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What is your "gift" as a player.
- Thread starter Peace Cee
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My ear, and my feel, it would seem, and that I always put the song first. One of the best compliments I've received was after I had to have someone sub for me and the pedal steel player who sat in that night said he wished I'd been there because of the way I 'drive the band'. I guess I bring a lot of energy without playing a lot of notes?
Being able to hear the bass line in a song and learn it quickly. Also being able to sing and play at the same time, which is something I couldn't do very well at first.
I can burp almost the entire alphabet.
No, not really. I listen, my time is good and I'm easy to get along with.
No, not really. I listen, my time is good and I'm easy to get along with.
i'm pretty good at emulating different genres and bass players i'm also pretty good at writing bass lines for original tunes, i dont overplay but i'm not playing boring bass lines either.
i'm also up for playing whatever, ask me to be in your band and i will probably do it.
only downside i'm a jekyll and mr hyde type of dude, i can go from being shy and quiet to hyper activeness, screaming and the rare fit of rage. i can also be kind of an ******* while drunk.
i'm also up for playing whatever, ask me to be in your band and i will probably do it.
only downside i'm a jekyll and mr hyde type of dude, i can go from being shy and quiet to hyper activeness, screaming and the rare fit of rage. i can also be kind of an ******* while drunk.
Don't worry. You can be in my band. I'll just let you have some of my Abilify if you turn Mr. Hyde on us! That will take care of things.
I am good at finding that bass line that nobody thought about, that will compliment a song just fine.
The kind that is usually rather simple but isn't obvious until someone plays it. Then it can't be detached from the song. I find these.
The best example I can give of this kind of line is the 3 note riff on Jah Works.
Obviously this one isn't my work (I'd be so proud) but I find these. Sometimes the band has struggled with a song for months and I find just the right lick that brings it to life.
The kind that is usually rather simple but isn't obvious until someone plays it. Then it can't be detached from the song. I find these.
The best example I can give of this kind of line is the 3 note riff on Jah Works.
Obviously this one isn't my work (I'd be so proud) but I find these. Sometimes the band has struggled with a song for months and I find just the right lick that brings it to life.
My talent is in my right hand's control over dynamics and tone of my strings, I try to put forth my current emotions into each note that I play.
Man... this describes me so well, it's both embarrassing and scary.
But, seriously- before I even knew a scale and to this day, people say they like playing with me because I listen and play solid to support the music. I try to follow the guitar play and play both with him and off of what he is playing and my eyes are mostly on the drummer to lock up and match his fills. I love working with a drummer to match up fills or put in some subtle stops on the fly- if the time comes for something "fancy" pentatonic madness!!
Strength beyond strength. In case the crowd gets ugly, I beat them into submission like Corpsegrinder. Sometimes using my mind, man.
My weak point is my bass. It's invisible and I can't find it
- Jimmy
My weak point is my bass. It's invisible and I can't find it
- Jimmy
- Apr 1, 2000
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- Endorsing Artist: Roscoe Guitars, DR Strings, Aguilar Amplification
I have a few, I think, that keep getting me work:
It feels really good to play with me.
I have good tone.
I have good time.
I have decent taste, although in many situations I'm encouraged to play more than I'd expect.
I can sing.
I can play any style.
I can read music better than I can read English.
It feels really good to play with me.
I have good tone.
I have good time.
I have decent taste, although in many situations I'm encouraged to play more than I'd expect.
I can sing.
I can play any style.
I can read music better than I can read English.
This helps.
But my TB "name" says it all. My tone comes from my two plucking fingers. I play hard. (Of course I can lighten up when the song calls for it.) But drummers love to play with me because I pay attention, and my very physical right hand locks in with a kick drum like one very powerful instrument. I've been told that no matter what bass or rig I play through I always sound exactly like me. That comes from my plucking fingers. Several sound guys call me "the hammer" (only the one from Boston sounds more like "tha hammah"). They turn the gain down when I play.
My Friends,
Same boat here - I have always sounded exactly like "me" regardless of the bass or rig - it's my approach, especially my right hand technique.
In fact, that might well be my single greatest strength or "gift" - on bass my right hand is fast, strong and consistent. I'm working really hard right now to get the left to catch up to my satisfaction. I learned bass back in the John Taylor/Duran Duran era, and that cat played a lot of heavy ghost notes - they're still a big part of my style.
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Kurt
Same boat here - I have always sounded exactly like "me" regardless of the bass or rig - it's my approach, especially my right hand technique.
In fact, that might well be my single greatest strength or "gift" - on bass my right hand is fast, strong and consistent. I'm working really hard right now to get the left to catch up to my satisfaction. I learned bass back in the John Taylor/Duran Duran era, and that cat played a lot of heavy ghost notes - they're still a big part of my style.
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Kurt
That's a tough one. I guess if I had any thing for this I guess it would be that I "hear" everything.
Since I play bass, guitar, keys, and drums, and occassionally sing (badly) I know longer have that tunnel vision for whatever instrument I'm playing at the time. So even though a might be playing some "guitar wankery" solo I am still listening to the band around me and not thinking exclusively about how many notes I can cram into a lead...
...and sometimes the very best thing you can play for the song is nothing at all.
Since I play bass, guitar, keys, and drums, and occassionally sing (badly) I know longer have that tunnel vision for whatever instrument I'm playing at the time. So even though a might be playing some "guitar wankery" solo I am still listening to the band around me and not thinking exclusively about how many notes I can cram into a lead...
...and sometimes the very best thing you can play for the song is nothing at all.
I'm very good with my ear. Most of the songs I've picked up in the last year or two have been strictly by ear, no tabs.
