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11-27-2008, 11:00 AM
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It's been said before: The bass player is the loser of the band. That's true even in video games. He gets the easiest job, and rarely is there any glamour to be found in acting even the most complicated bass lines. Everyone else in the band just looks at you and nods that yeah, you did your job, now get out of the way of the guitar solo.
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11-27-2008, 11:06 AM
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11-27-2008, 11:07 AM
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11-27-2008, 11:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pacific Northwet, USA | | I had a BC Rich with a Kahler and was playing it the old way for years!
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Playing with your fingers is also more tiring. After numerous songs I often found myself falling back to playing the old way in order to rest.
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Other interesting details include the lack of a whammy bar (real basses don't have them),
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11-27-2008, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Ray Salamon  Ignorance is bliss. Let him pick up Mark's bass and even being to try to play it. | Fixed it for you.
My p-bass's action is about half an inch off the board. people have trouble playing it.
Anyway, the article was fine. The first paragraph pissed me off. |
11-27-2008, 11:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada | | | It's just a joke. And it's funny because it's true.
It actually looks like a neat toy though. |
11-27-2008, 11:24 AM
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11-27-2008, 11:35 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College Station, Texas | | | For the most part, the bass in like 95% of the songs are snoozefests. It's guitar solo-centered not bass-lick centered. |
11-27-2008, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Mark Wilson Anyway, the article was fine. The first paragraph pissed me off. | I don't have a problem with that. It's just characterizing how the general public (mostly in mainstream music) looks at the bassist.
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Mad Catz elevates the status of the bassist in home rhythm games with a new instrument that's designed specifically for bass players.
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worth the premium if you're a dedicated bassist.
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Okay, I have no problem with people who play this video game.
I have no problem with bassists playing this game.
But when playing this game you aren't playing bass.
Just the same when I play Gran Turismo I am not driving a car.
It's like saying a Logitech steer and pedal controller is aimed at Formula 1 drivers.
It might be good finger practice though, but it's not for being a bassist. |
11-27-2008, 01:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eh? | | He says "dedicated bassist" like he says "designated driver". 
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11-27-2008, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by L-A He says "dedicated bassist" like he says "designated driver". | Well, in most cases that is true. Figurative.
Not in any band I have played though. Literally. |
11-27-2008, 03:01 PM
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11-27-2008, 03:14 PM
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11-27-2008, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Wilson Fixed it for you.
My p-bass's action is about half an inch off the board. people have trouble playing it.
Anyway, the article was fine. The first paragraph pissed me off. | Or you could have him play your 7 string without having all the strings ring out.
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11-27-2008, 04:57 PM
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Oh, Maki should be along soon with some fail pics..........
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11-27-2008, 06:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bridgewater, Virginia | | | you know, if we jump around and have higher energy than the guitarist but not so high that we look like idiots, people will notice us more and would rather talk to us, the actual cooler guys and girls, than the egotistical guitarist.
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11-27-2008, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Araillac you know, if we jump around and have higher energy than the guitarist but not so high that we look like idiots, people will notice us more and would rather talk to us, the actual cooler guys and girls, than the egotistical guitarist. | I agree. The guitarist always ends up with girls that make turkey noises, anyway.
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11-27-2008, 11:35 PM
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11-27-2008, 11:37 PM
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11-28-2008, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by C'thulhu I don't have a problem with that. It's just characterizing how the general public (mostly in mainstream music) looks at the bassist.
The sentences I have trouble with:
Okay, I have no problem with people who play this video game.
I have no problem with bassists playing this game.
But when playing this game you aren't playing bass.
Just the same when I play Gran Turismo I am not driving a car.
It's like saying a Logitech steer and pedal controller is aimed at Formula 1 drivers.
It might be good finger practice though, but it's not for being a bassist. | Right? None of those games help anyone play anything but the games themselves. These people think they are musicians. But they are merely good at a game.
Hey, if I win at SuperMario, I guess that makes me a really awesome, tiny racecar driver with a big mustache.
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