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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
try different things out. If it feels like you're limping in your approach, and your doomed with only "experimenting" with it because you feel unable to play in a way that confidently makes you think that you can fall back to "technical'' playing, you might want to consider giving up altogether.
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When I "experiment" with it it doesn't feel like I'm forcing myself to do so in order to get a bit of satisfaction.. I've been playing bass for like 11 years (damn I'm old) and I had no formal training, and I still irrationally love that instrument, the present problem is that I don't enjoy playing, but I still "love it" as my instrument of choice. I can't express much better this thing...hope you'll get what I mean.
Basically I seriously think I'm never gonna give up on it.
Perhaps change model/brand etc but never give up on bass playing altogether.Too much love.
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Originally Posted by FreshChops
Not to be funny, but why did you go for bass in the first place? What drew you to it?
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As I said before, i'm not sure I can rationally explain this...I've always been fascinated with the bass, even if it's not much "prominent" in the music I used to listen to back then, so it was not a "let's try to emulate my heros" kind of thing...I saved some money, decided to go in a few shops, pick up and try out some basses, and then bought one. I really feel like it's "my" instrument still today, even considering the "difficult period" I'm in in our relationship
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That's why I'm also asking suggestions, coz deep inside me I feel I still need it and can't wait to get back to fully enjoying playing it, no matter what.
Damn, sounds like I'm in love hah a.
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Originally Posted by hypertonic
I'd go for new effects maybe... Bass MuRF or something weird...
*Been listening to LB- Earthly Delights and it makes me want a bass.... Good shit.
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Yep, that's another thing that I'm considering (I opened a thread a while ago asking for decent low cost-effects, but didn't have much success), basically lately I'm more obsessed with "sounds" rather than music (hope you guys get it) and probably I have too much of a limited array of effects to get totally new sounds out of my bass..keep in mind I've been "experimenting" quite a lot with it in theese years, and I used to prefer very basic setups, so I kinda "exploited" the bare instrument quite a lot.
I think it's time to change that approach and start buying a bunch of effects to "refresh" its sound to my ears. Problem is, I have very little money to invest in this period, thus why I opened that rather unsuccessful "cheap-ish effects worth buying" thread
Damn, feels like a therapy session guys, it's been really useful up till now.