Pretty Little Dittie - Solo slap thing

[Mike Flynn]

Just got this down earlier - I know it's a Wooten-esque slap groove with chords tapped on top - and believe me I can only just about play this as it's damn hard - but I think this has potential - apols for the odd blooper chord:

<b><a href=http://www.munkio.com/music/Victor/Plaintive%20Pulse2.mp3>Plaintive Pulse</a></b>

Cheers

M

[cosmodrome]

yeah sounds cool. sinister vibe going on, i like it.

[dodgy_ian]

ouch. thats sweet mate wow.

Dude, Keiretsu 18th november, kensington. did you get the email?

Dodge

[JamesM]

i love that last bit u do. Killer bro.

[geoffkhan]

I can tell someone's really into that Wooten sound.

What kind of bass did you use?

[Mike Flynn]

Originally Posted by dodgy_ian

ouch. thats sweet mate wow.

Dude, Keiretsu 18th november, kensington. did you get the email?

Dodge

Hey Ian, thanks for the comments - I didn't get the email - PM me or drop me an email _ I may well be up for it, only trouble is it's the London Jazz Festival that week and I have free tickets to a load of shows and may clash but if I'm in the area I may well come by - otherwise it will have to be next time...let me know

M

[Mike Flynn]

Originally Posted by geoffkhan

I can tell someone's really into that Wooten sound.

What kind of bass did you use?

My trusty Thumb is still my slap machine, 26 frets mean tapping chords is pretty easy - in a sort of really hard technique kind of a way:

<img src=http://www.munkio.com/music/warwick%20pics/bass_face_on2.jpg>

[dodgy_ian]

26 arrghh!! two more than man. what the heck?!

dodge

[Mike Flynn]

Yeah - 26 frets mean looking for the 12th means getting out the compass and map - the next step up is for 36 but that's just silly - I'm joking before any 36 fret people start flaming me for my un-enlightened comments - I love my warwick - but I have serious GAS for a Sei bass - I will own one in the next year or two, or three, maybe four...oh **** I really want a 5 string so baaaad...

[geoffkhan]

I want 26 frets.

I only have 20 at the moment and feel pretty limited. Whenever I play chords and do that kind of stuff, I have to play them at the very top.

I dunno about that 5 string. I personally like 4 strings better for slapping and stuff. In my opinion, if I got a 5 string, I'd turn it into a fretless and use it for melody-work.

[rusmannx]

i can't even comprehend this level of playing.

[Chad Michael]

urb_munki,

Very tasty, indeed. A piece like that shows the world that a bassist is truly capable of supporting the melodic role as well as the fundamental / foundation.

Love the tone, playing, and composition. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing it with us.

[Norwegianwood]

As you know, you still got quite a bit to do on this piece.

But what the heck. I dig the vibe, and your sound is smooth.

[Mike Flynn]

Originally Posted by bimplizkit

urb_munki,

Very tasty, indeed. A piece like that shows the world that a bassist is truly capable of supporting the melodic role as well as the fundamental / foundation.

Love the tone, playing, and composition. Keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing it with us.

Thanks Blimp,

I think recording yourself playing is very helpful in finding the good and bad bits, the stuff you like, the stuff that sucks (there's a couple of bits on here) but I am writing more and more melodic stuff and using Cubase helps think spacially about the music and the role of the bass - I highly recommend it to any out there. I fully intend on getting those chords tapped as cleanly as possible - but it's frigging hard - I get a bit dizzy looking at my left hand then my right - but the album will be along soon - sometime next year...

[Erlendur Már]

Very cool.

[screwball]

Great tone, great playing.

[Superdave]

I like the playing, and I like that Warwick, I've never seen that kind of figuring on a Warwick's wood, it looks great.

[Whafrodamus]

Nice work man.

[Mike Flynn]

Cheers again chaps for all the encouragement - I've worked out two more sections since I did this last week - but I'm going to nail them before I get them out here - but all of your comments have been really helpful - so thank you once again.

By the wat this is just the Warwick going direct - plus a little delay added afterwards - that bass has a really nice sound eh?

[Christopher]

What did you use for the delay?