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09-29-2007, 08:23 PM
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Maker of HPF-Pre upright bass preamp | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | Learning funk
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I know this is probably a tall order, but I would like to know what 3 CD's to buy (more could always come later) for me to learn how to play funk. In other words, classic funk bass grooves. I think that I would lean more towards finger style, rather than slapping, at least for starters.
By way of comparison, I learned to play swing by listening to Ray Brown on some Oscar Peterson CD's. His playing was simple enough for me to comprehend, yet brilliant.
Something like that, for funk. |
09-29-2007, 08:28 PM
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09-29-2007, 08:30 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | Fingerstyle? Any Tower Of Power cd will do! Rocco will cure what ails you! Check out any old school Gap Band cd's. Don't discount the slap stuff though. You can still listen to it. I suggest Slave, Con-funk-shun, Commodores, Dazz Band, etc. Also, check out some DC Go-Go music. Lots of funk grooves there. Lastly, check out my Funk 101 thread sticky. There's plenty to listen to (and more to come). |
09-29-2007, 10:20 PM
| | | | Flood by Herbie Hancock & The Headhunters will teach you a lot of what you need to know about finger style funk playing. |
09-29-2007, 10:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Connecticut | | | Herbie Hancock - Headhunters
many classic funk grooves.
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09-30-2007, 03:58 PM
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Maker of HPF-Pre upright bass preamp | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | Thanks for the tips! |
09-30-2007, 04:13 PM
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Artist:TC Electronic RH450 bass system | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Fort Madison, IA | | | anything by the Meters (George Porter Jr.)
Rocco Prestia (TOP)
Jaco Pastorius |
10-02-2007, 10:57 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Virginia Water | | | Funk has been approached differently by so many people, some of my favs:
The Meters = Best of
Jamiroquai = first 3 albums
RHCP = Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Raw, heavy funk in a rocky in your face punk kind of way =) But many of the guitar parts and the way flea and chad lay it down is funk to me.
Michael Jackson = Off the Wall
The Brothers Johnson = Best Of
Commodores = Zoom
Just listen to as much as you can! I still have much listening and playing to do at 20 years of age but it's all out there for us to soak up =) +1 on the James Brown book and any live CDs of his you can pick up. Also James Jamerson is one of the funkiest dudes to ever play and though MOtown ain't strictly 'funk' he's the main inspiration to any bassist who can call himself a funk bassist =) |
10-02-2007, 11:34 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Albany, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Winterpegbass  | +1 to the James Brown book. It's not the whole song, but very educational. I've had it for awhile and I'm still working through the 2nd CD. |
10-03-2007, 06:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2000 Location: Canberra, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by John Wentzien ...Jaco Pastorius | 
Really? Funk? I haven't heard anything that he played that I thought fits into the "funk" category. Am I listening to the wrong stuff?
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10-03-2007, 06:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: DC Region | | For fingerstyle funk, my recommendations would start with: James Brown - The CD of JB http://www.amazon.com/CD-JB-James-Brown/dp/B000008DS5
Especially "I Got the Feelin'", "Licking Stick", "Mother Popcorn", and "Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine". Tower of Power - Soul With a Capital S http://www.amazon.com/Soul-Capital-S.../dp/B000063CNF
Especially "What Is Hip?", "You're Still A Young Man", and "Funk The Dumb Stuff". Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits http://www.amazon.com/Earth-Wind-Fir.../dp/B00000FC5H
Especially "Serpentine Fire", "That's The Way Of The World", "Shining Star", and "September".
Keep it in the pocket...
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