Re: [Music] Creating a bass line (Reply)
Quote from Forum Archives on November 5, 2003, 5:07 pmPosted by: darthfrodo101 <darthfrodo101@...>
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> So, how long have you been playing bass? For me, I realised one day after
> I'd been playing for maybe 10-12 years (is that slow, or average, or
> quick?) that things just 'clicked' & I began playing pretty much what
> jumped into my head. I mean, I've always sung or hummed musical parts -
> traditionally bass parts to songs, but also tenor (my Dad is a fine tenor)
> - & after I picked up the bass in high school I'd often imagine bass lines
> but could never get my fingers to comply. So, that 10-12 year mark in the
> sand was, for me, when those riffs in the head began just comin' out of my
> amp.I've been playing for about five years, I think. I took lessons for the
first 4 and a half of those, then, because of time constraints, I had to
stop. So I've been trying to get more technique and versatility under my
belt on my own. I am the "official" fill-in at my church, as well as being
one of two bassists that play at my youth group, and I have a band. So the
playing time is there, I'm looking to expand my capabilities.N
Posted by: darthfrodo101 <darthfrodo101@...>
>
> So, how long have you been playing bass? For me, I realised one day after
> I'd been playing for maybe 10-12 years (is that slow, or average, or
> quick?) that things just 'clicked' & I began playing pretty much what
> jumped into my head. I mean, I've always sung or hummed musical parts -
> traditionally bass parts to songs, but also tenor (my Dad is a fine tenor)
> - & after I picked up the bass in high school I'd often imagine bass lines
> but could never get my fingers to comply. So, that 10-12 year mark in the
> sand was, for me, when those riffs in the head began just comin' out of my
> amp.
I've been playing for about five years, I think. I took lessons for the
first 4 and a half of those, then, because of time constraints, I had to
stop. So I've been trying to get more technique and versatility under my
belt on my own. I am the "official" fill-in at my church, as well as being
one of two bassists that play at my youth group, and I have a band. So the
playing time is there, I'm looking to expand my capabilities.
N