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if you could take lessons from anyone

#21
Originally posted by Gabu
...so for that, I would like to have Spacegoat as a teacher.
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I've exchaned emails in the past with the Goat - super nice and super knowledgable person!

When my new band project was looking at a moderately priced PA to get started, he went over ever piece of gear a salesperson offered in a package and made suggestions where we could do better for the same money.
 
#23
Originally posted by Bruce Lindfield
Several of the musicians in Brighton that I know, played with or know JJ Burnel very well and they have said to me, that he is very coherent about bass playing and definitley knows what he's doing.

I'm pretty sure he would be an interesting person to have a lesson with ;) - I don't know, but I'd probably agree with you about the others!
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In his interviews with Bassist he said he wasn't a true bass player, more a classical guitarist playing bass.
I'd have a Shidokan karate lesson with JJ Burnel though.
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incidentally, he was surprisingly quiet on Never mind the buzzcocks on monday.
 
#25
Originally posted by moley
Jaco
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Gotta agree with you there.... He has everything I would want in a mentor but i'm not sure how good of a teacher he is..... for that i'd have to meet him. Til' the day I do, I'll give him the benefit of doubt and keep him as # 1 on my list. Somewhere on my top 10 would definately be my current teacher; I have SO much respect for him and his playing ability. I cann't wait for the day he tells me that I have surpassed his ability and that I need a new teacher..... by my calculations that should happen by the year 2347 (If I REALLY work hard at it).
 
#27
I would stick with the guy I am taking lessons from now actually. He's awesome. I have only had a few lessons, and already I am much more knowledgeable than I was before. He's a guitarist by trade, and a darn good one, so I guess it's ok. I went to him to learn music, not bass playing. I can play the darn thing, but he helps me with sight reading, and more theory than Darwin can spew. It's truly awesome. If anyone lives in the NYC area and are looking for a teacher, he's the best I've had. Rick Del Savio is his name. His website and contact info can be furnished upon request. He is fair to mid with prices too. Most of his students are kids, so whenever he gets one of us old goats, most lessons turn into educational jam sessions, which is more fun than you can imagine!
 
#31
I agree about the no name teachers often being the best. I've had 2 main teachers. One is very well known throughout the classical bass community and the other is sometimes known by a few folks. The "name" instructor did little more than psychologically wreck me. Lessons consisted of "no, that's out of tune. That is unacceptable. Ok, next movement." The same piece with the other teacher was more like "hold on-you're not hitting that top C#. Try pressing your finger down harder on that note" and wouldn't you know it-that fixed it.

Moral: "name" teachers are often not very good teachers at all. They tend to recruit near pro players so that their reputation is padded and they just have to sit back and coach the students on solo rep. I've seen this in quite of few of the "top" music schools. I prefer the working guy bass teacher that plays in a few orchestras, pits and jazz bands and has a foot in the real world. The professional university prof that is a soloist that can't find a career as a bass soloist so he/she teaches in a few different music schools isn't always connected with the reality of the working bassist. I'd love to study electric with a session player in a big city-somebody that has to think on their feet and be ready for anything. I'd prefer an instructor that can help me be a well rounded musician and not just focused on one aspect of the bass world.

All of that babble and I never did get around to naming anybody that I'd want to study with, did I? Classical: Hal Robinson for orchestral, Stefano Sciascia and Entcho Radoukanov for more solo emphasis, and my teacher from my undergrad school, Jeff Mangone for everything. For Electric, I'm not too sure. Abe Laboriel has blown me away in the 2 seminars that I've seen him in. When playing solos, the band literally moved away from him because he is know to jump and dance as far as his cable will allow. BUT when he is accompanying his lines are perfect for whatever he plays. His feel is incredible and he doesn't feel the need to play 1,348 note per beat. I think I'd go to him first.
 

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