What are your faults?

[f'nar f'nar]

Originally Posted by Formula

improvisation and slapping both own me.

i guess i have time to learn though...

+1million brother...

[cdef]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

(much arrogant, entertaining irrelevancy)

So do you feel there are no areas where you can improve as a bass player? That must be sad.

[phxlbrmpf]

I will be a decent Jazz bassist sometime, I promise. Right now I'm happy if I can walk through a couple of changes and hit the root in time. This "finding the proper approach notes quickly while avoiding playing the same thing over and over" deal is killing me.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by lmoh

So do you feel there are no areas where you can improve as a bass player? That must be sad.

No, you know what's sad? That you can't inject a little levity into a conversation on here without someone taking it like you did. But at least you said it was entertaining, so that counts for something.

Of course I have faults. I consider myself a really good player but I am far from perfect, and I've got plenty of room to improve. And the one fault I have (and when it gets right down to it, it's the fault that everyone on here who's listing their faults has) is that I don't practice enough. Every single fault listed on here can be cured with more practice. You don't like something about your playing? Work on it until it's fixed.

[cdef]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

(...) the one fault I have (and when it gets right down to it, it's the fault that everyone on here who's listing their faults has) is that I don't practice enough. Every single fault listed on here can be cured with more practice.

Touché - I should be practicing right now, but I'm not. One really bad habit I'd like to get rid of is that I often find myself keeping intermittent time with my right forearm while playing, sort of doing little virtual snare hits. That probably came from practicing without a metronome back in the day, and it's a bitch to unlearn. I can tap my foot instead if I put my mind to it, but it doesn't come naturally yet.

[Wrong Robot]

I'd say My faults are that I bite off more than I can chew sometimes, and I could work on my discipline some more. Also, I would say that I am generally unfocused with what I want to do musically. One minute I'll be making a jungle drum and bass tune and the next I'll be making an R&B tune. The last one isn't necessarily a fault or flaw, but, from a commercial standpoint, that can be a problem. Seeing as how I want to eventually sell my music, it would be in my best interest to focus a little bit more.

I have playing problems here and there, sure, but, really, I'm pretty satisfied with my playing abilities. I'm always exploring new ****, but on the whole, I am content with what ground I have covered.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by phxlbrmpf

I will be a decent Jazz bassist sometime, I promise. Right now I'm happy if I can walk through a couple of changes and hit the root in time. This "finding the proper approach notes quickly while avoiding playing the same thing over and over" deal is killing me.

This is one thing that kills me about jazz. What's so bad about playing the same thing over and over? Maybe it's my rock/pop/funk background talking here, but I've always believed that if you can find something that works, stick with it. But now that I'm getting more into jazz, I sort of understand the logic of not repeating yourself, but if you come up with an unstoppable riff, why not use it a few times in a song?

[keb]

Tapping. I can tap out some retarded arpeggios that have no real musical value and fake my way through Jerry Was a Race Car Driver (which I think is getting up there with Higher Ground as far as overplayed Guitar Center demo songs go), but that's about it. I don't really care much for the sound and style of it, so I guess that's why I've never bothered to improve in that area.

[Spikeh]

I love you Jimmy, marry me? Teach me how to play bass like a real man...

[JimmyM]

Sorry ladies, but I'm married already.

[Jace The Bass]

Sightreading at quick tempos
Intonation on the DB
Trying to memorize songs on the spot using famous chord prog. ie:The coltrane changes , downstep modulation etc.
Eartraining
Tapping
Using the pick
And here's one for the average to intermediate playas learning to be disciplined at playing a basic groove and not overplay esp. when a hot looking babe walks through the door and gives you the eye
BTW I was guilty of that in my younger years I guess that's experience for ya

[CrazyArcher]

Tapping
Bends at 3rd and 4th strings
Slaping/popping
Using my 4th finger (I don't fret with it as often as I theoretically should, using the 3rd finger insted)
General theory

[Spikeh]

Originally Posted by Jace The Bass

And here's one for the average to intermediate playas learning to be disciplined at playing a basic groove and not overplay esp. when a hot looking babe walks through the door and gives you the eye
BTW I was guilty of that in my younger years I guess that's experience for ya

rofl... I thought the bass player was the last to get noticed? :P Anyway, I don't do it for the girls... I do it cos I love the feeling of the bass pounding in my soul... and I'm making it do it.

[Brendan]

Oh, pretty much all of it.

[Correlli]

I not very good at taking harsh criticism. As a matter of fact, I'm hopeless.

I'm learning to over coming my disability.

[Supernova67]

Hmmm..........faults......lets see
-dot use my pinkey enough (fretting hand)
-writing complete songs (really doog at fills tho)
-using my ring finger appropriatley (picking hand)
-deadnoting