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[forgoodforall]

You know, I could just be a bassist and never have to put effort into anything again.

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[test_rocker]

If you don't mind crappy bass.

Good bass still requires about as much effort as good guitar.

[forgoodforall]

I play both, and that's not true at all. I was a serious bassist long before I was a serious guitarist.

[test_rocker]

I play both, and that's not true at all.

Then you're playing it wrong! Watch, like this:

Did you catch that?

[stick_shifting]

Then why don't all bass players sound as good as (or close to) Vic Wooten? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm asking fer serious

[forgoodforall]

Because they don't need to!

[forgoodforall]

You can make a career being a very mediocre bassist if you get in the right group, and bassists being in high demand, that's much easier than for vocalists, drummers, and guitarists.

[stick_shifting]

I get what you're saying. Yeah.

It's kind of like big fish in a little pond. If you're auditioning to All-State on trombone you have a MUCH higher chance of getting in than if you are auditioning on flute. It's numbers. I get it, I get it.

[lapinguina]

hi! I appreciated your comment on my friends-only post, and it is apparent we have mutual friends, so I added you. though now, of course, I am wondering who you actually are!

[forgoodforall]

haha cool. If you search for Daniel Nichols within the Berklee College of Music network on Facebook, I should be the only one, wearing a red flannel shirt. That's probably the easiest way to give you the most amount of information. Also, I played bass with The Wassung Dave Connection (I was given the honorary title of "Connection") back in the day, if you went to any of their shows.