Mouse Droppings

[Mouse]

This one is a bit different for me. I initially set out to only cover the guitar parts but as it was a fairly easy tune, I thought I'd also give the bass a try. From memory I didn't remember any Chris Squire type runs so I figured it would also be fairly easy. Wrong! I'm no bass player by any stretch and need to use a pick as my right hand sucks so this was more challenging than I initially gave it credit for (respect Graham Maby). For most of the fills I didn't worry too much about getting things note for note but instead focused on the spirit (and positions) of Maby's lines. In the end it was a lot of fun and it lit a fire under me to do more bass in future covers.

Sunday Papers - Joe Jackson

 

[iblive]

This one is a bit different for me. I initially set out to only cover the guitar parts but as it was a fairly easy tune, I thought I'd also give the bass a try. From memory I didn't remember any Chris Squire type runs so I figured it would also be fairly easy. Wrong! I'm no bass player by any stretch and need to use a pick as my right hand sucks so this was more challenging than I initially gave it credit for (respect Graham Maby). For most of the fills I didn't worry too much about getting things note for note but instead focused on the spirit (and positions) of Maby's lines. In the end it was a lot of fun and it lit a fire under me to do more bass in future covers.

Sunday Papers - Joe Jackson

Like me. Had a bass for about 30 years and just this past year actually picked it up to play it. And right now I'd have to improve a lot just to be considered a beginner. But it has been fun.

 

[Mouse]

Like me. Had a bass for about 30 years and just this past year actually picked it up to play it. And right now I'd have to improve a lot just to be considered a beginner. But it has been fun.

Yeah it's not something I regularly think of playing but I'd like to start using it more. While I'm sure proper bass players would scoff at it, that short scale Squier is a nice transition from guitar and my left hand doesn't feel like it's stretching into the next room when I play it.

 

[iblive]

Yeah it's not something I regularly think of playing but I'd like to start using it more. While I'm sure proper bass players would scoff at it, that short scale Squier is a nice transition from guitar and my left hand doesn't feel like it's stretching into the next room when I play it.

Don’t know of anyone here that would scoff. And at the end of the day you’re really the only one you need to impress… so have fun with whatever. I do that on a regular basis.