simonmcc

Yes! Exactly. And I find once you make that initial mistake, it can be hard to recover your state of mind. Yeah, I get what you're saying about simplify. I suppose I think I've been playing long enough that I *should* be able to play more notes, but maybe I do need to play less. I've a few encouraging "fans" in the congregation who frequently tell me the bass adds so much to the sound, which is really nice. It appears they dont hear all the mistakes I can hear Thanks for the recommendations, will check out those threads and pages.

Cool - hope the trip goes well for you! I'm right up on the North Coast, so about 60 miles from there. Yes! I identify with what you're saying, constant change isn't helpful. I'd love to find a group of people to play with recreationally, not interested in gigging etc, that feels like a young mans game, but I feel if I could find some like minded people to jam/practice with, that would help me along. Yeah, the attention span thing - I've been hit by that a bit too, or the "woohoo I havent made a mistake yet.." then BAM - I've forgot where I was Thanks for the encouragement, it's appreciated.

Hi, I'm from Northern Ireland, and have been "playing" bass for 25+ years - it's been on and off for me, some years not playing much at all. I played a bit in (unsuccessful) bands when I was young and now play only really for church each Sunday. I'm currently playing every week, and actually doing some practice during the week, and seeing good improvement. However I'm still struggling with accuracy, and that's why I signed up here, hoping for some pointers from fellow struggling amateurs. I sometimes read music, my sight reading is not great, and also play by ear, but I struggle sometimes to land on the right notes, like in runs where there is a c I sometimes go for c#, errors like that. The other thing I struggle with regarding accuracy is playing quite well during the practice, but when it comes to the real thing, making all sorts of silly mistakes. Any tips welcome! (please don't say "give up" - I really enjoy playing!!)