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[Stupid Jerk]

Originally Posted by hbarcat

2) It's better to play the bass like a genuine musical instrument rather than mindlessly banging away on the strings like a chimp beating on a tree branch.

On occasion, it is excellent to hybridize the two approaches!

[MammaryVest]

You know, if the way he sounds is the way he wants to sound, I say his technique is perfect.

Also, Sometimes the only way to make a genuine musical instrument sound the way you want it to sound is to "beat it like a chimp". Neither approach is better, or wrong.