Interesting comment I read from Guy Pratt (Pink Floyd's bassist when Roger Waters is having a sulk)...
"The bassist is the glue between the music and the drummer."
Ok, in a way it's a slight on drummers, but the point he's making is that, like I said, the bass is the instrument that's both rhythm and harmony/melody. Your right hand tracks the drummer's right foot. your left hand tracks the guitarist's left hand (well, sort of. In spirit).
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Date: 2012-07-16 03:06 pm (UTC)"The bassist is the glue between the music and the drummer."
Ok, in a way it's a slight on drummers, but the point he's making is that, like I said, the bass is the instrument that's both rhythm and harmony/melody. Your right hand tracks the drummer's right foot. your left hand tracks the guitarist's left hand (well, sort of. In spirit).