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How to become a pro bassist?

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MultiScaleMale said:
The chances of you making it as a "pro" bassist are immensely small. They are not zero, but they are small. Do not neglect education, that should be your number one focus because you don't get a do-over on that. One time through high school to get a grade and record that will determine your entrance to colleges and one shot at college that will determine a trajectory in the professional world.

My advice, don't be a pro bass player. Write songs, do vocals, play keys and guitar and then play bass. Then you can be in charge of your future. With just bass, you're dependent on being in the right place at the right time to ride along with a successful band. If you're not getting song writing credits, you're just a guy along for the tour.
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I always wanted to know the best approach to writing songs
 
#142
MultiScaleMale said:
Do not neglect education, that should be your number one focus because you don't get a do-over on that. One time through high school to get a grade and record that will determine your entrance to colleges and one shot at college that will determine a trajectory in the professional world.
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I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with that. I went to college for two years, dropped out to become a rock star, went back to study music but didn't finish, started my career, got my bachelors in IT at 40 and my masters in theology at 55. I make more than many of my friends who finished college at 22. One of my friend's mothers got her bachelors at 66. I agree with the importance of a degree, but you can always go back and I've found that working hard has been the number one factor in my success.
 
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lfmn16 said:
I'm going to have to respectfully disagree with that. I went to college for two years, dropped out to become a rock star, went back to study music but didn't finish, started my career, got my bachelors in IT at 40 and my masters in theology at 55. I make more than many of my friends who finished college at 22. One of my friend's mothers got her bachelors at 66. I agree with the importance of a degree, but you can always go back and I've found that working hard has been the number one factor in my success.
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Well, I guess I shouldn't speak in absolutes, but it's a metric sh-t ton easier to do college when you're young and don't have a family and kids.
 
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Although I don't think it's necessary in many cases to get a "music degree", I do think it helps in some instances.
This is because in a music program you are exposed to many thing you are not normally exposed to without it.
For instance following a conductor (not always easy while sight-reading, and is something I've had to do many times to make a living), or playing a style of music you would not normally play.
In university I played in the college symphony, and the jazz band, played everything from Stravinsky to Stan Kenton, attended clinics run by Thad Jones and Gary Burton, and saw Rostropovich play the Bach cello Suites live.
These are things I probably would not have done of my own volition at a young age.
I believe the music profession is much more difficult than the straight job world, musicians have to work much harder than, and put in much more time, than those in many other jobs, for way less money, and when you compare these education experiences to a musician without them (unless you're a genius like Jaco) the other musician is often at a distinct disadvantage, and may not get the gig.
 
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#146
Jay boogs said:
Thanks but you can't assume that kids my age make bad choices because we also make slot of good ones but anyways thanks for understanding what I meant about the reading thing however I am not disrespecting anyone in this chat I'm just keeping it all real but I apologize if anyone felt disrespected now for here on out do not sugar code what y'all think I should do
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It's exhausting to read your posts because you do not use punctuation or capitalization its as if you are at the other end of a telegraph not communicating in the modern age and when people give you advice you dis them and make us think that maybe you dont want advice just praise for your video clip and while you are 16 and that is wonderful you need to get humbled not by us but by the task before you its good that you love the bass and want to visualize making a living at it but the answer to the question how do you go pro is first get good than really good than even better okay we will save all the practical gigging advice for when you hit that level meanwhile keep going with the love of the instrument because that is awesome and you are awesome for loving it
 
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El Thumpo said:
It's exhausting to read your posts because you do not use punctuation or capitalization its as if you are at the other end of a telegraph not communicating in the modern age and when people give you advice you dis them and make us think that maybe you dont want advice just praise for your video clip and while you are 16 and that is wonderful you need to get humbled not by us but by the task before you its good that you love the bass and want to visualize making a living at it but the answer to the question how do you go pro is first get good than really good than even better okay we will save all the practical gigging advice for when you hit that level meanwhile keep going with the love of the instrument because that is awesome and you are awesome for loving it
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I see what you did there.
Unless of course, you didn't and I just thought you did.;)
 
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El Thumpo said:
It's exhausting to read your posts because you do not use punctuation or capitalization its as if you are at the other end of a telegraph not communicating in the modern age and when people give you advice you dis them and make us think that maybe you dont want advice just praise for your video clip and while you are 16 and that is wonderful you need to get humbled not by us but by the task before you its good that you love the bass and want to visualize making a living at it but the answer to the question how do you go pro is first get good than really good than even better okay we will save all the practical gigging advice for when you hit that level meanwhile keep going with the love of the instrument because that is awesome and you are awesome for loving it
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Thanks however I would still like to receive the gigging advice however some people on here don't have the right approach to helping and I'm not saying that their advice is bad it actually really good however it the way they give their advice is what I don't like but at the end I take the straight with the croaked
 
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Jay boogs said:
What is here trying to do in that post???
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He was commenting on your lack of punctuation. You did notice that the other post had zero punctuation?

I checked out some of your other videos. Before worrying about becoming a pro, you need to worry about your first steps moving in that direction - get lessons from a good pro. That will give you instant feedback and help you kill off bad habits early. You will make far quicker advancement with an instructor than on your own.
 
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MultiScaleMale said:
He was commenting on your lack of punctuation. You did notice that the other post had zero punctuation?

I checked out some of your other videos. Before worrying about becoming a pro, you need to worry about your first steps moving in that direction - get lessons from a good pro. That will give you instant feedback and help you kill off bad habits early. You will make far quicker advancement with an instructor than on your own.
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Do you think I can find good well known pros in my area that I like to give me lessons
 
#155
MultiScaleMale said:
He was commenting on your lack of punctuation. You did notice that the other post had zero punctuation?

I checked out some of your other videos. Before worrying about becoming a pro, you need to worry about your first steps moving in that direction - get lessons from a good pro. That will give you instant feedback and help you kill off bad habits early. You will make far quicker advancement with an instructor than on your own.
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So what's are u saying in terms of my playing
 
#156
Jay boogs said:
Thanks however I would still like to receive the gigging advice however some people on here don't have the right approach to helping and I'm not saying that their advice is bad it actually really good however it the way they give their advice is what I don't like but at the end I take the straight with the croaked
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I think you got Punk'd by your autocorrect. :roflmao:
 
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Jay boogs said:
I just got a new phone and the auto correct is really werid
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I have an old iPad and mine autocorrect does some weird things too.

-edit for correction-

I have an old iPad and my autocorrect does some weird things too.

Choices:

1) Turn it off and take your chances with your spelling.

2) Re-read you post just after posting it.
It seems that mistakes are easier to see when everyone else can see them too. :thumbsup:
 
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