Members Tom Joad Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 I've been playing bass for close to 6 years. I recently had about 800 dollars in bass gear(my P-bass, pedals, and a vintage Ampeg bass combo) stolen from me while I was attempting to relocate to Madison, Wisconsin. To make things even worse I had a computer with a good deal of recording software stolen too. So this left me with nothing at all. After about 2 months I moved back to Texas because I could make alot more money here and get new gear quicker.. It's taken me 6 months but I'm about to buy a brand new Macbook Pro.. I've already obtained a pretty solid Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass and I'm trying to get ahold of a Fender Bassman 250/115 before the end of the year.. The one problem I'm running into.. Is a total lack of creativity, I can't come up with anything interesting.. I can't play for as long as I used to.. I obviously can't get the tone I used to.. I feel like maybe the downtime I had after my {censored} was stolen affected my playing.. Has anybody else gone through something like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 Even people who play constantly get into ruts. In your situation, I'm sure I wouldn't be very creative either! You could try the different music approach, listening to something you don't normally, or do something else for a short time to re-energize your musical batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roguetitan Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 I've been playing bass for close to 6 years. I recently had about 800 dollars in bass gear(my P-bass, pedals, and a vintage Ampeg bass combo) stolen from me while I was attempting to relocate to Madison, Wisconsin. To make things even worse I had a computer with a good deal of recording software stolen too. So this left me with nothing at all. After about 2 months I moved back to Texas because I could make alot more money here and get new gear quicker.. It's taken me 6 months but I'm about to buy a brand new Macbook Pro.. I've already obtained a pretty solid Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass and I'm trying to get ahold of a Fender Bassman 250/115 before the end of the year..The one problem I'm running into.. Is a total lack of creativity, I can't come up with anything interesting.. I can't play for as long as I used to.. I obviously can't get the tone I used to.. I feel like maybe the downtime I had after my {censored} was stolen affected my playing..Has anybody else gone through something like this? It has a tendancy to leave you if you don't keep in practice but it will come back once you start playing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gruntollio Bass Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 Just keep pluggin away mate. I've gone through stages where I've written heaps of good {censored}, then drawn a blank for months, then got it back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 You've recently re-located...again. You've had precious music tools taken from you wrongly. I'd say your stress is the cause. Sometimes I can use stress to channel intense passion into my playing and come up with some really wicked stuff. Most of the time...not. So, I'd consider investigating the stress issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hawkhuff Posted July 31, 2007 Members Share Posted July 31, 2007 I've been playing bass for close to 6 years. I recently had about 800 dollars in bass gear(my P-bass, pedals, and a vintage Ampeg bass combo) stolen from me while I was attempting to relocate to Madison, Wisconsin. To make things even worse I had a computer with a good deal of recording software stolen too. So this left me with nothing at all. After about 2 months I moved back to Texas because I could make alot more money here and get new gear quicker.. It's taken me 6 months but I'm about to buy a brand new Macbook Pro.. I've already obtained a pretty solid Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass and I'm trying to get ahold of a Fender Bassman 250/115 before the end of the year.. The one problem I'm running into.. Is a total lack of creativity, I can't come up with anything interesting.. I can't play for as long as I used to.. I obviously can't get the tone I used to.. I feel like maybe the downtime I had after my {censored} was stolen affected my playing.. Has anybody else gone through something like this? I have. It sucks because you feel violated in more ways than one and there really isn't anything that can take that away. When I lived in Hawaii, just as I was moving back to the mainland someone broke into my place and took all of my equipment. I wasn't insured either. Didn't you have insurance? I didn't. The remedy; sit back, relax, and go with the flow. Save your bucks and over time, if you keep coming back to this forum, sooner or later.......... often times sooner................ You WILL get a bad case of GAS !! :thu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author Craig Vecchione Posted July 31, 2007 CMS Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 It sure does sound like stress is at least some part of the problem. Do what you feel like doing....either push through it, or take time off, or whatever it is that's your mood right now. Hell, I took about 20 years off last time I got in a rut..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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