I know a local band with that exact name. Needless to say, it's nothing near to acoustic covers they are playing
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Guitarists say the dumbest things.
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I know a local band with that exact name. Needless to say, it's nothing near to acoustic covers they are playing
Hi.
IMHO a guitar player that just picks up a bass and starts to play it, sounds just like that, a guitar player playing a guitar, only an octave lower, a fish out of the water.
He/she plays the bass with a similar touch and feel as they would play a guitar and while the sound somewhat resembles the bass, the rythm and feel don't, those resemble guitar.
Just my 0,02€
Sam
To add to this...a guitarist mate picked up my bass at rehearsal once and made it sound really good..... and told him so. His answer to this was...."i play your bass and i hear a guitarist playing bass....you play BASS...and I hear a bassist playing it. 2 totally different things"
Needless to say...he is a very good friend......
my jerk ex-guitarest\singer said and i quote "Steve Harris isnt a good pass player he just plays fast" so i kicked his bum out actually he quit but i like to think i kicked his bum out
"Trevor, I'm tired of writing all this **** for the band, why don't you contribute!?!?" (Us arguing about not having any new songs, we write all our songs based on a central lick or riff)
"Okay..."
So I fiddle and find something cool, up the neck...It was kinda Tool esque I thought.
"Pff I can't write **** to that bassline"
So then I try a simple progression (ACFG, common rock stuff, all eigth notes)
"That's too simple"
I'm like *** dude, throw me a bone. Or learn what the notes after the the open strings are called -__-
"Okay..."
So I fiddle and find something cool, up the neck...It was kinda Tool esque I thought.
"Pff I can't write **** to that bassline"
So then I try a simple progression (ACFG, common rock stuff, all eigth notes)
"That's too simple"
I'm like *** dude, throw me a bone. Or learn what the notes after the the open strings are called -__-
I can't believe this thread is still going! I have been getting updates from my buddy the keyboard player,and the guitar player who is the subject in my original post,was finally fired after the bands first gig.I left over a month ago,and they found a bass player at the last second for the gig,maybe somebody from here. The guitarist never practiced on his own time,and basically contributed nothing to the band.But was always quick to point out when you did something wrong. One of the last zingers I heard him say was,"that has to be the right key,because it's on the fret markers". Idiot.
Lets zoom into a band I was in a couple months back:
Guitar player: Dude, you've got the wrong key for this song
Me: No I don't, put on the song and i'll show you
Guitar player: No it says here on the TAB that it's like this
/sigh
Also, to the 6 strings are harder then 4: This line of argument leads to Harp players being the greatest musicians ever. No one wants to give them that!
Guitar player: Dude, you've got the wrong key for this song
Me: No I don't, put on the song and i'll show you
Guitar player: No it says here on the TAB that it's like this
/sigh
Also, to the 6 strings are harder then 4: This line of argument leads to Harp players being the greatest musicians ever. No one wants to give them that!
I feel your pain, I play with an idiot lead guitarist with no common sense at all. Got through playing "Simple Man" in C one night and he says, "hey, you know they play it on the recording in B." Damn Sherlock, you think they may have tuned idown 1/2 step to B flat?
"I can only hear myself, you guys turn up" (was he being considerate?!)
Talking about the Ego Booster pedal with the boost up quite high:
Me: "whats that pedal do?"
Guitarist: "it makes me sound louder when I do solos"
Me: "we dont have any solos"
Guitarist: "I know, I just turn it on after you guys start playing"
We hired a rehearsal room for a few hours. Upon opening the door: "I waaaaannnnntttt the Maaaaarshaaaalllll"
Me: "You're not playing in time"
Guitarist: "I like the way off-beat sounds"
Me: "You defy fractions"
Talking about the Ego Booster pedal with the boost up quite high:
Me: "whats that pedal do?"
Guitarist: "it makes me sound louder when I do solos"
Me: "we dont have any solos"
Guitarist: "I know, I just turn it on after you guys start playing"
We hired a rehearsal room for a few hours. Upon opening the door: "I waaaaannnnntttt the Maaaaarshaaaalllll"
Me: "You're not playing in time"
Guitarist: "I like the way off-beat sounds"
Me: "You defy fractions"
me: "i want my sound to be felt"
guitarist 2: "when they FEEL you, they cant HEAR me!"
me: "you're.... nevermind..."
guitarist 2: "when they FEEL you, they cant HEAR me!"
me: "you're.... nevermind..."
