| Author | Message | ||
| mike1762
Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 77 Registered: 1-2008 |
I was curious as to what drew everyone to the bass guitar rather than some other instrument. In my case, I was a drummer in a previous life. I was trying to put a band together but I could never find a bass player. So...I bought a Kay P-Bass knock-off and a HUGE Peavy 4x15 rig and started rattling the walls. The first song I learned was "The Rover" (Led Zep). | ||
| 3rd_ray
Junior Username: 3rd_ray Post Number: 49 Registered: 2-2008 |
James Jamerson John Paul Jones Chris Squire Geddy Lee John Entwistle Paul McCartney Stanley Clarke And many many more... I guess you could say it was the sound. I think the first songs I ever learned were on Black Sabbath's Paranoid. So I should include Geezer Butler on my list. Mike | ||
| richbass939
Senior Member Username: richbass939 Post Number: 952 Registered: 11-2004 |
From the very first time I heard a live band (age 11 or 12 probably) I've been attracted to the bass. I love the way it rattles your whole body not just your ears. After high school I borrowed a friend's guitar to play along with records. It seemed that I was trying to play bass lines on it so I bought a bass. The first songs I learned were from "Woyaya Osibisa". 35 years later ........ Rich P.S. Then add in players like Mike listed and it has made the whole experience much more rich. | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1893 Registered: 2-2006 |
This one time at band camp.....  OO Actually some guys I knew needed a bass player and my parents had a Kingston JAzz copy. I was 11 and very easy to teach. | ||
| 57basstra
Senior Member Username: 57basstra Post Number: 735 Registered: 4-2005 |
Trombone player at 5-12 grades + (high school bass trombone player) + (bass clef) - bass guitar player | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1434 Registered: 12-2002 |
Larry Graham!!!..........(Funk Music) | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 790 Registered: 3-2004 |
My friends were putting a band together, I was the lead singer, we needed a bassist so I said I'll buy one and learn. Worked all summer bought a Gibson Ripper. The madness began 30 years ago and continues........... | ||
| glocke
Advanced Member Username: glocke Post Number: 388 Registered: 9-2002 |
The thing that first turned me on to bass was JPJ's playing on the first zeppelin album, than I got turned onto some blues bass via some John Mayall albums. Later on I heard Phil Lesh's playing on europe 72. His style and the sound of alembic sealed the deal for me. To this day I have yet to hear anything cooler to my ears than the bass on europe 72 | ||
| 2400wattman
Senior Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 565 Registered: 11-2005 |
The chicks man!! I did'nt realise they were all looking for the singer and guitarist though, DOH! Actually my cousins band needed a bass player and my brother and I fought over who would play. We shared duties in the end, but I think he let me play some to be nice. He's got a better ear than me. | ||
| lowlife
Advanced Member Username: lowlife Post Number: 344 Registered: 12-2003 |
Larry Graham Bootsy Collins James Jamerson Rocco Prestia The on-time/off-time, in-time/outta-time. I'm gonna funk till I die! It's what booty music is all about Ellery (Lowlife) | ||
| crobbins
Intermediate Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 152 Registered: 6-2004 |
I play bass in a reggae band here in SoCal. In reggae music the bass drives the band, and defines the groove. It is so much fun. Although Burning Spear says that "Jah is the riddum guitar".. | ||
| bracheen
Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 1369 Registered: 11-2003 |
Jack Bruce is responsible for me first picking up a bass. Don't be mad at him though because he doesn't know it. I first heard Cream in 1969 and never heard anything like Jack's playing especially on their live tracks. | ||
| cashbass
New Username: cashbass Post Number: 2 Registered: 6-2008 |
I knew I should be playing the bass because I realized after many years that every song that I ever hummed I was humming the bass line! While all my friends were vocally screeching the lead guitar solo I was hummin' out the low end... | ||
| flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack Post Number: 2012 Registered: 4-2004 |
