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#345,662
Miles_ONeal said:
I’m always happy for those with such coordination.
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The other part of the equation is taking an adequate breath before singing.
I was telling my daughter how while I'm playing bass, I find it challenging to remember to take a breath in preparation for singing a note and coordinating that breath.
She pointed out that as a "string" player, I don't need to do anything before playing a note. My brain isn't conditioned to inhale first.
Horns and singers always have that preparatory action before the note happens.
 
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Engle said:
I spent 2 months learning to sing the chorus of Carry on Wayward Son while playing the bass line. Some stuff comes easy, some is almost impossible.
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An instructor gave me the advice of playing on the most basic elements like the root notes first. Then add the other notes as you get more competent in singing and playing that much.. But sometimes that may not be possible. Bowie bassist Gail Anne Dorsey said that she uses a metronome starts off learning in slow time until she could sing and play at the same time. When she toured with Bowie, she used to do "Under Pressure" with her singing Freddie Mercury's part.
 
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Hey, my wife got a pic of me smiling instead of the usual bass-face scowl!
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Miles_ONeal said:
I don’t even try to sing and play bass unless it’s a stone simple bass line.
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I kinda gave myself no choice but to sing & play bass because i write most of the lyrics for my bands music x) Yet i always write my basslines first some are more complex than others, words come after & i write around the bassline kinda, sometimes it doesn't work but heck practice until i get it down
 
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ThaCoast said:
I kinda gave myself no choice but to sing & play bass because i write most of the lyrics for my bands music x) Yet i always write my basslines first some are more complex than others, words come after & i write around the bassline kinda, sometimes it doesn't work but heck practice until i get it down
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Thus far I'm the sole writer of lyrics, vocal melodies, and bass lines but I can't sing and play some of them. The first song started out as a bass line then I came up with a vocal melody. At first I could sing and play but the bass got a bit busier than from its inception.

The second song is more hard rock/metal that started with the chorus vocals and I built it from there with the verses coming later. But by the time the vocals come along, the bass is going bum-duda-bum-duda- bum on single notes with the only changes being fundamental root notes and some octave double stops, which I could sing over. The only catch is I don't have the vocal range to pull it off and will have to find a singer anyway.
 
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Here's hoping 30 days hanging in a dry controlled environment is adequate cure time for 16 coats of ColorTone nitro lacquer. StewMac says 10-14 days, other authorities vary. A lot.

Overspray on the masking is hard enough it flakes like glass. Zero tackiness even on the bottom of the residue. Zero scent of solvents.

Do, down & off the hangers. I'll probably start sanding and polishing this week or next weekend, free time allowing.

Sure hope its thick enough. Grain voids all leveled out, though may have a pinhole dip or two to drop fill.

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Curiousity led me to ask Goog AI to translate the ballpoint ideograms in the pocket.

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Seems reasonable, if not idiomatic.

Time to press on thru the last miles of this marathon.
 
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ectoflanger said:
I'm sure that Gone Plaid will chime in but Navy Chief Petty Officers are unofficially referred to as anchors, partly because of the fouled anchor insignia on their covers (hats) and that they had a wealth of knowledge from practical experience bridging the gap between officers and enlisted men.
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Yes, but I knew one who would've made a great anchor.
 
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Engle said:
The other part of the equation is taking an adequate breath before singing.
I was telling my daughter how while I'm playing bass, I find it challenging to remember to take a breath in preparation for singing a note and coordinating that breath.
She pointed out that as a "string" player, I don't need to do anything before playing a note. My brain isn't conditioned to inhale first.
Horns and singers always have that preparatory action before the note happens.
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Hmm. Being an ex saxist might explain that. Also, I sang in choir b4 sax or bass.
 
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BuddhaFingas said:
Here's hoping 30 days hanging in a dry controlled environment is adequate cure time for 16 coats of ColorTone nitro lacquer. StewMac says 10-14 days, other authorities vary. A lot.

Overspray on the masking is hard enough it flakes like glass. Zero tackiness even on the bottom of the residue. Zero scent of solvents.

Do, down & off the hangers. I'll probably start sanding and polishing this week or next weekend, free time allowing.

Sure hope its thick enough. Grain voids all leveled out, though may have a pinhole dip or two to drop fill.

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Curiousity led me to ask Goog AI to translate the ballpoint ideograms in the pocket.

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Seems reasonable, if not idiomatic.

Time to press on thru the last miles of this marathon.
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Ouch
 
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Engle said:
The other part of the equation is taking an adequate breath before singing.
I was telling my daughter how while I'm playing bass, I find it challenging to remember to take a breath in preparation for singing a note and coordinating that breath.
She pointed out that as a "string" player, I don't need to do anything before playing a note. My brain isn't conditioned to inhale first.
Horns and singers always have that preparatory action before the note happens.
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Weird thing--sometimes I find I'm holding my breath unintentionally while playing. Never at rehearsal. I think I need to talk to Dave's daughter...
 
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