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musical advice to your younger self
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Thinking about some more, I would visit 1978 me and say you’ve got a good bass now, your tone is better and you actually can slap now. Don’t think buying something else is going to make you better. Stick with those double bass lessons in college for two years at least.
Dont bang that one chick...you KNOW who I'm talking about.
Learn how to setup your bass by yourself. You don't need a luthier for that and you can do it just so you'll like your bass more.
It's frightening to see how many players don't know how to setup their bass the right way.
Knowing your instrument is imperative.
It's frightening to see how many players don't know how to setup their bass the right way.
Knowing your instrument is imperative.
Play in the middle of the beat. Don’t rush! I learned this from Horace Silver, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie many years ago.
- Realize now that you are the best bass player there has ever been or will be.
- None of your gear matters, you can play anything on anything and it will be recording quality.
- Always do what that girl says because you are so good you can easily afford to not play for 10 years, then immediately pick it right back up.
- Disregard the above 3 things because they are all BS!
"-You have to be easy to work with"
As I was reading cxcxcx's comments above it reminded me of a time that I went to Madhatter studios with my (at that time ) friend J. P. to sit on the couch with these heavyweight players waiting to record their parts on his album. The thing that most impressed me the most about him that night was that while they were waiting, here he comes with a platter of horderves SERVING these guys! Who wouldn't want to obviously play on his session as he was treating them like kings. A very great and humble guy.
As I was reading cxcxcx's comments above it reminded me of a time that I went to Madhatter studios with my (at that time ) friend J. P. to sit on the couch with these heavyweight players waiting to record their parts on his album. The thing that most impressed me the most about him that night was that while they were waiting, here he comes with a platter of horderves SERVING these guys! Who wouldn't want to obviously play on his session as he was treating them like kings. A very great and humble guy.
I switched from guitar to bass in 1969. Note to younger self..."Find a head with over 100 watts RMS."
I struggled with a very underpowered Bassman head for a few years.
And when that cute blonde asks you out in 1975, say NO and run. (When I met my ex-wife.)
I struggled with a very underpowered Bassman head for a few years.
And when that cute blonde asks you out in 1975, say NO and run. (When I met my ex-wife.)
If you're lucky/prepared enough to land a high profile gig....don't quit it just to play with your old high school buddies with a long shot at 'making it'. Good as they are, they're not where you are. You can always play/record with them in your spare time!!! kicked myself in the butt a long time for that!
Practice more. Practice all of the time. Save up for a new bass so you don't have to sell the old one. If you have to make a choice between a good band and a girlfriend, always go with the band.
Pursue your career in music but also have a steady job outside of music. As a young musician I believed that having a regular, steady, paying job instead of being a full time musician was cheating myself as a musician. IMO, I was wrong.
