Older fellow takes a break from yelling at clouds ....

[HolmeBass]

That is Doug Wimbish's act. Nothing new.

Yeah… I love Doug but he doesn't sing like that!

 

[P. Aaron]

There is much to be said for tasteful selection of notes, and knowing which notes not to play, and when not to play notes at all.

I always admired "The Edge" for his guitar pieces not because he was any kind of technical wizard, but because he laid out tasty chops. I prefer tasty to technical any day. To once again quote Zappa: "Anyone can learn to play fast, you can practice that. I say, surprise me!"

The best way to find out how good a player one is to oneself that I've found is, write a song and then, download a DAW and start laying down tracks.

Every instrument at some point in recording a song becomes the most challenging part to get right. Sometimes the bass comes easy, other times, any other instrument, even an instrument you may not be very good at BUT, they all get you 'cause you hear something you want recorded there and you gotta get it right.

The studio cats ARE the GODS.

Author Stephen King said once: "Want to be a good writer? READ lots of things".

 

[dbsfgyd1]

....to post here that I tend to dislike virtually all bass guitar videos I see. The predominance of " modern " bass sounds, sizzly, spitty, nasal, and of course the slap. Eventually we'll see the player's 64th note runs, always in demand in songs,

Where's a bass video that features the kind of playing that actually is useful in this thing called music? Let me know if you spot it.

I'm kind of in your camp. While I can appreciate the time and effort to master advanced slapping techniques, and to a certain extent the artistic aspects. But comparing the amount of slapping and 64th note runs displayed on videos and the amount of music where those skills are useful is highly disproportional.

 

[dbflats]

I couldn't agree more with P. Aaron-play and record other instruments besides just bass, listen to what actually helps a piece of music, learn the subtleties of mixing, learn what competing frequencies are in a mix,

I honestly feel, after 3/4ths of a lifetime of music, that a great way to become say, a better bassist, is to remove your bass-focused goggles sometimes and work up your guitar chops or drums, or keys, or mixing etc. Step back from the minutiae of swapping this pickup or having to have that one of a kind bass or whatever, and listen to what the other stuff is doing. Does your bass tone have to be " full-range"? Or would the song sound better if bass was doing bass and guitars or some other instrument is handling these other higher frequencies....that sort of thing.

 

[BassicJazzy]

Jeez, just when I feel I'm starting to actually learn how to play my bass you guys want me to learn other instruments and be a sound engineer too? At 71 about all I can learn is which level of my refrigerator to put the eggs on.

 

[Major Seven]

Jeez, just when I feel I'm starting to actually learn how to play my bass you guys want me to learn other instruments and be a sound engineer too? At 71 about all I can learn is which level of my refrigerator to put the eggs on.

If you stop moving, you will stop moving.

 

[BassicJazzy]

If you stop moving, you will stop moving.

What? I walk my bass at least an hour each day! It's not losing any weight though.

 

[SuperTheBass]

I believe this is what you are talking about

Say what you want about SBL, but those guys are true bass nerds who give a proper appreciation to the "little things".

 

[sheesh]

This thread inspired me to write a humous (I hope) post about old versus new in the humor section. I was originally going to post it here, but I thought I would spare all of you. (oh, and there is no AI involved, in case anyone is wondering)