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#61
No school is going to guarantee you a career in music. The best thing a music school can offer is the opportunity to meet and play with lots and lots of players. This isn't the kind of industry where your school can land you a job when you graduate. If any music school had a course called "Real Life For Musicians And/Or Music School Graduates," their enrollment would drop by 90%.
 
#65
Well, yes but in my defense I have always been a terrible speller. But that's beside the point what I am more focused on is what college I am going to attend and become successful in the career path that I have chosen for myself. So be as critical as you guys want to. It will not drive me away of the dream that I am trying to accomplish. To all those people that gave me suggestions thank you, to those that are still rambling about because of my spelling well please get a life rather than picking on a 17 year old kid who just asked for help among his fellow bassists. So please excuse me for trying to live the dream I have and asking for a simple suggestion. If this was suppose to teach me a lesson. I learned that people outside of harms way can be ******** and such huge critics. Now if I asked you in person you would have understood what I have said completely. But since I spelled one measly word wrong you guys want(not all just a few) to have a bitch moment and go out on a 17 year old. Also before anyone of you guys ask me. Yes I fully understand what a collage is and what it isn't I just didn't know that was how is was spelled.
 
#66
FourBanger said:
Still, it is 'college' not 'collage' you are looking for. Was there now written requirement for acceptance into your program?
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Got to love it when the person criticizing someone's spelling has a typo in the criticism.

matante said:
I find it difficult to believe that you graduated a year early from high school as you have very limited writing skills. If you're going to make it in this world you need to learn how to write.
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People skills are pretty important in this world, too.

Anyway, OP, I'd take a look at Lakland if you haven't, and maybe Carvin if you can find one to try out. Good luck with your music career.
 
#67
If you want a good general all-around bass, I would consider looking at the following:

Lakland
55-02
55-AJ
Darryl Jones signature

Sadowsky
Any of the Metro line basses. Maybe even a P/J configuration to give you good coverage that will serve you well.

MusicMan
BigAl 5 (3 pickup configuration)
It's like a Swiss Army Knife of basses: active, passive, lots sounds to choose from. You might have to get used to the looks. All the other models are solid too.​

Of course I have to mention
Dingwall.
SuperJ 5 (with JJ or PJ configuration)
Afterburner I 5 (ABI or ABZ, has the best B-String around)

And, if you can find one used (they are no longer in production), I would suggest a Fender Roscoe Beck V. A great bass with a lot of great sounds!

Browse the TalkBass classifieds too. It will give you some ideas and you can get some good value buying used.

Good luck and I hope you find a good bass you like!
 
#70
I can't help you in regards to the bass you want to purchase (never played a five string, and I don't desire to), so I'll discuss other matters instead:

1) DO NOT purchase a $3000 bass if you don't have a steady job; it's a recipe for disaster, and IMO you can get a decent bass for less than that (again, I've never played a five string, but $3000 typically buys good instruments).

2) Don't go to an institute that gives you "certification," in music, or whatever it was this institute was going to give you; I got certified in CPR/First Aid my freshman year, that doesn't mean I'm a doctor.

3) Don't put all your eggs in one basket. I'm 17 as well, and starting to look at colleges (I'm still a junior, but I'd like to have a plan), but I'm not looking to get a degree in music. I love playing bass/guitar/piano and writing songs, and I have basic composition knowledge, but I don't necessarily want music to be my career. Music is a hobby for the majority of the population (albeit a paid hobby for some), and I'm extremely jealous of the minority that can make a living off of it. If I got lucky and landed a record deal that'd be sweet, but the chances of that happening are slim to none. My advice would to be to have a backup plan in case things don't work out for the best.

As said above, no school can promise you'll be the next Geddy or Jaco or Flea or whatever; no school can promise you'll be a successful musician. I respect your goals, but my advice would be to get a degree that secures you a job, play gigs for fun on the weekends, and hope you get lucky with a record deal. Practice your technique/songwriting skills/etc. too.
 
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#71
SlapBass1440 said:
Well, yes but in my defense I have always been a terrible speller. But that's beside the point what I am more focused on is what college I am going to attend and become successful in the career path that I have chosen for myself. So be as critical as you guys want to. It will not drive me away of the dream that I am trying to accomplish. To all those people that gave me suggestions thank you, to those that are still rambling about because of my spelling well please get a life rather than picking on a 17 year old kid who just asked for help among his fellow bassists. So please excuse me for trying to live the dream I have and asking for a simple suggestion. If this was suppose to teach me a lesson. I learned that people outside of harms way can be ******** and such huge critics. Now if I asked you in person you would have understood what I have said completely. But since I spelled one measly word wrong you guys want(not all just a few) to have a bitch moment and go out on a 17 year old. Also before anyone of you guys ask me. Yes I fully understand what a collage is and what it isn't I just didn't know that was how is was spelled.
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Don't worry, there are far worse spellers on here than you (me being one of them!).

As for living the dream, I agree with you totally that you should pursue your dreams, but I also believe that it is a good idea to have a back up plan.

What I mean is, rather than spending all your cash on studying a specific instrument, go for a more "generic" dream (not saying don't study music) that you can fall back on if your bass playing career doesn't work (which happens to 99% of the "dreamers").

As for the 5 string... I have no idea :D
 
#75
Check out TBr Girlonbass(Terri) website, Bass-aholic.com, search feature. Over 900 basses to peruse. There are a bunch of Link Removed to check out from tons of builders.

Also, I suggest you contact Tbr, pro bassist and university instructor Invalid Link Removed and get his advice.

Good luck.
 
#79
SlapBass1440 said:
But that's beside the point what I am more focused on is what college I am going to attend and become successful in the career path that I have chosen for myself. So be as critical as you guys want to. It will not drive me away of the dream that I am trying to accomplish.
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Kudos for going after a dream. Go for it! Learn everything you can, and especially learn the music business besides learning the instrument.

As far as a 5 that you can get alot of mileage out of; a Musicman StingRay/Sterling/Bongo, or Spector Euro NS5, can get the job done without breaking any bank.
 

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