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there are bassists and then there are bassists, which are you in your band?


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On the one hand you've got your Phil Lynotts, Stings,  Mark Kings, Steve Harri (the plural of Harris fact fans) etc blokes who are the creative forces and /or frontmen as well as the bassmen. On 't other there's Wossisface, Doobry Wotsit,  That Other Bloke in xx,  The One On The Guitar With Only 4 Strings etc.  Which are you? 😊

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must admit, I'm a bit of a show off, jump around a bit and even fall on the floor at one point, we are in the entertainment business after all, and I write some of the songs and do backing vocals, bit of and average bass player though :lol:

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Not presently in a gigging band but in my last band all the songs were co-written between me & the vocalist.

Now in a composing/recording project with the same singer and all the songs are co-written by me  & 'er. In addition as well as the bass, it now falls to me to play the guitars, program the drums & play/program the pretend keyboardy bits too. Oh, and misproduce the result!

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I was always a bassist who wanted to do diddly diddly.  Eventually I took up sax to let off the show off, and now I meekly play the invisible rhythm section geezer when I'm on bass. But it does have to be a sixer,  to remind people there's more to me than a stand up drummer.  

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Definitely the former- I do the arrangements for the band and direct the rehearsals. The singers handle the aesthetics and the organisation but the buck stops with me with the music. It’s a double edged sword, it’s a lot of work getting up to five part horn arrangements ready, our keyboardist only reads and the guitarist has the memory of a sieve but on the plus side- if I don’t want to play a song, we don’t! 

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Depends which band. In one,  I’m front and centre grooving with the lead vocalist, in the other, I’m at the back letting others be the centre of attention.

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Sometimes Id like to be hiding in the corner, but generally im on the front line. I think I like it there.

Couple weeks ago I played a gig with a raging toothache, was literally clawing at my face during soundcheck, and eyed the pliers in my little toolbag more than once. On that occasion I wanted to be offstage completely. The show must go on though, no-one commented so I guess they thought my grimaces were bass faces

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I was in a conventional 3 piece band, so nowhere to hide really.

I've often mused about retiring to the backline of a great soul band (complete with horns and backing singers), once I reach a certain weight. 👍

Although now i'm thinking a reggae band (with horns and backing singers) would be just as fabulous.

 

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