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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thunderfoot" data-source="post: 4216859" data-attributes="member: 34175">Mark - Great points all around - I want to key in on couple things you mention and really drive it home.  I had keyed on this, but this is a very apt description.  One note though, less is not more, just enough is just enough, too much is too much and too little is too little.  As a producer I cannot tell what those amounts are, but I can definitely tell you when they are wrong.I couldn't agree more.  Too often bassists are relegated to three notes or so in steady quarters.  GOOD Bassists know when to travel to fill up the dead spaces.  GREAT bassists know how to stand out while not killing the other instruments or vocals.Seconded!  Luck WILL get you the breaks, talent will not.  However, talent will get you a career, luck will not.  You have to be good AND lucky to strike it rich, settle for being good and the lucky part may take care of itself.And as for the note on professionalism - If you aren't, no one will treat you as such.  Take it from a professional. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>