Do I Suck?

[edwinhurwitz]

ok, so I've made a couple of covers on youtube and have recieved some mixed feedback on them. My latest one I thought I did really well on, some dufus posted "piss poor". i know i shouldn't let these people get to my head, but I need someone's real opinion. Do I suck? Here's the link to my latest video where you can read this dufus's comment.
ok well now theres another comment about my "bass" and my pick-playing. God I need help!oh yeah, heres the link:

I didn't see your video and maybe you do suck and maybe you don't, but I don't think that's the point. Who cares? Do you have fun? We all suck to varying degrees and we're all great. There's always someone who makes you feel like you suck in comparison, but there will always be people to whom your music will bring joy and those are the people who really matter. To be honest, I always remember the insults more than the praise and they're often more fun!

Do what you want and the hell with everyone else, everytime I try to tailor my musical path to make me look better or so that people will think I'm cool, I lose. Before I went to Berklee, I abandoned my Gibson EB2D, which I played with a pick, thinking I'd be laughed out of there. Well, after 7 semesters, I find out that the guy who put the bass department there played a Gibson EB2D with a pick (Steve Swallow). If I had followed my original path, I would have had probably come up with something pretty original. So, stick to your vision and have fun!

Edwin

 

[PBass101]

Talkbass does have thousands of members, and we all love youTube!

 

[mrbass02]

Well I WAS going to say you were good, till I saw your comment on Youtube dissing on my Ibanez SR 500 series bass....

lol jk, its a cool bassline and you played it fine. Honestly though, Youtube is the LAST place I would look for "constructive criticism", but the last thing you need to be worrying about now is what everyone thinks of your playing....just focus on playing. At the age of 13, you have plenty of others things to worry about besides a bunch of internet prowling jerks on youtube think of your chops.

There are people far better than me, that goes without saying, but many people in bands signed to major labels or guys who have played for many years have commented saying I'm a "good bassist". I've played for about 5 years now and have never gleaned anything worthwhile from posting videos of my playing on the internet...unless it was original material. It really is a waste of time and you're going to give yourself ulcers, dude lol. Play often, play hard, and let your playing speak for your talent in person...don't bother trying to impress idiots who can't play and diss on players such as Marcus Miller, Geddy Lee, etc.


Oh, and no problems playing with a pick...but make sure you have fingerstyle down too. As bassists, our bread and butter is how versatile and improvisational we can be. That's just friendly advice though, because I've had many doors open up because I've exposed myself to both techniques and worked at being proficient in them.

who said anything about dissing ur ibanez?

 

[smogg]

who said anything about dissing ur ibanez?

Lighten up little brother it's all good, you are among friends.

 

[mrbass02]

hey lol, i just thought of a good point. It's called YOUtube and not THEMtube for a reason

 

[mrbass02]

Lighten up little brother it's all good, you are among friends.

dibs on using that as my sig

 

[mrbass02]

sidenote: does anyone know how to quote people in ur sig?

 

[GianGian]

Are you using a pick?? I can't really see what you are doing with your right hand.
Anyway, that sounds really nice...you don't suck at all. You are spot on time and stuff.

 

[Syeknom]

sidenote: does anyone know how to quote people in ur sig?

[ QUOTE=person]quotation[/QUOTE ]

without the spaces should do it

 

[Lesfunk]

You don't suck . If you can play that and you're 13, imagine what you'll be able to do when you're 16. Keep Practicing and playing!

 

[mgash]

just remember, there are a lot of unhappy people out there that need to make them feel better by putting everyone else down. Oh and by the way, you don't suck, keep playing!!!

 

[mrbass02]

Code:
[ QUOTE=person]quotation[/QUOTE ]without the spaces should do it

ok well wat am i supposed to do with that now?
lol srry i am kind of a dufus to these things

 

[b_jamin41311]

I say well played too mate,pick style is great if it works for you,like you say it depends what sound/feel ur going for.
Cool looking bass too with the chunky inlays etc.
Forget this Dooshbag Isaiah with his ibanez,sounds more like a poser!

 

[Syeknom]

ok well wat am i supposed to do with that now?
lol srry i am kind of a dufus to these things

Your signature is already a quote, so I assume you'll have already written "[ QUOTE]Lighten up little brother it's all good, you are among friends.[/QUOTE ]" in your signature section of the profile page. If you change that to "[ QUOTE=smogg]Lighten up little brother it's all good, you are among friends.[/QUOTE ]" then you can have smogg quoted and credited rather than just a nameless quote.

Ie:

Lighten up little brother it's all good, you are among friends.

instead of

Lighten up little brother it's all good, you are among friends.

If that's not what you asking before, I apologise

(don't include the spaces in the "[ QUOTE]" parts of my text)

 

[mrbass02]

ok i got it. Thanks!

 

[woffle]

Keep at it and you could probably over run the most of us.
Your sure would not be the first one to do so.
Find a good starter band,practise and one day you could be saying the same.

 

[smogg]

I am honored, please remember me when you are rich and famous.

 

[Thorsoundcore]

heres the thing;about 99% of the people that comment on youtube are dumb as a box of rocks,and they are mostly little kids! and it looks like the majority of the comments on your vid are good,so why let some moron that barely even knows what he's talking about get you down? i wouldnt worry about him.

 

[Craig_S]

That Arroyo kid who bashed you and your bass... well... just listen to Link Removed. :scowl: Nuff said.

You're doing great!

 

[mellowgerman]

doing good man.
also, i would prefer an EB-3 to an SR505 any day! they're two completely different animals, but my opinion is that the EB-3 is superior. i used to own one in cherry and it was a really solid bass.