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Post by fluke Sat Feb 10, 2007 8:08 pm

I really love Lloyd Brevett and his style of bass playing. I had the luck of seeing him live many times. The last thing I heard of him was that he was forming his own skatalites.. :?
Last wednesday I saw Lee rocker play live. Now THAT is playing a bass.. Playing a bass is easy, but playing it like that is almost imposible..

Post by SonOfErin Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:36 pm

Billie wrote:
SonOfErin wrote:
Billie wrote:Rancid "Maxwell Murder" 8)



Matt Freeman is for sure a bass player I admire. Seeing & hearing him play "Maxwell Murder" live is amazing!! I'm trying to learn "Hyena" now & having trouble with that. "Journey to the End" is fun to play.


and so is "Time Bomb"
I learnt to play bass with "...And out come the wolves". Fuckin' difficult, but in the end I became pretty good. Pity now I'm half the bassist I used to be years ago.

Yeah that whole album is fun to play, but hard to learn. For me it is anyway. "Old Friend" & "olympia, WA" are 2 other favs of mine to (try to)play.

Post by Billie Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:39 am

SonOfErin wrote:
Billie wrote:Rancid "Maxwell Murder" 8)



Matt Freeman is for sure a bass player I admire. Seeing & hearing him play "Maxwell Murder" live is amazing!! I'm trying to learn "Hyena" now & having trouble with that. "Journey to the End" is fun to play.


and so is "Time Bomb"
I learnt to play bass with "...And out come the wolves". Fuckin' difficult, but in the end I became pretty good. Pity now I'm half the bassist I used to be years ago.

Post by SonOfErin Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:41 pm

Billie wrote:Rancid "Maxwell Murder" 8)



Matt Freeman is for sure a bass player I admire. Seeing & hearing him play "Maxwell Murder" live is amazing!! I'm trying to learn "Hyena" now & having trouble with that. "Journey to the End" is fun to play.

Post by redandblack78 Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:25 pm

Billie wrote:Rancid "Maxwell Murder" 8)


Putting aside my disdain for everything that this band has released after their very first album, I have always thought that Matt was one of the best bassist in the biz. Truely talented/gifted.

Post by Billie Mon Feb 05, 2007 12:48 pm

goodbar wrote:it's easy to play simple punk songs, but other than that bass is hard.


Rancid "Maxwell Murder" 8)

As any instrument, it can be easy or difficult :wink: depends on what you want to play

Post by The Duke of Ingmar Mon Feb 05, 2007 4:08 am

Shadey wrote:
Phoenix Saint wrote:The last instrument I seriously played was the coconuts in the school nativity play 26 yrs ago

You're the first ' serious' coconut player I have 'met'. All music should be a breeze after that!... 8)


Have you never heard Patsy´s coconut playing in Monty Python and the Holy Grail ? :D

Post by Shillaly Bro Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:27 am

The most important thing about playing bass is NOT actual techique. The ability to sync in with the drummer, to play right on the kick drum, is of great importance. I would always prefer playing with a bassist with limited "chops", but tight with the drummer, than with one of those "slap-happy - hey Mom-look-at-me" stylists any day. And Darryl definitaly fall into the category of
"in-the-pocket" bassists. A good example is "Birgingham Six" where Darryl and Andrew are just ripping up the chorus.

THAT is a rythym section at work!

Post by Eyeball_Kid Fri Jun 17, 2005 2:07 pm

I guess it wouldn't take too long to learn playing along to Pogues songs, because you can work with 1-5 most of the time. And while a mediocre or bad bass player won't add much to a band, a great bassplayer can push it into the stratosphere!
But you don't have to play like James Jamerson to sound good. So I guess you could have fun with the bass after not too long a time (if you got rhythm, that is!)

Post by Phoenix Saint Sun May 01, 2005 9:39 pm

:lol: The coconuts are a very complex instrument - and also quite hard to come by - you need to go 'underground' to get them - y'know May Fairs, PTA fundraisers etc.

Post by Shadey Sun May 01, 2005 9:00 pm

Phoenix Saint wrote:The last instrument I seriously played was the coconuts in the school nativity play 26 yrs ago

You're the first ' serious' coconut player I have 'met'. All music should be a breeze after that!... 8)

Post by goodbar Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:46 pm

it's easy to play simple punk songs, but other than that bass is hard.

Post by Simon Maguire Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:07 pm

Don't 4get Daryl n Ciat.

Flea from Red Hot Chilli peppers.

Post by DzM Fri Apr 15, 2005 5:03 pm

Tom Wade wrote:a couple of things to make you second guess.

LES CLAYPOOL
john entwistle
victor wooten
Sting is quite the bass player too - 'least he was when The Police were still a going concern.

Post by Tom Wade Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:16 pm

bass is easier to be "ok" on...definetly. you have way less chords to remember. (yes, there are bass chords) going from playing guitar, to playing bass is pretty easy.

a couple of things to make you second guess.

LES CLAYPOOL
john entwistle
victor wooten

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