What is your "gift" as a player.

[INTP]

My gift is that when I practice, I get better.

 

[JimmyM]

Surely its obvious that I was having a dig at this entire thread. ?

Shhh...I'm helping work the room for you.

 

[LayDownABoogie]

Shhh...I'm helping work the room for you.

Ha ha ha. I should have known. : )

 

[Chachie]

LOL, this times 20.

When in doubt:

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7--5------
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as fast as you can.


(transpose to whatever key when necessary)

Hey..good thing you posted that, I was going to ask for tabs

 

[FrenchBassQC]

What is the best gift for metal? (long hair I heard)

 

[Reflective]

I suppose mine is my ear. I can figure things out by sound well. I suppose applying theory concepts to playing as well.

My deficiences... thinking im terribly deficient. Also not very versatile?

 

[Frusciante]

People always compliment me for being a black bass player as if it were the most rock and roll thing they've ever seen.
Everything else comes super unatural so I'm happy to be one of the gifted ones

 

[topo morto]

People always compliment me for being a black bass player as if it were the most rock and roll thing they've ever seen.

experience that keeps repeating itself: black fellows picking up my bass, having not touched one before, and playing it really well. It's quite annoying.

 

[mellowinman]

I've been told I'm "solid."

I believe my gift is NOT SUCKING.

Other than that, I've got a lot of nerve calling myself a bass player.

 

[mellowinman]

People always compliment me for being a black bass player as if it were the most rock and roll thing they've ever seen.
Everything else comes super unatural so I'm happy to be one of the gifted ones

I'm not following. They're saying, "you're a good bass player, for a BLACK GUY?"

Or are they saying you're even better than most Black Guys, and assuming Black Guys are better bass players?

Or do they think it's harder to play a Black Bass, and they think most players prefer a Sunburst?

Because in the Seventies, (where I come from,) if a Black Guy was really good, especially at playing Funk, everybody would be all, "well yeah, of COURSE he's good; he's BLACK," the same way a lot of people are about Wide Receivers in Football.

I am going to come right out and say that I don't think race, ethnicity, gender or sexual preference make a damn bit of difference in bass playing, but natural talent, finger strength, and practice time definitely can.

Am I nuts?

OK, fair point, but am I nuts about THIS?

 

[PimasterPearson]

Not overplaying

The word I hear the most to describe my bass playing is "smooth." I'll take it.

 

[Unrepresented]

The compliments I get are usually regarding tone.

 

[klaus486]

I can play fretless bass in tune.

 

[LassoTheMoon]

I know theory, but don't see it as the be-all and end-all of everything. I know when to use it and when to use my ears.

My timing is great too.

 

[Shanannigan]

I can play fretted bass in tune.

 

[THE SAW]

I'm actually a very average player, but I have perfect pitch and good dexterity in my right hand. It's like I have have stuff I want to do in my head ready to go, but my left hand doesn't want to do it.

Also, I'm a humble guy-but you asked!

 

[fdeck]

Fluent sight reading
Good ear
Knowledge of jazz standards
Easy to work with

 

[TexBass]

I'm really good at spamming pentatonic scales in a manner that tricks people into thinking i'm really good

+1

 

[Orangeclawhammr]

I only read the first two pages of this thread, so my apologies to anyone who already said this, but I can make any other bass player sound great by comparison.

 

[AleemRadunzel]

i gotta say like this thread.

its like one of those special K adverts-focus on the positive.

its probably my foot long beard.

anywho i think its my bongo player interpretation. counter rhythms to the drums and locking up and drifiting away when needs.

or playing the same riff but with more notes and rests as mi riddem playa says

that and always having spare rizla's

always