And I feel at this point I should jump back in to say I do completely get that bass has a fundamental role in the rhythm section and I hope I didn’t annoy any of the real bassists out there. A solid bass keeps the whole thing together.
I guess I was just suggesting not to write off that there is room for creativity, but should have mentioned there is a foundational element that needs to be there regardless.
Case in point, I recently shared a backing track on a (completely amateur hobbyist) collaboration and my bass was so poor that my friend gave up and started from scratch. He couldn’t find my rhythm. Without that, don’t bother!
Cheers
Dave
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