i took a music aptitude test in public school when i was 9. i passed. i was tall for my age. they picked upright bass for me. simple enough huh? i moved and picked it up again at 13. got my first electric bass when i was 16. my friend was a die hard beatles fan and taught me a bunch a beatle tunes. i discovered jazz in high school and it opened up a whole new world for me in terms of learning how to listen to music. my music teacher suggested i take a look at becoming a professional musician which my parents were kind enough to shoot down in about 5 seconds. my biggest regret was giving in. when i was 19 i was turned on to the dead and other bands. i noticed a similarity to jazz and liked the fact the phil and jack never seemed to play the same things over and over. i ended up jamming with some friends for a couple of years. dropped it for about 10yrs and then got invited to play again. i found the passion i had been missing. | ||
| terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 522 Registered: 11-2004 |
Played guitar but got hooked on Stan Clarke in 1975 after seeing him on TV here in the UK. It was that Alembic sound..the clarity and punchy hi fi tone. It's a mans instrument, good to play, along with the drums it drives the song, even solo it sounds so good especially the harmonics(Portrait of Tracy) And who else other than Jaco and Stan along with Mark King at a later date turn the bass into a solo instrument. It has even soloed alongside a tap dancer(late Greg Hines on 'If This Bass Could Only Talk') I love playing my Alembic, I love the power of the tone..that is what hooked me | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1422 Registered: 10-2003 |
My brother plays bass, and was the coolest person I knew growing up. He's a great player, and had a Hofner that Mom and Dad helped me buy from him so he could get a Jazz Bass. Of course, the first thing I learned to play was the melody to Macca's Yesterday.. John | ||
| klinkepeter
Junior Username: klinkepeter Post Number: 17 Registered: 2-2008 |
bassists gets the girls... | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1423 Registered: 10-2003 |
"some other bassist gets the girls..." There, fixed! ;) (although things seem to have worked out quite well for me) John | ||
| briant
Advanced Member Username: briant Post Number: 206 Registered: 12-2004 |
When I got over my "I want to be a guitar god" phase is when I discovered that I really wanted to be a bass player. I also realized that good bass players are hard to find so I would have an easy time getting gigs if I practiced/learned as much as possible. It also didn't hurt that I really started getting into both Rush and Primus at that time. This was late 1991. "bassists gets the girls..." True story. | ||
| eligilam
Intermediate Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 114 Registered: 2-2006 |
Two Words: Klaus Flouride Two More Words: Dead Kennedys | ||
| dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001 Post Number: 931 Registered: 6-2002 |
Why bass guitar? because bass ukelele just doesn't sustain enough! Mike | ||
| chuck
Advanced Member Username: chuck Post Number: 222 Registered: 3-2005 |
Its the POWER. Chuck | ||
| garethnh
Junior Username: garethnh Post Number: 17 Registered: 5-2008 |
JAE and the coolest looking bass guitar ever (IMHO)...his Alembic Exploiter. | ||
| bigyouth
Intermediate Member Username: bigyouth Post Number: 109 Registered: 7-2006 |
Aston "family man" Barett,1st inspiration Robbie Sheakspear and Stanley Clarke | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Intermediate Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 113 Registered: 5-2007 |
Graham Central Station (The Jam) The Who (My Generation) Cameo (Shake Your Pants, Keep It Hot) Isley Brothers (Livin in the Life, Climbin Up the Ladder) Earth Wind & Fire (Feelins, Fantasy) James Brown (Too Funky in Here, Get on the Good Foot) Parliament (Tear the Roof Off the Sucker, Mothership Connection) Funkadelic (One Nation Under a Groove, Cholly) Brides of Funkenstein (Never Buy Texas from a Cowboy, Disco to Go) Bootsy’s Rubber Band – Any and all songs Raydio (For Those Who Like to Groove, Hot Stuff) Brick (Dazz Band, Dusic) Tower Of Power (What is Hip) The Brothers Johnson, Stanley Clarke, Lakeside, Mothers Finest, Brick, Average White Band, Charlie Mingus, Charles Fambrough, Anthony Jackson, Tyrone Brunson, Leroy Vinegar, Tyrone Brown, Ron Carter... | ||
| klinkepeter
Junior Username: klinkepeter Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2008 |
Do you know this one: a young guy comes to a bass-teacher and takes his first lesson, then they make an appointement for the second one but he never comes back. A year later they meet each other on the street and the teacher asks him why he did not come back to the lessons, the guy says: I´m sorry- too busy--too many gigs...! | ||
| hifiguy
Intermediate Member Username: hifiguy Post Number: 141 Registered: 10-2006 |
