I had a discussion with this guy I jammed with. It was really kind of disquieting. I wanted to slap him after talking with him at length. lol
He states very calmly that he thinks the role of the bass player is to support what's being played and be as sedate as possible.. So a support role, he's saying.."stay completely in the pocket, no improvisation, no derivation from the music, very stoic phrasing 99% of the time".
I think that the bass is merely a 4 stringed version of the guitar, so it is in circumstances yet another guitar, albeit deeper by nature.
I think that the traditional method is the worst way to think about a bass part, it's counter-productive. Talk about boring someone to death. Next that type of guy will tell you he wants you to play with a 100% clean signal..
lol By the time you take "requests", you'll be near suicidal/inflamed.
He states very calmly that he thinks the role of the bass player is to support what's being played and be as sedate as possible.. So a support role, he's saying.."stay completely in the pocket, no improvisation, no derivation from the music, very stoic phrasing 99% of the time".
I think that the bass is merely a 4 stringed version of the guitar, so it is in circumstances yet another guitar, albeit deeper by nature.
I think that the traditional method is the worst way to think about a bass part, it's counter-productive. Talk about boring someone to death. Next that type of guy will tell you he wants you to play with a 100% clean signal..
lol By the time you take "requests", you'll be near suicidal/inflamed.
If you don't like what I say, you can
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLqsfwRvYtU
http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLqsfwRvYtU