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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4468279" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>Welcome to the (moderately) big time, Ny! I was thinking about asking how your band was doing.</p><p></p><p>Some possible solutions for your bassist problems if time is of the essence:</p><p></p><p>1) Your guitarist seems to have the chops for it- he might be able to lay down the basslines himself. With some studio wizardry, it will seem as if you actually have a bassist. Many bands have done something like this- Malmsteen did, and Prince is notorious for playing <em>everything </em>in the studios and just hiring a good band for the road.</p><p></p><p>2) Again with your axe-man: certain alternative tunings lessen the need for a true bass player. I personally favor New Standard Tuning (C-G-D-A-E-G)- created by Robert Fripp, the lower 4 strings are tuned like a Cello, giving you a substantial bottom. The great jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter uses an 8 string guitar (usually with a fanned Novax fretboard), tuned so that the bottom 3 strings are tuned like a standard bass, and the top 5 are tuned like a standard guitar.</p><p></p><p>3) Hire a session player to fill in for the EP- if your scene has a lot of your style of music, finding a decent session guy shouldn't be difficult. Again, this happens more time than you know, and sometimes those guys wind up in the band. Famously, Kip Winger played on a lot of rock/metal albums before forming his own band. Down here in D/FW, there are several bands that interchange members, especially for short term tours or quick gigs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4468279, member: 19675"] Welcome to the (moderately) big time, Ny! I was thinking about asking how your band was doing. Some possible solutions for your bassist problems if time is of the essence: 1) Your guitarist seems to have the chops for it- he might be able to lay down the basslines himself. With some studio wizardry, it will seem as if you actually have a bassist. Many bands have done something like this- Malmsteen did, and Prince is notorious for playing [I]everything [/I]in the studios and just hiring a good band for the road. 2) Again with your axe-man: certain alternative tunings lessen the need for a true bass player. I personally favor New Standard Tuning (C-G-D-A-E-G)- created by Robert Fripp, the lower 4 strings are tuned like a Cello, giving you a substantial bottom. The great jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter uses an 8 string guitar (usually with a fanned Novax fretboard), tuned so that the bottom 3 strings are tuned like a standard bass, and the top 5 are tuned like a standard guitar. 3) Hire a session player to fill in for the EP- if your scene has a lot of your style of music, finding a decent session guy shouldn't be difficult. Again, this happens more time than you know, and sometimes those guys wind up in the band. Famously, Kip Winger played on a lot of rock/metal albums before forming his own band. Down here in D/FW, there are several bands that interchange members, especially for short term tours or quick gigs. [/QUOTE]
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