When I was worried, there was suddenly a harsh ringtone.

Roger frowned and took the charging cell phone. The caller's number was displayed on the screen, and the noted name was Jim.

Jim's full name is Jim White, and he is Roger's high school classmate. Although they are in the same class, they don't have a good relationship with each other. They can even be said to be enemies.

Roger and Jim were good friends when they first entered high school. However, due to their common hobbies, rock music, and different opinions, they had huge differences and eventually turned against each other.

To put it simply, Roger, who was born into the poor, was deeply influenced by hippie culture and believed that rock music requires an extremely strong personal style, such as punk rock, alternative metal, etc.

Jim, who comes from a relatively well-off family, prefers pop rock that is highly popular, and believes that style rock is garbage for the lower classes.

The last words Jim subconsciously said during the argument became the trigger for the two to turn against each other.

A very common and typical huge contradiction caused by different views.

After hesitating for a moment, Roger still answered the phone: "Hello?"

"Roger? I heard that you almost died when you were high on drugs? Hahahaha! I have told you that you idiot will kill yourself sooner or later!"

On the other end of the phone, a sarcastic voice came, crackling a lot of words, sarcastically mocking Roger.

Roger's soul is an adult in his thirties. Of course he won't be angry because of a stranger's ridicule, but he will definitely be unhappy.

After listening patiently for a while, seeing that the other party never said anything nutritious, Roger couldn't help but interrupt the guy on the other end of the phone who kept chattering: "Jim, if there's nothing else, I'm going to hang up.

Already."

"Wait a moment!"

Jim finally stopped talking nonsense, as if he was afraid that Roger would hang up the phone, and asked quickly: "You won't not attend the graduation prom next week, right? Don't forget the bet we made, even if you abstain, you will lose.

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graduation?

Roger thought about it for a moment and finally remembered this.

Unlike the country on the other side of the Pacific, in North America, party culture has permeated people's lives since high school. Both poor and rich people are very keen on all kinds of parties.

Even homeless people can attend small parties organized by welfare agencies.

In the entire high school career, no party is more important than the prom.

Generally speaking, the prom is held before the official graduation ceremony and is the last party for high school students before graduation.

Roger has already earned enough high school credits and does not need to go to school anymore, but the graduation prom and subsequent graduation ceremony cannot be missed no matter what.

The previous owner of this body, after a certain verbal conflict, got mad and made a bet with Jim on the other end of the phone, each performing a show at the graduation prom to see who was more popular.

The bet was also very simple. The only bet that Roger could take out was the bass that had been with him for a whole year, and Jim's bet was an electric guitar worth five hundred dollars.

"I will go to the prom."

After Roger finished speaking, he ignored Jim and hung up the phone directly.

Just think of it as something you did for the previous owner of this body, and it was just this once anyway.

Roger thought to himself, stood up, walked to the bed, picked up the bass and looked at it carefully.

This is a very simple beginner-level bass, with standard four strings, all black, without any extra decoration.

On the front of the bass, there is a bright red trademark the size of a fist and an X that looks like dripping blood.

This is not a brand that has appeared in previous lives. According to the information in my memory, Xeno is a well-known musical instrument company in North America. It specializes in the cheap low-end market and produces various musical instruments including guitars, basses, drums, keyboards, etc.

In the eyes of poor people like Roger, it is a very cost-effective brand.

Originally, Roger had a top-notch bass with a price tag of one hundred thousand dollars and autographed by a certain rock star.

However, after bankruptcy, it was sold long ago and replaced with the bargain in Roger's hands now.

Many pseudo-rock fans or passers-by often cannot tell the difference between guitar and bass, but in the eyes of anyone who has a little knowledge of these two instruments, guitar and bass are two completely different instruments.

In language that passers-by can understand, the main difference between guitar and bass lies in the breadth of audio and range, as well as the difference in playing techniques.

The bass has a lower audio frequency. Generally speaking, in a band with the same style, the bass will be an octave lower than the guitar.

As for the so-called four-string bass and six-string guitar, they can only represent the most common situation and are not accurate.

In most cases, the bassist in a band usually has a low presence, but is indispensable due to the low audio frequency and the fact that the bass is not played throughout most songs.

If a band is compared to a person, the lead singer is the soul, the drums are the heart, the guitar is the facial features, and the bass is the inconspicuous but vital limbs.

If you only need one bass player who is above the pass mark, it is not difficult, and replacing him casually will not have much impact on the band.

But in any great band, the bassist is the most important core role besides the lead singer and drummer.

