| My friend Danny is perhaps one of L.A.'s best bass | | | | He shocked everyone! He also made me look good |
| players. Here's only one example of why I think so. I | | | | for recommending him! Since that magical audition, |
| recommended him to a good friend of mine Josie who | | | | Danny was sort of the band's "go to guy". When they |
| had just signed with Quincy Jones. She needed a bass | | | | needed to work out a part or find the perfect tempo, |
| player "yesterday". Danny got in touch with Josie and | | | | they'd look to Danny and he would always pull through. |
| she said that she had not only found another bass | | | | He could have been voted MVP if they were giving |
| player, but also that they were scheduled to rehearse | | | | out awards. |
| the next day. Danny made a great decision and pulled | | | | Learn from this. Make yourself valuable to the people |
| out a bold move. He told Josie that he was going to | | | | around you. Be a fast learner, be a super-contributor. |
| stop by that night and pick up the CD (around 12 | | | | Look for new ways to accelerate your learning. You |
| songs) and rehearse with them in the morning before | | | | can find strategies in many of the lessons on the |
| the "official" rehearsal. Josie went along with it, not | | | | Monster Guitar Method DVD's, in my weekly tips and in |
| expecting much but willing to let him give it a shot. | | | | many other sources like guitar magazines and other |
| Danny learned the entire CD that night, went to the | | | | great books. Making yourself valuable to others will |
| early rehearsal that was set up just for him, nailed | | | | boost your self-confidence, sense of pride and of |
| every song never missing a note and landed himself | | | | course your skill level to new highs. |
| the gig. | | | | |