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11-20-2012, 12:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles | | Take a break but don't get rid of the gear! I took an 18 month breather when my long standing band of 8 years called it a day. I caught myself humming a bass line one day in the car, and then that sparked a renewed interest in putting some of my own demos together. What followed was the most prolific two years of my life. I can't imagine if I had sold everything and hung it up for good!! I am in my mid 30's also  |
11-20-2012, 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bluewine  If your a true bass guitarist, outside of health and family responsibilities there is no reason to stop.
blue | Surely there is no such thing as a true bassist, and it is the person alone who decides whether there is a 'reason to stop', or not. |
11-20-2012, 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by JimmyM The evolution of a musician:
Teens-30's: Best job in the world even if it doesn't pay.
30's-40's: It's OK but not as fun as it used to be, mostly because it doesn't pay.
40's-50's: It sucks.
50's-60's: Starts being fun again.
60's-death: Who cares if it doesn't pay? It's awesome! | Interesting position, probably true for a lot of us.
I don't ever remember it sucking but playing at 59 is easier for some reason. Probably because a lot of little things that bugged me 20 years ago don't anymore. Making gigging more fun.
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11-20-2012, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by bluewine I read the OPs original poat and I still see nothing.
"All of todays music is whack"
I'm not in touch with all of todays music, at 59, I'm just not. But I have no opinion on it really. I would think some of it is fantastic.
Either way, it's not much of a reason for me to quit. If your a true bass guitarist, outside of health and family responsibilities there is no reason to stop.
blue | If that's what you believe, cool. Do you feel everyone should have the same outlook?
I don't... and frankly what you're saying seems to lack empathy, as if you're not even trying to imagine a situation outside of your own that might seem less than promising to anyone else.
Like I said, I did have a period of time when I got fed up dealing with musicians as I was trying to gig and I went in another direction for a time. As far as "true bass guitarist"... I think that's largely an imagined position. I know I'm no less of a true bass player than I ever was... and I was still one when I didn't gig.  |
11-20-2012, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Brad Johnson
If that's what you believe, cool. Do you feel everyone should have the same outlook?
I don't... and frankly what you're saying seems to lack empathy, as if you're not even trying to imagine a situation outside of your own that might seem less than promising to anyone else.
Like I said, I did have a period of time when I got fed up dealing with musicians as I was trying to gig and I went in another direction for a time. As far as "true bass guitarist"... I think that's largely an imagined position. I know I'm no less of a true bass player than I ever was... and I was still one when I didn't gig. | I believe everyone should do their homework on any band they are thinking of joining.
If you choose the right opportunities with the right musicians that match what you want there is nothing to get fed up about or to be discouraged.
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11-20-2012, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by bluewine I believe everyone should do their homework on any band they are thinking of joining.
If you choose the right opportunities with the right musicians that match what you want there is nothing to get fed up about or to be discouraged.
Blue | Because once you do something things never change?
Seriously? Once again you're trying to confine this to your narrative... there are lots of ways to be a bass player that don't resemble the one road you travelled.
For instance, it's entirely possible to play in a band without joining it. There goes your first point. And unless you're playing with robots, stuff can and does happen that you didn't plan. Most people, at least in my experience, don't tell you at your first meeting about the dumb stuff they might do somehwere down the road.
I'd hope you'd take this into consideration before you come up with the next Bluewine-specific edict. |
11-20-2012, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Brad Johnson
Because once you do something things never change?
Seriously? Once again you're trying to confine this to your narrative... there are lots of ways to be a bass player that don't resemble the one road you travelled.
For instance, it's entirely possible to play in a band without joining it. There goes your first point. And unless you're playing with robots, stuff can and does happen that you didn't plan. Most people, at least in my experience, don't tell you at your first meeting about the dumb stuff they might do somehwere down the road.
I'd hope you'd take this into consideration before you come up with the next Bluewine-specific edict. | The positions I take are merely my opinions, you or nobody else has to agree with them. Most tbers don't.
As a matter of fact if I ever see a trend where tbers are all agreeing with me , that's when I will start to worry.
Blue |
11-21-2012, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bluewine
The positions I take are merely my opinions, you or nobody else has to agree with them. Most tbers don't.
As a matter of fact if I ever see a trend where tbers are all agreeing with me , that's when I will start to worry.
Blue
| Because...?
You do tend to measure things through your own prism, in this case generally ignoring the OP's actual situation. That does seem to be a trend vs. an actual empathetic look minus your story.
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11-23-2012, 11:55 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Brasilia, Brazil | | | Give it a break but don't give it up. I've been there and back. From january 2002 to march 2009 I didn't play a single note. I went thru some stuff in my life and lost interest in music. Sold my gear and didn't touch a Bass for that whole period. Then out of nowhere there came that feeling again (GAS) and before I noticed I was in a band again!
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11-23-2012, 12:10 PM
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don't know why I play anymore. There isn't a whole lot of enthusiasm, and I feel the music these days is whack
| Think of it this way; You know how to play, you'll always know how to play. Don't try to play today's music if it doesn't inspire you. Play what you like.
Start to broaden your musical range. I've been reading Keith Richard's Autobiography "Life" He talks about all the people he jammed with, the people that inspired him. So I started looking up thier music, Chuck Berry. I also took a strange curve for me, and started listening to Blue grass, Union Station. As I was listening to it, I tried to figure out how I could jam to it.
That's an 8 count, trying to figure out the notes to go with it now that I have the tempo down.
I strongly suggest getting an IPOD and combo amp so you can play along to your favorite songs. Don't take it so seriously, just enjoy and expand your musical theory knowlege!
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