Why isn't electric bass academic?

So Low Bass · #1 08-16-2010, 01:41 PM

The mod that moved this thread (to misc.) doesn’t understand the content and has been unable to follow it. It is SPECEFIC to bass players. “WHY ISN”T ELECTRIC BASS ACADEMIC?” A good question with good points all around.

Let’s fess up and put it back where it belongs.

Jonathan1990 · #2 08-16-2010, 01:47 PM

Yeah! I'm with you man! Sc**w the system!

**bassybill** · #3 08-16-2010, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by So Low Bass

The mod that moved this thread (to misc.) doesn’t understand the content and has been unable to follow it. It is SPECEFIC to bass players. “WHY ISN”T ELECTRIC BASS ACADEMIC?” A good question with good points all around.

Let’s fess up and put it back where it belongs.

If you read the thread to which you refer, you'll see that in post #2 the OP asked for it to be moved - perfectly correctly - to "Miscellaneous" as the original post contains no "General Instruction".

I'm sure my mod colleagues understood this perfectly well when it got moved, without any of the conceptual difficulties that this seems to have caused for you personally.

So Low Bass · #4 08-16-2010, 06:24 PM

The OP is confused about many things, but he was correct to post his thread here. This is ALL about a very hot topic concerning ONLY bass players. No other instrument has this issue, and in the past, all "Where do I go to College, What to I play...." threads HAVING TO DO WITH BASS have been posted here, under "General Instruction".

Let's see how it flows under "Miscellaneous", or is that "miss-ellaneous".

powellmacaque · #5 08-16-2010, 06:27 PM

I posted the original thread, I thought it made more sense in Miscellaneous but I could see an argument for either side.

puddin tame · #6 08-16-2010, 06:27 PM

I hate forums where people care more about if a thread is in 100% the exact technically correct sub-forum rather than just responding to the topic

Rudreax · #7 08-16-2010, 07:01 PM

Is this topic for real?

NineSpine · #8 08-16-2010, 07:05 PM

Threads like this make me appreciate that my time is valuable enough that I don't worry about things this meaningless. Thank you.

CultofJay · #9 08-17-2010, 07:28 AM

IU's Jacob School of Music (*the* best state music school!) only offers a performance degree in upright bass and classical guitar...no electric. My speculation is that the school of thought is one could easily play an electric instrument by going this route. You can even make the argument that the upright and electric require two totally different styles to play and that if you only learned electric that you would have trouble playing an upright when needed. I don't agree with that since I've gone from electric to upright without too much of a learning curve, but electric instruments still seem to get the shaft in academia.

oh...and this whole thread is balls, man.

Funkturnal · #10 08-17-2010, 10:47 PM

I guess it is tradition (or lack of tradition) that relegates the electric bass to this status in the "academic" world. However, I think we can all agree that MUSIC itself has definite academic elements. We all choose different instruments or tools so that we can express our music. So how is electric bass any different in that respect? If there was more electric bass in jazz (I mean jazz, not fusion), then perhaps the status of the instrument would be re-evaluated. We need more electric bass in jazz!

(BTW, I think this is a perfectly good thread, contrary to what some may think. There have been a few other threads in the past about "Is there a prejudice towards electric bass in jazz?" etc, which to me were interesting.)