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As far as standing out, I do that in a solo. Thats all you really need to do. If you want to make yourself like Jaco, be very good at playing bass. Thats all you have to do! If you listen to Jaco in his recording of The Chicken, you will find that he dosnt do anything more than back up the band, but he does it so well that he makes you think about him, and listen to what he plays.

If your good, you need to understand how to balance standing out, and blending in. For the most part, bassists should do their job in keeping time, and changes. If a bassist cant do that then they suck. It has nothing to do with dancing around, getting a power stance, dying your hair crazy colors, or getting the front page of a magazine. Its all about being good and doing your job well.

Me and my friends usually play off of eachother, returning licks and phrases with slight modifications. Almost like trading 4s in a jazz setting. Other then that i usually lock in with the drummer and just play what sounds good.

Most of what i do to actually stand out is to actually move around a little bit. A have a bunch of friends who get stage fright and just kinda freeze and stand there as they play. I pay special attention to looking relaxed and confortable with the playing area. This gives the audience a more friendly and personal feel of the venue.

heavy distortion and i play in rythem with the drums because that's what a bass is supposed to do. don't get me wronge gotta do solos every once in a while but every insturment has a job. basses set the tempo. drums keep the timing and the beat, guitars delvier the feeling and vocals give the meaning. also i tend to go crazy when i start to play with head banging and fallin to the floor and kicking stuff over.

im not in a band but some ways i stand out as a good bassist in my town is the type of bass you use and also how you use it. I use a warlock bass which can really boost your attitude in the band and also having a power stance with bass or getting into the music always works. Never ever just stand there and play and constantly be looking at the crowd to gain more attention. Remember bass is something that needs to be done well so try not to screw up but rock out. (even get onto the top of the amp's and play! such as i seen done by a band that played here)

Whoa Dude! That kicks a**!

When it comes to music, I like to write stuff that fits the flow of the song, and can interlock with the drummer, but doesn't get too boring to play. So basically, it's still exciting for me, but it blends in with everything else well.

Although, for a lot of my band's songs (all 2 of them, haha) I usually do an intro riff, and keep that goin' while the guitars and drums cut in, elaborating on the original riff. Then, we'll head to the verse/chorus, where I usually play around the chord progression.
I like a bass riff that you can play without the rest of the band, and still sound intresting. But when you play with the band, it's invisible, unless you look for it.

When it comes to stage presence...well, we haven't preformed in front of anyone, besides our friends, but I like to keep it in the back, just chillin with the drummer, but not standing stiff.

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man, that hop the border song is awesome! Is that your band?

hmm, i try not to stand out as much, just Compliment the song/Guitarist

i play alot of Blues and in that all you really wanna do is lay down the groove wile the guitar takes his solo, then maybejust roll of a quick fill, but in Blues the best time to show off is the Turnaround, Bass wont STand out, everyone will, man i love turnarounds!

i also play alot Of Early Rock, and bass is to just make a connection beetween Guitar and Drums there, in some of the slower songs its good to get into some Walking bass/Scales, but the riffs you play usually are just scales

in my Playing style you really just wanna Compliment the song.

another imprtant thing is tone, i listened to a band where the bassist had an Epiphone SG with a pickup just at the Neck and not at the bridge, and he likes the John Paul Johns style of playing above the frets, and he had his tolled rolled down, that would be fine for SOME jazz, not the Deep Purple/ Sabbath/ Zeppelin sound and covers they had

as for playing with a pick, by all means play with a pick!, thats why so many punks players play with a pick!, to get the Attack needed, Chris Squire of Yes one of my Favorite bassists played constantly with a pick and made the song with his basslines and the tone of them

Standing out isnt really the Point of Bass, its making the song sound better and complimenting everyone else

if your like Pastorius, hes just insane, he knows that the song comes first, if the song doesnt sound good, then the bass needs to make it sound good, not to show off