paulbass Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Hi BCer's What's the best advice you've been given for playing bass or what advice would you give? For me I was told 'It's not what you play, its what you don't play' and being a percussive type player I understand what was means now. If I was to give advice I would say work with the drummer and make the bass bounce.......whats yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Best advice I was ever given was "if you can hum it, you can play it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 I was once told, "now you've got that nice new, loud amp, you really must play the right notes" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seashell Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Don't wait till you think you're good enough to join a band before you join a band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 "Enjoy it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 None of that lot out there will know you've f***ed up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Spend money on lessons, not gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 "Play what the song needs and not what you want or can play" was a good piece of advice i got years ago. "always look as though you know what you are doing" "if you look confident when playing then even a mistake will pass unnoticed by an audience" Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 If you mess up, tell people you play a lot of jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Don't give up me day job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 [quote name='seashell' timestamp='1456011091' post='2984582'] Don't wait till you think you're good enough to join a band before you join a band. [/quote] [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1456049484' post='2984734'] "Play what the song needs and not what you want or can play" was a good piece of advice i got years ago. "always look as though you know what you are doing" "if you look confident when playing then even a mistake will pass unnoticed by an audience" Dave [/quote] [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1456050841' post='2984756'] If you mess up, tell people you play a lot of jazz. [/quote] All very good advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Play with as many people as you can, and as many different genres of music as you can. Dont limit yourself to just rock and nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1456049484' post='2984734'] "Play what the song needs and not what you want or can play" was a good piece of advice i got years ago. "always look as though you know what you are doing" "if you look confident when playing then even a mistake will pass unnoticed by an audience" Dave [/quote] I think this is it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootleg Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 [quote name='Japhet' timestamp='1456050841' post='2984756'] If you mess up, tell people you play a lot of jazz. [/quote] A variation on this goes: if you play the wrong note, play it again like you meant it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 This one works for other instruments too: Watch the singer, listen to the drummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 [quote name='paulbass' timestamp='1456009209' post='2984562'] its what you don't play [/quote] I'm doing that right now without my bass [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Listen to everyone and take it all in and use it. If you only hear 2 notes you like you're still ahead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Play less notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Learn to read music - Iain Ballamy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest bassman7755 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 [quote name='mr zed' timestamp='1456009711' post='2984565'] Best advice I was ever given was "if you can hum it, you can play it". [/quote] Indeed, its easy to forget that being a musician is primarily an auditory skill and not a physical one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Spend 2 minutes practicing for every one minute you spend reading basschat. Follow you own advice (still working on the that one). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Listen to lots of music - if you dont have your bass in hand , it doesn't count as listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeEvans Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 If you know how good you are, then the audience doesn't have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 [quote name='bassman7755' timestamp='1456055575' post='2984843'] Spend 2 minutes practicing for every one minute you spend reading basschat. Follow you own advice (still working on the that one). [/quote] ....never happen 😀😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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