Thomas_Cross wrote:She has potential with the instrument but is still a novice. My band is DESPERATE for a bass player and she is the only one with a bass and a amp in the area. The only problem is I have a hard time getting her inspired to play. I told her that she could be like Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols (who couldn't really play) and then improve over time. Sean Yseult of White Zombie is a perfect example of a girlfriend whom the other members gave a bass to and said "just play". Eventually Sean got really good.
Anyway my girlfriend gets discouraged real easily and she can't afford bass lessons but she has a good enough bass and amp to play shows and she's at my house a few times a week so her being able to play would be a big advantage as she's around often enough anyway so getting to practice wouldn't be hard. What can I do any suggestions?
Oh yeah one more thing she's going to collage and has a job. She says those things eat up alot of her time but can she work around it?
Maybe a Different incentive...
In the early 90's , Howard Stern was doing radio in New York and captivated millions of commuters one morning... He aired the following: He invited all female listeners at home, who had large speakers, to pull them out and set them up, away from other speakers... At a prescribed time , moments later, Howard instructed the listeners to turn the Bass knobs and the VOL knobs all the way up and to then sit on top of the speaker... Then a moment later, Howard took his microphone and mimmicked a long, continuous deep bass tone, resulting in serious vibration of listener's speakers through out New York... That day the phones were ringing aoff the hook at the studio.. . You know where this is going by now, right?
Okay, well I'm just sayin...
"Re: How do I convince my girlfriend to play bass?" ... Different "Incentive" (No disrespected intended...)
