overplaying

Just curious on what your thoughts are on gigging; say you are playing a relatively small circuit in a local area, do you prefer to gig as much as possible or limit the amount you play? While playing out a lot will get the band tighter and maybe get more people to see you, playing less...

My band has always been an originals band, playing 45min sets at showcase shows, but recently we’ve decided to shift gears towards learning covers to mix in 2-3hr gigs of crowd pleasers at some of the local gastropubs and such. The idea being we’re getting older, time is getting scarcer, and...

I don't typically post things like this but I'm genuinely curious... Yesterday, I played bass at my church. I'm thankful for playing at church because it's been the only consistent gig most of us have had during the shutdowns (even if what we mostly play is some variation of I IV vi V... lol)...

Yes, it is subjective but I just saw a video from the PRS annual event where a guitarist stated that he envied bassists because they can overplay which goes against general Talkbass opinion. Even stranger he used McCartney and Jamerson of examples of overplaying bassists. I would have done a...

Hi. Hello. Yes, I'm a first-timer so my account is new but this question has been nagging me a bit. I'm a fairly "out there" player, I like to be up front and I practice hours upon hours every day. People love it, except a few other bass players. My friend has also caught crap for his 6 stringer...

So I'm most likely about to form a new band with some old bandmates. It's not for certain, but it seems likely that it's gonna be the three of us. It's basically my old band without the singer, the guitarist knows how to sing, I can sing (too shy atm) and the drummer. Here's my concern. I'm not...

Hello there. I'm an older fella, been playing for bout 30 years, started at 19. I go to a lot of events and whatnot and meet/jam with a lot of bassplayers. I just have to ask? What's the deal with the flashyness? All these younglings, and even people older than ME coming out with 6-stringed...