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Yesterday, I noticed your profile was closed and planned to ask around about your disappearance.
It's good to see you back!!
Yesterday, I noticed your profile was closed and planned to ask around about your disappearance.
It's good to see you back!!
I was in a bit of a mood and made a rash choice, anyone who knows me knows I wouldn't stay away too long lol
Yesterday, I noticed your profile was closed and planned to ask around about your disappearance.
It's good to see you back!!
Funny thing is, like most guitarists, when I first started playing bass, I was like root note, root note, root note, hold the root notes. Then after a while, I started to learn how to play bass and how is fit into a song. The role of a bass in a song is actually more hand in hand with the drums than the guitars, you may be holding the same root or scale, but often the bass is doing something very different from the guitar and the cues are taken more from the drumming than the guitar playing.
Something else happened. The longer I played bass, the more I understood it, and it actually made me a much better guitar player because in learning how the bass fit into a song, I was able to really communicate with the bass and drums in ways I couldn't before. I understand the language of bass and drums now and I can do things with the guitar that speaks its own language but translates well on the bass and drums language. Every guitar player should take a interest in the bass and drums. Not even so much to play them, just understand them and how they work in a song and that allows you to work a lot better with it.
Follow Carol Kaye who was originally a studio guitarist, filled in for a bassist who didn't make the session. That changed her career and music of the 50's as her style had a pick.
There was a foam strip between the strings and body at the bridge that slightly muted her strings. The intent was to make a 'plunk' similar to an upright bass, but the notes were articulated clearly as the Fender bass she used had frets.
That sound she created defined music for a generation.
Follow Carol Kaye who was originally a studio guitarist, filled in for a bassist who didn't make the session. That changed her career and music of the 50's as her style had a pick.
There was a foam strip between the strings and body at the bridge that slightly muted her strings. The intent was to make a 'plunk' similar to an upright bass, but the notes were articulated clearly as the Fender bass she used had frets.
That sound she created defined music for a generation.
That foam strip sounds like something worth trying. I restrung my bass not long ago, this be my excuse to have some fun with it.