DaveFry Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 An attitude of play invites the muse to visit . An attitude of " listen to / look at me " discourages the muse . We PLAY instruments . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Steve Bailey tells the story of being on tour with Dizzy Gillespie. One night, during the tour, he felt he'd finally nailed his bass feature and the crowd went nuts. Dizzy says to him afterwards "Hey, you're bass solo man," ... (Bailey prepares himself to feign modesty) "...what kind of bull@@@t was that? You know, if you leave a few holes, who knows? Music might just fall out of one of them". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coilte Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Make sure that your timing and technique are up to par. If they are not, everything else will suffer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 All great advice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomed Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 "If anyone offers you something worth having in this business, grab it with both f***ing hands." - Bill Steer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato 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] I had a similar one along the lines of you can play anything if you slow it down enough, then you can start speeding it back up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 The best advice I was ever given was....practice, practice, practice, and when you know the song well enough to play it correctly, practice it again until you can't get it wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobpalt Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Not bass related, but after having a golf lesson the pro advised me to cut 2 inches off the shaft of each of my clubs. Will that make me play better? I asked. No, he said, but they would be easier to fit in the bin..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 "When you think you got it nailed and it's a great bassline, cut half of it. Then it might just be a great bassline" My advice? Never turn down ANYTHING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegriffiths91 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Read that Victor Wooten book. It's pretty Spiritual but there is certainly some lessons to be learnt in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr zed Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 [quote name='bobpalt' timestamp='1456077203' post='2985173'] Not bass related, but after having a golf lesson the pro advised me to cut 2 inches off the shaft of each of my clubs. Will that make me play better? I asked. No, he said, but they would be easier to fit in the bin..... [/quote] This reminds me of a time we were in the studio. We were recording the drums and the engineer asked our drummist if he had a case for his new China cymbal. Drummist who was very proud of his new purchase said yes. Engineer said great - put it in there then. We still bring this little gem up with him from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 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] I've never understood that phrase. I can play a lot of things that I can't hum... ...I can't really hum anything due to my ridiculously crappy voice/throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 "Don't be a dick. You are not good enough. Even when you think you are good enough, still, don't be a dick" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Three more pieces of wisdom. From Victor Wooten: If you hit a bum note you're only a semi tone away from a right note. So get good at sliding. From a double bass player: If you don't know the tune, never hit the same note twice in a row. And the best one, from a woman I'd never met before, in a pub in Lincolnshire: Marry a woman with small hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefbaker Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 "Use a Metronome" followed by "you can play anything if it's slow enough" and "nobody gives a sh*t about all that fancy crap you're playing" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 "Better hang up your bass. Bass is simply not for you. You're too much of an intelligent, well-educated, calm, friendly and modest guy. You'd be better off in a central, but still serving role, supporting the song and letting others shine..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Not really advice, but many, many years ago a former peer of mine from school ran into me checking out a bass in a music shop. She said, "I didn't know you played guitar." To which I said, "It's a bass guitar and I do it for a living." She replied, "But you were good at school." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Advice I wish I had been given: It is pointless being in a band with a drummer who plays too loud, can't groove, can't keep time, doesn't listen to what anyone else plays (or says), and thinks a weekly band rehearsal is all the practice that's ever needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 [b]"LESS IS MORE!"[/b] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Remember you're playing for the punters, not the musicians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 "For God's sake don't sing". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost_Bass Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 [quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1456319498' post='2987756'] "For God's sake don't sing". [/quote] Ahahah! I can relate to that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Never quit a working band until you have something better nailed down. Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethFlatlands Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 When you're bad, don't tell yourself you're bad. Stops you giving up. When you're good, don't tell yourself you're good. Stops you not trying any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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