I used a little bit of the guitar, organ, and bass riffs to concoct this bass line. I screwed up a little on the solo but I'm practicing it every day because I eventually want to do an acoustic bass cover (an actual cover without the real song behind it) of it.
It's funny man. I don't know if I could think of many songs that would be less suited to slap bass than this, but somehow you made it work! I don't really dig slap in general, so I was a little surprised at how much I found myself enjoying the track.
Oh, and a lovely Rickenbacker doesn't hurt things, either I know there are people out there who think you can't slap on a Ric, but I'd say this suggests otherwise!
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Thanks man, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Yep, you don't see to many people slapping on a Ric but Les Claypool does on occasion. "Slap and pop" is pretty much the only way I know how to play and to me no bass has ever felt as good to slap on than a Rickenabacker. I'm trying to learn to slap on an acoustic, now that's a rough one.
The owner of the publishing rights to that song will not allow it on mobile devices. sucks.
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Very cool. What are those strings?
Fender stainless steel flatwounds. After tearing up my fingers for years, I decided to give flatwounds a try. I really like them. While they don't sound as great as my favorite DR Sunbeams, They last longer and are much easier on my popping fingers. Just ordered a pair of La Bellas which were highly recommended by someone as great sounding flatwounds.
I know there are people out there who think you can't slap on a Ric, but I'd say this suggests otherwise!
