stingrayPete1977 Posted 14 hours ago Posted 14 hours ago (edited) I've been enjoying listening to her greatest hits and obviously that takes you down a rabbit hole of Wikipedia,YouTube etc. Her bass playing is really interesting in as much as she's very subtle, pumping 8ths she is not, and even with the country influence she doesn't really go for the root and 5th thing either. I like it, it's more of a melodic embellishment that she probably doesn't get the credit for. I didn't realise she enjoyed a Stingray either until seeing a clip of her live. Some great tunes, all sorts of genres and great vocals, keys, guitar and of course bass. Edited 14 hours ago by stingrayPete1977 Quote
Mottlefeeder Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago Yes, but I never knew she played bass, so thanks for that. David 1 Quote
Lozz196 Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago I read somewhere a good while back that she like to write on bass. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted 13 hours ago Author Posted 13 hours ago I think bass is her main instrument or has been at times at least, I'm not sure what she instrument favours for writing or coming up with ideas for songs on, maybe all of them at different times. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted 13 hours ago Author Posted 13 hours ago 1 minute ago, Lozz196 said: I read somewhere a good while back that she like to write on bass. You typed that as I did above, makes sense, almost like she fills in the gaps of the vocal parts with a bass fill. 1 Quote
JapanAxe Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago I bought her first album on the strength of ‘All I Wanna Do’ when it first came out and was knocked out by the songs and the sounds. I’ve pretty much kept up with her releases ever since - there’s been the occasional disappointment (C’mon, C’mon) but otherwise lots to love. I knew she played bass as well as guitar but have never been aware of which particular tracks. Quote
Huge Hands Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago I remember watching her appear one morning on the Big Breakfast in the 90s and she was playing keyboard. Maybe it was the camera shot, but I remember being amazed by the long length of her fingers. I had her first two albums and still occasionally have a listen. I just love that rasp in her voice when she goes for it. I got the impression over the years that she is not precious about the bass, so it is not always her playing on recordings, but I could be wrong. Quote
Skybone Posted 13 minutes ago Posted 13 minutes ago Always remember watching Sheryl on various TV appearances with her playing a blond P bass, and being very impressed with her playing. Quote
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