Meh. These have been done to death in various slightly different declinations, and I honestly don't know anyone who is THAT much of a walking stereotype.
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Thirteen different types of bass player
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I’m none of these types - but I’m okay with that. The only type that I get close to is #13 — I do have a Rickenbacker, but I’m not a crooner. I try to keep the music moving and I switch between Rickenbacker, G&L, Warwick and MusicMan basses.
I'm just here for the sex and drugs.
#1 - The Rocker - Loud? Yes, although I pay attention to the balance of sound in the group. Yes, I like to play loud, but only if everyone else is at the same level. I can play softly, it's just not as much fun!
And then #13 - the Blues Baron, - I do a lot of that in the Blues Trio I'm playing with.
And finally #13 as the Frontman, although that really is a "lot of the time" thing for me and not an all the time thing. Plus I don't sing all the songs in either group I play with. But Lord knows, I'm talking to the crowd all the time...usually with a very poor Scottish accent - goes well with my Green Tam!
And HEY! Where's the straight-up Jazz Bass??? C'mon! We don't need no stinkin' fretless (truth be known we'd probably butcher it
).
Thought #11-Old Clash Fan - was going to go there at first because it at least started out with White, but then went to White Precision instead of White Jazz... I even sing a Clash song (Brand New Cadillac!) in one of my groups and had high hopes momentarily. Alas, they were dashed...
J. Badders Band:
Blues Phoenix Project:
And then #13 - the Blues Baron, - I do a lot of that in the Blues Trio I'm playing with.
And finally #13 as the Frontman, although that really is a "lot of the time" thing for me and not an all the time thing. Plus I don't sing all the songs in either group I play with. But Lord knows, I'm talking to the crowd all the time...usually with a very poor Scottish accent - goes well with my Green Tam!
And HEY! Where's the straight-up Jazz Bass??? C'mon! We don't need no stinkin' fretless (truth be known we'd probably butcher it
).Thought #11-Old Clash Fan - was going to go there at first because it at least started out with White, but then went to White Precision instead of White Jazz... I even sing a Clash song (Brand New Cadillac!) in one of my groups and had high hopes momentarily. Alas, they were dashed...
J. Badders Band:
Blues Phoenix Project:
Many years ago, I witnessed a #12 playing in Sam Ash. He looked like he had no business being in a music store, no less playing a bass — like he accidentally strolled in off the street to see what this place was all about. He was sitting down, playing chords, with two-handed tapping, so effortlessly, on an old, sanded down 70s P. I picture him now as some old dude that’s still playing on the streets, for whatever money people throw at him. One of my big influences to this day.
Feelin closest to #13, the frontman, although I don't play a Rick (is my 1970 Guild Starfire an eligible substitute?) and technically I share my vocal duties just about 50/50 with our guitarist. Since we both write, whoever wrote it, usually sings it. But yeah, I like to just establish a fun groove and roll with it, occasionally throwing in a few little fills, chords, accents, and syncopations.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing!
If you ask me, I'd say that I'm an amalgamation of Rocker, Retro Popper, Blues Baron, and Frontman, with maybe a few of the best elements of The Indie Kid thrown in.
Might be interesting to forward that to my band mates just for a laugh. Not sure I'd want them to actually offer THEIR opinions, though!
Might be interesting to forward that to my band mates just for a laugh. Not sure I'd want them to actually offer THEIR opinions, though!
Definitely #2, The Mumford, expanded to include gypsy jazz, swing and classic Nashville country, and allow for the Rob Allen fretless and vintage P-bass with flats in addition to the dirt-cheap upright. And let me have my crutch of thousands of charts on my iPad in lieu of memorizing everything.
Now I know I’m getting too old... I’ve been left off the list....
“The older chap that easily covers every genre that has come and gone over the last 50 year, without overshadowing the rest of the band that would totally fall apart without him. The band mates are all the same age and WAY too old to be doing this sort thing, let alone staying up past 8:30.”
