Alright, I'm not here to pick fights. I've always used this forum to for the wealth of good information it has to offer, and I don't mean to derail another user's post with an argument. I'll use more discretion with my opinions in the future.
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Double Bass Go Fourth ...
- Thread starter mr mastodon
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hairscrambled
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After several choruses the harmony is familiar and you can free up based on what the soloist is doing. Here are some ideas. Delay the root to another beat, outline the changes without the root or play chomatically off a chord tone. As bassists you play so many choruses you should try something new in every tune. Let the soloist inspire you. Compliment them (comp). If it pops into your head make it come out of your bass. Last night I pedaled roots after 7 or 8 wild choruses on Cheesecake because my hands were tired. We found something new there.
May I suggest that it might be beneficial to try out playing in different keys. By the sounds of it you're stuck in a rut because of always playing in 1/2 position keys. Different patterns fall under your fingers in different keys and you'll naturally get different sounds. Once you've discovered these new sounds you can translate them back to the key you're playing in.
