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Man I can fully relate...I'm awful on the bass, but I like playing it. I've been a guitarist forever and I just don't think like a bass player. I can't begin to figure out how they phatten it up and put those notes precicely where they belong, good bassists, that is. I'm way to hyper. My buddy plays piano well and is a decent bassist too. A little fumbly, but at least he "thinks" in terms of his left hand on a piano and can put that into the room. But I like playing it, and when I back myself up with bass in a multi-track situation, it sounds pretty hip, but that is if you like hyper bassists to begin with. What's up with local ads asking for "base guitar player"? I've seen it more than once. Is this somekind of new lingo for bassist? or are they ads written by folks who don't know their homophones (or homographs for that matter)? Good bassists kick ass. In a message dated 5/2/2003 9:43:42 AM Eastern Standard Time, ArsOcarina writes: > > Subj: Re: brotherhood of the bass > Date: 5/2/2003 9:43:42 AM Eastern Standard Time > From: ArsOcarina@aol.com > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Sent from the Internet (Details) > > > > > Hi all, > > In a message dated 5/1/03 10:04:26 PM, zvonar@zvonar.com writes: > > >Having done that, and then having spent a number of years > >collaborating with a "real" bassist (meaning one who performs as a > >soloist on acoustic contrabass) I have a real appreciation for the > >difference between bass guitar and "bass." > > I have to agree. The two are very different. That's why, in a > performance I am organizing later this month (plug to come later) > there will be BOTH a member of my li'l ensemble playing electric > bass guitar AND another playing acoustic upright contrabass. > They both have their distinct places and uses . . . and . . . sometimes > they work pretty nicely together too. Now if I could just find a good > tuba player nearby . . . heheh. > > On the "guitarist trying to play bass" thread. I have to agree too. > I'm a pretty bad bassist (and I mean that in the old lingo where > bad equals bad, not bad equals cool) myself. I don't actually think > I'm all that good at guitar either, but that's another story (LOL). > However, when I remember to keep it simple and follow the drum > loop and/or drummer, I think I have done okay when I have had to > "pinch hit" on bass. > > I own an old Yamaha bass. But, often as not I use a GK-2 equipped > Dano baritone to play bass stuff via a Roland synth. I especially love > the fretless patch with a little of the baritone sound mixed in. While > I'll never be a Steve Lawson or a Max Valentino (to be sure), still it's > booty shakin' fun nonetheless -- and makes me appreciate those > guys who know how to do it right even more. > > I just don't see being "bad" at something as any reason to give up > and/or not play what interests me. At 50 years old (in a few days), > I am still trying to learn new things. Like they say: "move > forward > or die." > > Best regards, > > tEd ® kiLLiAn > > ArsOcarina@aol.com > http://www.mp3s.com/tedkillian > http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html > http://www.CDbaby.com/cd/tedkillian > http://www.guitar9.com/fluxaeterna.html > http://www.mp3.com/Ophelia_Pancake