[LAU] some live tracks - need some advice

[Dave Phillips]

Eric Steinberg wrote:
> I find it a little ironic that you're covering Jack Bruce (et al) and 
> you think your bass is too out front....this is a great performance. 
>  Don't change a thing!  As a fellow bassologist, I really like hearing 
> you dig in.  Are you a finger player or a picker?  You really oughta 
> get the other fellows to do that harmony at the end....

Hi Eric,

Honestly, I must be the world's most accidental bass player. I goofed 
around with it a little when I was in my teens, but guitar was and has 
been my focus instrument. When I lived in LA I got a call from a friend 
whose bassist had to cancel at the last minute, so I borrowed a bass and 
faked my way through the night. My friend was happy enough with me to 
keep me gigging on the instrument for about a year, but I've always 
considered myself just a workman on it. When I came back to Ohio I found 
more work as a bassist than as a guitarist, so I just carried on with it.

I'm a finger-picker and a flat-picker on guitar and bass. I use a pick 
on Outside Woman Blues and on Woke Up This Morning, fingers on I Don't 
Know Your Name. My right-hand technique is straight from classical 
guitar,  i.e. thumb and three fingers.

Btw, I liked Jack Bruce back in the day, but I admired John Entwhistle's 
technique. :)

Thanks for checking us out, Eric, I appreciate it.

Best,

dp