The Blen’s 10 tips for being a session Bassist
- Smile, it’s your lucky day, you have a session.
- Turn up on time not looking like you just fell out of bed.
- Bring several instruments, they always want the one you didn’t bring.
- New strings ( just in case they don’t like your trusty old flatwounds ).
- Make sure all your gear works with no crackles or hisses ( a good spit on a lead usually solves the former ).
- Bring your own coffee and plunger ( just in case the stuff in the studio is instant & they insist that it’s the real thing ).
- Have an open mind and a really good attitude, it’s somebody’s dream you are playing on.
- Play everything with loads of feel, in time and in tune ( if you can’t you shouldn’t be there ) and do it in the first take or two, it usually doesn’t get any better after that, in my experience.
- Don’t hang around too long after you’re done, pack up quietly, thank everyone, tell the producer you would love a copy of the finished product and exit stage left, ( leaving your card of course ) they usually want to get on with the next session.
- Smile, you’ve just helped to make a dream come true
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