Right, I've been a guitar/bass guitar player almost 15 years now. 14 years I played by myself just tinkering with different scales/modes, trying to play them fast and well. I never cared much for chords, but I can play the basics.
So, year 15 I get into a "band" as a lead guitar player and things go pretty well for a while, we covered some good old stuff(Zeppelin, Dylan, Neil young, grateful dead...), then our bass player quit. So, our keyboard player(appropriately named Hambone), moves to bass and things just fell apart. One day, hamm called off for practice, and for the first time in years, and for the first time in a band environment, I played bass. I loved it, and our rhythm guitar/singer, drummer ate it up.
I went out and bought a bass rig, and have been loving it ever since. Now the band barely ever plays, and I'm back to jamming alone in the basement. My PRS semi hollow keeps calling my name, cause let's face it, I don't think anyone wants to hear a guy play a bass and sing a song by himself. Maybe on another playing level higher than mine, but not where I'm at.
I'm hanging in there, trying to stay on the low end of things, but its hard.
So, year 15 I get into a "band" as a lead guitar player and things go pretty well for a while, we covered some good old stuff(Zeppelin, Dylan, Neil young, grateful dead...), then our bass player quit. So, our keyboard player(appropriately named Hambone), moves to bass and things just fell apart. One day, hamm called off for practice, and for the first time in years, and for the first time in a band environment, I played bass. I loved it, and our rhythm guitar/singer, drummer ate it up.
I went out and bought a bass rig, and have been loving it ever since. Now the band barely ever plays, and I'm back to jamming alone in the basement. My PRS semi hollow keeps calling my name, cause let's face it, I don't think anyone wants to hear a guy play a bass and sing a song by himself. Maybe on another playing level higher than mine, but not where I'm at.
I'm hanging in there, trying to stay on the low end of things, but its hard.
