Any Funk players recognize this line?

MrDOS · #1 02-06-2007, 10:39 AM

I heard it on a Baltimore radio in about '86, and I have no idea who it is. I am sure I have "changed" the line some since then, but here's what I remember:

http://www.mrdos.com/IJB/FunkTune.mp3

BTW, this is not "Shaky Ground."

Thanks!

DWBass · #2 02-06-2007, 11:33 AM

Was it a slapped bassline? The structure sounds like "Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"

MrDOS · #3 02-06-2007, 12:15 PM

Thanks for the reply. Yes, it was slapped, if I recall correctly.

I checked out the 1976 Parliament version of that song, and I don't think it's the same song.

MrDOS · #4 02-09-2007, 08:52 AM

Dang nobody? At least the folks on another forum are insulting my tone and sloppiness

Maybe I made it up??

DWBass · #5 02-09-2007, 09:48 AM

That little 'twiddly' thing you do at the end.......is that a part of the bassline?

Matt Till · #6 02-09-2007, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWBass

That little 'twiddly' thing you do at the end.......is that a part of the bassline?

Yeah... I'm confused

MrDOS · #7 02-12-2007, 09:09 AM

Yes, the part at 00:08 where I hit the open D string and then "twiddle" is actually part of the line!

Thanks for listening.

Matt Till · #8 02-12-2007, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrDOS

Yes, the part at 00:08 where I hit the open D string and then "twiddle" is actually part of the line!

Thanks for listening.

Well, if this is a bassline that you remeber from 86, I'd say you've got a pretty good memory!

Unfortunatly, not ringing any bells.

DWBass · #9 02-12-2007, 09:34 AM

I've drawn a blank as well. Maybe the other funksters on the forum will chime in!

daveyfunk · #10 02-12-2007, 11:17 AM

i would of gone for 'give up the funk' too which i think was a 70's tune so maybe the one you heard could of been a remix or even sampled the line from that tune

DWBass · #11 02-14-2007, 08:21 AM

Possibly this one? It has the obligatory 'twiddly' thing at the end of the slapped line!

http://download.yousendit.com/79A255E724DF542D

jerry · #12 02-15-2007, 02:50 AM

One of the bassist from Brainstorm Deon Estus, lives and gigs out here now DW.
/back to the topic, the outro diddy sounds like a speeded up Voodoo Child

Disco_Gee · #13 02-15-2007, 04:05 AM

Are you for real? You remember a bassline you heard 20 years ago, but not the name of the song or the band who played it? lol that's classic.

DWBass · #14 02-15-2007, 05:17 AM

Honestly, I don't think he's playing it as it was originally played. If it was on the radio, it had to be a tune of some significance and one that we'd, at least, halfway recognize.

MrDOS · #15 02-16-2007, 04:40 PM

> Are you for real?
LOL. No, no, no. I heard it on the radio then, and happened to have had the bass in my hands when I heard it. I picked up what part of the line I could at the time, but never heard who it was. I've been playing it every so often ever since.

I'm sure I've bastardized the line some since then; but I was hoping someone would recognize it. Maybe I need to post at an AARP site. LOL

MrDOS · #16 02-16-2007, 04:44 PM

And
"Age, image, gear, ability...none of that matter if your an idiot."

And it doesn't matter if you don't know how to use "you're" and "your."