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#291148 - 30/12/11 03:27 AM
Re: Excuse me if I am a bit quiet but ...
[Re: Lester]
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elkay
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Bass player? I always thought of you as a guitar player. If that's the case, would you not find it just a little bit frustrating? I once did a tour as a drummer, and hated it because all the time I wanted to be up front with a guitar in my hands.
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#291158 - 30/12/11 11:18 AM
Re: Excuse me if I am a bit quiet but ...
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Ape09090
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Good luck Lester,
knock em out!!
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#291164 - 30/12/11 01:34 PM
Re: Excuse me if I am a bit quiet but ...
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DaveBass
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Would that be double-bass? 
Bluegrass bass isn't too difficult, though I say that as someone who's never actually played bluegrass -- I was asked to once, but declined.
The other string players -- banjo, fiddle, mandolin -- do most of the work, while the bass essentially thumps out the tempo. You could do harmony vocals too, as the bass will become automatic fairly quickly.
Basically the bass line is two-to-the-bar, on beats 1 (root) and 3 (fifth), while the banjo plays twiddly stuff eight-to-the-bar. The song structures and chord progressions are pretty unchallenging.
The main thing should be getting your head around the songs, best done by making a compilation playlist and playing it over and over.
Good luck, let us know how you get on!
Dave
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#291181 - 30/12/11 04:40 PM
Re: Excuse me if I am a bit quiet but ...
[Re: stickyfiddle]
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Oldjono
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#291198 - 31/12/11 12:44 AM
Re: Excuse me if I am a bit quiet but ...
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Lester
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Thanks everyone.
I always thought of you as a guitar player.
You're right, I am primarily a guitar player. I see this foremost as an opportunity to get back into playing live on a regular basis.
A 2 audition process for an unpaid band???? Who the *&^% are these people!
I think it is unpaid because they play mostly prisons and drug rehabilitation centres. I can look elsewhere for paid work. The first audition was meant to be a chance to meet the band to see if we click as people. Because they came to my studio there were enough people and instruments for it to become an impromptu jam-along to their songs, with me on the bass.
Would that be double-bass? ... You could do harmony vocals too
Lots of great advice Dave, mostly what I was thinking. I am trying to imitate a double bass in sound and style as best a fretted electric bass can. I think harmonies will be part of the job.
I had a successful audition last week- I now have 30 songs to learn in 6 weeks!
Congratulations on the new job, stickyfiddle. What instrument and what sort music will you be playing?
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#291307 - 02/01/12 08:14 PM
Re: Excuse me if I am a bit quiet but ...
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stickyfiddle
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I had a successful audition last week- I now have 30 songs to learn in 6 weeks! Congratulations on the new job, stickyfiddle. What instrument and what sort music will you be playing?
I'll be sharing guitar parts with another guitarist, plus vocal harmonies here and there. Musically it's all covers- very much intended to be fun thing for Friday & Saturday nights that'll earn a little extra pocket money 
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By golly it's tough out there these days! Seriously, hope it all goes well Lester, good luck learning it all and I hope they are impressed.