"Why would anyone want to play bass? Its dumb." Questioning the importance of any individual istrument in a band is ********. If I turned round and said, "we don't really need the drums" I'd sound like an idiot. Thankfully I don't play with that guy no more, I have a good guitarist who is open minded (though he does play too loud...)
I guess I"m lucky I get to work with a monster guitar player, monster musician with loads of theory, huge ears and respect for everyone else in the band. I had no idea...
JKT
JKT
From a guitarist I BRIEFLY played with in a blues band, talking about the Cream reunion DVD:
"I'm glad to see Jack Bruce has mellowed in his old age and is playing fewer notes. I mean come on, the bass is there to play behind the guitar solo."
From a guitarist I occasionally work with in a covers/rock band, talking about Andy Summers from the Police:
Guitarist: "Man, he was a great player, whatever happened to him?"
Me: "Well, he has consistently put out solo albums since after the Police broke up."
Guitarist: "Yeah but aren't those like JAZZ records? Do those even count?"
I must say that the original projects I have been working in for the last two years have been Guitar Free. Have to admit, I've never been happier playing music.
"I'm glad to see Jack Bruce has mellowed in his old age and is playing fewer notes. I mean come on, the bass is there to play behind the guitar solo."
From a guitarist I occasionally work with in a covers/rock band, talking about Andy Summers from the Police:
Guitarist: "Man, he was a great player, whatever happened to him?"
Me: "Well, he has consistently put out solo albums since after the Police broke up."
Guitarist: "Yeah but aren't those like JAZZ records? Do those even count?"
I must say that the original projects I have been working in for the last two years have been Guitar Free. Have to admit, I've never been happier playing music.
ive had comments like: 'intonation... who cares' 'did you hear they make tube amps for bass now you should get one.'
and on one occasion the guitar player in my band forgot his tuner and said to me hey can i have your tuner tonight, ive got more strings to tune and bass dont matter.'
and on one occasion the guitar player in my band forgot his tuner and said to me hey can i have your tuner tonight, ive got more strings to tune and bass dont matter.'
I suppose I'm lucky, the guitarist in my band is good mate of mine and lets me play pretty much what I like.
Some of the things in this thread are hilarious though, and sadly very common...
Some of the things in this thread are hilarious though, and sadly very common...
Hi.
This one didn't end up playin' any instrument (obviously) so I don't know if this qualifies but,
"I've heard that You have to learn only three chords to play ROCK, which ones You would suggest to be easiest to learn? I'd so looove to play ROCK"
What would You say? I was speechless.
Regards
Sam
RIDICULUS you need three chords to play SKA not rock, idiot :scowl:
My mate who plays guitar has said things like bass is easier than guitar and bass is for people who have tryed to play guitar and failed!
He jams a lot at school and you wouldnt call him a guitarist playing bass!
But i do know what you mean, ive seen guitarists try to shred on a bass many times!
Last night I was subbing for the bassist of a ska/punk/reggae band. He plays 6-string and so do I (in large part thanks to him) so I guess I'm sort of his go-to guy because I SHOULD be able to play his stuff. I was sitting in the backstage area with the lead guitarist talking about gear, when he popped 'the question': "if you play 6-string, why don't you just play guitar?". I honestly didn't know how to respond, other than "well you know, it's really not the same thing..".
My guitarist and one of my best friends has said a multitude of things that make me shake my head.
In practice we were doing a song that had a bass and keys intro. And he wasnt play (we didnt have keys) i said hey could you figure that keyboard part out on guitar? He said "i dont play keyboard"
Hey would also say. "Thats the way the song is,why dont we just play it like it is". Or when asking him to get down a funk riff it was "i'm just a rock player"
The best was when he got pissy and started playing real high on the neck making noise then just stopped when we looked at him. He said "i need to take a break"
In practice we were doing a song that had a bass and keys intro. And he wasnt play (we didnt have keys) i said hey could you figure that keyboard part out on guitar? He said "i dont play keyboard"
Hey would also say. "Thats the way the song is,why dont we just play it like it is". Or when asking him to get down a funk riff it was "i'm just a rock player"
The best was when he got pissy and started playing real high on the neck making noise then just stopped when we looked at him. He said "i need to take a break"
