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Teaching myself bass guitar...

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PassiveTheory:
Yeah, the more I play with other people, the more I've realized that just being a bassist is useless and boring. Become a multi-instrumentalist instead. Pick up keyboards or guitar at the same time as bass or you just end up being really bored.

Spluff:
Most of the people I play with don't know any theory so I end up getting pretty frustrated and just playing covers.

squawk:

--- Quote from: PassiveTheory on 24 Jun 2008, 20:24 ---Yeah, the more I play with other people, the more I've realized that just being a bassist is useless and boring. Become a multi-instrumentalist instead. Pick up keyboards or guitar at the same time as bass or you just end up being really bored.

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Maybe you should be a cool bassist and not be boring/bored. I am pretty sure playing bass can lead to excitement.

Albatron:

--- Quote from: PassiveTheory on 24 Jun 2008, 20:24 ---Yeah, the more I play with other people, the more I've realized that just being a bassist is useless and boring. Become a multi-instrumentalist instead. Pick up keyboards or guitar at the same time as bass or you just end up being really bored.

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I like the bass and I think its only boring if you let it be. When we were jamming I would watch the guitarists and try to play some of the same notes or try to stay in the same key. Some times they would do something cool, then I would try to echo it later on. Other times I'd match beat more with the drums.

None of us really know much about music theory either, we just experiment and go with what sounds good. Though it might help that 2 of us are creative writing majors and one is an art major. The creative process for music doesn't seem to be much different from other art, you find something thats cool and run with it. Its a skill that has to be exercised right along with all the others it takes to play an instrument.

 

Thrillho:

--- Quote from: PassiveTheory on 24 Jun 2008, 20:24 ---Yeah, the more I play with other people, the more I've realized that just being a bassist is useless and boring. Become a multi-instrumentalist instead. Pick up keyboards or guitar at the same time as bass or you just end up being really bored.

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You've failed at bass, motherfucker.

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