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You guys are crackin me up......just don't think about the lead instruments. Lock yourself with the drummer, keep it simple, and stay in the groove. Resist the urge to overplay. The groove is much more a part of the song than the leads. Think of you and the drummer as the canvas and the rest of the band as the painters. Let em paint on a solid canvas....trust me in this I have played bass for almost 50 years.
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Sound advice (get it?)
On a related topic, I recently watched the movie Muscle Shoals, about the history of, uh, Muscle Shoals. It came out this year and almost immediately vanished from theaters. A phenomenally good movie, and the bass lines on all the great tracks recorded there demonstrate what targa is saying.
My calibration standard for quality bass is how tight the bass and bass drum are (sort of a "duh" comment), but it's exciting when you listen specifically for it.
Jim, my S2 caught fire on track about three years ago (oil filter gasket let go at 120 mph). Excitement ensued, including a trip to the emergency room. It has since been resurrected by a guy in Canada.
Terry