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10-21-2008, 01:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Myrtle Beach,SC | | | "Phenomenal" Blues Bass Player
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Is this an oxymoron? Seriously, when I think of phenomenal players they aren't famous for playing the blues........or do I just lead a sheltered life?
There's an ad in the local paper wanting a Blues bassist............"must be a phenomenal player".........
Who should answer the add?
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10-21-2008, 01:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Houston, TX | | | Know your turnarounds and be in the pocket would be my guess for what they want. |
10-21-2008, 01:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: wolcott ct. | | | Keep it simple. Don't go below the low E, or higher than middle C. Traditional guys hate all other nores.
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10-21-2008, 01:41 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Crook Custom Guitars | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wheeling WV | | Quote:
Originally Posted by John Webb  There's an ad in the local paper wanting a Blues bassist............"must be a phenomenal player".........
Who should answer the add? | Someone with a very high opion of themself.  |
10-21-2008, 01:55 PM
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Brownchicken Browncow | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ | | | fitting the bill for a blues bassist, means you know where the pocket is, and you enjoy playing there. you know all the structures and styles (8, 12, 16 bar, quick 4, medium shuffle, etc....) like the back of your hand. you know how to not be boring with your basslines, but not loose your place in the pocket. improv just about any blues tune wheather you have heard it / played it, or not.
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10-21-2008, 04:01 PM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | To master any music genre is pretty phenomenal in my book! 
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10-21-2008, 04:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: 37° 47' N 122° 24' W | | | Is Shannon busy? |
10-21-2008, 04:18 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Near Galveston, Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by John Webb Is this an oxymoron? Seriously, when I think of phenomenal players they aren't famous for playing the blues........or do I just lead a sheltered life?
There's an ad in the local paper wanting a Blues bassist............"must be a phenomenal player".........
Who should answer the add? | You should know why they put that there,  Have you ever auditioned players? Maybe 10% are candidates, maybe!
There are some excellent Jazz/Blues players out there.
You can always tell because first they are tempo kings. |
10-21-2008, 04:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Near Galveston, Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by standupright fitting the bill for a blues bassist, means you know where the pocket is, and you enjoy playing there. you know all the structures and styles (8, 12, 16 bar, quick 4, medium shuffle, etc....) like the back of your hand. you know how to not be boring with your basslines, but not loose your place in the pocket. improv just about any blues tune wheather you have heard it / played it, or not. | Bingo!!!  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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