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bassist confessional.
- Thread starter jonathan_matos5
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Token's pretty good at it, too, for never having played a bass.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ghvglTkHWV0
All of the above except "run the PA"(We all use BOSE PAS systems)
For really LARGE gigs, QSC's and ACME's come out to play...
Also obtain, listen to, and sometimes learn tunes that are intolerable EXCEPT for the bass line or TONE.
Prefer to have my own 20A power circuit and feed "my"(?) stuff with a 12 gauge extension cord....
Bought wireless due to it's specs on the low end
Bring a ZOOM H4 to every gig, cut/EQ/post-on-Putfile the best ones of the gig
You know I've never heard people say "Cat" until I hung out with a few bass players.
- Apr 30, 2007
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- Affiliated with Genelec, Avalon Design.
Beard, sunglasses, hats, fat, introverted, the girls don't talk to me after shows.
I think I've got them all!
I think I've got them all!
I am thoroughly guilty of the stereotype that I am the only sane one in the band, as the bass player.
Stereotypes
<<<overweight>>>>>got it
<<<Goatee>>>>>>>>got it (was wondering why I grew it)
<<<the verbally quiet one>>>got it
<<<bass face>>>>>> got one of those too
Non stereo types
<<< gear hog>>> not really but i do own three amps now so I guess you guys got me headed there
<<< music theory>>>> what's that I play by ear
<<< rational >>>>>>>> well I'm better now than when I usedd to be
<<< Hats>>>> I save mine for the boat cuz it looks too much like the guitar players and he wore his first.
<<<overweight>>>>>got it
<<<Goatee>>>>>>>>got it (was wondering why I grew it)
<<<the verbally quiet one>>>got it
<<<bass face>>>>>> got one of those too
Non stereo types
<<< gear hog>>> not really but i do own three amps now so I guess you guys got me headed there
<<< music theory>>>> what's that I play by ear
<<< rational >>>>>>>> well I'm better now than when I usedd to be
<<< Hats>>>> I save mine for the boat cuz it looks too much like the guitar players and he wore his first.
I'm tall and thin
I'm always going on about groove
I'm the only one in the band who knows what key were in
I concider my Instrument to be the sexiest
I actualy know what notes are in a chord (mainly cos I play them indevidually and not as some wierd shape my hand has to make
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I'm pretty quiet and introvert (when not playing )
I'm always going on about groove
I'm the only one in the band who knows what key were in
I concider my Instrument to be the sexiest
I actualy know what notes are in a chord (mainly cos I play them indevidually and not as some wierd shape my hand has to make
)I'm pretty quiet and introvert (when not playing
)Big Vehicle: Check.. sold the van recently but bought an Element so I can still carry mondo gear around
Beard: Check
Gear: Complete PA, extra Mics, Cables, stands, etc... but I get paid extra for that shite...
Hat: Check (cowboy or knit hat for my dreadlocks)
A tad overweight: Check
Band's Graphic Designer: Check
Band's Recording/Sound Engineer: Check
Band Mediator: Check
Have a Real Day-Job: Check
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Pretty funny how we all seem to fill these roles.. as for hiding in the background (HELL NO).. I'm right up front, singing harmonies & shakin' my ass... and as for being shy (Another NO) PS.. ladies love double-bass far more than any other instrument...
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Mik
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Beard: Check
Gear: Complete PA, extra Mics, Cables, stands, etc... but I get paid extra for that shite...
Hat: Check (cowboy or knit hat for my dreadlocks)
A tad overweight: Check
Band's Graphic Designer: Check
Band's Recording/Sound Engineer: Check
Band Mediator: Check
Have a Real Day-Job: Check
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Pretty funny how we all seem to fill these roles.. as for hiding in the background (HELL NO).. I'm right up front, singing harmonies & shakin' my ass... and as for being shy (Another NO) PS.. ladies love double-bass far more than any other instrument...
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Mik
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I know the most theory in the band
I'm the best at packing gear
I'm the tallest at a wopping 5'8"
I can pack anything into any vehicle (my '93 honda accord)
I understand groove and how to not play
I tell our guitarist he's playing too white (see below)
but im not all steriotypes
I'm the white guy in the band
I'm satisfied with my tone (for rock stuff)
The drummer is the soundman of the band
I truely enjoy my drummer
No go-tee
No hats
That's just a few
I'm the best at packing gear
I'm the tallest at a wopping 5'8"
I can pack anything into any vehicle (my '93 honda accord)
I understand groove and how to not play
I tell our guitarist he's playing too white (see below)
but im not all steriotypes
I'm the white guy in the band
I'm satisfied with my tone (for rock stuff)
The drummer is the soundman of the band
I truely enjoy my drummer
No go-tee
No hats
That's just a few
I've been known to soundcheck my amp with several bars of flamboyant slap bass WHATEVER gig I'm on. Folk, background dinner jazz, it doesn't matter, I peddle my chops like a corner-dwelling street walker. I've also commited the cardinal sin of actually sticking a lit cigarette into the strings on my headstock. What a tard.
Cheers,
Jamolah
Cheers,
Jamolah
