tauzero Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 "When I said to use a P, I meant the bass..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Good job you werent looking for a Pooh Bear. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 On 15/11/2021 at 14:15, Rich said: Si the OldGit played in a superb barn dance/ceilidh band called the Jellied Reels... I depped on bass with them one evening and Si played his saxes and didgeridu(!) all evening. Si knew perfectly well that I hate taking bass solos... so predictably, half way through one of the tunes he turned and pointed at me and with a massive grin yelled "BASS SOLO!!!". Git. That happened to me once and I simply stood there and played nothing. Passionate believer in not showing someone up on stage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Shout back ‘interpretive dance!’ and wiggle about a bit. Works every time, well. that one time I tried it, but it’s still a 100% record! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 15 minutes ago, Steve Browning said: That happened to me once and I simply stood there and played nothing. Passionate believer in not showing someone up on stage. A 3 piece rock band i joined did that to me in middle of Crossroads and the singer/guitarist announced a bass solo and stopped playing. I had no choice but do something so i just played a few finger picking chords on Crossroads structure and strummed a few times and got a great round of applause at the end. Have to say that was my scariest moment ever playing in bands. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 I put together a nice walking line for Feeling Good. It wouldn't be my first choice of song to improvise a solo to, but our BL was impressed by my line, so I didn't get a choice... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrypF Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I know a very good bass player who plays in a funk and soul band, very much a 'pocket' player. Once, their singer called for a bass solo - a complete surprise. Bassist played one note a bar, looking straight at the singer all the time. Didn't happen again! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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