[quote name='cheddatom' post='72757' date='Oct 11 2007, 12:43 PM']I never want to be as good as Victor. I can see the appeal in it, but i'm more interested in writing songs with my bands mates, and in shaping the sound and feel of these songs.[/quote]
i'm with you there, but i'd debate the use of the word 'good'
i see virtoso bass players like victor wooten on youtube, etc. and so on and it just does not appeal to me...to be honest it bores me stupid a lot of the time. i can appreciate the skills, but it's not where i'd like to be, bass-playing wise.
now...coming up with a good bassline to a tune where what you do complements what's going on in the rest of the tune - [i]that's[/i] important to me.
but ymmv as always