Interview 2 Februari 2005
Jobim plays Bass in 10 Beaufort
and is a writer for the Dutch Bass Magazine
He will do the seminar with us and write a review for the mag.
1.Which Stick do you play ?
Frank Leurs is lending me his Padauk Grand Stick with ACTV2 EMG pickups.
2.What tuning do you use?
Standard (Classic)
3.Which gauge strings?
Light Gauge
4.How long do you play Stick?
I'm an absolute novice, I only tried the NS
Stick when I met Ron on a fair...
5.Which other instruments do you play and how long?
Bass-guitar, for some
25 years now.
6.If you would have to choose to 4 levels of playing in which 1=absolute
beginner 2=beginner but knows some music theory,play a simple song
3=intermediate 4=advanced , which number would you give yourself?
Definitely a 1.
7.Please give me also a number(1,2,3 or 4) of the level of knowledge/skill
of
the next subject:
-Reading Staff Notation 2
-Reading Tablature 1
-Can you play major/minor chords? In open and close harmony? 1
-Do you know all 7 modes/scales/chords ? 1
-Can you play chordprogressions? 2
-Can you play a song? On the bass: Yes, on the stick: No
8.Do you play in a band or solo?
In a band (but only on the bass)
9.Which specific subjects would you like the teachers to concentrate on?
For me...just basics to be honest.
10.How's your sense of rhythm? Do you read rhythm notation?
Fine, well it should be for a bassist I think.
12.Which kind of music do you like?
Jazz, fusion, soul, rock, anything from Tower of Power up to King Crimson...
13.How did you discover the Stick?
Tony Levin (who else?)
14.What is your goal in music ?
Fun! I would really like to
do some more jazzy stuff, but I play bass in a T.O.P.-coverband which takes
a lot of my time and skills. We've set our aim very high, thinking it's
better to cover them good or just quit, see? Check out our website:
10 Beaufort
15.Do you eat meat/fish or are you vegetarian ?
(We've got to know this for our communal dinner)
I'm a vegetarian, but I do eat fish (strange, isn't it?)
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