I originally studied as an organist (theatre and classical) in my tween years. When I rediscovered rock in my mid-teens in the 1970s, a Hammond was way too heavy to carry around, much less move. Tried drums and that didn't click, then guitar - too damn many strings! Traded the guitar back to the music store for a new 1972 maple neck P-bass and knew I'd found my instrument. A few months later, after I'd switched to a Rick 4001 (I worshiped C. Squire at the time) I saw a pic of Jack Casady playing Number One, the Mission Control bass. At that moment I knew that someday I would have to own an Alembic. 26 years later my teenage dream came true! | ||
| 82daion
Intermediate Member Username: 82daion Post Number: 170 Registered: 5-2005 |
I just picked up a bass that was laying around my school's band room one day about 4 years ago out of curiosity. Still going... | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 468 Registered: 6-2002 |
Similar to other's comments, "they needed one" and I was willing to put down my guitar. ...also its the closest thing to a pipe organ POWER, ...and you get to touch and move the strings, as opposed to synth when you want to 'Dig in' you are a couple processes removed. Piano is pretty close even though you don't (usually) put your fingers to the strings. | ||
| daveski
Junior Username: daveski Post Number: 11 Registered: 10-2003 |
My old man used to play professionally so basses were the only instruments in the house,so at around 14 i just started picking them up! | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1206 Registered: 6-2002 |
Aston Family Man Barrett Stanley Clarke | ||
| lmiwa
Junior Username: lmiwa Post Number: 20 Registered: 2-2008 |
Played cello for 9yrs through grade school and high school. The junior orchestra needed a bass player, so I picked it up to help out. Then the jazz band needed a bass player, so I borrowed a 60's Fender P-Bass and an Acoustic 360 (what a way to start!). Promptly went out and bought a (really cheap) Gibson EBO and a Sunn amp. I've been "upgrading" for the last 30 years. Waiting for my first Alembic to arrive in the mail next week! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1831 Registered: 10-2002 |
I saw Yes in 1974 and was immediately drawn to Squire's playing, sound and the fact that he seemed to be the only one on stage having ALOT of fun. That, coupled with only ever being good enough to play second clarinet in the school orchestra made my mind up to be a bass player and I've not changed my opinion one iota since. Graeme | ||
| tomhug
New Username: tomhug Post Number: 7 Registered: 7-2008 |
How I started with bass: At age 14/15 I had saved up enough money to buy a Fender Stratocaster. It turned out that I had enough left over to buy a bass. The lead guitarist said "we really need a bass". So I bought a Peavey T40 that looked like it was built in a hardware store. How I became devoted to bass: Over the years I've played in many different genres. Early on, I noticed that all the girls/women were over on my side of the stage, dancing and grooving on the low frequencies, while over on the guitar side of stage were a bunch of dudes playing air guitar back at the guitarists. 'Nuff said. I also have to say that Paul McCartney, John Entwistle, Geddy Lee, John Paul Jones, and Phil Lesh were very instrumental (pun intended) examples. Tom | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 823 Registered: 11-2004 |
Tom, Those T-40's are really very underrated basses IMO- heavy as all get out, but really flexible tone-wise and built like tanks! | ||
| benson_murrensun
Member Username: benson_murrensun Post Number: 54 Registered: 5-2007 |
I used to play rhythm guitar in a band, but one day the bassist didn't show up for rehearsal. The other guys looked at me. I said I would give it a try, but I stressd that it would only be temporary. Yeah, right. Sixteen years later I'm still playing bass. That's why I started on bass. But why did I stay with it? Because, quite simply put, BASS RULES! It turned out to be way more fun and way more influential to the sound and the directions it can take the music than I had ever imagined. With the bass, you can reinforce the music with undeniable power, or you can "subvert" it and make it change immediately. "I'll give up my bass when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers." | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1897 Registered: 2-2006 |
"To Bass or Not to Bass", That is the question. | ||
| tomhug
New Username: tomhug Post Number: 9 Registered: 7-2008 |
