Alo-BASS-Mann

Giving my thumb a bit of a workout with this one...

39 minutes ago, Bilbo said:

It's the eternal dichotomy. Too much practice results in not enough time for creativity whilst too much playing time means not enough time for practice. I guess it it a very personal and contextual thing. I find I don't value practice as much as I used to because I don't seem to have a great deal to practice for (no gigs). I guess you could consider composition as a skill worthy of practice and see your time writing and recording as working on a different kind of 'chops'? 

Good point, in writing and creating we are indeed practicing. I guess that's more along the lines of what I am trying to do. To practice through creating, rather than more "bread and butter" scales and arpeggios. And I wonder if this is just as effective as good ol' metronome shed (considering you're actually pushing yourself in your creations)?

Dude, this is great lesson material! Thank you!!!!

Hey guys, I'm just curious as to how we spend our time as bass players. Lately I've been almost exclusively writing new music and making videos which leaves me with little time to do any actual practice (you know, scales and stuff) It got me thinking knowing that we all progress in different ways do you find yourselves Practicing stuff you know? Learning new material? or Creating new music? Or which combination of the above (or something else I missed?

My latest video playing original music!

5 hours ago, baldwinbass said:

Hi Alo - I enjoyed your videos  and understand what you mean about having a Sire obsession

Thank you for watching!! And glad to have found a fellow Sire-nite. Do you own one?

I think your best bet is to either get a play along version minus bass (when available) or just volume and eq. Try to mix your bass in and make it notoriusly louder than the mix, that should help. I can´t speak of the legal side of this.

My name is Alo and I'm a bass player from Uruguay. Been grooving for about 15+ years now and currently i'm in the middle of a Sire obsession since buying my first 4 string 2 years ago... Looking forward to meeting a few groovers over here!