Originally Posted by DrDan
The bass players with Van drive me crazy with groove! You have never done one of his songs? I can only imagine you don't know his early works. Please listen to "Veedon Fleese" or "Into the Mystic" and consider vibing on one of those bass lines for your 100/100 project. grin.
Yep, that’s the shanty I remember. I’m guessing when you close that door you’ve got all the acoustic treatment you need.

I think part of my hesitation with Van’s material is simply that his musicians operate at a level I’m not nearly close to. The way his bass players phrase lines, the way they move through harmony, the way they weave thru the vocal parts, the technical control; it’s all miles above where I’m currently sitting.

I’m not ashamed of that; it’s just my current reality as a 10 year old (on the bass). I respect the craft (their craft) too much and don’t want to butcher it. I’d rather approach it when I can at least do it partial justice.

Dare I coin a term that I strive for?
PPPN: Professionally Played Passing Notes

A while ago I tried interpreting a popular Allman Brothers bass line and after a few weeks of struggle, I gave up. Then the same thing happened with a Carole King piece. These cats can play! Maybe I should invest in lessons like you and do it “the right way”.

But I will take a look at Into the Mystic, that’s definately a masterpiece of a song. “When that fog horn blows . . .”

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For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.