so I’ve been talking to a guy that claimed to have a blues trio together and his bassist left..
Sent me a setlist and a starting of 10 songs to figure out so when we get together we can have something to play.. ok..
It’s pretty basic texas blues stuff like SRV, and other blues like Jimmy Hendrix and Almman Bros band...
I do learn all of these note for note.
I get there and he tells me that the drummer is finicky and very opinionated.. so he isn’t there today and probably won’t be there till we get ourselves together..
I tell him well.. you do understand that I along with a drummer forms the backbone of any music.. that regardless how tight me and the guitarist are that ultimately I have to be tight with the drummer.
Oh no he says.. I need to be tight with him the guitarist first.. ok I get it but I want a drummer there..
SoI say, do you have a click track, a drum track or at least blues drum loops.. maybe a drum machine?
He say no.. but we can play along to the CD he has..
So the CD aren’t the real artists but his versions of the songs that were recorded in a studio by a really good engineer.
Ok so he puts a tune on called “big legged woman” and we start playing it...
This guy is messing up his own parts on guitar. Can’t play anywhere near as well as the CD.
I ask what’s the problem?
He then tells me that he is really a bass player.. trying to play guitar. I ask him well who is playing the music on this CD..
He says it’s him and few buddies of his, one being the drummer that did not show up.. the other is the bass player that left the project.
I ask.. “how long has it been since you played these songs”?
He replies “I play them daily”.
Ok....
I say “if you’re nervous or something let’s chill and talk a lil bit” because you’re not hittin it right and you seem to be struggling.
He says well “I’ve played bass for 17 years and am a new guitarist with about a year of guitar experience “
I say “well sounds like you’re way better on the CD”
He replies that he really messed up a lot on the CD but the recording engineer fixed it by replaying most of his parts for him...
I was like “***”!?!?
I’m still looking for another blues band to say the least.
Sent me a setlist and a starting of 10 songs to figure out so when we get together we can have something to play.. ok..
It’s pretty basic texas blues stuff like SRV, and other blues like Jimmy Hendrix and Almman Bros band...
I do learn all of these note for note.
I get there and he tells me that the drummer is finicky and very opinionated.. so he isn’t there today and probably won’t be there till we get ourselves together..
I tell him well.. you do understand that I along with a drummer forms the backbone of any music.. that regardless how tight me and the guitarist are that ultimately I have to be tight with the drummer.
Oh no he says.. I need to be tight with him the guitarist first.. ok I get it but I want a drummer there..
SoI say, do you have a click track, a drum track or at least blues drum loops.. maybe a drum machine?
He say no.. but we can play along to the CD he has..
So the CD aren’t the real artists but his versions of the songs that were recorded in a studio by a really good engineer.
Ok so he puts a tune on called “big legged woman” and we start playing it...
This guy is messing up his own parts on guitar. Can’t play anywhere near as well as the CD.
I ask what’s the problem?
He then tells me that he is really a bass player.. trying to play guitar. I ask him well who is playing the music on this CD..
He says it’s him and few buddies of his, one being the drummer that did not show up.. the other is the bass player that left the project.
I ask.. “how long has it been since you played these songs”?
He replies “I play them daily”.
Ok....
I say “if you’re nervous or something let’s chill and talk a lil bit” because you’re not hittin it right and you seem to be struggling.
He says well “I’ve played bass for 17 years and am a new guitarist with about a year of guitar experience “
I say “well sounds like you’re way better on the CD”
He replies that he really messed up a lot on the CD but the recording engineer fixed it by replaying most of his parts for him...
I was like “***”!?!?
I’m still looking for another blues band to say the least.
