k3ng
Silver Member
I think we can all agree that there are no 2 musicians more tied in tightly in a band than the drummer and the bassist.
I was just having a chat with a friend just now and I brought up the topic of learning from a bassist. I think that as a drummer, learning from another drummer can bring you so much. But we can also learn so much amazing stuff from a bassist. I just had this notion because quite some years ago, my brother (who's a really cool funk bassist btw) and I were jamming - just the drums and bass. And he was telling me what to do at some parts and I was also telling him what to do at some parts.
I guess drummers can really help you in the more technical side of your playing. But a bassist can help with that really difficult 'creativity' part of playing. Other musicians do that too, which is why the direction to 'listen listen listen' is given quite a lot around these forums, but more so a bassist.
So this really is more so an encouragement to everyone - get in touch with a bassist and expand your learning even more.
Anyone who's had similar experiences from your bassist in your band? Care to share?
*and i just had this thought.. why don't we drummers invade a little on the bass forums and encourage them to come here and make a little noise too? We could very well even end up setting up bands.. might be a crazy idea but it might just yield some kind of results hahaha
I was just having a chat with a friend just now and I brought up the topic of learning from a bassist. I think that as a drummer, learning from another drummer can bring you so much. But we can also learn so much amazing stuff from a bassist. I just had this notion because quite some years ago, my brother (who's a really cool funk bassist btw) and I were jamming - just the drums and bass. And he was telling me what to do at some parts and I was also telling him what to do at some parts.
I guess drummers can really help you in the more technical side of your playing. But a bassist can help with that really difficult 'creativity' part of playing. Other musicians do that too, which is why the direction to 'listen listen listen' is given quite a lot around these forums, but more so a bassist.
So this really is more so an encouragement to everyone - get in touch with a bassist and expand your learning even more.
Anyone who's had similar experiences from your bassist in your band? Care to share?
*and i just had this thought.. why don't we drummers invade a little on the bass forums and encourage them to come here and make a little noise too? We could very well even end up setting up bands.. might be a crazy idea but it might just yield some kind of results hahaha