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Does being a bassist suck

#41
DaDrew2112 said:
honstly, i find that being a bassist has robbed my full enjoyment of music since i started playing. i've only been listening to the bass parts and nothing else. only as of right now have i begun to actually focus on melodies again. it's great to be able to digest music like a normal person but i feel almost robbed in the sense that i haven't been paying attention to melody and lyrics for so long. opinions?
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Don't focus on what you're playing, focus on what you're playing TO - the melodies and the rhythms of the other instruments.
 
#42
totallyfrozen said:
:crying:
Relax.
It's called critical listening. As a musician, you should be able to isolate an instrument in our head as you listen to music. You haven't been robbed of anything. Just go back and listen to the songs again and broaden your attention to hear the entire production. :hmm:
You should be able to use rotating attention enough to be able to rotate your attention back out to the full production.

Honestly, I can't believe you've been practicing critical listening and you're PO'd about it. Do you have any idea how many people out there CAN'T do that...and; therefore, SUCK at trying to play an instrument. Without rotating attention, you'll never lock in with a drummer or be able to find the right chord in a song.

Critical listening is a strength; not something to be disappointed about.

Does being a bass player suck? NO...but not being able to use critical listening and rotating attention does.
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Hallelujah! This is it.
 
#43
DaDrew2112 said:
honstly, i find that being a bassist has robbed my full enjoyment of music since i started playing. i've only been listening to the bass parts and nothing else. only as of right now have i begun to actually focus on melodies again. it's great to be able to digest music like a normal person but i feel almost robbed in the sense that i haven't been paying attention to melody and lyrics for so long. opinions?
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You're weird.
 
#44
Music is one endeavor where if you don't like doing something, you can stop doing it and do something else. I am in three bands at the moment, one where I am the rhythm guitarist, one where I am the bass player, and one where I split my time between being the lead guitarist and the bass player. I enjoy all three situations immensely; my position does not suck in any of them. If it did, I would quit that band and move on to something else. YMMV.
 

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