JeezyMcNuggles
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall...
- Thread starter Ruknrole
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The irony is that the owner was a bass player that had played with a number of big name bands.
I would think that for the majority of people aesthetics play a big part in choosing an instrument. For me I think it’s about 50/50 aesthetics and feel.
There’s no way I could watch myself play. All my life, I’ve made stupid faces when I need to use my brain. Even back when I was a kid, break dancing in the 80’s, everyone would tell me I would stick my tongue out when I’d backspin and do shoulder rolls.
To this day, if I play Portrait of Tracy, I stick out my tongue and wrench my jaw to the right side of my face when doing that fretted harmonic pinky stretch.
To this day, if I play Portrait of Tracy, I stick out my tongue and wrench my jaw to the right side of my face when doing that fretted harmonic pinky stretch.
I tried it, but for some reason, I don’t show up in a mirror...
I do it all the time butt naked with a bass strapped on!!!
Allow me lord, to rock out NAKED!
There is a second verse?? I must have played that song 100s of time, but never listened to the lyrics. I learn songs grouping the individual cells. Like intro, outro , verses, bridge, pre-chouses and “B” sections if used.
Rarely do I even listen to the lyrics, let alone memorize them, but I do follow the rhythm cadence and pitch of melody, vocal or instrumental.
A 2nd verse? Really? lOL!
I stumbled upon this idea from having a large, unwanted mirror handed off to me by a relative.
Sat it on the floor in my practice room, not really thinking about it, but would notice things about my posture, hand technique, and "personality", etc while practicing. Now, I make it a point to look into the mirror from time to time while I jam/practice. Can be enlightening.
Sat it on the floor in my practice room, not really thinking about it, but would notice things about my posture, hand technique, and "personality", etc while practicing. Now, I make it a point to look into the mirror from time to time while I jam/practice. Can be enlightening.
It is a good practice technique and much better than staring down at your hands. I read an interview in BP with a pro who took a lesson on upright with Ron Carter, and Ron had him play in front of a mirror to assess his hand positions and told him to install a mirror in his practice room.
When I was a kid I played for the first few formative years looking at myself in a mirror. I think it’s the best way to self assess your hand positions and technique.
I always looked at myself in the mirror... I'm just so dang handsome...
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but yes. For all the instruments I've played since I was a little kid, seeing what you look like while you play, your stance, posture, hand position(s), tenseness or relaxation etc, is all very important.
Particularly, some folks really don't know how they move (or don't), pose (or don't) while playing live. Lots of people think they move more than they do.... when on stage, they ought to actually move more than they do. Still others move too dang much, or at least not in attractive ways.... I've been in both positions, and I gotta say now, to hell with it, I'll look/move however the heck I want to.
After all, it's the basses that get the girls... I'm just along for the ride.
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but yes. For all the instruments I've played since I was a little kid, seeing what you look like while you play, your stance, posture, hand position(s), tenseness or relaxation etc, is all very important.
Particularly, some folks really don't know how they move (or don't), pose (or don't) while playing live. Lots of people think they move more than they do.... when on stage, they ought to actually move more than they do. Still others move too dang much, or at least not in attractive ways.... I've been in both positions, and I gotta say now, to hell with it, I'll look/move however the heck I want to.
After all, it's the basses that get the girls... I'm just along for the ride.
Naw, he just got pretty girls to tell him how he looked all the time.
The man doesn't do drugs or alcohol, but he's just as big an addict as anyone who does.... just with women (...more power to him for keeping that marriage going though!).
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