There are even cases of rapid decline because the bassist left the band and could not find a qualified replacement, such as the famous Eagles, Guns N' Roses, ac/dc, etc.

In his previous life, Roger's favorite instrument was the bass, and he also tried to develop in the rock music circle. In the end, he had to give up due to his talent and the most practical economic problems.

I picked up the bass and tried playing a little bit.

Perhaps due to the lack of tuning, the timbre was a bit obscure, but that didn't stop Roger from being pleasantly surprised.

The previous owner of this body was much more talented on the bass than Roger in his previous life. Even if he just relied on his physical instinct, he could play with ease.

However, if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising.

In my memory, Roger Christian spent more than five hours a day practicing. Just the boring basic playing movements took the boy a whole year to practice, and then he started to try basic music scores.

, and then expand to complex slap and other techniques.

It can be said that, except for his lack of experience and his somewhat immature performance, Roger Christian's skills are not inferior to those of most bassists in professional bands.

And now, all these musical skills have been completely inherited by Roger like instinct.

In addition to bass, it also includes simple guitar playing and pretty good singing skills.

The only drawback is that due to long-term drug abuse, my voice is a little hoarse, which even if I sing well, I can't make up for it.

However, in rock music, a hoarse voice is not always a flaw. As long as there is a suitable song, it can be an advantage.

The bass without speakers was very quiet, and this was a slum where the police didn't care much. Roger didn't worry about being complained by his neighbors, so he played for a whole afternoon.

From songs familiar to the original owner of the body to familiar classics from his previous life on Earth, Roger tried no less than fifty songs.

"The bass solo is okay, but playing and singing alone is much worse than the guitar..."

Roger was thinking about what show to perform at the graduation prom next Tuesday, three days later.

Even for the sake of his own future life, Roger was unwilling to lose his bet with Jim.

After an afternoon of practice, Roger had a vague idea that his future life might lie in the somewhat worn-out bass in his hands.

With excellent bass skills, pretty good singing skills, and a huge amount of song scores in his brain, no matter from which point of view, Roger has no reason not to continue on the road of rock and roll.

Roger already had a rough idea in his mind about the graduation prom in a few days.

The performances at the dance are not pre-rehearsed, but random improvisations by the students, and there is no time limit. If you are thick-skinned enough, you can occupy the stage until the end of the dance, as long as you can withstand the heckles of the audience below.

Of course Roger would not do this, but a bass solo did not guarantee that he would win the bet with Jim. At least he had to suppress the other person on the instrument and singing to ensure a sure win.

In other words, to the level of most passers-by, singing is much more important than musical instruments.

Although neither the ex of this body nor the current Roger likes that guy, it has to be admitted that Jim is also very talented in music, especially a guitar solo. In USC Mixed High School,

Won a lot of fans.

Roger's bass level is not lower than his opponent's guitar level, but rather higher. His singing skills are about the same, but his style is different.

However, due to the limitations of the instrument itself, in solo performances, the bass is far inferior to the guitar in terms of popularity and coordination with playing and singing.

Especially for playing and singing, the bass, which focuses on controlling rhythm, does not require as much thought as the guitar. It is difficult to focus on the singing itself and can easily disrupt the rhythm. Therefore, in most bands where the lead singer also plays an instrument, it is usually

Guitarist.

Of course, there are many bands where the bassist is the lead singer. For example, the famous Paul McCartney, the soul of the Beatles, and Lennon served as the lead singer of the band.

But in addition to talent, it also requires a lot of practice. Now, although Roger's bass level and singing skills are good, he still can't do two things at once.

On the other hand, if you choose the right song, the bass solo will sound great and will be no worse than any other instrument.

But without the cooperation of drums, guitars, keyboards and other instruments, if it appears alone as an accompaniment and paired with singing, it will feel weird.

After thinking for a long time, Roger decided to choose the guitar as the instrument for playing and singing.

Roger's guitar skills are far inferior to those of the bass. Although the two instruments look similar, there are big differences in playing skills. Of course, there are similarities. Just a little difference will be reflected in the performance, and the effect will be very different.

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A good song is enough to make up for the gap in playing level.

It is not difficult to pick out a suitable song. Whether it is this world or the original earth, there are many songs suitable for novice guitar players. Roger quickly selected the target.

After hesitating for a long time, Roger found an old black man who owned a musical instrument store downstairs and borrowed an acoustic guitar to practice for a few days before the graduation prom.

Roger's bass was bought secondhand from an old black man's shop.

Of course, this was not free. For the sake of his neighbor, the old black man gave Roger a very low price, fifteen dollars per day. If there was any damage, he would have to pay additional compensation.
Chapter completed!