Just got home from Vegas doing a fantasy baseball draft. I know... Not very rock n roll. We started bass late on Wed about 11 pm and got three tracks done. Went really fast. Thursday got another late start and did five or six tracks. 9 out of the 10 jams are done. My current bas rig is my Laney Guitar Combo Amp. I think it is a 2x8. And the Boss Blues Driver. It sounds pretty amazing.
Bass: a beautiful instrument, the heart, the soul, the balls, a PAIN IN THE ASS TO RECORD; especially when working with myself, cupie.
I've always battled anxiety when the day comes to playing bass on albums. Am I gonna play the parts as well as how I hear them in my head? Or is it going to sound like that dude at Guitar Center trying to jam on the bass for the first time? I am kind of like NASCAR on Sunday. Could be a wreck on the first turn or be Jeff Gordon wearing his Technicolor Dream Coat at the winner's circle. Every take is exactly the same it is either the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat.
Overall i am pretty stoked, playing bass very different for the first time in about 10 years. Kind of like when i started back in 85. Energy, Energy, Energy, and note holding. Like ACDC meets Echo and The Bunnymen.
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