Rufus
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For the past nearly 30 years or so, I have played guitar and other similar melody stringed instruments (mandolin, banjo, ukulele, etc.). In that time I have owned a few basses—an Alembic Epic 4 that I foolishly sold and a Cort Curbow 6 that I got in a trade and then traded away—but never really took to seriously playing them. Recently, though, I picked up a Warwick Corvette 4 and a GK bass amp combo off Craigslist and have really been getting into it. Thanks to the vast array of information available these days, I have been able to start tackling many of my favorite bass lines.
In doing this, I have realized how much I listened to bass in songs without really thinking about it. I also realized how much I tend to gravitate toward songs with powerful bass parts, again without really knowing it. Finally, I "realized"/confirmed that my timing kind of sucks.
Anyway, I'm glad I stumbled onto this when I did. I have no real aspirations to be a regular gigging bassist (or a regular gigging anything, for that matter), but it is a blast to dial it up and move some air. I finally feel like I "get" what bass is about.
In doing this, I have realized how much I listened to bass in songs without really thinking about it. I also realized how much I tend to gravitate toward songs with powerful bass parts, again without really knowing it. Finally, I "realized"/confirmed that my timing kind of sucks.
Anyway, I'm glad I stumbled onto this when I did. I have no real aspirations to be a regular gigging bassist (or a regular gigging anything, for that matter), but it is a blast to dial it up and move some air. I finally feel like I "get" what bass is about.