what's the single most important piece of musical knowledge everyone has learned that has affected/improved their playing? anything, from eq'ing to technique to theory to....whatever.

for me, it was learning to think in terms of chord arpeggios rather than scales, really changed me forever.

yours?

Intervals.

That you never stop learning about music and it is a lifetime's journey.

...less is more...

Fifteen minutes early is a half hour too late.

Using your ears, both for note choice and rhythm, but also for listening within the group.

Originally posted by Gard
...less is more...

Although I haven't quite mastered it, I agree.

knowing that you love what you are doing.

TIME.

It seems to be in short supply around here lately.

not wanking

Knowing that there isn't one.

Nailed by the puppy

The G# locrian mode.

TUNE.

Scales, and for sound equalizing.

Tablature.

Knowing that the difference between Franconian and Petronian Motets... check out the Ars antiqua for that.






OH and of course.. less is more

Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield- Supreme Arguer
That you never stop learning about music and it is a lifetime's journey.

No argument here.;)

Originally posted by jazzbo
The G# locrian mode.

I don't know what you other guys are smoking, but it seems like jazzbo here is the only one who knows what he's talking about, and so I agree with him on this one.

That knowledge won't get you anywhere without the groove in your heart.

BTW...Jazzbo's scale and chord theory was very informative and written excellently. I got a better grip on some basics that I had almost forgotten.

Originally posted by Pacman


I agree!

Use your ears.

working on a combination of playing with:



good feel

and ....

good tone


this little attitude adjustment has made the biggest difference for me!!!

Originally posted by SpankBass
Tablature.

Amen!

Originally posted by SpankBass
Tablature.

didn't the title say "musical knowledge"?


:D

the "on" switch on the amp ;)

You have all proven my answer to be correct.
I just want to go on record that I would agree with Jazzbo's "G# locrian mode" had he said in the context of an Afro-Cuban Groove.
Otherwise I can not agree.

Thanks for your time.

Originally posted by The_Bass

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Originally posted by SpankBass
Tablature.
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didn't the title say "musical knowledge"?


:D

Well of course they must have meant that the single most important piece of musical knowledge they have leaned was not to use Tabs! ;)

The difference between a bass and a guitar. And of course they’re respective duties.

Originally posted by gruffpuppy
You have all proven my answer to be correct.
I just want to go on record that I would agree with Jazzbo's "G# locrian mode" had he said in the context of an Afro-Cuban Groove.
Otherwise I can not agree.

Thanks for your time.

I'm rather disappointed in you. It goes without saying that the only important type of music is the Afro-Cuban groove, therefore my statement was, and is, appropriate.

Forgive me farther for I have sinned.

My mistake, should have known better.
I will try harder to win back your love.
Do you like ponies?
;)

Originally posted by gruffpuppy
Forgive me farther for I have sinned.

My mistake, should have known better.
I will try harder to win back your love.
Do you like ponies?
;)

How many times must we go through this? How many more episodes of drama must we endure? You always say you'll try harder, but you never do! I'm so tired Gruff. I'm so very tired. I can't do this anymore. Not here, not now, not ever. You had your chance. No ponies are going to do the trick this time. You say you'll change, but you never do. I'm not coming home to find you naked in the bathtub, strung out on cookies anymore. I just can't do this.

Is it a pink pony? Maybe a pink pony.

Originally posted by jazzbo
I'm not coming home to find you naked in the bathtub, strung out on cookies anymore.:eek: That's really more info than we need...

:D

Originally posted by Anders Östberg
:eek: That's really more info than we need...

:D

What you don't like cookies?

http://members.tscnet.com/pages/tarpan/pony/MLPics/05-08-01.jpg

That you're never as bad as you think you are, or as good...so you should play with confidence and go with your gut, but stay humble.

No matter how good/bad of a player you are, there's always someone that's better/worse out there. And everyone has a different opinion and style. The only one that matters though is yours.

Originally posted by gruffpuppy


What you don't like cookies?

http://members.tscnet.com/pages/tarpan/pony/MLPics/05-08-01.jpg

I can't stay mad at you.

Originally posted by Gard
...less is more...

(john turner will surely shoot steam out his ears when he reads this....)

:eek:

To play the music, not the instrument.

Yeah, I know it sounds oh-so-Zen, but I think it's true and important.

Originally posted by Richard Lindsey
To play the music, not the instrument.




Amen. Right on.

I consider myself a musician rather than a bassist, I'm a musician and my instrument of choice is a bassguitar (most of the time).

So I'm not a bad bassist, I'm a bad musician. :)

Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
That you never stop learning about music and it is a lifetime's journey.
So true.

Opening Time?

- Wil

Originally posted by pigpen02
what's the single most important piece of musical knowledge everyone has learned that has affected/improved their playing? anything, from eq'ing to technique to theory to....whatever.

for me, it was learning to think in terms of chord arpeggios rather than scales, really changed me forever.

yours?

Silence.

Without it a musician could not live.

Beyond what so many of these great bassists have said i would say the biggest thing that i learned was to just be comfortable with my own playing, go my own direction and make my own sound. Bottom line...think for yourself.

Math & Empathy

without a doubt

you cant hold no groove if you aint got no pocket

words to live by "in what ever you do" keep that pocket in your head if you aint got one outside of it!

Don't ever sweat it. It's only music.

less is not necisarily more. Lets not get started on this whole blink thing again.

O and my most useful knowledge I think is never give up. Never surrender.

ok. seriously this time. I feel the most useful knowledge is dropping the count and learning to feel the music.

Originally posted by bplayerofdoom
ok. seriously this time. I feel the most useful knowledge is dropping the count and learning to feel the music.

You're close, my friend. It's not DROPPING the count, but INTERNALIZING it so you can better feel the music. My foot taps and body rocks now instead of saying "1,2,3..." in my head.

Using your ear rather than theory (but you should learn as much theory as you can).

Originally posted by sleazylenny


You're close, my friend. It's not DROPPING the count, but INTERNALIZING it so you can better feel the music. My foot taps and body rocks now instead of saying "1,2,3..." in my head.

Ah Yes. Very well said.

Knowing your Fretboard notes up, down, backwards, frontwards, vertical, horiz.........

15

You know.. when I learned about the circle of fifths... theory finally made sense... There's the B.C. (before learning the circle of fifths) and A.D. (after discovering the circle of fifths) :)

amongst the other things that have been said...

Music really all comes down to what kind of shoes you wear.