SaxyBassist Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Hi all, re-visiting after a long absence - I'm a Saxophonist (teach and gig) but have picked up my bass again after a couple of years - this time I am determined to stick with it this time and not give up - I got as far as vaguely mastering a 12 bar blues and then gave up I also play flute and piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Len_derby Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Welcome Saxy Beast. There's some who have made multi-million pound careers by vaguely mastering the 12-bar blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Hey SB, Welcome! Yup, you're not alone. I tried the saxophone once, and could improvise a sax solo well enough, but only in 1 to 11 bar blues. Never ever reached your 12 bar level. So relax and rejoice! You're OK. That and you chose some cool instruments. Enjoy the site! best, bert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaxyBassist Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 [quote name='Len_derby' timestamp='1379863569' post='2217507'] Welcome Saxy Beast. There's some who have made multi-million pound careers by vaguely mastering the 12-bar blues. [/quote] Hmmm should have used that as a user name! [size=4] [/size][size=4] [/size] [size=4]Cool I'll carry on practicing them then [/size] [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1379874634' post='2217685'] Hey SB, Welcome! Yup, you're not alone. I tried the saxophone once, and could improvise a sax solo well enough, but only in 1 to 11 bar blues. Never ever reached your 12 bar level. So relax and rejoice! You're OK. That and you chose some cool instruments. Enjoy the site! best, bert [/quote] Hey Bert - hopefully no-one noticed the 1 missing bar! - Do you still play Sax? Yep pretty cool aren't they Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Missing bar? Missing bar? What you on about, girl? I'm just great at the 1 bar blues, the 2 bar blues, the 3 bar blues. etc. .... upto and including the 11 bar blues, but have yet to nail this elusive 12 bar one. Maybe a bit above my head and slightly beyond the quantity of my fingers... Sax: nope. I just borrowed one for a few months, as I played the flute back then. But I'm really a keyboardist. My personal take on cool: Really cool instruments: bass, drums, sax. Slightly less so: guitar, pipe organ and modular synths with loads of knobs and jacks Nothing for a while . . . . . Piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaxyBassist Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 [quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1379893581' post='2218048'] Missing bar? Missing bar? What you on about, girl? I'm just great at the 1 bar blues, the 2 bar blues, the 3 bar blues. etc. .... upto and including the 11 bar blues, but have yet to nail this elusive 12 bar one. Maybe a bit above my head and slightly beyond the quantity of my fingers... Sax: nope. I just borrowed one for a few months, as I played the flute back then. But I'm really a keyboardist. My personal take on cool: Really cool instruments: bass, drums, sax. Slightly less so: guitar, pipe organ and modular synths with loads of knobs and jacks Nothing for a while . . . . . Piano. [/quote] Could start a new trend I suppose ! [size=4] [/size] [size=4]I totally agree with your cool instrument choices [/size] [size=4] [/size] [size=4] [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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