Rocksmith 2014 Championship Week 537

RaZrShReD · February 9

RaZrShReD · February 9

RaZrShReD · February 9

lowender · February 9

Getting better!

Mikson · February 9

21 hours ago, Mikson said:

Not very hard bass week.

I commented yesterday that it wasn't a hard bass week, but I checked the difficulty ratings carefully and I would still add +1 to the difficulty rating to every song except the masterclass song. Bass paths are often underrated because most of the championship participants are at the high-intermediate or adv/master level. But when someone is at a more beginner or slightly intermediate level, like @ Minute2Midnight , it is not so easy to achieve a very high score.

So:
The Chumbawamba song is easy and repetitive but quite uncomfortable to play (repetitive jumps over many frets). I would give it a 3.
The Culture Club song is a 4, but due to the difficult beginning of the synthesized bass I would give it a 4.5.
The Gravestone song has some fast riffs, although not very technically difficult, so I would give it a 5.

Mikson · February 9

Wow! For the guitar paths this is more 9 than 10 diff, but the bass is a cleary 10. Some parts are like guitar fast solos and those tapping parts, omg.

Daz40 · February 9

I feel Like I'm doing better than the score suggests . that could be because I love the song nearer a 6

nlbsmglsk · February 9

2 hours ago, Mikson said:

I commented yesterday that it wasn't a hard bass week, but I checked the difficulty ratings carefully and I would still add +1 to the difficulty rating to every song except the masterclass song. Bass paths are often underrated because most of the championship participants are at the high-intermediate or adv/master level. But when someone is at a more beginner or slightly intermediate level, like @ Minute2Midnight , it is not so easy to achieve a very high score.

So:
The Chumbawamba song is easy and repetitive but quite uncomfortable to play (repetitive jumps over many frets). I would give it a 3.
The Culture Club song is a 4, but due to the difficult beginning of the synthesized bass I would give it a 4.5.
The Gravestone song has some fast riffs, although not very technically difficult, so I would give it a 5.

I didn't even play any bass parts this week, but I'm gonna voice my opinion anyway. Just because I think that 'clogging up the thread' makes a better experience for everyone.

@ Mikson If you say the song is a 3 then it's a 3. I trust your ratings more than my own. But have you ever encountered a bass chart that you'd rate a 1?

Mikson · February 10

1 hour ago, nlbsmglsk said:

If you say the song is a 3 then it's a 3. I trust your ratings more than my own. But have you ever encountered a bass chart that you'd rate a 1?

There was probably one song here a few weeks ago that I rated 1.5 in bass path. I think that difficulty 1 is a chart that has only simple, single notes and enough distance between notes that even someone who starts playing guitar/bass and "doesn't feel" the distance of the frets has time to easily position their fingers correctly.

Minute2Midnight · February 10

4 hours ago, Mikson said:

I commented yesterday that it wasn't a hard bass week, but I checked the difficulty ratings carefully and I would still add +1 to the difficulty rating to every song except the masterclass song. Bass paths are often underrated because most of the championship participants are at the high-intermediate or adv/master level. But when someone is at a more beginner or slightly intermediate level, like @ Minute2Midnight , it is not so easy to achieve a very high score.

So:
The Chumbawamba song is easy and repetitive but quite uncomfortable to play (repetitive jumps over many frets). I would give it a 3.
The Culture Club song is a 4, but due to the difficult beginning of the synthesized bass I would give it a 4.5.
The Gravestone song has some fast riffs, although not very technically difficult, so I would give it a 5.

Yeah, Chumbawaba is not difficult at all note wise, but it is so repetitive, as a beginner my fingers and muscles get tired. Same thing happens to me playing Hey Man Nice Shot by Filter.