Lessons vs. buying more gear - Adam Nitti

[Phil Smith]

I was going to bring up the point about everyone having different goals when it comes to bass playing and making music in general. Thanks Brad for injecting this in.

Bass playing is no different from living life, not everyone wants to be president, senator, congress person, or even a supervisor in a company. The fact that they don't want to aspire to these things doesn't mean that their life is a failure, and the fact that they don't want to aspire to be like player X or play to the outer edges of their ability doesn't mean that their life as a bassist is a failure either.

If this was a place where bassist gathered in person there would be more discussion about gear and non-bass related stuff than about theory or technique, which is just how it is here. I can understand wanting to have serious discussions about being a bassist and a musician when that's your primary focus, but there is also a whole lot of other stuff to talk about.

 

[Chris A]

Originally posted by Brad Johnson


You missed my point. It's not about whether or not bass is considered "easy" (hey, farting is "easy" but it takes quite a bit of work to get really good at it)

Personally I could care less how others view bass playing... SFW

Looks like I found my new sig!!


Chris A.

 

[Brad Johnson]

Oh geez

 

[Chris A]

Thanks, Brad.


Chris A.

 

[cassanova]

Originally posted by Phil Smith
.I can understand wanting to have serious discussions about being a bassist and a musician when that's your primary focus, but there is also a whole lot of other stuff to talk about.

like sex

 

[Brad Johnson]

I'm sure the laws against stalking cover the 'Net, C

 

[Bass-A-Nova]

Originally posted by Brad Johnson
Maybe everyone does not want to play at an advanced level. There, I said it

Maybe everyone does not have the desire to play at *insert bass god*'s level. Maybe they're perfectly happy working the I-IV-V in a Blues gig day in and day out.

...some people have the desire to jam with their buds on a cool bass rig and nothing more... and I for one don't have a problem with that. Someone has to

Actually, this pretty much describes me. But then the more I read about theory/concepts/technique/gear (yes, all of it) here at TB, the more I'm starting to think that my enjoyment level will rise as my theory (and gear) knowledge rises. Unfortunately, I had zero knowledge of theory before taking up the bass, which didn't dilute my desire to learn the bass; but boy I wish I had that theory knowledge now. So I have to learn theory AND gear. And fretboard/note/hand coordination stuff, too. I guess it's hard for me as an inexperienced player to decide which is less important. It's all part of the package, to me.

Just getting to that I-IV-V level is enough for today. Tomorrow (or never), I'll learn how to play a fiver. 7 string? I probably won't live that long *sigh*...

 

[liran]

I say lessons are much more important. I mean I've been taking lessons for a year now, and my improvement is phenomanal. I have terrible gear, but it doesnt sound that bad, it sounds no worse then anything else really. I mean having good gear is fine, but if you don't have the skills to play it, its useless.