bubinga5 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) i went to a rehearsal in Bristol on sunday..now im a pretty good bassist...well thats what i thought.. i witnessed some really really good musicians... my right hand man and great friend John is a fantastic keys man, hes been playing for 25+ years we met a couple of guys..a drummer and a guitarist.and a singer called nadine. after bout 2 hours we started to warm up..i was just looking around and smiling at how good it sounded.. i have so much admiration for some people.. some guys/girls are very special and make sounds that blow me away..i think its a sign of great musicians when you blend in with them but you stand out at the same time... they make you sound good. i was nearly in tears at how good Nadine with the drummer and guitarist sounded..im a bit of a sensitive bugger..ok i wasnt in tears but i was buzzing on the bass with the funny time signature that we were grooving over.. its great when you meet the right musicians.. and you know, i dont even care if we play live..so much joy comes from what you do when when your experimenting.. i will try and do a link to the band when i can Edited April 9, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peted Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Sounds great. It's a magical thing when everything just 'clicks'. Sometimes I find it really surreal and have to make sure that it is actually me playing and we're not miming along to a recording. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTUK Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 i agree it is good, and it is also good to realise how out of your depth you might be...or can cope, whichever is the case. I touched on this in another thread and I guess it can come across as a kind of "I played with so and so" which might not be such an attractive post, but the only point I meant to put across is that talent is everything and the name doesn't mean a thing. It is interesting how these seriously good people that you may encounter end up doing what sort or gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 [quote name='bubinga5' post='1193478' date='Apr 9 2011, 02:41 AM']i think its a sign of great musicians when you blend in with them but you stand out at the same time... they make you sound good.[/quote] So true. The mark of a good musician is that they make the band as a whole sound better. As bassplayers specially we should always remember that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Yes I agree. It's chemistry. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but when it does, it makes me very glad I bought that cheapo bass guitar at 16. One of my better decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I love it when you find yourself in the company great musicians and it all just flows - such a good feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysprefect Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 [quote name='Ancient Mariner' post='1194586' date='Apr 10 2011, 03:52 PM']I love it when you find yourself in the company great musicians and it all just flows - such a good feeling.[/quote] And it's a pain when it's the opposite! It's all [i]work[/i] then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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