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Ken Restivo wrote:

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> On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 10:25:42PM -1000, david wrote:

>> Folderol wrote:

>>

>>>> A few months ago, my drummer was watching me lovingly and idly

>>>> turning knobs on my synth, for no really good reason, while we

>>>> were waiting for the bass player to set up or tune up, and

>>>> remarked, "Hmm. I'll bet all you synth guys really like

>>>> breasts, don't you?"

>>>>

>>>> This one does, anyway.

>>>>

>>>> -ken

>>> :)

>>>

>>> Mind you I always thought there was something a bit dodgy about

>>> drummers and bass players. Notice how often they seem to be away

>>> in a world of their own :)

>> I think drummers are in a permanent trance state brought on by

>> repetitive motions and sounds.

>

> I have noticed that the drummer is *always* the funniest guy in the

> band. By far.

>

> That's because humor is.... timing. Hard to beat the drummer for

> hitting the punchline at exactly the right moment.

>

> Plus, they tend to be quiet too. So when they do speak up it has a

> certain effect.

Hmmm, I've worked with four different drummers. Only one of them was

quiet - and he wasn't a very funny guy. The other three were

chatterboxes but weren't particularly funny guys, either.
The funniest guy I've worked with was a rhythm guitarist. He'd quietly

tell a joke as he was leaving after rehearsal or a show - and a few

minutes later, it would finally penetrate and we'd be ROTFL.
>> Don't know about bassists - perhaps its brought on by the

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>> physiological effects of loud low-frequency sounds on brain

>> tissues.

>

> The best bass players-- real bass players, not guitar players who got

> demoted-- I've worked with are intensely kinesthetic. They always

> seem to have the best feel for the music of anyone in the band. I've

> found that, in rehearsals and writing/arranging/recording sessions,

> if what you're playing is making the bass player happy, then the

> audience will be happy with it too.

I know the bassist in my church band makes a real big difference when

he's there. He's got a fantastic sense of rhythm and beat. If we're

trying a song with a complex rhythm or beat, he's always the first one

to get it. And (on at least one of the songs) he's the only guy who's

really got it - when he misses a service and we're doing that song,

we're just all over the place trying to get the rhythm straight.
He's a pretty good guitarist, too, but prefers bass.
--

David

gnome@hawaii.rr.com

authenticity, honesty, community

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