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What we seem to be getting at here is Snooker and Pool....... Same method of game play different game.....
Exactly! One is not inherently easier than the other, they are just different 
I would imagine bassists not using their pinky would be extremely limited with what they could play!
Of course! You could also say the same thing about guitar players, though...and there are plenty of those who don't seem to use their pinky fingers.
My take is: you have four fingers, you might as well use them all- otherwise you can only really be limiting yourself.
No transition to make Olly, just the same as normal guitar, just less strings
I couldn't disagree more!
The bass is a unique instrument in it's own right, and is nothing like playing the guitar! Sure, you'll be able to quickly transition because the notes are on the same frets (but an octave lower, of course), but saying a bass is just the same as a guitar in anything other than design is just wrong!
It's a bit like saying a violin is the same thing as a banjo- they both have four strings, and are quite small, right? 
...or that a piano is the same as a church organ because they both have keyboards...
In truth, they play very different roles within a band, and have very different sounds.
Is there really a properly......Or is it whats best for you??????
Yes! Definitely! There is a proper way to do anything!
If I'm teaching a young child with smaller hands, I sometimes allow them to use different fingers- but I don't avoid the pinky finger. For example: if they find it difficult to stretch from the 2nd to the 4th fret, I will get them to do it with their 1st and 4th fingers if the 1st and 3rd is too much of a stretch.
Sometimes it's much more important to get them interested and playing at all. If they play while avoiding the pinky, then I'll definitely pick them up on it!
Hey Sean!
...and thanks Good to see you here too!
Instructor, out of interest, where did you hear me play?
I admit I do play fairly fast sometimes, but I only ever put in faster stuff when I feel like the song needs it (which may well be more often than some people because I listen to a lot of rock/metal etc). I guess that comes down to taste though...
The main point here is: fast =/= good, it is a musical device that can be used like any other. Some of us might use it more often than others, but then again some of us will use fingerpicking more often than others.
I think one of (if not THE) worst person for using speed as a standard for being any good is Yngwie Malmsteen (who's guitar playing I can't actually stand for too long...). Again, that might be my taste though...
...even the concept of what is "fast" is kinda subjective...
Thanks Olly! I look forward to being on this forum.
Seems like my familiarity with website coding is coming back to haunt me 
I just had a quick google search on the two subjects together and seen a few people say bodybuilding makes its hard to play guitar?
Any thoughts? Cheers
Yes, two. Watch this:
[youtube]/watch?v=Td7b46MMY38[/youtube]
...and then this:
[youtube]/watch?v=KQWCH9ffY3k[/youtube]
Now tell me that working out ruins your ability to play guitar...
Edit: how do you get video into a post?!
Whats the difference between economy and alternate picking?
It's about picking direction.
With alternate picking, your picking direction alternates (up - down - up - down) constantly; with economy picking, you always pick towards the direction of the next string. So if you're going from the G string to the B string, it would always be a downstroke (and vice versa).
Some people think that economy is faster, but I think the most difference is in the sound.
As a metronome tip you should try this method which i call 3 steps forward, 2 steps back.
Select a tempo (let's say 60 bpm) and play the passage you are practicing 3 times.
Then raise the bpm with 9 beats and play the passage only one time.
Then switch the tempo to 63 and play it 3 times again, then 72 n so on.
You get the idea you raise by 9 and play once and move back by 6 and play 3 times.
I recently discovered it and i am very satisfied with the results, just try and see.
Good luck,
Paul
+1
I think that just the act of changing speeds is beneficial. Once you perfect your technique you should be able to play at any speed (except maybe the speed of light... 
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I definitely agree that playing random fast notes just to look cool isn't great musically! However, I wouldn't think of all fast, unmelodic playing as being bad. I think it depends on what the song needs- sometimes a burst of pure speed (with all the excitement, and energy that goes with it) is the best way to increase the intensity of a song.
Don't get me wrong though! I'm far from being one of those guys that plays everything at 1000mph, and I don't practice just for speed either. I practice for accuracy and dexterity, and speed is a byproduct of accuracy...but so is melody!
I just think that speed can have it's place, that's all.
In my mind, the most important aspect of turning a chord progression into lovely flowing music is to get the chord changes in perfect time.
+1
Rhythm is so important and very often overlooked! Just like in comedy, timing is everything.
I'm not just talking about being "in time" either, but sometimes the way you phrase something is more important that the actual notes that you play. Why do you think there are so many songs that just use the minor pentatonic? They don't all sound the same because of the rhythm, timing and phrasing of the notes.
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