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Gospel Instruments => Bass Guitar => Topic started by: hitechjunkie on January 25, 2005, 09:24:33 AM
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I was listening to a composition by the bass virtuoso Adam Nitti and
just recently, to Fred Hammonds CD "Somethin Bout Love" and
asked myself, what kind of bassist do I want to be?
Although it'd be amazing to be able to play lightning fast, sweeping
arpegios like Adam Nitti, I was listening to the simplicity of
Hammonds CD and realized that I, personally, am drawn MORE
to creating great compositions than I am to being great on any
one instrument.
I love listening to the interplay of instruments on different compositions
and how they work with each other to create a song. I believe in
the saying, "less is more", and in knowing when NOT to play as
opposed to when to play. I've played with a lot musicians who are
to busy playing to be heard, rather than listening for just the right
spot in a song to interject just the right musical phrase to actually
complement it.
update:
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