When others tell you how to play your bass

[glocke1]

Im sure this has happened to other people than just me.

Your jamming, rehearsing, recording, doing whatever with other musicians and you get asked (told) to "slap the **** out of that thing", or to play an original song like so and so would play it.

Im not a slapper, cant do it well, and don't like the sound of 80% of the slapped bass lines I hear anyway so I usually reply to the first comment with "sorry slapping isnt my thing". When I get asked to play a bass line like "insert artist here", I usually just say im not that guy, and Im playing what I hear and feel. if thats not good enough Im sorry.

FWIW I usually do give consideration to what people are suggesting, but 90% of the time what they think will work just simply will not.

[blikeng]

When others tell you how to play your bass

you punch them in the face!

[Plays_For_Dog]

Yeah, I hate that. Luckily, I don't get that too much. If they're another musician, tell them to play their guitar like so-n-so, or play their drums like so-n-so.

I think your response is probably the best way to handle the situation.

[DeathFromBelow]

Kiss'em upside the cranium with an aluminum baseball bat..!