Is this the spinal tap of bass solos?

[The_Ryst]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...0585325&q=bass

I stumbled across this...it contained the most stereotypical bass things:

super fast off temp flea slap bass
and the best voice over ever, with the educational guess at what he's playing!


Sorry I just got a chuckle out of it. NOt necessarily the playing.

[Zachass]

He even referred to it as the Seinfeld Theme Song

[Sandman1278]

i belive what he is playing is a variation off of higher ground
its funny how many times peopel here any slap ive played and go, o wow its sienfield, after i will i had to learn it so now i can correct people :-P

[FreeSpirit]

He is a monster on slap bass......*chuckles*

[Scottie]

NO ONE CAN STOP THAT WHICH IS NICOLAS KELEY!

[Scottie]

But seriously... to be fair, that kid is pretty good for his age, and is probably gonna be a kick ass player when he gets older.

[superbassman2000]

you'd be amazed how many people are impressed by that...musicians don't see much in it, but non-musicians think its pretty hot...

[theshadow2001]

Well after this post the kid has got more people talking about his bass playing than I ever will. So well done him

[Timbo]

Well, it's better slap than I can do.

[iamlowsound]

well the tone sucked and it wasn't that great.

lowsound

[heath_the_great]

sounded like something flea...although i cant really talk,
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php...312b45c634f55f
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php...1b6eb87398f333

my solo's sound too claypoolish

[invader3k]

I hope the guy taping that didn't really think that was "Seinfeld", because it sounded nothing like that.

I thought the guy was alright. Better slap then I can do. Don't really see the point in that kind of bass line, though.

[EricTheEZ1]

That's what we call wanking. It has no feel. You can't follow it. It doesn't have any semblence of a tempo. Basically, it sucks.

Every once and a while I do stuff like that when I'm practicing to see what comes out. Yeah, it wows some people, but there's a time and place for everything. The only time I can EVER see a reason to play like that is when it is completely buried in a song and it makes up the fabric of an interlude like techno songs can do. Basically, never do that where people can hear.

-Eric.

[heath_the_great]

you never know, he may be better playing with a drummer...wanking fits in places, i mean, victor wooten makes it work, so does stu hamm...it has its places

[Seigi]

I can't slap for my life. Basically, I'm only at the point where I can hold down the groove, but not much else. I mean, the most complicated bassline I can play is The Guitar by They Might Be Giants. Leet bassline, just not terribly complicated.

[Scottie]

Ive been playing for about 8 years. I consider myself pretty good I think (not great), but I cant slap to save my life. Ive tried, but the music I play doesnt call for it, and I dont really like slap bass music anyway... SO.

[chips]

If you're gonna wank, atleast have a consistent time/rhythm. Sometimes less is more, even if you're having a wank.....

[Christopher]

Is it just me, or do a lot of bassists with videos on Google think a sense of rhythm is optional? If you're going to wank, do it in time.

[Sandman1278]

Originally Posted by Seigi

I can't slap for my life. Basically, I'm only at the point where I can hold down the groove, but not much else. I mean, the most complicated bassline I can play is The Guitar by They Might Be Giants. Leet bassline, just not terribly complicated.

"sigh"
it's 1337!! not Leet!!

[Llama's Rage]

only newbs say 1337 instead of leet ;P