OFF: Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)

[Richard Lockwood]

Yes.

I know a great joke about this...

Cheers,

Rich.



> > > If a guy wants to be a lead guitarist, then go ahead
> > > and play guitar, but don't play lead guitar on the bass.
>
> I hafta take issue with this - you're defining the musicians' roles for
> them.  Because the instrument a guy (or girl) chooses is an octave (or
two)
> beneath that of another musician, should they then restrict their playing
to
> that of a purely rhythmic support role?
>