"Those T-40's are really very underrated basses IMO." I agree. I wouldn't have moved on to my Alembic later had it not been for my first faltering steps on the T-40 [root-rest-root-root / repeat]. It was a good workmanlike bass and it was flexible. I've actually played some other more famous bolt-ons that were far worse than my trusty T-40. There's a surpisingly fervent Peavey following over on talkbass, too, so apparently there are lots of descendants of that T-40 holding down the low end somewheres. I sold it to partially pay for my Series I, so no regrets. Although I must admit I am occasionally tempted when I see one on eBay. Kinda like getting my first car back . . . | ||
| tbrannon
Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 824 Registered: 11-2004 |
Tom, I've owned 3 T-40's. I sold the first two in attempts to find something better. After getting my Alembic I realized I couldn't get any better, but I did miss having the T-40 so I bought another one. The one I have now won't be sold. I just wish I could get back my old fretless T-20. I've played quite a few high end fretless basses (no Alembic yet though) and I still haven't found anything that touched that T-20 I had. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Intermediate Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 120 Registered: 5-2007 |
Did you ever hear "The Jam" by Graham Central Station? | ||
| kimberly
Advanced Member Username: kimberly Post Number: 270 Registered: 1-2007 |
Hi Guys. Why bass guitar? Easy answer. Dudes! :D Best Regards, Kimberly <--- chucklin' | ||
| darkstar01
Intermediate Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 122 Registered: 6-2005 |
i second the klaus fluoride inspiration. and add a mike watt, because if it werent for mike watt... well, i don't want to think about that.. | ||
| anarchyx
Member Username: anarchyx Post Number: 97 Registered: 10-2007 |
A lot of the bassists listed are pretty good, but if you want to listen to amazing bassists, look up the band Protest The Hero's song "Sequoia Throne" and look up Cryptopsy's song "Slit Your Guts". amazing bassists. the bassist for Protest The Hero had a Steinberger 5-String bass and I thought Steinberger only made guitars and don't believe the hype. not all girls like rockstars and musicians. my band consists of the best musicians in our school and we're the semi-nerd smarties in our school | ||
| dtrice
Intermediate Member Username: dtrice Post Number: 153 Registered: 10-2006 |
Three words that started all the trouble for me: John Paul Jones. | ||
| applejuice
Intermediate Member Username: applejuice Post Number: 108 Registered: 1-2006 |
The bass could get funkier. | ||
| anarchyx
Member Username: anarchyx Post Number: 100 Registered: 10-2007 |
i don't really care for funk. I'm not a huge fan of Bootsy Collins. I heard his signature wah was good, though. as long as there's some rock out there, I'm fine, but if the bass player is better than average, that's a plus: Protest The Hero, Cryptopsy, Yes, all that stuff | ||
| thumbsup
Member Username: thumbsup Post Number: 52 Registered: 7-2008 |
Dad used to play with Hank Thompson and played piano & guitar around the house. At age 10 I got a (Sears)box guitar & my brother showed me how to play "Peter Gun" and then moved me up to "House of the Rising Sun" lol. At age 15 a new band called Jimmy Hendrix hit the scene and some players asked me to play bass in a band cause there weren't many bass players....I still play guitar and piano but becoming a bass player was totaly accidental. The funk,soul & drive of the bass guitar instrument is what drew me to stay with bass and not other bassist.However there are many bassist I admire and try in vain to emulate! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 508 Registered: 6-2002 |
Steve,...or anyone else, Do you have any experience with Hendrix basslines? I'm doing pretty well learning them as this new band I'm in is forming...'Mad Beauty'...I would love to hear tips from others who have experience with Jimi's music...being a guitarist who is playing bass I am doing a pretty good job tackling Noel's (and Billy Cox') place in the band. I would love to hear advice...stories...etc...from others who know the material. Our focus is on some of the more obscure/rarely played material along with the staples. I feel very honored to be accepted by my friend who has an uncanny ability to emulate Hendrix. In a month or two we should be ready for shows. I absolutely love how well Jimi and his band(s) composed and created a complex tapestry of sound as a trio. | ||
| jet_powers
Advanced Member Username: jet_powers Post Number: 369 Registered: 2-2003 |
I've never been in a Hendrix tribute band or anything but have played many of the tunes over the years. I 've found that the bass lines are pretty straightforward. It's all about the guitar in those songs, isn't it? -JP | ||
