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Andy Timmons reveals that one of the secrets of his unique tone is that his signature Ibanez basically has a Strat neck.
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Most people think that people dance to the Drums. In reality, they dance to the Bass. The drums sets the rhytm but the bass sets the pace. The Bass is tied directly with the bass drum. And the Bass is a fraction of a second ahead of all the rest of the music. Low notes take longer to reach a distance so it has to start first. Otherwise, it drags. What you learned was that the Drums and the Bass are actually one instrument played by two different people in cooperation. No matter what the rest of the band does, if those two are in sync the music will be good. If they aren't it's going to suck. I have had a fill in drummer that I have sat on for 4 long hours forcing him to play a certain way. It's a long friggin night for both of us. We might be playing Country but he tries to play Punk Rock. But a good, veteran bass player can force him to play country. Trust me, they won't be taking long walks in the park and taking hot showers together in the future.
But I have known only two drummers that I have been completely comfortable with. It just clicked. I had a drummer work with me at an early time and he made me better. The other was at an open jam. He wasn't in music but he and I just clicked and easily made music. And you could tell it in the crowd.
I use too but I was never very good. Bass and rhythm mostly. I got into jazz and found out how much I sucked so gave it up. Tried it again several years later when a friend gifted me a guitar and I still sucked so I gave it up again. The guitar and amp from the last attempt are still setup down in the man cave.
I found the advances in sound and digital processing between the periods of activity pretty amazing.
I think you're talking about a Hoffner bass that McCartney played.I also owned a Beetle Bass. Looked neater than hell. Didn't sound too bad but it had one flaw. Pick it too hard and the strings would jump the rear nut. The P-Bass replaced it. I was known as Hammer Hands of the local #45.