In over your head is a good way to learn how to swim better. I'd stick with it if you could. Besides, learning to weather the baleful glare of a fellow bandmate (or audience member) builds backbone. Something you'll need if you want to be on stage doing anything. All of us make mistakes occasionally. As long as you learn from them - and don't repeat the same mistakes over and over - it's just part of the never-ending musical learning experience.
FWIW, bass mistakes usually pass unnoticed by many people. An occasional (hopefully rare?) bad note isn't going to critically wound most arrangements. As long as you don't blow the beat badly enough to cause a trainwreck for the band, or have a personal meltdown over something, 9 times out of 10 the audience will barely notice it.
Remember: "That wasn't a bad note! That was jazz. I was just movin' out a bit. Y'know...stretching the boundaries..." <wink>
Note: I don't know where you're standing on stage, but wherever you stand be sure to be positioned so you can clearly see the hi-hat. Always keep one eye on the hi-hat if you're playing with a drummer whose style you don't know inside out.. It helps.
FWIW, bass mistakes usually pass unnoticed by many people. An occasional (hopefully rare?) bad note isn't going to critically wound most arrangements. As long as you don't blow the beat badly enough to cause a trainwreck for the band, or have a personal meltdown over something, 9 times out of 10 the audience will barely notice it.
Remember: "That wasn't a bad note! That was jazz. I was just movin' out a bit. Y'know...stretching the boundaries..." <wink>
Note: I don't know where you're standing on stage, but wherever you stand be sure to be positioned so you can clearly see the hi-hat. Always keep one eye on the hi-hat if you're playing with a drummer whose style you don't know inside out.. It helps.
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