What if your Mom was better than Jaco?...

[SgtHulka]

One thing I know - it wouldn't translate well into a "Yo' momma" joke!

"Yo' momma so fat, her belt size is "Equator!"

"Oh yeah? Well...yo' momma better than Jaco!"

"?????"

Your mama's so bad, she's better than Jaco?

 

[Lizooki]

I would have my Moms legendary bass .......

 

[roccobass]

Ok, hear me out. You can still contribute if your Mom has long since passed away. Mine has. But let's rewind to back when they were with us and for those of you who still have a living, breathing Momma, be thankful for what you have.
But let's just say that one day, shortly after you started playing bass, your Mom decided to pick it up... and she just killed it. I mean within a matter of weeks, she was beyond anything that your young bass-playing mind could hope to comprehend.
Angels cried for joy in heaven as she executed ridiculously complex rhythmic passages and laid down funk so nasty, it would make Bootsy blush. So, you've got a few different ways you could react...
A) Decide that your Mom's interest in your chosen hobby has instantly made it uncool. "C'mon, Mom... This is my thing! Why couldn't you take up knitting or something?" and possibly give it up or
B) Just come to terms with the fact that the person who brought you into this world also happens to be a bass demigod who you will likely always be in the shadow of.
I know, I know... Asking the hard questions going into the weekend. But it was either this or another "what's the best bass for metal" thread so have at it.
If there's another way you could see yourself reacting, feel free to add.

I would have been really happy and proud. For two main reasons:

1. It would have given me relief that there were musical genetics that run in the family. As it stands it was only me for decades until my son took up bass.

2. Me and my mom would have gone to a lot more concerts together. She took me to my first!

 

[Fun Size Nick]

I'd ask her if she played with Dorothea Taylor...

Some delightful person has hacked Dorothea Taylor's instagram...if you like her stuff, do her a favour and report the account. Hope she gets back at it soon (and chooses a better password).

 

[BlueTalon]

B) Just come to terms with the fact that the person who brought you into this world also happens to be a bass demigod who you will likely always be in the shadow of.

This. The real question in this hypothetical situation, though, is would there even be a shadow? If she just picked it up and nobody but the family knows about it, then nobody else is going to know that I'm only the second best bass player in my family. So is that something that would bother me, as I'm playing before thousands (also hypothetical), knowing that they all think I'm the best bass player to fall from my family tree?

Or would she instantly be famous, and then I really am in her shadow? I don't think I'd mind that. I can even see riding her coattails a bit. My only concern would be that I'm good enough that people think "I see where he gets it from," rather than, "So what happened to him?"