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In an attempt to get back on thread have a listen to this popular YES songs that even reached No7 in UK charts in 1977. For me this was their best album "Going For The One"

I've seen several signature Squier P & J basses.

I've seen CS use a PJ set up on a bass..........honest i have.

For some odd reason I thought this was about the OP listening to YES and not really getting them. How did we manage to get on to weird jazz. ? We should start a BC side-track thread just to see where & what we get into. As bassists we seem to have a tendency to drift away from the main theme. Hope we don't all do that in a band setting. Aaaahh that's where the weird jazz comes in. Now i get it. Dave

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Me too. I had just put new strings on my main basses meaning the MB LongEvos will sit on the shelf for few mths and then i'll need to choose what bass they go on. Dave

So spoke the Wizard in his Mountain home. The Vision of his wisdom means we'll never be alone Dave

Sorry FAKE NEWS.

I've never been a huge fan of Yes but i liked Close To the Edge in its day but can't really listen to it now. My fav album of theirs is Going For The One. For me the production on that particular album sounded better than the others. I do like Gates of Delirium but i need to be in the right mood for it. Some parts of Close to the Edge i can listen to now and again. Oddly enough when i come across them when sifting thru Youtube clips i always enjoy them. I really like Jon Anderson's voice. Did see them as Yeggles in Glasgow. Was good but not quite the same. Dave

For me that's more about feel for a song. No expert and hopefully someone will come along and explain in more detail.

Its not something i think about when playing. It just sort of comes naturally but knowing my own personality and style of playing i know that when i'm driving a song it powers thru any minor mistakes. I tend to shut them out and just keep going no matter what. However i am versatile enough to follow a change in structure when a mistake is made. Perhaps its a case of "if you look like you know what you're doing others won't notice the mistakes" Dave

I've only ever known a few drummers that were 100% confident enough to add fills properly but they were the drummers i enjoyed most. It seems to bring out a more creative side of me on bass. I can add fills over some of their little fills. Dave

Was he suggesting you were subconsciously dragging a bit behind the drums. I'm talking milliseconds here and not something an audience in general would notice. That's just my curiosity asking. Dave

Think i should have added that to the options. Its probably more realistic for most bands. Dave

Not something i've ever really bothered about. Typically my bass notes will sustain for a bar or at end of a song just run out but even then its usually just a few bars worth. Dave

Can you give us a bit more detail

What i have noticed is that i don't count bars from start to finish but certain parts of the song i will count thru the bars. Usually the vocal parts are easy its the guitar solos i tend to count bars. Dave

Not sure this has been asked but will go for it anyway. Within a band set up do you follow the drummer or do you lead the drummer. In most cover bands i've been in, i tend to lead more than follow the drummer. I think its because i put a lot into learning my part that i am very confident when playing. I take my timing from the drummer at the start and just go for it. In originals bands it seems to be the other way around and i love following a good drummer. Again its maybe down to how i develop and learn an original bass part. Think a lot depends on the how good or confident the drummer is. Dave

Can't say i've ever really come across a guitarist that was a better bass player than me. I did know one guitarist that showed me how to play slap bass but that was all he was good at. That was back in my early days. Current guitarist did play bass in an Ozzy tribute band but he freely admits he's not a bassist. He did a great job with them tho. Current drummer has stated i'm one of the best bass players he's ever played with and he's done a lot of serious touring including arena gigs. That was probably my best compliment over the years. Dave

Used Bass Direct few times and was impressed enough to drive to the shop from Glasgow area and wasn't disappointed. I've never been disappointed in any way. Dave

Cheers @Bilbo always loved that bassline. That little run down from the D to A he does every now and again was always the hook for me. Great album often forgotten by many Camel fans. The production on it was first class. Dave

Not heard that in a lot of years Rob. Nice one. Dave

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Welcome aboard @mmeug1209 There are so many bassists to influence you out there. My personal favs to name but a few Jeff Berlin Michael Manring Alain Caron Anthony Jackson Jack Bruce Marcus Miller Dave