I Won the Music Director Over!

[Dr. Cheese]

I mention maybe a month ago that choir’s music director suggested that I played my fretted instead of fretless so as not to miss notes. I stuck to my guns and got better. After hearing me use the Jaco tone and mwah on some slower songs, now she is suggesting where I should slide.

I am playing fretless more 90% of the time at church.

 

[Downunderwonder]

Control freak much.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Control freak much.

Yes, she loves control, but I think we have understanding, We will be working on a song I suggested later this summer,

 

[ShirazBop]

My Worship leader loves my playing 5 string last several years and is not real up to me bringing in my fretless 4 string that I am dying to bring in. Maybe I need to convert my other 5 string to a fretless?

 

[Dr. Cheese]

My Worship leader loves my playing 5 string last several years and is not real up to me bringing in my fretless 4 string that I am dying to bring in. Maybe I need to convert my other 5 string to a fretless?

If you can find a good price, get a five string fretless.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

My Worship leader loves my playing 5 string last several years and is not real up to me bringing in my fretless 4 string that I am dying to bring in. Maybe I need to convert my other 5 string to a fretless?

If you can find a good price, get a five string fretless.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

My Worship leader loves my playing 5 string last several years and is not real up to me bringing in my fretless 4 string that I am dying to bring in. Maybe I need to convert my other 5 string to a fretless?

If you can find a good price, get a five string fretless.

 

[buldog5151bass]

What, You mean practicing a lot helps you improve? I'll alert the TB media.

 

[Ekulati]

So your choir director tells you where to slide on your fretless bass? This just seems odd to me, unless you're just starting out with music. I guess no two musical journeys are the same. (I know, I gotta be more open minded!)

 

[Dr. Cheese]

So your choir director tells you where to slide on your fretless bass? This just seems odd to me, unless you're just starting out with music. I guess no two musical journeys are the same. (I know, I gotta be more open minded!)

I wrote that she suggests places where I might slide. She is not that knowledgeable about bass guitars, if I weren’t sliding already, she would not know I could do it. What exactly is the problem with the choir director making suggestions? She is our leader.

 

[mikewalker]

Everybody likes a good glissando! At least yer MD is PAYING ATTENTION

 

[MultiScaleMale]

Honestly, if I were musical director and I had a resurrrctrd Jaco in my musical group, I’d still suggest that he plays fretted and leave the fretless for special songs. I assume you’re playing with organ or a synth player. Things get muddy quickly with just a few cents of difference in pitch.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Honestly, if I were musical director and I had a resurrrctrd Jaco in my musical group, I’d still suggest that he plays fretted and leave the fretless for special songs. I assume you’re playing with organ or a synth player. Things get muddy quickly with just a few cents of difference in pitch.

Just me, piano, drums, and the choir, the Pedulla makes it very easy to be in tune, if I just look at the fingerboard from time to time.

 

[ArtechnikA]

Everybody likes a good glissando! At least yer MD is PAYING ATTENTION

[ pedantic edition... ]

Almost impossible to gliss on a fretless.
Portamento is another story ...
;-)

 

[petrus61]

Control freak much.

A bass player follows directors instructions and advice, then uses that constructive criticism to improve. What’s the problem?

 

[InhumanResource]

A bass player follows directors instructions and advice, then uses that constructive criticism to improve. What’s the problem?

There isn't one

Doc's a pretty reasonable dude from what I've read. If he thinks all is well, then all is well.

 

[scuzzy]

if she really knew how sweet that pedulla is, she would have insisted on its use!

I'm grateful our director is a good friend and he has no qualms with my rotation. he knows I try to fit tone for the songs that day. he won't even get grumpy if I use 2 during a service. blessed.

 

[petrus61]

There isn't one

Doc's a pretty reasonable dude from what I've read. If he thinks all is well, then all is well.

I figured that was a given.

 

[BassJuju]

I mention maybe a month ago that choir’s music director suggested that I played my fretted instead of fretless so as not to miss not. I stuck to my guns and got better. After hearing me use the Jaco tone and mwah on some slower songs, now she is suggesting where I should slide.

I am playing fretless more 90% of the time at church.

There is nothing quite like that tone on the slower songs or at least I love it.

Just curious... which strings do you prefer?

Grats on winning her over.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

There is nothing quite like that tone on the slower songs or at least I love it.

Just curious... which strings do you prefer?

Grats on winning her over.

At the moment, I am using Sadowsky Nickels.