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Funky Bassist for Sydney band

Hi All,

I'm new to these forums and this is my first post. :hiding:
...So please, be gentle! :D

I play guitar primarily, but also have a bass set-up as I just love to occasionally sit back and sit on a Phat-Ar*e groove with my drummer and get funky!

We're looking for a Bass player who can help collaborate with me in the hopes of 1. Completing a recording, and 2. forming a new band...

I have enough songs - some with Bass parts (that could be improved maybe...?) and some without.

These songs are like going around and around in my head and its an obsession I can't "put-to-bed" until They're recorded and we can share the finished tracks and promote etc...

(I mean, I could record Bass myself - but I don't want to be a one-man show and have tracks that can't be performed and also, I appreciate other people's input)

So, the right bassist would be someone who wants a bit of spotlight. someone who can improvise together funky and driving bass parts - don't have to be overly trechnical - just groovy and phat and complimentary to the rest of the song. (Yes, Slap is appreciated over in our corner) ;)


Bass intro for some songs would be good, so you see we're not looking for a bassist who'll sit on the root note and do a standard doon, doon, doon thing... :rollno::scowl::rollno::scowl:

We want someone who can move and drive and help build our songs. :cool::hyper::eyebrow::smug::p

If you have your own songs and bass lines you want jammed- out, bring them to us and we build them up - under your guidance!

The rest of us are between 28-35 years old. We are Drums, Guitar and Vocals.

So then, what kinda music is it...?? (The impossible to answer question) :D

Imagine RATM but with a cleaner sound and without the protest lyrics (It was hard to write that - I love RATM) Or, Chilli peppers crossed with INXS - or Baby Animals with funky Bass and a single guitar - or Johnny Diesel acoustic with Funk Bass. Grind the sexy Rock/Funk music. That's what! :cool:

The best way to find out more is to send me a PM and I'll organise either to send some bodgy recordings, or organise a jamm - or both. Whatever it takes to get the right person!

Now, It needs to be said that I don't expect any financial input from anyone at this stage!!! :rollno:

So far, this has been my project and I'm willing to pay the rehearsal and recording etc, and I reserve the right to say yes or no to whether I think a Bass line or change in song structure suits the song etc.

(No, I'm not a Riff Nazi - just have an idea of what will work - but am also open to ideas...) :eyebrow:

However, I can't afford to pay all that AND pay somebody to jamm - I'm not after a session player either! :rollno: You have to have some input and want to be a part of something bigger.

Anyway, I've said like HEAPS here and it's getting to big to read.

If you're interested and want to learn more, please send me a PM and I'll be glad to get it and will respond ASAP.

Cheers,
Dan.
 
Funny, I am looking for a bassist as well. Now I will admit if your all in your 20's and trying to have some look that an older guy might not do well with....or care too.... well then yeah; age might be a serious factor. Other than that age should not really matter...especially such a specific set of years?? I mean hey if you found Victor Wooten when he has 25 would that have excluded him? For me... we are a bunch of old farts playing the music of our age... I might quote that one for a tee shirt someday.... but I digress. I would not give it a minutes thought if a young guy with the talents we wanted walked through the door to tryout. First rule of business is Talent... and a close second is personality... Age should be 5th or 6th on the list even if your very young.

Just my 2 cents. I could be wrong...in fact, I often am.