How Can People Not Like Slap Bass!?

2008-04-14 17:31:37

#1

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6518|Éire

I was talking with a guy today about a college project involving the bass and got onto the subject of slap bass and he started to go into great detail about how much he hated it. I've known lots of bass players in the past too who don't like it. Now I know there's a time and a place for it (yeah, the 80's! lol) but come on, you've got be a pretty miserable human being to not like a bit of funky slap bass every now and again.

What do you think?

2008-04-14 17:35:26

#2

CanadianLoser: Meow :3 :3; +1,148|6736

sounds like the music from seinfeld

2008-04-14 17:53:16

#3

doug1988: spank that azz.; +146|6087|Nibiru in a far away galaxy

He started out good , but then started to be avg , originally it's called thumping witch was started by Louis Johnson from the 70's r&b dual. the brothers Johnson's. http://youtube.com/watch?v=kClhxl9UWs4 couldn't get it to work so here's a link , P-FUNK

Last edited by doug1988 (2008-04-14 18:03:52)

2008-04-15 15:42:06

#4

ATG: Banned; +5,233|6757|Global Command

He's gey.
Geddy Lee is god.

2008-04-15 15:51:38

#5

GodFather: Blademaster's bottom bitch; +387|6448|Phoenix, AZ

2008-04-15 15:56:51

#6

doug1988: spank that azz.; +146|6087|Nibiru in a far away galaxy

ATG wrote:
He's gey.
Geddy Lee is god.

I just took a peek on youtube and no offense his playing style reminds me of some of the exercises I used to do back when I was around 14-15 , but that's what great about music , it's all about what you like , sorry he didn't do a thing for me

2008-04-15 16:06:23

#7

i g: Banned; +876|6092|GA

mike gordon from phish layed down some sick shit

vic wooten is badass too

seeing them live is way better btw

Last edited by Eye-GiZzLe (2008-04-16 15:23:04)

2008-04-16 13:09:22

#8

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6518|Éire

ATG wrote:
He's gey.
Geddy Lee is god.

Mark King does sound dated I'll give you that but he has that stereotypical cheesy slap sound (that's why I used him for the clip).

I like Rush and I like Geddy Lee but I've never seen him do anything I couldn't do myself...not like Wooten, Claypool or Stanley Clarke.

2008-04-16 16:00:34

#9

Smithereener: Member; +138|6544|California

Those are some awesome inlays.

2008-04-17 00:32:13

#10

oChaos.Haze: Member; +90|6666

Victor Wooten

gg.

All others please exit the building.

2008-04-17 00:35:00

#11

oChaos.Haze: Member; +90|6666

Braddock wrote:
ATG wrote:
He's gey.
Geddy Lee is god.
Mark King does sound dated I'll give you that but he has that stereotypical cheesy slap sound (that's why I used him for the clip).

I like Rush and I like Geddy Lee but I've never seen him do anything I couldn't do myself...not like Wooten, Claypool or Stanley Clarke.

So you can play every riff he lays on YYZ?

Come on now, he's not a slapper, but Geddy Lee is by far a superb musician and bass player. I've seen hundreds of fools try to cover Rush, and no bass player has ever played it right. Geddy is all about technique and hitting notes dead on the right point, as progressive music tends to be.

But yeah, Wooten is all anyone needs to know. He encompasses every facet of the bass like no one else. Have you heard his shit with Bela Fleck? Totally different from what he does with his family like above...

Last edited by oChaos.Haze (2008-04-17 00:36:42)

2008-04-17 01:07:01

#12

Ollie: Formerly known as Larkin; +215|6212|Halifax, West Yorkshire

I bet the Mario theme would sound cool in slap-bass guitar form.

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