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How many singers out there???

Paul Warren (15309)

Bass Miscellaneous Forum · 10/24/2005 12:28 PM

How many of you sing as well as play bass? Do you sing lead or background? Do you have to compromise (simplify) your bass lines to handle singing? Do you have any tips for wannabee singer/bassists like me?

I have a fairly good voice and I enjoy singing but I have never been able to sing as well as play bass. The bass line is so often completely different from the melody. I simply can't do both together. I am always in awe of people like Geddy Lee who can sing lead vocals while playing bass. Do you feel the same?

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10/28/2005 2:18 AM

Ahmed Omran (15226) wrote:

I'm one of the basses in the school choir.. Does that count? ;-)

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10/28/2005 2:21 AM

Mike Holley (4914) wrote:

Hehehehehehe

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10/28/2005 2:28 AM

Maurice Carr (37594) wrote:

So Ahmed - do you manage that a la Peter Frampton Style - the tube into the ounth connectede to the bass.......?

: )

Mo

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10/28/2005 2:29 AM

Maurice Carr (37594) wrote:

whhhoooooops ounth is Friday night language for mouth - sorry about that!

Mo

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10/28/2005 3:52 AM

Sean Van Holder (32629) wrote:

Hey Mo...I didn't know you knew this new way of proctological research? Tube in mouth, striking of low B for 10 consecutive times and oops...everything a proctologist was looking is there before his eyes, without even touching it! LMAO

Sean ;)

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10/28/2005 4:26 AM

Maurice Carr (37594) wrote:

You're a wreckage Sean!!!!

Hahahahaha

LOL

: )

Mo

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10/28/2005 5:20 AM

Sean Van Holder (32629) wrote:

After this above mentioned new therapy...I'm always a wreckage! LMAO

Sean ;)

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10/28/2005 11:20 AM

Paul Warren (15309) wrote:

Ok so does anyone know what that 'Frampton' thing is called???? The guitarist in Bon Jovi sometimes uses one as well. That might sound cool with bass.

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10/28/2005 11:38 AM

David Mcreynolds (7157) wrote:

it is called a talk box, check it out

DAvid

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10/28/2005 12:05 PM

Paul Warren (15309) wrote:

Thanks for the link. I might have figured it was a simple and obvious name. Why did I expect something complicated and technical. lol

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10/28/2005 7:01 PM

David Mcreynolds (7157) wrote:

ha ha yeah actual it took me a while to find that link cause i was looking for a more tecnical term too!!
I never tried it on a bass but a friend of mine said it only works on the upper regesters!
How ever my Zoom multi pedal (whitch I hate) has a couple of settings on it that sound real framptony!!!!

DAvid

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10/28/2005 11:18 AM

Paul Warren (15309) wrote:

HeHeHeHe

Seriously though, have you ever tried singing while playing bass? If so do you find it hard to do?

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10/28/2005 11:58 AM

Ahmed Omran (15226) wrote:

I once had to sing while playing bass, for a music lesson at school. Wasn't too hard, playing guitar and singing was a bit harder..

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10/28/2005 12:19 PM

Paul Warren (15309) wrote:

playing guitar and singing was a bit harder

Really, usually I hear people say it's the other way around, that playing bass and singing is harder. Of course I don't play guitar so I don't know first hand.

Anyway Ahmed, now that you have admitted this in public is your band going to rope you in to sing backup? LOL

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10/28/2005 2:18 PM

Ahmed Omran (15226) wrote:

Anyway Ahmed, now that you have admitted this in public is your band going to rope you in to sing backup? LOL

Haha, over my dead body :-D

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10/28/2005 2:32 PM

Paul Warren (15309) wrote:

LMAO!!!

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