OFF: Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)

[DRider]

I am not talking about whether a bass is a lead instrument or not.

I am talking about the difference between a musician who has "soul"
verses a musician who does not have "soul".

Hendrix was flashy, but the man was drenched w/ soul.

my own words:

> >IMHO, a truly great musician has lots of soul
> >that may come out in a flash

but a flashy musician w/ no soul is not really a great musician

one can play bass as a lead instrument and not be flashy at all

Allen Woody would be a good example of this

Peace,

D

----- Original Message -----
From: "PETER WILKINSON" <petertrance at HOTMAIL.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: OFF: Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)


> some observations re 'bass' discussion.....comparison twixt bass and lead
> can be turned on its head. bassists actually play a form of lead (drider,
> again its a question of definition) in that most lead is single note
playing
>   Mmmm does this mean lead guitarists are those who could'nt quite hack
the
> bass???
> the bass is also a'lead instrument' in its own right -without it there
would
> be no dub or drum and bass.
> the question of flashy play can be levelled at any instrument, keyboards,
> drums, brass........jimmy page remarked in 1970 (i think) that 'i can play
> as fast as some the other guys but what does it say?'
> After all music is about emotion and the space between notes is just as
> important as the notes themselves.
>
>
> >From: DRider <Farflung at COMCAST.NET>
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> >To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET
> >Subject: Re: OFF: Great Bassists (was100 Greatest Guitarists)
> >Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 09:37:28 -0400
> >
> >when I was goin to college, I met a guitar major
> >he was about halfway through his education
> >learning "theory" I guess.....
> >he gave me copies of many different scales to learn
> >positions etc... (for which I was grateful)
> >he could turn the metronome up pretty fast and shred
> >the scales along in time
> >the first time we jammed, I started a simple blues progression
> >thinking that would be common ground to build on
> >and that he could definetly take it somewhere
> >I was shocked that his playing seemed very flat
> >proficient - but - flat
> >
> >that was my first real life lesson about 'soul'
> >
> >technically, his ability smoked mine
> >but after learning all that theory and technique
> >what did he have?
> >
> >sometimes, the simplest notes and progressions etc...
> >make the biggest impression
> >and totally blow away all that 'flash'
> >
> >IMHO, a truly great musician has lots of soul
> >that may come out in a flash
> >
> >Peace,
> >
> >D