Every true bassist needs a P-bass

[tvbop]

Played P basses all my l,ife and in MY hands my personal P bass sounds superb.. however Carole Kay will totally disagree with that. Id be more inclined to listen to her than your teacher.

 

[bassdude51]

Every true bassist needs a P-bass​

Of course not!

But, I have 11 of them! Although 5 are SCPBs.

The question is.........."Am I a true bassist?" Or a "GASaholic"?

Whether you consider yourself a "true bassist" depends on your level of skill, dedication to playing the bass guitar, understanding of its role in music, and how consistently you practice and perform with it; if you actively play the bass guitar, understand its musical function, and strive to improve your technique, then you can certainly be considered a bassist; however, the term "true" can be subjective and often depends on personal standards or comparisons to professional players.

Key aspects of being a "true bassist":

• Technical proficiency: Ability to play various techniques like slapping, tapping, fingerstyle, and accurate fretboard navigation.
  
  
• Musical understanding: Knowledge of music theory, understanding how to create a solid groove and support the melody with your bass lines.
  
  
• Ear training: Ability to play by ear, follow chord changes, and improvise bass lines.
  
  
• Practice consistency: Regular practice sessions dedicated to improving your skills.
  
  
• Performance experience: Playing bass in a band setting and performing live shows.

 

[Miles_ONeal]

Every true bassist needs a P-bass​

Of course not!

But, I have 11 of them! Although 5 are SCPBs.

The question is.........."Am I a true bassist?" Or a "GASaholic"?

Whether you consider yourself a "true bassist" depends on your level of skill, dedication to playing the bass guitar, understanding of its role in music, and how consistently you practice and perform with it; if you actively play the bass guitar, understand its musical function, and strive to improve your technique, then you can certainly be considered a bassist; however, the term "true" can be subjective and often depends on personal standards or comparisons to professional players.

Key aspects of being a "true bassist":

• Technical proficiency: Ability to play various techniques like slapping, tapping, fingerstyle, and accurate fretboard navigation.
  
  
• Musical understanding: Knowledge of music theory, understanding how to create a solid groove and support the melody with your bass lines.
  
  
• Ear training: Ability to play by ear, follow chord changes, and improvise bass lines.
  
  
• Practice consistency: Regular practice sessions dedicated to improving your skills.
  
  
• Performance experience: Playing bass in a band setting and performing live shows.

Subjective, indeed. That has far more qualifiers and is rather niche.
To be fair, i think the phrase "true bassist" is silly to begin with.

 

[Greenman72]

And you believed him?
Let me guess, he also told you real bassists don't use picks, right?

Actually, quite the opposite. He said "if you do it with your fingers, do it with a pick." At the time, I resisted.

Now I play with a pick about 98% of the time.

 

[Levitamin]

I have owned 4 jazz, two jaguars and one mustang, never a p!

I've owned 1 Jazz, 1 Jaguar and 1 Mustang. The only Precision I've ever had was a 1978 3T Sunburst one that was on a medium term loan to me. I liked that bass but in general, I really don't like that neck profile.

I thought I would miss that P pickup tone, but now that I have a Jazz, I can't hear a massive difference between the two neck pickups honestly.

 

[Vanheusen77]

It's a great sound but who cares, go where your heart takes you!