Post of picture of you PLAYING your ric

edski · Post by **edski** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:16 am

Kevin - I can play some Yes and Rush tunes well, there's just some parts that floor me. That measure in Villa, there's a part in "And You And I" that I've never been able to master (right before "I listened hard but could not see") in 25+ years of playing now. LOL I guess we all have our demons.

The few times I've jammed with folks on YYZ I've felt like I could hang with the song. And I used to play "The Trees" in a band...

Have never found any musicians interested in trying to cover a Yes tune...execpt that brief brush with "Long Distance Runaround" while I was playing guitar.

John - Sting is cool. I really like some of his jazzier solo work, and as I grow older and mellower I'm really starting to appreciate the Police - in fact maybe a little regretful that I ignored them as a HS/College kid while they were starting to happen. His point about playing and singing is well taken, and from a player such as Sting should serve as instructive.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:20 am

There's nothing wrong with liking Sting or The Police! I'm not really much of a fan, but I know talent when I hear it!
There's a lot of really subtle stuff in their collective catalog. You can learn from anything, even if you don't like it. You just have to give it a chance.

The last time I jammed on YYZ I had broken an A string on my 4000, & had to try it on my backup bass: a '71 Tele bass with a neck like a 2X4!
After we were done my wrist felt like it was made of stone. Not my best performance!

ginger_lee · Post by **ginger_lee** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:21 am

ginger_lee · Post by **ginger_lee** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:25 am

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 10:22 am

Wow, is that a 4002?

ginger_lee · Post by **ginger_lee** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:03 pm

yup thats my babee an me..playing Blackbird and Amerika..
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1257147642

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:26 pm

Wow, makes me wanna go get my fretless Ricky out to dial in that tone. I'm afraid I'll have to settle for my fretless 3000 conversion with a single humbucker.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 5:46 pm

go Ginger go!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:53 pm

Jared, we're still waiting for a pic of you...

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:23 pm

In case ya missed it;

Me playing my 4003 FL/JG/BT/NOSBS with DR Black Beauties in a coal bin at midnight during a lunar eclipse.

Nikon 5700 POS-no flash, no metering

congerz83 · Post by **congerz83** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:56 am

Here's one of me....

atomic_punk · Post by **atomic_punk** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:37 am

I think Jared is in the Bassist Relocation Program. Let's not blow his cover.

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:55 am

thanks!

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:55 pm

Cover?..Is THAT what he's calling it now?

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:40 pm

trademark ya know