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05-07-2010, 12:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia | |  Does reading TB make you a better bass player?
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Are you a better bassist because you participate in TB? Or would you be better off if you'd spent that time practicing?
My personal answer is no, I think I've reached the physical limit of skill I can (personally) have on the instrument. Most of what I've learned from TB is about gear and technical understanding, which has helped me get a better sound from what I have learned practicing on my own.
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05-07-2010, 12:11 PM
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There comes a point where you need to set the guitar aside and reflect/re-evaluate what it is you're doing.
This site has been an invaluable resource for me. And I hope some of my experience and comments have helped others as well.
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05-07-2010, 12:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lake Charles, La. | | | It has made me more aware of my spelling. Less time here and more time practicing would be benificial.
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05-07-2010, 12:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Clarkston, MI | | | No, practicing makes me better. I'm not practicing right now because I'm here.
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05-07-2010, 12:19 PM
|  | The older I get, the better I was. | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pasadena, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by megadan Are you a better bassist because you participate in TB? Or would you be better off if you'd spent that time practicing? | Since my TB time doesn't interfere with my playing time, and I've defintiely learned stuff on TB that has improved my playing, I voted "yesy". Quote:
Originally Posted by megadan My personal answer is no, I think I've reached the physical limit of skill I can (personally) have on the instrument. Most of what I've learned from TB is about gear and technical understanding, which has helped me get a better sound from what I have learned practicing on my own. | There's a LOT more to becoming a good player than just physical skills. |
05-07-2010, 12:19 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Hayward, CA | | | God no, TB makes me worse, I'm here, aren't I? The only thing it may have helped me do is waste a ton of money on an instrument nobody listens to. |
05-07-2010, 12:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Carol Stream, IL | | | I think I have better gear because of TB. There's a lot of good information here. |
05-07-2010, 12:32 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan | | | Reading Off Topic makes me a better human being. |
05-07-2010, 12:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Delhi, India | | | not a better player but a more informed bass player
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05-07-2010, 01:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida, US | | Quote:
Originally Posted by shadowtippy It has made me more aware of my spelling. Less time here and more time practicing would be benificial. | 
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05-07-2010, 01:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | | No.
I feel TB makes me a more informed bassist, especially as it relates to equipment and the like, but not a better bassist.
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05-07-2010, 01:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mesa, Arizona | | | Yes, I've made big improvements and I wish I had TB when I was a kid.
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05-07-2010, 01:36 PM
|  | Unst unst unst unst | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | I feel like most of the time TB increases my GAS. |
05-07-2010, 01:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Québec | | | No. |
05-07-2010, 01:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | Like others, I dont play any better, but I do have a better understanding of a lot of aspects related to being a bassist and band manager. TB doesnt interfere with my practice time, as I only login while at work, where I couldnt be practicing anyway.
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05-07-2010, 02:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tustin, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by NickInMesa Yes, I've made big improvements and I wish I had TB when I was a kid. | ^ This. Another "yes" vote from me
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05-07-2010, 02:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Knoxville Tennessee | | Quote:
Originally Posted by MatticusMania Like others, I dont play any better, but I do have a better understanding of a lot of aspects related to being a bassist and band manager. TB doesnt interfere with my practice time, as I only login while at work, where I couldnt be practicing anyway. | Same here. TB gets me through the work day. Then I go home practice and think about new gear.
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05-07-2010, 02:45 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Virginia | | | Playing wise, I'd say no. Information wise, I'd say yes. |
05-07-2010, 02:52 PM
|  | no really, smokemeth&hailsatan | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Pueblo, CO | | | Good Lord I hope so. |
05-07-2010, 05:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Houston | | | From what I learn in the technique & general instruction forums, yes.
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