The rhythm that gets me playing at wee hours 大半夜忍不住想彈的bassline

注意這個低音吉他手的頻道好一段時間了。由於他懂得找比較冷門的歌來彈奏,其他很大路(很入屋)的歌曲基本忽略掉不玩,感覺像是彷彿找到了冷門音樂樂迷的知音人。

Beyond這首〈灰色軌跡〉是我四年大學生涯不斷聽的歌。事實上是我聽了二、三十年不會覺得膩的一首歌,其bassline我還算熟悉,但是沒有跟足原版的彈法。昨夜忽然大半夜聽到這段bassline演繹,自然想玩一玩。

若將木吉他第三至第六條線當作不插電的低音吉他,其實半夜還是有可能吵到鄰居。我放下了美國Hawthorne 木吉他之後,隨手拿起1999年買的Fernandes 電子低音吉他,不插電這樣直接玩,原來也是不錯的。

白天插電玩也是可以,但是擴音箱一直還沒有維修,彈奏時大小聲覺得不過癮就先不要動它。不過驚喜的是,木吉他和低音吉他即使擺放著很久,音調都幾乎沒有跑掉,所以晚間或大半夜來一個不插電練習,其實還是可以自得其樂。

I’ve been following this bassist’s channel for quite some time. Instead of playing very popular (very pop-style) type of songs, he enjoys playing some less-popular songs. His choice of song lists makes me feel like he is a soul mate of non-pop music fans.

This song Grey Track by Beyond was a song that I kept listening to throughout my four-year university study. As a matter of fact, it is a song that accompanies me for twenty, thirty years and I still do not feel bored. I am quite familiar with the bassline, although I do not to imitate the original bassline perfectly.

Coming across the bassline of this song last night, I still felt like playing although it was already wee hours.

If I play only 3rd to 6th strings of an acoustic guitar like an unplugged gig, I still risk creating noise for neighbours in the middle of the night. I then put down Hawthorne acoustic guitar, picked up my 1999 Fernandes bass guitar and it was still good playing it unplugged.

I could have plugged it to my amplifier during daytime, but the amplifier has not been repaired. I’d rather not to touch it when its volume goes up and down like ripples of sea wave.

Surprisingly, even if I put aside acoustic and bass guitars for quite some time, the tone still remains stable. In other words, it still is fun when I play them unplugged during night time or well after midnight.