J-pop has intense basslines

Ivs · #1 05-11-2009, 05:57 PM

I've been playing bass instead of studying for exams lately. I stumbled upon this opening theme for an anime, and was surprised at how cool the bassline was. I decided to try to learn it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtvC0...e=channel_page

Comments are appreciated! I'll get back to studying now

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bytor4232 · #2 05-11-2009, 06:52 PM

Cowboy Bebop had a pretty neat bassline in its title song.

pretaanluxis · #3 05-11-2009, 08:56 PM

the song during Samurai Champloo's credits has a killer tight bassline.

Barkless Dog · #4 05-12-2009, 04:26 AM

Nice job

Ivs · #5 05-12-2009, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bytor4232

Cowboy Bebop had a pretty neat bassline in its title song.

Yeah, it's very cool. The one who wrote it also happened to make the one I played on the video, too

icarussmicarus · #6 05-12-2009, 05:28 AM

Cowboy Bebop has killer music in general. Yoko Kanno is brilliant

Kwesi · #7 05-19-2009, 08:41 PM

Yea, You really have to be able to kick it if you you want to play for a J pop/J rock band. It's not straight 8ths the whole song like a lot of western rock. Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPDAA3HrOE

All kinds groove that I wish I had. I think it may be a synth bassline played on keyboard but still funky as all get out.

Barkless Dog · #8 05-21-2009, 05:41 AM

I find J rock always has top notch musicians. I went to take my daughter to see Puffy Ami Yumi a few years ago and I was blown away by the band. They played their arses off. They were amazing. They got such a great crowd response they were almost in tears.

A brilliant show. Same with the Oreskaband- they too were brilliant.

EgoBlood3 · #9 05-21-2009, 08:40 AM

check out the bassists from Asian Kung Fu Generation, Maximum the Hormone, and Dir En Grey (especially early DEG)

To give an example of what songs real fast
for DEG- Cage, Bottom of Death Valley, Yokan
for MTH- Rock n Roll Chainsaw, , Tsume Tsume, Rokkinpo Goroshi

BillyRay · #10 05-21-2009, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Kwesi

Yea, You really have to be able to kick it if you you want to play for a J pop/J rock band. It's not straight 8ths the whole song like a lot of western rock. Check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4sPDAA3HrOE

All kinds groove that I wish I had. I think it may be a synth bassline played on keyboard but still funky as all get out.

Hmm, there was music in this video ? I didn't notice

Darkstrike · #11 05-21-2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Barkless Dog

I find J rock always has top notch musicians. I went to take my daughter to see Puffy Ami Yumi a few years ago and I was blown away by the band. They played their arses off. They were amazing. They got such a great crowd response they were almost in tears.

A brilliant show. Same with the Oreskaband- they too were brilliant.

Yup, you need crazy skills for some of this stuff, most in fact.