Bass.. Not bass, the fish.. I mean bass, as in guitar.. stop confusing me!

[GHoSToKeR]

:) Okay so my brother and a few of his mtes have started getting together and jamming.. My bro plays guitar, and hes amazing.. His best mate, Steve, plays guitar too, but to be honest he's not so good.. He just follows what my bro does.. And their mate, Ben, is a drummer.. Now, my bro just split up with his girlfriend, and his ex-girlfriend's flat-mate's boyfriend Chris (lol, the boyfriend of his girlfriend's flatmate, if that makes more sense) plays the bass guitar.. They've been getting together, playin a few covers, and writing a few songs.. Theyre pretty good, to be honest. They were gonna start playin a few local gigs (clubs, pubs, parties etc) for fun, and writing a few more songs.. But, Chris (the bass player) left because hes in another band that hes been with for alot longer and spends all his spare time practising with them. Now, I ply the drums, but the band already has a drummer, which is fair enough.. but now theyre short of a bass player, and my bro wasnt really up for trying to find a new bass player that has the spare time etc, so he asked me to fill in for Chris.. He bought a new bass guitar yesterday for me, and tonight he's gonna show me the basics of playing.. Then, on Monday night, im gonna go up to their band room, with my bro Mark, Steve and Ben, and play with them.. the only problem is ive never played guitar or the bass. I tried playin guitar once and i sucked at it, so i stuck with playin the drums. lol. So, basically, I have to learn to play (at least learn the basics competently) by Monday, or im gonna suck and theyre gonna find someone else.. My bro knows i cant play, but hes a great guitarist (like, seriously, hes easily a Grade 10) so he'll be able to teach me scales, chords, notes etc.. but im shitting myself.. im gonna suck lol But i really wanna play with them, coz theyre pretty fucking good, and its cool doin shit with my bro now that im old enough (hes 26).. so, there you go, what the hell am i gonna do? lol oh, and, you like my new signature? hehe its from Futurama

[The C]

Wow great wya to start, *thumbs up*.

Lol i was embarrased when in gr.10 music my teahcer aseked me what "bass" spelt, and i said bass.. lie the fish.


I dunno!

[apsinthion]

Playing bass is way way differant from playing guitar.

It would take a miricle for you to learn it in 2 day's. Just try as hard as you can on the basic's and don't get carried away and start trying to learn treble and twang.

You'll probebly just be standing there tickling G all night anyway.:D

Your bro can't expect you to do all that well by monday anyway just do your best and make sure they put up chicken wire in front of you.:p j/k

[GHoSToKeR]

Playing bass is way way differant from playing guitar.

It would take a miricle for you to learn it in 2 day's. Just try as hard as you can on the basic's and don't get carried away and start trying to learn treble and twang.

You'll probebly just be standing there tickling G all night anyway.:D

Your bro can't expect you to do all that well by monday anyway just do your best and make sure they put up chicken wire in front of you.:p j/k
lol yeah, ill probably just be playin one note over and over.. but if im always playin then ill learn ral quick :) itll be fun, anyway

[apsinthion]

And your getting a free guitar, free tutoring, and a place in a band!!!!:)

You lucky bugger!:D

[Deloused]

um guys.... your all in England right?

Its just..... there's no such thing as grade 10, it only goes up to grade 8

[GHoSToKeR]

okay well Grade 8.. whatever.. i dont know shit about guitars lol :)

[maryjanemama]

This reminds me of that "Kids In the Hall" where that guy, what's his name, the short one, makes fun of bass players and how uncool they are.

Good for you, Ghost, sounds like fun...and extra cash, too, so you can't go wrong....did you ever pay your mom back for you Cafe Membership? Just wondering....:)

[GHoSToKeR]

Thanks MJM

Yup I payed her back, i'm working now, so I have money! woot! lol :D

By the way.. My bro came round to my house today. He played a few of their songs that I need to play along to. He showed me where the root notes were on the bass, and told me how it goes in the changes, and then basically told me to work out the rest.. Once I figured it out I got the hang of it.. I mean, I can't do anything fancy yet, lol, but I can play a decent bass line along to most of the songs. I still mess up and stuff, but that's to be expected.. Man, i'm gonna love playing the bass :D

[RESiNATE]

There are some great bass players in the world...err..I can't think of any just yet...

..except, the bass player for Status Quo :D

..actually, he only played 5 notes, didn't he! :rolleyes:

"In the key of G flat, then guys!"
lol

[shiz507]

if you want to hear some mad bass playing...listen to rush man..listen to rush...getti = GOD AT BASS :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Josh David]

Wish I could play bass in a band! I got a fender squire acoustic recently so I could re-learn guitar.

[koshea]

im in a band called stand to fall and im the guitar player im pretty good and our drummer is jon...hes good...and out iother guitarist is pathetic.....but then our bass and vocals are good...

[rnf232s]

There are some great bass players in the world...err..I can't think of any just yet...


You cant go wrong to listen to some good ole Primus. Les Claypool makes you want to learn bass more than anything.

[cbudmant]

ive been playin bass for 11 years. its easy to learn if u can play guitar than u can play bass. u wanna hear a nasty bassiest look up victor wooten now that guy can play

[GHoSToKeR]

cbudmant i cant even play the guitar.. lol, but im pickin it up real quick.. tonights my first practice with the whole band :eek:

[SmokeyPotter]

I'm the bassist in my band. Am I cool yet??

Good Bassists?

Victor Wooten I am in awe of this man's unreal talent (good call cbudmant)
Jaco Pastorius A Legend. Known as the grandfather of the modern Electric bass!
Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers
P-Nut of 311
Ben Kenney of Incubus & formerly of The Roots. I've seen this guy in concert, he pulled off some mad solos, left my jaw dropped. heh

[GHoSToKeR]

Am I cool yet??

no :p

[SmokeyPotter]

damn, hopefully tomorrow things will be different... or the same, hehe

I think I'm cool. And since I'm cool, I respect my opinion :D

[Looker]

GEDDY LEE OF RUSH

[Imotep]

im a bad guitar player but a fair bass player. one string, gotta love it lol. bass is shit easy to learn, shit hard to get brilliant. have fun man.

r.i.p cliff burton.

[Ed Ward MD]

That's not a BONG... that's for my SCHLONG

He Larry Us.

Like the BF quote also.

Thanks,

Ed

[GHoSToKeR]

oh man.. today totally rocked.. i was playin wit the band.. then at the end they were like "dude, i cant believe u only been playin for like, 2 days!" so im their new bass player! haha

[Imotep]

throw them in the iron maiden!

iron maiden-excellent!

*air guitars*

:D :D :D :D :D