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05-28-2007, 07:44 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Levy's Leathers Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto/Niagara Falls, Ontario | | | Alain Caron. SCARY!!!
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WOW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkOYGlI-zoo
Sorry if it's been posted before, but DAMN can this guy play.
I've only seen snippets of his playing before. But man this guy rips.
His bass solo is 4:25 on.
Man oh man. And his fretless playing is even scarier!! |
05-28-2007, 07:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey | | | Wow--thanks for the link. |
05-28-2007, 07:56 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Yeah, the dude is amazing. Very odd technique as well. Never saw anyone use their pinky and ring fingers to pop with! But yeah, dude is well known in these here parts. |
05-28-2007, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by DWBass  Yeah, the dude is amazing. Very odd technique as well. Never saw anyone use their pinky and ring fingers to pop with! But yeah, dude is well known in these here parts. | I wasn't sure if he was using his pinky. It looks like it's just hanging there for the most part.
But he's definitely using his ring.
I'll watch again. |
05-28-2007, 08:09 PM
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Endorsing Artist: see profile | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: toms_river.nj.us | | Alain is the MAN 
he had a killer real media clip of Slam the Clown on his site a while back... not sure if it's still there.
I don't think he's popping with his ring finger or pinky... that seems to be the anchor/leverage. |
05-28-2007, 08:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | More amazing than his chops, he knows every note he is playing. I was at a seminar he gave about six months ago and never seen anyone in so much control of what he's doing and why. I sure hope someday he writes a bass book.
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05-28-2007, 08:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Big spring,Texas | | | Bad mofo....
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05-28-2007, 09:33 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Ontario | | | In high school, one of my teachers lent me a VHS with a recording of a UZEB concert, I wish I coulda kept that video! It opened with Alain doing a solo fretless bass intro, but vocally doubling the solo. Absolutely amazing.
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05-28-2007, 10:23 PM
|  | Fan Fret Fan and Builder | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Anytown USA | | Wow thanks for the clip, I stupidly assumed he was only a fretless guy, man I couldn't be wronger. 
A Double Threat to say the least.
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05-28-2007, 10:32 PM
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05-28-2007, 10:42 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | i actuallly disliked this clip compared to a lot of others i have seen from him. i really love his fretless playing, and thought this seemed sort of sloppy and not very musical which is the exact opposite of his flawless fretless technique...whihc had me sort of baffled while watching it.
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05-28-2007, 10:45 PM
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05-28-2007, 10:46 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: P-town, OR | | | I fortunatly was able to meet Alain at the January NAMM show. He is a very nice and VERY humble person.
I was telling him that I use his Play CD for my bass lessons. He immediately pulled out that CD and started playing along with it. I was thrilled to say the least. And he does use his pinky and ring finger to snap.
I very highly recommend his DVD. It is produced extremely well and the camera angle show his technique up close. And also he has several of his albums in a book with notation and a CD with the bass removed so that you can play along.
The man is my top favorite bass player and a very big inspiration for my fretless playing.
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05-28-2007, 10:54 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Metro St. Louis | | As a huge Marcus Miller fan, I have to say that Caron put down some of the most amazing slapping I have ever heard! The line to the song itself is impressive, that solo was virtuosity plus!
Another point is that I had never heard an F Bass before. I really dig that tone. It is like a Fender, but not quite. I would love to hear an F Bass five or four too.
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05-29-2007, 12:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Scotland, UK & NYC | | | The thing with Alain is that he has incredible technique - BUT, he alwasy sounds musical and never self-indulgent.
I was privileged to jam with him about 10 years ago, and the half hour we spent playing threw up ideas which I am still working on!! hahaha
He is simply incredible - and a great guy as well!!
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05-29-2007, 04:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brixton, South London | | Great clip - one of the clearest I've seen of his slap technique, which is truly amazing - I know having seen a little video interview with him where he explained his slap technique - he just uses thumb and index, middle and also double thumbs - he uses his pinky to anchor his hand in a steady position, but it obviously looks like he plucks with it, I don't think he does. I know it sounds obvious but he simply does thumb, index, thumb index a lot of the time, but then does subtle triplets by adding in his middle finger, he also goes up and down with his thumb - it's just all incredibly controlled and beautifully executed. He gets even more points for not only playing tasteful lines but play the majority of his solo below the 10th fret - the guy is a monster - the fretless clip of him playing solo at NAMM 07 is utterly sick too 
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05-29-2007, 04:15 AM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Marathon Man | | | Still a majorly underrated talent imo! That said, I have "5" and it's really not a very good record, but luckily the majority of his stuff is better than that! |
05-29-2007, 09:51 AM
|  | C'mon man! | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Hawaii | | | I have that DVD, he just makes it look so effortless......just great stuff!
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05-29-2007, 10:46 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | I have a 'live' cd of his and he plays D-Code solo before the band comes in and it is smokin'! Looks like the dude barely breaks a sweat playing! I'd love to see him get more into it! |
05-29-2007, 02:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | Alain is the only super flashy bassist I love because he's more concerned with writing a killer song that impressing bass players. I love his stuff.
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