| 3rd_ray
Member Username: 3rd_ray Post Number: 68 Registered: 2-2008 |
I wouldn't say Noel Redding's or Billy Cox's playing was straightforward. I would say there was a lot going on down there. Jimi was obviously the star, but the bass lines stayed pretty busy. The bass lines weren't up front in the mix so much, so maybe you have to listen a little closer than usual. My 2 cents. Way up at the beginning of this post, I probably should have included Noel Redding as an influence. I always loved that bass sound. Mike | ||
| thumbsup
Member Username: thumbsup Post Number: 53 Registered: 7-2008 |
JP & Mike both have thier points. Bass lines for star guitar players such as Hendrix or even Stevie Ray Vaughn are relatively simple. A lot of 1,3,5,jump 2.Look what ZZ Top did with three cords! Sometimes keeping it simple creates the groove and these type bassist are known as solid players.Once your comfortable with the scale you can include your own (licks) enbetween which adds your style to the song which is how a band gets its individuallity.But some players/bands like to perform cover tunes just like the record.It's all good as long as the grove is there and you play in the pocket! My nichols worth...Steve | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 511 Registered: 6-2002 |
thanks guys...I'll add that as I'm learning them ; like Mike said , the bass lines aren't always what they seem to be. I'm going to have to work on my right hand finger work to get Billy's sound accurate...once we have things solid I'll post some youtube performances. | ||
| anarchyx
Intermediate Member Username: anarchyx Post Number: 102 Registered: 10-2007 |
????? o...........k............? so u guys are telling me ur still learning Hendrix songs on the bass? | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 515 Registered: 6-2002 |
yup. ...cream of the crop. | ||
| garethnh
Junior Username: garethnh Post Number: 24 Registered: 5-2008 |
Don't know if this'll give you any idea's. We are a three piece and do a number of Hendrix songs. Whilst the guitarist is doin his stuff, we entertain ourselves by doing really tight drum fills/bass runs and changing the beat when we shouldn't... noone really notices but it makes it more interesting for us! In 'Hey Joe' (yep, we do that) we quieten down t'ward the end and do stops whilst the six stringer gets all bluesy, as I say it makes it a bit different. But with the bass you can pretty much do as you like round the chords (I do anyway!) | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 516 Registered: 6-2002 |
thanks Gareth, We will let loose after a while...now the focus is reproducing selected parts of Hendrix shows to a tee...similar to what Dark Star Orchestra does so well. It's a treat to hear Hendrix done right with 3 guitar stacks and two bass stacks.A rarity these days. ... of course we will make mistakes once in a while and nothing is perfect...my guitarist has played with Buddy Miles (who graced him with compliments) and has alot of experience with what sounds 'right'. We will leave the theatrics like attire and wigs to other well known Hendrix emulators... ...just hoping to turn on folks to a heavy and soulful show that brings back all those vibes that Hendrix was a master at. I'll be playing with a pick to give a tight punch to the sound...I'm hoping I can get my right hand technique to approach Billy Cox' confidence and 'thumpiness'. 'Message of love' for instance has parts that I know a pick will sound a little different.We will make a few adjustments as we hone our sound. (I convinced my guitarist that my F-1x works great...even though the Experience and Band of Gypsies never had one.I'm looking forward to trying out my Sunn 2000s that was Steve Miller's and was actually played at the filmore west in '67) To allow ourselves to express our own creativity we might open up for ourselves as a different band. | ||
| garethnh
Junior Username: garethnh Post Number: 25 Registered: 5-2008 |
What you describe would sound pretty amazing. I fear myself and the other guys in my band wouldn't have the discipline for what you are attempting... all the best with it! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 517 Registered: 6-2002 |
Thanks Gareth, I take to heart your comments. It will be a task like you say...hence my probing for tidbits of advice that might help in our project. I look forward to sharing the fruits of our labor after alot of practicing. (it's tough sometimes not to add my own creativity...I have to think of the big picture and goals to keep my fingers in check, after all..."there is Mad Beauty in unorthodoxy") best regards | ||
