Bass in drumline

[neatobassman]

I just joined up with the schools drumline. I shall be playing bass (but I really want to play quads). What are your guys' suggestions and such for writing stuff with them and any interesting stories?

[basgitarist]

I really have no idead. It would be interesting though. keep it rhytmic :cool:

[Linkinbassist]

slaplines aid Percussiveness...

[moghes69]

bass guitar or bass drum?

[BassVirtuoso]

Stick to the low end. I'd rather play bass than quads anyday. They are superhard and they kill your back.

[Akira]

Bass as in guitar?

My position, as always, is that bass belongs in the pit.

[neatobassman]

Yea, bass guitar.

I know I will only be playing bass at comps and stuff like that, and we are writting stuff, so what is done most often in situations like that.

[moghes69]

from my experience bass stays in the pit... at least thats what i've done the past two years.

[Left Shoe]

dont think of it as a drumline show, think of it as music and play what fits.

[SixnStones]

put the strap round your neck, put your fingers on the strings, and

flowwwwwww

[chelsea713]

why is there a bass guitar in a drumline??? anyway, id choose strings over quads anyday, quads pull on the top and push on the bottom, horrid if your female, most like worse as a guy...and you get nasty sweatstain on you back

[moghes69]

yeah in my schools drumline the quad player was a fairly small and skinny girl. one day the pit an drumline were practicing together and we all switched around instruments. at first i was on the biggest bass drum which is normally played by this kid who's around 6 foot and really bulky. then i went onto the quads, those were so much heavier compared to the bass drum