Picking up the Bass
Posted by Tim Sat, 02 Sep 2006 19:43:00 GMT
Approximately 10 years ago I wanted to play guitar, but a lot of my guitar playing friends really wanted a bass player around, and they were pushing me in that direction. One problem, I was very much a musician, and most of the bass parts in popular music at the time were B-O-R-I-N-G!
I talked the issue over with my dad one day, and he was a little shocked that I was worried about being bored on the bass. My dad is not a musician, but he’s very much a fan of music. He took me down into the basement where we had a turntable and his hundreds of albums. Out of the cabinet came two albums by Stanely Clarke, first a self titled album, and then School Days.
It didn’t take long. By the end of Spanish Phases for Strings and Bass I was sold. I found a video of him playing his upright on YouTube, and I thought I’d share it with any of the bass players in the audience.
That’s why my next vehicle will be large enough to tote an upright bass.