Stick a fork in me...

Lol I went through this with my son, he relieved me of my AVRI '62 Jazz bass.
Step aside old timer.

 

So, you are done playing, because she has surpassed you. And now you’re retiring to be her roadie. Sweet.

 

I tried, but it didn’t last...


She has since discovered karate and (long sigh) boys...

 

Continue to nurture the master plan! She will become an accomplished bassist. She will become a much desired session player. Then she will start playing major gigs with famous musicians, such as the girl Jeff Beck chose for recordings and live shows. You can search Jeff Beck for videos of the girl I am referencing.

Then, the master plan is complete! You will not have to be a roadie and you can retire very comfortably when your daughter shares her good fortune with you.

After all, you were the inspiration for her profession as a working musician. Keep your fingers crossed.

 

Mine did back in the late 1990's. She really liked my '84 Jackson Concert Bass. I didn't retire from playing until 2012.

 

You would be referring to Tal Wilkenfeld

 

That is so awesome!

 

Yeah... My son "borrowed" a five string from me 15 years ago.
Still haven't gotten it back yet.

 

Brilliant!

 

she's a cutie pie, OP --- you'd lose on most accounts! get the fork!

 

Suddenly really grateful both my daughters are into dance. This is why some men just walk away from their lives and become hobos. You are now roadie, band van driver, guitar tech, manager, voice coach, life coach, psychiatrist, hairstylist, referee and at some point you'll be expected to go out and buy a huge load of chocolate and tampons (actually I do that now)!!

 

Congrats! Wish I was that lucky, instead it was a horse. But to be fair I didn't pick up a bass until a couple of decades later.

 

Well I don't quite have a kid yet, but I intend to make it easy for the near future progeny to get into music. Between me, wife the flautist (she doesn't love that, prefers flutist, but she's not on TB), my brother the jazz pianist, my father in law the jazz guitarist, brother in law another bassist, sister in law singer songwriter...

Kid will likely have no interest at all. So it goes.

 

"We are what they grow beyond." - Jedi Master Yoda

 

I still remember seeing her at the first Bass Player Live in NYC (2007?!) walking through exhibit halls with her Sadowsky, dragging it behind her like a tired dog on a leash...

 

Even if she avoids your advice today, one day when she's all grown up she's going to say "My dad got me into playing the bass." That'll be a good day.