What are you working on?

Well, my usual activity is recording songs, be they songs that I have written, or songs that I'm trying to recreate but as of now, I'm kind of taking a small break from learning/recording songs. Check out the link in my Sig to hear the last thing I recorded(Jaco's 'reza')

So, with that aside, I'm learning how to walk a bassline, two-feel, swing..etc. And I'm learning about secondary dominants.

 

i'm working on playing very relaxed

 

I'm working on about 5 computers...and a server...and I'm answering the phone...and looking through the threads at Talkbass.

I can't wait to get home and practice!

 

Desperately trying to keep up with my guitarists and drummer, who are not only uber talented, but play in a particular manner than is counter to my particular sense of bass.

So I'm taking extra care and time to learn the songs I'm obstensibly part of writing.

 

Brendan,
I thought you gave up bass and were going to concentrate on singing. What happened?

BTW, as always, I am working on trying to stop procrastinating learning theory.

 

he did, that's the problem

 

Why Bother by Weezer.

 

Same here.

 

1) getting aquainted with my new bass (Elrick NSJ 4)
2) working through my own original material as I have some gigs coming up next month
3) working through the Ed Friedland Slap Bass DVD (lots of good stuff on there)
4) learning (or re-learning depending on the song) a bunch of P Funk, Prince and James Brown tunes

 

Some very good friends decided to start a band, and asked me to play bass with them, as well as doing backup vocals and contribute lyrics. I said sure.

Never said I gave up bass, I said I didn't think I'd be playing bass in a band for a while. Guess I was wrong.

 

Currently learning the finer points of playing jazz bass, and fusion. Also have along set list of jazz/blues/pop covers to learn for a new gig.

Quite the challenge for me. All I have been playing for the past two years is Staind/STP/AC-DC/SOAD type stuff.

-Mike

 

I working on being able to walk through "Satin Doll", as well as play the melody and solo over it. (Not all at the same time.)

That song is really starting to bug me.

 

At the moment im working through What Duck Dunn and the Standing in the Shadows of Motown songbook. I also read Chuck Sher's Improvisors Bass Book in bed.

 

Band # 1

I am working on booking up the summer gigs. So far, got one a month from March through August. Blues, Rock, Country, etc. danceable rockin stuff.


Band # 2

I know there are a lot of tight ass musical snobs on this board who hate Gene Simmons, but I'm putting together a good KISS tribute show for a couple of bookings this Haloween. It is a FREAKING BLAST working this stuff up. Not brain surgery, but fun straightforward rock with a really cool interactive stage show that most importantly gets the bassman involved front and center.

 

Working hard in my band,and working on some Rush and Yes. -Luke

 

I have been playing bass in a play (with The_Bass on keyboards ) and I'm also studying classical guitar.

 

Im working on Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower.