Enjoyment from complex lines??

[diskwave]

6 hours ago, prowla said:

If the line is too simple then I'm always looking to vary it a bit; I don't like being told that bass's job is to hold the root note

Not that ur probably interested but try doing that in a very good country style two step band.... ie one two one two. Have to admit to being guilty of trying to jazz it up a bit, but they dont like it.  But there are lots of groovy one note tunes that still need to be kept simple. Off the top of my head.. George Bensons Love X Love . Very simple bass part but its gotta be played well.

[prowla]

1 hour ago, diskwave said:

Not that ur probably interested but try doing that in a very good country style two step band.... ie one two one two. Have to admit to being guilty of trying to jazz it up a bit, but they dont like it.  But there are lots of groovy one note tunes that still need to be kept simple. Off the top of my head.. George Bensons Love X Love . Very simple bass part but its gotta be played well.

 Thankfully, the chances of me playing Country are pretty slim.

[StickyDBRmf]

11 minutes ago, prowla said:

 Thankfully, the chances of me playing Country are pretty slim.

My girlfriend can sing anything. She likes Dolly Parton. We watched "9 to 5" so she wanted to sing it. I start playing along, 1,5,...she starts cracking up. I say, "What?" She says, "You look so stupid."