What's Your "Connection"?

[mike not fat]

Style : mostly fingers, sometimes pick ou thumb, rarely slap.

Music and Bass are a passion. But I'm realist and know I can't live from that, so I have a job and it takes me alot of time. Maybe it's better so, you always love more want you don't have enough time to do.

I like to play every kind of music, from metal to jazz, from rock to rap, from prog to punk and fusions of any kind. I played in a punk band, than in a jazz one, and today I play in a band that mixes influences (rock, jazz, folk, industrial...) and instruments (guitar, violin, electro stuff...). I don't really like playing other group's songs, 'cause you can never match the original (I prefer to modify the song, for ex. playing punk a cool song or jazzy a metal one). I think you always play better what you created yourself and it's the most satisfaying way to express what you feel.

I came to bass because I always liked the place it has in a song (warm and deep sound, driving the rythm...) I don't play guitar. In the future I'll have to learn playing drums (I always wanted to, but it was too expensive).

MNF

 

[Psychicpet]

Mainly fingers and do get the occaisonal comment of being a frustrated pianist (I'm really getting in to the chording/arpeggiating thing, but it's still a crap shoot as to whether or not it works )

working musician for now but am having to renegotiate some "out of town" playing fees so we'll see what happens there

Gene Simmons drove me to the bass and Eddie VanHalen drove me to being a musician (also Eric Avery, Muzz Skillings and later, Charles Mingus)

Like most people here I like almot every style and to be employable I try to be atleast a little versed in everything but friggin' tumbao's still give a run for my money!!

Emotional Rescue, I was made to love her, and Three Days are some of my favourite lines as well.

 

[mike not fat]

Three Days are some of my favourite lines as well.

From Jane's addiction ?

If so, + 1

MNF

 

[Psychicpet]

yep!

 

[MingusBASS]

Let's see...

I play with fingers 80% of the time, my Thumb 15% and 5% Pick. I also dable in guitar/keys. Started out when I was 8 on trumpet then french horn(John Entwhistle anyone).

Right now, I could be purely a working musician but I'm working a day job to help pay for College loans right now. I went to school for music(Degree in Music Performance) and play in a few working bands w/ some studio work on the side. I'm also thinking about getting into teaching soon.

I was driven into music by Miles....but got turned on by bass with some of the jazz cats- Ron Carter, Paul Chambers, Mingus...(obviously someone I look up to).

Some of my influences include: Rocco Prestia of Tower of Power, George Porter Jr. of the Meters, Sir Paul McCartney, Bruce Thomas who played with Elvis Costello, John Entwhistle of The Who...

The older I get(I'm 24 now) the more I appreciate and grow to love every style of music. I'll play anything and I pride myself on the fact I can play pretty much any style convincingly and with feeling. Obviously It helps to be open to new styles when you are wanting to be a working musician.

that should be a good start

Andrew
Andrew

 

[AnthonyD]

Gene Simmons drove me to the bass...

Cool - don't find many "man" enough to admit it!

 

[barkatozz]

First, what's your style(s)? Fingers, pick, both? Holding the line (ala Cliff Williams) or out in front (ala Graham Maby). Gotta be some slap/funk out there too...
99% fingers(other 1% pick on Sober from Tool....tried doing it w/ the fingers but it tore my hands up too much)
Second, what are you using your bass for? Working musician? Hobbiest? Wannabe star?
Working Musician & hobbiest
And lastly, what drove you to play bass? What's your preferred type of music to play? Favorite songs/artists to play?
Listening to Bob Daisley playing Ozzy songs on Blizzard & Diary. I prefer to play classic rock & metal(Ozzy. Sabbath, Rush, Kansas,etc.). I like playing: I Don't Know & S.A.T.O. from Ozzy, Anything by Rush, Song For America by Kansas, & just about any Sabbath song.