{"id":11410,"date":"2017-07-12T10:34:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T15:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/?p=11410"},"modified":"2017-07-12T10:34:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T15:34:37","slug":"mistake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbassgear.com\/ebass\/article\/mistake.html","title":{"rendered":"Do you have to cover up a bass mistake in a mix?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The saying “nobody is perfect” has been said countless times, and it certainly applies to bass players because everyone can make a mistake.<\/p>\n

Below is Give It Away<\/i> from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, bass (Flea) and drums only. At the 3:36 mark you hear a mistake by Flea. And it’s a whopper of mistake where he goes completely off key… <\/p>\n

…but they kept it in the mix anyway. In the STUDIO mix no less.<\/p>\n

For those of you who know this song, this is probably the first time you ever knew that glaring mistake was in there. But it just goes to show that if the groove is strong enough, you don’t hear the mistake – even if you’re a bass player<\/b>. <\/p>\n

So if when recording you goof up as we all do from time to time, if the groove is good, you can leave it there and it’s probably true nobody will ever notice unless it’s specifically pointed out to them.<\/p>\n

Give It Away<\/i> Bass & Drums Only<\/h3>\n