your own replacement

dreadheadbass · #1 03-02-2009, 06:06 PM

ok for all the bass players in band here's a little question game thingy for you
lets assume things are going great in your band then one day you have an accident and the doctor tells you the worse and you'll never play bass again however you decide to become manager for your band and your 1st job is finding a new bass player armed with a phone with every number of every bass player living or dead (you have the power of resurection now)

who would you pick?
and before you summon your favorite bassist think about it would his style suit the band?, would he get along with your bandmates?, is he really the man for the job?

have fun

rfclef · #2 03-02-2009, 08:16 PM

Hmmm... the mose suitable replacement for me would probably be a wind-up monkey.

gweimer · #3 03-03-2009, 07:25 AM

It happened to me. I got laid up in a car wreck in 1981. When the guitarist called me at the hospital to see when I'd be back, I told him I wouldn't. Aside from having a damaged foot, I also had my shoulder snapped at the joint, leaving me basically an invalid. I told him to call a guy up we knew. They probably would have called him anyway.

Godbody · #4 03-03-2009, 10:55 AM

For the hardcore punk outfit, I'd call up Peter Hook and tell the rest of the band to do whatever the hell he tells them to.

For the indie/atmoshperic side project, I'd call up Colin Greenwood and tell the rest of the band to do whatever the hell he tells them to.

Mikio · #5 03-03-2009, 12:36 PM

I think no one can replace me, lol... but I'd go with Ikuo

StyleOverShow · #6 03-03-2009, 12:55 PM

I find we know more drummers than bass players. Recently I quit a band, and when they asked if I knew anyone who they might call, I thought......huh, I don't really know other bass players who aren't working.

The other dimension of your hypothetical situation is interesting: getting along with the other boys and girls. I was talking to a friend about this the other day, about the emotional quality of making music together. Its very personal and you bear all when you play (at least ideally - out here in LA there are many hired guns), and even under the best of circumstances almost anything can upset the mix. So I would say that the chemistry would have to work itself out and recommend someone on their skills and likes.

-richard

The Golden Boy · #7 03-03-2009, 01:14 PM

I go through this every once in a while when I'm putting together a project. If I decide I want or can play guitar, finding a bass player who would approach things like I would want them approached.

Although we don't play particularly similarly... I enjoy having Michael the SuperDuck on the bass guitar. He's pretty badassssssss..

CraigG · #8 03-03-2009, 03:41 PM

That would be the one person who has probably had the greatest influence on my own style: Abraham Laboriel, Sr. Certainly, Abe can outplay me, but some of the nuances found in my own style have their roots in what I have appreciated in Abe's styling. I believe Abe also has the character and personality that I would want in place of my own if I were no longer able to play.

Yango · #9 03-03-2009, 03:49 PM

I'd say, "uh, thanks doctor dude buddy, but I think I'll get a second opinion"...

Baryonyx · #10 03-03-2009, 05:54 PM

I'd be on the phone to Stuart Hamm or Jonas Hellborg but I'm not sure they'd be willing to leave the pro scene!

sonic assassin · #11 03-03-2009, 10:28 PM

i think it would have to be tim C or brian robinson. tim C for the lines, bri for the acrobatics.

tom e smith · #12 03-03-2009, 11:13 PM

the humanity · #13 03-04-2009, 10:31 AM

that guy from Cold War Kids. I think he would fit well. wouldn't be as loopy either.

Blueszilla · #14 04-06-2009, 05:12 PM

If you call "major upgrade" replacing, than I opt for our own Joe Nerve. I can't hold a candle to him, but it would be an honor to have him 'sit in'.