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One more thing that people have eluded to on this thread but it got a little overshadowed (by very important stuff I should add) is that although we know learning the "good stuff" is imperative to become a better musician and should take most of your time (the meat and potatoes) dont forget to...

You know its funny, I have played bass for 35 years and after my second year of playing the instrument, I aspired to not only accompany other players as part of the rhythm section (the term players that cant/dont solo use for this is a "groove guy") but I also aspired to be as good a soloist as...

Dude I am not hating at all, I just thought you meant noone in this area could teach you anything. I misunderstood. I truly believe you when you say you are better than your friends and probably cant get much more from them. If that is the case and you truly want to get better on the...

No need to feel like an idiot over that. However, without trying to put you down sounding like an egotistical jerk, I must say that if you have only been playing bass for two years, I highly doubt you are truly the best bassist you know in this area. I live here as well and have been playing...

So true. Everyone has their signature patterns they use in almost every solo they play. The key is that the great players have such a huge arsenal of them by constantly learning new music. Add in the fact that they dont just rely on them all the time (they can also play totally creative, non...

This is great stuff you guys have going on here. I have always agreed with what Jeff says as far as what one needs to learn to really improve on the instrument and his playing speaks for itself.I think the way it was communicated/interpreted was misunderstood by a lot of players who thought he...

To Fergie, I agree with what you say for the most part, but if my daughter's elementary school did not offer music,art and PE as well as the three R's (something that is neccessary to function I agree) she would go nuts in school just hammering out reading, writing and math and she is an A...