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12-02-2007, 12:35 PM
|  | A Hard Rockin Lover of GREENBURST Moderator | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where I lay my head is home | |  How long were you playing bass when you became comfortable to sing at the same time ?
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How long were you playing bass when you became comfortable to sing at the same time ?
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12-02-2007, 12:53 PM
| | | | I've been playing about three years and I still only have a couple of songs I'm confident enough to sing while playing. |
12-02-2007, 12:59 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Harpers Ferry WV | | | I was never comfortable with singing, but I did lead vocals in a grind/rock/dropped d/heavy band for about 3 years. We were kinda a mix of heavier primus, lighter pantera, and helmet all in one.
I finally got tired of singing to focus on more elaborate basslines and ending up singing on the album anyway and we just had a "live" singer.
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12-03-2007, 11:13 AM
| | Bye Millen! Hello? | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: The Great Lakes State | | I've been playing bass for about 7 years (full time bass duties), and I sing backups on about 20 songs, but I'm still not comfortable. 
FWIW, I can play guitar and sing lead or backup without even thinking about it...
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12-03-2007, 11:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: footballscannotbekickediguess | | | I'm pretty comfortable with most backing vocal duties. When it comes to singing lead, it does limit me.
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12-03-2007, 11:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: St. Louis,MO | | | 1 week
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12-03-2007, 12:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staffordshire, England | | | I've been playing on and off for 5 years and I can't sing and play at the same time.. it takes a certain kind of coordination that I really don't have.. lol If I do try I always end up singing in the same pitch at the note I'm playing even if I don't mean to... |
12-03-2007, 12:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Listowel/KW Ontario | | | I can do it, but I don't really like to. While playing guitar it is second nature. Either way, I still suck at singing.
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12-03-2007, 12:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | I'm going on 25+ years and I still don't sing and play. |
12-03-2007, 01:08 PM
|  | I Know Nothing | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia River Gorge, WA. | | | About ten years. |
12-03-2007, 01:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California | | | Around 2 years.
I'm a horrible singer but whatever, someone had to do it. |
12-03-2007, 01:40 PM
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Endorsing Artist: FBB Bass Works/Barker Bass | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monroe Twp, NJ | | It has only been about the past 3-4 years that I have been singing lead and playing. But I've always sung harmonies and back-up while playing. My hesitancy to sing lead vocals was more about the confidence than anything else.
Now that I'm regularly singing lead vocals, I find it to be very comfortable .....  |
12-03-2007, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodburn, Oregon | | | Depends... At church, I can sing stuff I already know REALLY well (like hymnds, etc)... I can even do tenor while I play bass if I REALLY REALLY know it... some songs I can sing if they have simple bass lines, like lotsa repeated eighths, etc... Could not get the Sha La Las on Brown eyed girl whilst playing that bassline though... I can do Walking on the Moon, the Apologetix parody of 1985, and a couple praise songs like It Is You and Holy is the Lord...
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12-03-2007, 02:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Norway | | | I can sing Money by Pink Floyd, and Lacquer Head by Primus (plus a few in between).
But that's about it :/ |
12-03-2007, 02:55 PM
|  | Working on successful. Got the first syllable... | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Huddinge, Sweden | | | I had been singing for 20 years when I picked up bass. Bass player didn't show, so I figured I could do the odd root. I was VERY surprised to find myself quite at ease, so the bass stays on. I suppose answer to OP must be about 20 minutes...
A year and a half later, and I'm seriously considering cutting back lead vocals to be able to enjoy bass playing better.
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12-03-2007, 04:02 PM
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