice.

There were a couple of songs I was practicing today. I learned Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry a while back, so I played around with that. Another song I learned a while back is Save A Prayer by Duran Duran. I started playing around with Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz.

Tonight, I found that I have Stray Cat Strut by the Stray Cats on iTunes, so I started playing around with that. It’s fun and challenging, so I’m excited to get better at that one.

The only problem with that, really, is that it should be played on an Accoustic Double Bass, but all I have is an electric. I’m sure it’ll work, though.

For a while I was practicing my bass every night. I had learned a few songs. Most of them were fairly simplistic, but I figure any practice can only make me better.

However, I haven’t practiced in the last month. I need to get back on it.