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Originally Posted by Mike Flynn  Hey Matt - I kind of agree but have you actually seen him live? I suggest you do - the Flecktones are a brilliant, brilliant live act- and Vic truly plays his role withn it -yet they all shine, and to be fair to Vic - he invented his crazy intense slap routine - the level of rhythmic varition and ideas is amazing. The fact he breaks a string seems to inspire him even more. |
Yep, I did see them live, great act. He kept is double thump solos at about 2 minutes, but he did have a spot where he jammed with a looper, which I really liked. I prefer what he can do in the context of a song... I prefer that of all musicians. But 8 minutes of double thumping? You don't think that's overkill? Regardless of how many strings he has.
But I can back the breaking of a string being inspiring. I've broken strings and had to use the other 3 for a while because I don't have money for strings sometimes. I've come up with some of my favorite basslines that way.
