Recent content by AwaitingBass

Well, I was just pointing the simplest and correct way to do it. Of course that best bass players have the ability to make it more complex and avoid just beeing a mirror reflection of the kick drum. It might be a matter of opinion and genre related, but more complex doesn't always have to...

Hello Juggo, that was actually one of my questions in the thread just below. Turns out that the most basic and correct approach is to have bass guitar playing on exactly same position and time as kick drum. Locking them together is elementary relation You can't go wrong with. This of course goes...

Thanks Malcolm. Yeah, that makes sense, when theres no drummer - bass is the master of beats.. its how Johnny Cash started actually.

Many thanks for helping me out Malcolm, it means a lot to figure these things out. Thanks everyone else as well. For my current demo in progress, I will be using Reason samples of bass guitar, so I guess simplicity and getting it right is primary, so I'll be going with the note of the chord...

But.. easier said than done: For example: Major chord table Chord Root Major third Perfect fifth E E G♯ B B B D♯ F♯ If I use chords E & B on rhythm guitar.. bass guitar notes in pattern can be EBEBEB... while E guitar chord is playing, but when...

Well, I am playing the guitar, so essentially chords are what I am familiar with. I do know that each chord is made of 3 notes.. Theory is not my stronger side, but I think I'm starting to understand Your point.. So bass guitar does only 1 note at the time, while rhythm guitar does a whole...

Yeah, I use 4/4, keeping it simple all the way. Ok, so playing bass guitar the exact same positions as kick drum is the most basic rule. Thanks, that answers my No.1 question. I'd appreciate more inputs regarding my 2nd question. I still can't figure out how to fit the bass guitar notes and...

I tried all I could so far and experimented, I'm simply at the point where I need a breakthrough advice on those 2 questions, to figure out what the most basic & correct approach in theory should be. I have tried using bass root notes on every bass drum beat.. its good enough and simple...

Hello, I have a few very basic questions that hopefuly anyone with some bass guitar experience should be able to help me with. I would appreciate Your thoughts and suggestions as it would help me to resolve the situation I am currently in. I am not a bass player, I am vocalist and guitar...