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Best musical advice you ever got

#882
Over-quoted, sorry. But some may not have heard it, and truer spoken were never words.
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." -- Hunter S. Thompson
 
#886
Bassic83 said:
"Time is not a magazine"- Vernon Porter told me this one night after a gig. I had rushed on a couple tunes, and he pointed it out to me in no uncertain terms.

"You aren't getting paid by the note!"- Vernon Porter

"You can play one note all night long, and if it is the right one, in the right place, you'll slay people with the groove."-Vernon Porter
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If THE Vernon Porter..I studied with him for a couple of years in the mid 00's. Truly an inspiring player and person
 
#887
Scott Devine's new video: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

TL;DR: Build your bass playing skills "brick by brick",

Notes:
Take baby steps, break things down into tiny, bite sized pieces.
Small bits of information learned over an extended period of time. It's not going to come all at once.

Get rid of negative thoughts.
Be grateful for for what you have or what you have achieved, today and tomorrow.
Pat yourself on the back. Achieving tiny baby steps is going to get you where you want to go.
Feel good about what you've learned.

Lay your music foundation one day at a time, learn something every day. Aim high. Every bass player started at the same place, learning the basics.

Look at the big picture. Focus on what you have accomplished. Readjust your learning plan if necessary.
Be thoughtful, investigate what needs to be done. Ask questions. Don't be shy.

It's the only way to do it, be patient with yourself.
Be truthful with yourself if you're not putting in the work.

Your destiny in life is in your hands, no one is going to give it to you. It comes with hard work.
The power is your own hands.
 
#889
Very nice. I'm taking some fingerstyle guitar lessons from a touring pro and he pretty much teaches the same thing as Stumbo's post. We break down each song into half-measures to master, then move on. The smaller bits are easier to deal with. It is working, some of the pieces I'm working on are sounding better and better, in increments.
 
#894
"Give this granny a try"... said by the drummer while hurling a double bass into my arms he just brought with him to our rehearsal...

Not long after that I sold all my E-bass guitars but one and got me a double bass. Since then its pure passion and obsession that I never had with the E-bass...
 
#895
Perfect practice makes permanent.


It may sound a bit weird, but just practicing in itself won't really help unless it's challenging and enjoyable; that is perfect practice!

And as for "makes permanent"... well, master what you have perfectly practiced and it will stick with you forever!
 

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