why instructors suck

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O.K. Im sure Ill get back lash -- but
every bass tutorial I have ever watched instructs PLUCKING the string "lightly" to "not get that "klangy" tone"

yet-- here (and in many other videos) is one of the greats -- the masters -- the ROCK GODZ--
KLANGING THE LIVING CRAP outta the WHOLE DANG SONG!

------ now-- WHY must one use PROPER technique--- when one can become a ROCK GOD -- by employing the OPPOSITE?

YES---I know the answer -- been told by music teachers--didnt listen to them either--

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Is that what they mean by Wu Tang Clang?

Wait, arent wutangs like moguls when skiing?
Or are they whoop de doos?
Wu Tang Clan doing the Humpty-Hump on the whoop de doos?

Sry, its one of those unfocused rambling kind of days.
Dusty Hill gets that clangy bangy groove going sometimes; I guess its good if you meant to do it.

OR else you claim in desperation:

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My take on technique and teaching is instructors don't necessarily suck for showing players technique, timing, rudiments, theory, neck knowledge etc. But in the world of music, there is always room for being taught plus add creativity to the mix and that is why there are so many styles, genres, and therefore possibilities. Sure Jimi, Rory, Les, Willie Nelson, Joe Pass, ETC ETC ETC all excel and have some semblance of structure and their own signature techniques that made them famous. But just like reading, no one could learn to read if they never learned their alphabet letters first.

Now of course musicians often play by ear and even pick up an instrument and develop techniques to get music out of it, but if they learn good habits first, then improvise later they often do even greater things than had they never learned the basics then go up to the hard stuff and get good enough along the way to branch out and really get creative.

Like Gball mentioned Geddy on bass, I think of Alex Lifeson on guitar. He had classical training and credits Pete Townshend as a big influence on his playing style as well.

https://www.guitarplayer.com/frets/alex-lifeson-acoustic-chronicles
 
Gball, to me being in perfect tune is a pipedream and almost worthless in Rock music. I long to hear those oooooooooo moments. Vibrato, string bends, volume swells, attack, harmonics and dynamics are where it separates just playing notes from making music. SO much of why the best music was/is great is in the humanness of it being played.

I saw a Rick Beato clip yesterday that while he breaks it down in technical fashion, it makes so much sense. Processed "quantized" music takes the FEEL out of MUSIC.

 
Here is another reason why I say that about pitch perfect notes etc.

To me, the RHCP sound in Give it Away exemplifies this. WHINY, SQUEALY, CHIMEY, BENT SOUNDS, SWELLY, SPRINGY BOING SOUNDS, but no denying there is tight groovin going on. As I have heard Chad Smith say, he aims to make us tap our toes. His popping snare and kickdrum do this to perfection too.



 
A long time friend of mine holds the pick
between his thumb and middle finger
and plays mostly upstrokes.
He is also one of the best guitar
players I have ever worked with.
 
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