), and one thing that we continually are doing is trying to have an objective ear for what we write. It presents its own challenges because you want something that satisfies your own ego, but you have to keep in mind that the cool 23 minute guitar interlude with the flange pedal may not be the best idea. A good writer often revises his or her own work; even Keuroac, who advised against revising is rumoured to have revised his writings. The same applies to music, IMO. Don't get me wrong - I've found this first song to be more technically challenging than a lot of the material that we cover; but I don't want to write something really wanky just to satisfy my own ego. I believe the cliche phrase is "play for the song." I've approached this whole process of writing a good bassline with the mindset of Paul McCartney or Sting...or Kent Tonkin or Jeff Clapper 
in that I want something that's still somewhat technical, yet still fits within the composition of the song. If a cool double-thumped* bassline works, then I'll use it, but I'm not going to try and force it. *For the record, I could never get the Victor Wooten double-thumping thing down.
