Roozter
New member
I have run in to an issue which has been bothering me as of late. I have a catalog of over 50 fully written songs with lyrics (usually structured Verse/Chorus/Verse/Bridge/Verse/Chorus)
I wrote them all on acoustic, and for the sake of making my music more commercially appealing I decided to incorporate bass, a lead/second guitar, tambourine, shaker, and on occasion keyboard.
My main concern now has shifted toward writing catchy basslines. But the issue ive run in to is how to write a catchy, and poppy, bassline, while at the same time not overpowering the original guitar part or the vocals and also retaining the emotional vibes and feeling of the song.
I have the oppurtunity to let the best bassist in our area come and lay down some basslines. But I feel like it wouldnt do justice to the story/vibes/feeling of my music because only I know what those truly are, on the other hand my basslines are somewhat of a hit and miss, sometimes (the first song on the demo) they come out like absolute gold, and other times they just kind of keep fizzling for me. Should I lay down my guitar/vocals on a mix and let him work lines out, should I do it myself, or should I get together with him and/or my drummer and start working like a maniac getting each part just right as a band?
I guess the main question however, is how do I attain the pop power in my song of tunes like "Pumped Up Kicks" or "Electric Feel" but structured around my guitar parts and not bass?
I wrote them all on acoustic, and for the sake of making my music more commercially appealing I decided to incorporate bass, a lead/second guitar, tambourine, shaker, and on occasion keyboard.
My main concern now has shifted toward writing catchy basslines. But the issue ive run in to is how to write a catchy, and poppy, bassline, while at the same time not overpowering the original guitar part or the vocals and also retaining the emotional vibes and feeling of the song.
I have the oppurtunity to let the best bassist in our area come and lay down some basslines. But I feel like it wouldnt do justice to the story/vibes/feeling of my music because only I know what those truly are, on the other hand my basslines are somewhat of a hit and miss, sometimes (the first song on the demo) they come out like absolute gold, and other times they just kind of keep fizzling for me. Should I lay down my guitar/vocals on a mix and let him work lines out, should I do it myself, or should I get together with him and/or my drummer and start working like a maniac getting each part just right as a band?
I guess the main question however, is how do I attain the pop power in my song of tunes like "Pumped Up Kicks" or "Electric Feel" but structured around my guitar parts and not bass?
