Mike Emiliani from Smartbassguitar.com is currently featuring an article from Guest Bassist, Jeff McWilliams. Here's an excerpt:
RE-LEARNING BASS GUITAR AFTER A 25-YEAR HIATUS: IT’S NOT LIKE RIDING A BIKE
Mike Emiliani
"I had a friend in high school who was a pretty good guitarist. Not a great lead, but a really solid rhythm guitarist who had a fairly large repertoire of songs that he could belt out pretty well. Good enough for me to grab a 12 pack and listen to music being made right up in my face. He had a small drum kit and a bass that a couple of his friends left behind and rarely played.
On one of my visits, he encouraged me to pick up the bass and learn how to play along. I found that I could pick up the notes by ear pretty easily and with a lot of practice, learned to play fairly well. I could keep up and rarely hit the wrong notes.
That’s where I learned to love the bass guitar and ultimately why I bought my own Fender knockoff and I giant Peavey amp.
We spent many afternoons jamming. I can’t remember better times during that part of my life (unless they involved girls). That is when I learned to love the instrument."
Read the entire article HERE.
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