| anarchyx
Intermediate Member Username: anarchyx Post Number: 105 Registered: 10-2007 |
oh ok. If you're adding things that's cool, but I mean, just learning the basics of the song would be pretty weak. I've only been playing for half a year and I can do that stuff. That's like a bodybuilder lifting a dumbell that weighs 2 lbs. It's extremely easy | ||
| 811952
Senior Member Username: 811952 Post Number: 1444 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hendrix' "Power to Love" has one of the all-time killer bass lines.. John | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 519 Registered: 6-2002 |
anarchyx, The space between notes is part of the balance of music as a whole...of course it's all about what you want to express ...and with the angst of youth I'm guessing you want to push the limits of virtuosity...with a touch of respect , I don't think you see the big picture.It ain't all that easy...especially when our ego's take over (myself included) stay healthy, | ||
| dlbydgtl
New Username: dlbydgtl Post Number: 8 Registered: 7-2008 |
Looking for a way out of piano lessons? Actually, was wanting to get in a band and bass players were in demand. some 30 yrs later still playing and loving it. although, not near as rowdy. john | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 815 Registered: 3-2004 |
When we all began playing we all knew it all and dreamed of magazine covers, endorsements, money and huge gigs. There is a reason why older experienced players are usually good at their craft. Learning is all about the journey, process and hard work. Back in the day I was a fusion head with chops to spare. It took me a lot of work to relearn the easy stuff played with the proper feel and groove so I could get paid gigging in bars. If someone dedicates themselves to mastering a groove, then that journey is its own reward. Learning a tune and executing it beautifully is a completely different matter. There is a reason why Jimi's catalog still sells after 30-40 years. It still moves and inspires people all over the world. Keep journeying my friends. | ||
| thumbsup
Member Username: thumbsup Post Number: 55 Registered: 7-2008 |
I remember too in my earlier musical career trying to impress others with speed chops and such.A basic grove pattern for any music style is still desireable.I've played it all at one time or another,rock (now called classic rock)county old & new,alternative,fusion,disco,funk,comtempory jazz, and yes even some rap....etc...you get the picture...and I still haven't matured to the best of my abblility! Versitility I belive should be every bass players goal.I've gotten gig calls from from younger intermediate bands and there always amazed.One thing I love about music and that keeps me drawn to the bass is there is no age descrimination....Old dogs that can still hunt! ....PS I'm still dreaming bout that record deal and endorsements! | ||
| anarchyx
Intermediate Member Username: anarchyx Post Number: 106 Registered: 10-2007 |
oh, well i was thinking about songs like "Fire" and Voodoo Child(Slight Return) Never heard of "Power To Love" | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 522 Registered: 6-2002 |
John, I remember hiding as a kid when it was time for the piano lessons, funny...especially since in college I took keyboard proficiency to get back what my parents tried to give me. living and learning still, back to bass...I wish I knew about high damping factor when learning in high school...tone baby!! | ||
| dlbydgtl
New Username: dlbydgtl Post Number: 9 Registered: 7-2008 |
yea, that kitchen timer on the piano for 30 minutes was dreadful. but, now so thankful. i too have spent time playing too many notes. had a recording engineer tell me to just support and feel the groove. so, i walked out and didn't go back. lesson learned. | ||
| thumbsup
Member Username: thumbsup Post Number: 62 Registered: 7-2008 |
Jared..Fire & Voodoo Child is a good example of what I was talking about.They all have a hook line, a basic scale and modulation.You can't go wrong with tunes like that. I bet you'll smoke em! | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 526 Registered: 6-2002 |
Voodoo chile during the guitar solo is mostly one and two notes for the bass...if I don't keep the push going it loses it's feel quick...I am really looking forward to shaking the house with a couple thousand watts behind those coupla notes. | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 527 Registered: 6-2002 |
I guess I should start a new thread as this one has been a bit derailed.(we're also doing "hear my train a comin' ") |
