AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill, Great Bassline!!! ontopofthebeat?

[Langueta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nx5Pz...eature=related

Cliff is a great bassist! I like his style hear
I hear that driving feel from the bassline, is he playing on top of the beat or more on the center??
How do you hear ir??

[Craig_S]

He seems like he's a little on top, to me. I've never really tried to scrutinize or analyze what's going on, before. I just try to make songs feel the same when I play them. I never really think about whether I'm on top or behind the beat.

I love this album! I love Highway to Hell, as well.

[JimmyM]

i hear this one as more directly on the beat.

[Langueta]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

i hear this one as more directly on the beat.

Jimmy can you give some examples of him playing on top?

[cableguy]

Cliff is AWESOME!!! Less is more, but he drives ACDC.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by Langueta

Jimmy can you give some examples of him playing on top?

i wish i could, but i can't think of any song where he's on top of the beat. he's either right on it or slightly behind as far as i can tell.

[Johnny Crab]

Here ya go, try THIS ONE on!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzBIe8Q6K6Y

[Craig_S]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

i hear this one as more directly on the beat.

You don't hear the note attack coming before the kick drum?

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by Craig_S

You don't hear the note attack coming before the kick drum?

not really, no. then again it's kind of hard to tell because i always thought of malcolm as the rhythmic center and phil laying behind the beat with the snare drum. the bass drum sounds too close to call for me.

[Langueta]

I`ve slowed down the tempo! And Jimmy is right cliff is playing on the center of the beat, on every bass drum. What happens is that phill sometimes play the snare drum behind the beat, so this gives the sensation that the bass is on top, but really it is on the center of the beat.

[barbarbass]

I hear this as on top, too.