^ Yeah, I learnt to appreciate, a lot more the likes of Phil Lynot, Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash), and Lemmy (less so, actually, he's almost playing rhythm guitar on the bass :lol:) during those coupla weeks... I could not do the job I can hear the first two doing on their live albums.
For the mechanics of Singing and Bass-playing, I'd put Phil Lynot and Martin Turner way above Sting (he seems not to play too much during the vocal lines - hence I was able to copy this method!).
It's a different kettle-of-fish for what TF had to do, though... (and the other guitarist in my band when I switched to bass duties) ... there are places where what you've learnt just doesn't seem to work without the other guitarist.
The thing is, the original does work in most cases - half the audience really won't notice :roll: - but it's all about believing it will work (or trying not to be scared it might not!)... I always found "extreme arrogance" helped! :lol: (I'm not sure TF's got this to fall back on quite like I have! The other guitarist in my band certainly didn't... I didn't realise quite how humble about his own abilities he was until rather late in the day...)
EDIT: Martin - if you're home now, reading, between the spasms of pain, TF was probably utter sh1t without you, but don't tell him :lol: ... hope you're on the mend... :D
