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01-04-2008, 10:54 AM
|  | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Billy Sheehan slapping!!
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01-04-2008, 11:23 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Union City, California | | | christ, look at that man go |
01-04-2008, 12:11 PM
| | | | I love Niacin, Billy plays his ass off without too much Wankery. Even when slapping it still has Billy's trademark sound.
Reminds me of the old days of Brian Auger's Express, but taken to another level.
Dennis Chamber's aint bad either |
01-04-2008, 12:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rockville, MD | | | damn.
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01-06-2008, 05:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Germany, Europe, Planet Earth | | | There's a youtube clip of the Steve Vai Band playing "Blue Powder" and Sheehan slaps a few fills in the middle section, I think Stu Hamm does these fills on the original recording. That was the first time I heard Sheehan slapping...great.
For some reason I never could imagine him doing that slapp stuff. |
01-06-2008, 05:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Union City, California | | | I love that video of Sheehan where he's demonstrating his neck-bending trick. Makes me cringe every time, haha. |
01-06-2008, 06:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Richland, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by DWBass  | Excellent!
It inspired me just now to buy Organik! 
Joe. |
01-06-2008, 06:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: england | | so that means billy is now a master of..
shredding
tapping
2 handed tapping
slap bass
and making all the above look easy...
what a b*****d why cant i have talent like that c'mon billy play fair at least hit a bum note every now and then so we can pretend your not that good 
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01-06-2008, 06:26 PM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | I'd love to hear him with a more conventional bass sound as opposed to his usual overdriven signature. |
01-06-2008, 06:38 PM
| | | | whoa man that kid is gooooood. Him and mark King are my fave slap bassists of all time
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01-06-2008, 07:10 PM
| | | | Billy actually grew up a few blocks down from my cousin's house (supposedly). It's about a 10 minute drive from where I'm at. I know he was born in Buffalo, NY, so it'd make sense. But this is just what I've heard, and thought it was interesting, so I figured I'd share it on TB.
And his playing is absolutely amazing! |
01-06-2008, 07:29 PM
|  | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | meh.. slap is.. meh... I don't really care for it.
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01-06-2008, 07:29 PM
| | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | note:
I still think it is a really cool song
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01-06-2008, 07:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: North New Jersey | | That tracks cool ... as for Billy Sheehan slapping, i've seen him do that before (like more than 10 years ago) he's much more versitile than most people think. Its just that most people know him for his other stuff. I guess he's just riding the wave that made him more popular, which is the shredding and tapping.
Im actually more surprised here with the basslines he's laying on top of that off beat, progressive drum track. He's usually on a more straight up rock track and then he takes off with his solos ... i guess i have to dig more Niacin CDs  |
01-06-2008, 08:02 PM
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01-06-2008, 08:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pacific Northwest USA | | Wow, never even heard of Niacin... I love it!!
Dennis Chambers is great, and is a "drummer's" drummer... many of my drum friends study his stuff and really appreciate his playing. Bonus points:
Can you identify the moving object is at the very beginning and very end of the vid? 
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01-06-2008, 08:27 PM
| | is, against all odds, still a scuba viking. | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alta Loma, California | | | no. What the heck is that thing?
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01-06-2008, 08:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Delaware, OH | | Quote:
Originally Posted by IconBasser no. What the heck is that thing? | That is the rotating horn of a Leslie cab!
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01-06-2008, 08:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: West Richland, WA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Sahm That is the rotating horn of a Leslie cab! | Jammin'!
Too cool!
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01-06-2008, 08:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wales, UK | | Quote:
Originally Posted by IconBasser no. What the heck is that thing? | man, you disappoint!  but your love of partying makes up for it. so it's all good 
I've always quite liked sheehan... but I'm with DWBass, I'd love to hear him with a more sort of regular tone.
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