Santana - Soul Sacrifice

[ProfessorGAC]

3. I'm Playing Bass

I'm the one singing lead on the Morrison tune & the high parts on everything else
That wasn't our stuff. The contest was "picks & sticks".
Had to only use what they supplied. All we could bring was guitar picks & drumsticks. Very tight scheduling too. Take too long, get DQ'd. Had to pick 3 songs off their list. Any song nit on their list wasn't permitted.
That's not my bass, or his Strat or the drummer's kit. (Though he & i have 4 Strats between us.!)
This was a lark for us after winning the prior 2 year, when we decided to do it as a 3 piece thing with me on bass.
The first year, the guitar player's brother joined in on vocals, but our drummer couldn't do it, so we recruited a guy we'd known a long time to sit in. So, 4 piece with an extra singer.
The 2nd year, the brother joined in again, but it was the normal 4 of us. Again, we did not go by our actual name.
The year of this video, we changed the name again and did a trio.
We didn't go back after that as we felt we made our point (and a lot of cash, as we kept winning best on our instruments).
They still do this contest, but the rules aren't as rigid as they used to be. They have to be ar over 25 years by now. Was fun.