oldslapper Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Right key might be the best place to start... Reminds me…. “why was the guitarist standing outside in the rain?” ”coz he couldn’t find the key, or know when to come in” Obvs insert musician of choice to substitute guitarist… Edited September 17, 2021 by oldslapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Right key might be the best place to start... Being in the right venue is a challenge for some! Edited September 17, 2021 by Nail Soup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 16/09/2021 at 16:49, oldslapper said: I often wonder about priorities. Would a healthier order of priority be: Right notes Right timing Right feel Right bass Right tone At a recent open mic night that I played at, there was a bassist with a Dingwall wonky fret 5er who later told me that he had a Markbass rig and something smaller for other gigs. Playing through my amp and cab, his tone was fine. However, his success rate at "right notes" was somewhere around 70-80%, and a charitable estimate of his success rate at "right timing" was 25-30%. If the intention for "right feel" was p1ssed, he was spot on. At another open mic night, the guest house bassist played on a few songs he was obviously unfamiliar with and hit various bum notes (having been a house band bassist myself, I can completely sympathise). However, his timing was spot on, and consequently they were a lot less intrusive than if they'd been mistimed too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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