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Mine isn't to stand out. I feel that it's better for the audience to hear the band as a whole and not as a bunch of individuals... I mean sure every so often there will be either a guitar/bass/drum solo or guitar/bass trill.. or something special that pops out.. but those are usually only used for the sake of adding in dynamics to the music. I personally just like keeping those who listen to me (and whatever band im in) on their toes on what's coming next. Course, that's just me.

Look, bass isn't about standing out, it's about locking in with the drummer and from that, that's how you stand out. It's not about being one person out of the whole band, but the band being one person, with that "person" showing it's individual talents... You dig?

And besides, there are jazz/funk bands and bassists that usualy do play to there max they do interlock with the drummer yes but still they stand out. what do you have to say about them?

First off, why are you triple posting? please use the edit button next time, thanks. (okay now that's out of the way.. back on topic) All the men you listed know how to blend in... (for those who dont know them: geedy lee = rush, steve harris = iron maiden, geezer butler = black sabbath, rex rocker = pantera, Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister = motorhead, Billy Sheehan = The David Lee Roth Band).. as I posted earlier:



I feel that if you continuely stand out while your playing, your doing something wrong. (and no, this only applies to music and not society in general lol ). Spoons there is on the right track of adding personal flavor to his music, all the while staying insync with the band... and that's what makes music and bands evolve to creating their own sound. I feel that LoneBassist took what you stated wrong, as I feel the wording you (Cheo-tsin) choose to use took on more interpretations than you intended. Say what you mean, and in return mean what you say. But going back to the original question, I deem it hard to actually describe my strategy.. as it is never duplicated more than twice in any of my songs, with the exceptions of the vital continual flow and persistant tempo. But as I said, without actually hearing me playing (which im pretty sure isnt possible at the moment), there would be no real way (I can think of anyways) to describe the (sometimes) funky grooves and heavy "phat" beats (those crazy ol' local jazz players) that come from my axe.

kyrenex when you talk about this i feel im talking to a true pro./legend, it just seems so.........informed. 3nodding

Dude, I was calm... You on the other hand I'm not sure of... I mean I was just stating what I thought, and there's nothing wrong with that. I mean, standing out is great, but when you're in a band, you don't want to be so apart from your band in talent that it seems like you aren't even with the band anymore.

So to answer your question, I feel as though my talents are spread among my band's, we mesh like that.


What would I have to say about them? You already said it for me... and what point were you trying to proove? I mean you're kind of repeating what I was trying to get across in my first post about interlocking with your band members.


I think kyrenx did a good job of describing that to you. As Kyrenx said, they blend in, but they know when to dynamically change the flow and the feel...
I mean a guy like Flea from the Chili Peppers knows when it's right to stand out, but at the same time it totaly blends in with the feel and flow of the song. So to answer your question to the meaning you were trying to go for, they should stay how they are.

((To be honest here, your questions seemed a bit redundant and a bit on the pointless side of things in my viewpoint... but that's not to say that they didn't have a point to you.))

(I'm sorry if I sound mean, but I don't intend to... it's just that as a debater, I tend to develop a bit of a brash nature when arguing...)