"T.W." is a 'belly rubber' for our usual crowd so we play it laid waaay back(I take a nap).
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"T.W." is a 'belly rubber' for our usual crowd so we play it laid waaay back(I take a nap).
Yup. And I play it the way that you do, pretty much whole notes, because I have been playing I'd rather go blind for various female singers at blues jams for years before that song came out. And I kind of refused to play the same base part for too damn songs.
That's my quasi-serious look trying to stay in time with Dave on drums.
Is that used? Because someone else (not MF) was advertising those and the blue sparkle as their exclusive color basses.
EDIT: Zzounds has an exclusive in the USA. All bets are off elsewhere.
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I now have a few go to things I can almost do in my sleep. Before I started doing that, I'd be lost with watchers. Like at V's two years ago. All I could think of was the guitar intro to Smoke on the Water, and I wasn't about to do that. But I get home, picked up a bass, and several things leaped to mind.
And then there's the bass line to "Tennessee Whiskey": (whole notes)A,A,B,B,B,B,A,A. Wheeee!
Even on the 67NR,that's boring as.
Soft chocolate ice cream isn't boring!
Some of the songs we play at church build from soft/laid back to louder/more intense (all at the same beat). Playing whole notes early on (and possibly later for a break) works really great. And yeah, putting as much into each note as possible. I got that from people like BB King.
Funny how that happens. Before the GTG last summer, I worked on Boys Are Back and got it going pretty well. Couldn't conjure it up in front of you lot without making a mess of things for the life of me.
I have so been there.
I have over 2 hours of songs I can play to. Turn off the music and my brain goes blank.
Sometimes I will follow the vocals instead of just the chord progression. Generally little bursts, but on a few songs of good bit. If I can't figure it out I'll look at the sheet music or have my wife just tell me what's going on to add a little something extra. But still nothing flashy by any means.
It's easier to do that with songs that have melodic basslines. Like some Beatles stuff for example.
It's Freaky Friday!
Replacing the Bass Ukulele I gifted to Irv last year with a proper Bird Bass Uke. Mocking up a pickguard template for Irv to fab - stylized NR template that will have a Tbird logo and a dummy chrome can pickup.
Just to get an idea of scale - here is minime next to its big brother…
Plays great, bottom end for days. Like the Kala Bass Uke I used to own, this one also captures a lot of that upright sound.
Replacing the Bass Ukulele I gifted to Irv last year with a proper Bird Bass Uke. Mocking up a pickguard template for Irv to fab - stylized NR template that will have a Tbird logo and a dummy chrome can pickup.
Just to get an idea of scale - here is minime next to its big brother…
Plays great, bottom end for days. Like the Kala Bass Uke I used to own, this one also captures a lot of that upright sound.
Looks fun...Maybe put some matching T-Bird knobs on it too! It is cute.
Great idea, hadn't thought of that.
On that note (pun intended).
I'm never really self conscious playing in front of friends or strangers.
Albeit just noodling.
That said, I'm no where near being a gig ready player.
I did have my day when I could kill it.
But the GTG's are non judgmental.
It's kind of friendly free for all.
Live and let live, be and let others be who we are.
Right. So that's something you missed, that Epi now makes those in purple sparkle and blue sparkle. Our queen has a blue sparkle. Willy had one of each but I can't recall if he sent one back. Someone else had one, I forget who.
I'm fine not being flashy. (I wouldn't mind being capable of it, but I'm OK not being that.) I do want to be solid, rhythmic, melodic, grooving, whatever a song and the mood call for.
