Topic: Weakness (Read 4291 times)

Torch7 · « **on:** August 30, 2009, 01:20:01 AM »

Just finished practicing and was wondering. What are yalls strengths and weaknesses as bass players.

What are the areas that you would love to improve on or see added to your musical repertoire? If you could sit down with any player and have him, download into your brain, one of their strengths what would that be?

jeremyr · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2009, 02:10:09 AM »

ddwilkins · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2009, 06:09:09 AM »

Weakness - perfect pitch

I would like to sit down with Andrew Gouche and Bernard Harris.

dhagler · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2009, 07:41:34 AM »

Better technique with both my hands.

DWBass · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2009, 08:10:58 AM »

Speed & soloing.

B3Wannabe · « **Reply #5 on:** August 30, 2009, 08:52:52 AM »

Strength - My ear; I can hear the notes and changes pretty well.

Weakness - Technique; my fingers are slow. I cannot play everything I hear.

Kelz-Da-Basshead · « **Reply #6 on:** August 30, 2009, 09:01:28 AM »

my weakness- speed, also i want some crazy scales for runs this christmas.

sixstringpoet · « **Reply #7 on:** August 30, 2009, 09:35:24 AM »

my ears are pretty good.
my weakness, i cant read music.

blacklw234 · « **Reply #8 on:** August 30, 2009, 10:26:31 AM »

Weakness= Forgetting Songs, Ear, Relaxing,undestanding that a bad note is not a bad note

Strengths= Clean playing,Slapping, Popping,

DWBass · « **Reply #9 on:** August 30, 2009, 12:10:52 PM »

Quote from: DWBass on August 30, 2009, 08:10:58 AM

Speed & soloing.

I should have said the above are my weaknesses. My strengths are that I have an excellent ear (almost perfect pitch) and can pretty pick up anything. I can also play most any style including most ethnic styles.

Asahel · « **Reply #10 on:** August 30, 2009, 03:53:28 PM »

Weaknesses:

At this point pretty much everything... $:-\$

Strengths:

I am persistent as heck!!!

ssab · « **Reply #11 on:** August 30, 2009, 04:17:06 PM »

Laziness, always waiting until the last minute to learn songs. I HATE WHEN I DO THAT!

ssabass · « **Reply #12 on:** August 30, 2009, 04:36:25 PM »

Strengths: I can hold the bass correctly, lol. Well, I have a good ear, clean player.

Weakness:Runs, Reading.

BigFoot_BigThumb · « **Reply #13 on:** August 30, 2009, 04:45:04 PM »

I consider my strength to be locking in on a good groove. But my weaknesses are speed, dexterity, and knowing the fret board like the back on my hand. If I can get those three things locked down, I will be straight. If I can start playing out again more as a bassist instead of a drummer, I may get it back.

Asahel · « **Reply #14 on:** August 30, 2009, 05:25:13 PM »

Don't worry BigFoot, you just keep grooving like that dancing icon of yours and you'll be just fine!

under13 · « **Reply #15 on:** August 30, 2009, 06:52:13 PM »

Everything. My bass has been in the closet for like 6 years since I had it.

BassbyGrace · « **Reply #16 on:** August 30, 2009, 08:11:12 PM »

Smoothing out my ideas (and more ideas for that matter). That and focus. I'm pretty well rounded, but my focus is shot alot of times. I find it very difficult to concentrate.

B3Wannabe · « **Reply #17 on:** August 30, 2009, 09:43:52 PM »

Quote from: BassbyGrace on August 30, 2009, 08:11:12 PM

Smoothing out my ideas (and more ideas for that matter). That and focus. I'm pretty well rounded, but my focus is shot alot of times. I find it very difficult to concentrate.

Sweet.

csharp57 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 31, 2009, 02:05:28 AM »

Strength - Willingness to practice EVERYDAY

Weakness - Needs to learn the "church way" of playing, not being about to play shouts for more than 15 minutes straight (you know these churches shout for an hour or two. LOL)

I would like to sit down with any seasoned church bass player that played from the 80's, 90's on up to today. Joel Smith, Reggie Parker, etc....

malthumb · « **Reply #19 on:** August 31, 2009, 05:04:42 AM »

Strengths: Able to listen to songs and figure them out. Able to get different feels by adjusting hands. Can put the sound in my head to the fingerboard.

Weaknesses: Ability to improv on the fly. (Often hear what I shoulda done after the song is over)

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