how do you know if you asre getting better?

[bongo499]

i am curious to know a very good way to find out if a bass player is progressing and becomeing better as hes playing.. leave your thoughs.

[canopener]

You get better when you practice, practice, practice and avoid measuring your own ability (unless you are taking stock of what you want or need to learn).

[bassteban]

You know you're getting better when someone else (especially a non-bassist or even a non-musician) tells you so.

[embellisher]

When the swelling goes down, the itching and burning stop, and the rash clears up.

[Jace The Bass]

It is when you start to accomplish things that you didn't before ie: rep of songs or learnt a new technique or know a new scale that you did'nt before
But I think deep down if you feel satisfied inside then there is your answer

[SuperDuck]

Originally Posted by embellisher

When the swelling goes down, the itching and burning stop, and the rash clears up.

Woohoo! Halfway there!

[The Golden Boy]

"We have semen from three different men and a gunshot wound here"- Detective Stabler

[Munjibunga]

Your arse is getting better when you don't need to sit on the rubber doughnut any more.

[DaftCat]

For me, there is no one answer to that.

Some of my observations are:

Less effort to fret correctly.
Better at muting.
Trying not to think about what I am playing.
Not looking at the fretboard as much.
Using my index and pinky to fret more often.
Becoming adept at fingerstyle and pick.
More meticulous about your tone.

Hope that helps,

[spidersbass]

i joined a band after about 10 months of playing bass alone. everyone said i was good.... i guess they meant compared to the short amount i have been playing because now, 4 years later, i look back to the demo we recorded... WHOA! i sucked!!!

i guess another 5 years from now i would look back at the recordings i'm doing now and say "WHOA! I sucked!" and then look back at my first recordings and have a heart attack.

[haythamehab]

Originally Posted by Jace The Bass

It is when you start to accomplish things that you didn't before ie: rep of songs or learnt a new technique or know a new scale that you did'nt before
But I think deep down if you feel satisfied inside then there is your answer

Have you ever been satisfied ........i don't get how a player can be ever satisfied there are always new things to learn

[Brat]

When you try and try to get a song but can't. Then some time period later, you decide to try it again and it comes to you like gravy.

[Jace The Bass]

Originally Posted by haythamehab

Have you ever been satisfied ........i don't get how a player can be ever satisfied there are always new things to learn

I mean satisfied in a sense of accomplishing something which you haven't learnt and being able to accomplish the task at hand is a good feeling ,then you learn something else like you mentioned and the same again by doing this you are building your skills which will satisfy the soul I mean it feels good when you know how to read or can play by ear , Learn a song or can write out lines of others or play slap..etc
But I agree there is always something to learn but don't you feel good after a good day of practicing /playing whereas if you didn't practice that day you tend to feel guilty I know I feel satisfied after each practice session then you know that you're getting better so it is good to pat yourself on the back now n then ( make sure you are being true to yourself though by proper practice )
This is what motivates me to play Bass by accomplishing tasks in which makes me feel satisfied and when you have that feeling it is like a drug you become addicted to it and therefore want more

[Chris J]

Originally Posted by embellisher

When the swelling goes down, the itching and burning stop, and the rash clears up.

Isn't that when someone is talking about it????

[brianrost]

Easiest way is to record your playing, then put the recording away for six months before you listen to it again. I have some recordings of myself playing almost 30 years ago and it's pretty scary to hear how bad I was.

Anyway, that's a sure way to gauge if there has been improvement.

[QORC]

every time I see another band and realize the bass player is better than me!