What Level Bass Player Are You?

[40Hz]

I'm not young enough to think I'm an expert at anything, let alone bass.

About the only thing I've ever considered myself being is a student.

 

[bwoodman]

I voted semi-pro: never made 100% of my income from music but get paid to play a few times a month.

 

[Grumry]

Not a pro bassist, but I make a living in pro audio, in the music industry.

 

[Freekmagnet]

There's no category on the poll: "I should be a lot better."

 

[Fat Freddy]

I fall over a lot.....

 

[chaosMK]

What if you can play most frets, but still are not very good?

 

[hondo4life]

Carrots?

 

[micguy]

The categories don't make complete sense for me - gigging regularly, but as I'm a church musician, making money at it is not part of the equation. Actually, taking the money out of music is a huge positive to me - everyone is there because they want to be, ad the egos are not really a problem.

 

[organworthyplayer337]

OVER 9000

 

[red_rhino]

Smoke on the Water is not that easy

The problem some players have with Smoke on the Water is that they don't take it seriously. They roll their own eyes when they play it, almost like they're embarrassed to be playing something many of us learned when we were 15.

You can't phone it in. You have to sell it and play it like you mean it. Yes it's simple and yes it's easy, but it's a great song with a great groove. Play it well, and your audience will love it.

 

[fretter]

I didn't vote

 

[Mike N]

Somewhere above Amateur but not quite Semi-Pro.

 

[jasonmatthews]

I went with Bass God. Now because it's on the internet it must be true.

 

[mapleglo]

In my youth I was a semi-pro per the stated options. These days I charge too much so I'm a hobbyist. I'd play out more and with other people but I'm too old for the drama.

 

[mikeyjm2]

My house has two floors and I usually practice upstairs so does that make me a level two? OK... OK... I'm going w/ anonymous.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

Playing used to be my only income for living in between approximately 1997-2004. Now I'm a semi-pro I guess..

 

[wintremute]

I didn't see "mediocre" on that list.

 

[MakoMan]

Of your poll options, I'd say semi pro except for the 'can play most genres' part

 

[Spidey2112]

I'm not sure if it counts, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express, last night...

... put me where you may, but ensure I'm not late for the Continental food fest.

 

[BAG]

I voted Hobbyist, but I'm somewhere between hobbyist and semi-pro.

I think there needs to be a level between these two. I gig around a dozen times a year but would do more if I didn't live in a tiny country town with very few musicians and even less gig paying venues.