Rhythm Section Treat
 

I was a bass player. many of you are bass players. I don't hear lyrics. I hear the rhythm section in music. This morning on the radio I heard Rolling Stone by Dylan. That guitar does a wonderful job of handling the rhythm. I'm not even sure there is a bass in the song. I'm talking about that FAT hollow-body (probably Gibson) rhythm guitar thing in that song. Gotta love those old hollow-body Gibsons.

Then the station backed that up with Happy Together. Does everyone know how unique that song is? Next time you hear that song, pay attention. There is a snare drum being played using a brush, I believe. And there are voices. And the only other instrument is a bass guitar. Bass, voices and a snare drum.

Anyhoo......it was an audio treat for me, to hear those two songs back to back on the radio.

If they would have played sunshine superman by donovan, you would have been able to say you hit the trifecta!

I'm a guitar guy, many yrs experience. I get a kick now out of jammin with my 17 yr old guitar son and 21 yr old. drummer son.
I told the 17er to listen to the drums and bass and not me. He was tuning in and doing a much better job of playing rhythm. You got it right, the bass and drums are the foundation, everything else is just the sauce and gravy.