How Does This Guy Do It?

[Orangeclawhamme]

I'd love to learn to play like this guy. He is Rockette Morton from the Magic Band. I'd love to learn this solo. the magic band- hair pie bass sollo. - YouTube

[Clef_de_fa]

euh... it was like a very bad bass line played solo ...

[Uncle Snake]

The "hair pie bass solo"....... something seems a little "fishy"

[bassistjoe93]

His right hand technique makes sense from an "economical way of playing" point of view I guess. Other than that, that solo was pretty bad. He seems like a classical guitar player trying his hand at bass for the first time or something. Just my opinion though.

[millsbass5]

Damn. The guy is pacin' back & forth like a first time father in the delivery room. And you don't even want me to start on that slop he's playin'. Right there proves it,if it was easy,everybody would play an instrument.

[Jeff Mills]

I don't know... I kinda like it - I especially like the use of the chords - not many bass players these days play chords. Although chords do sound rather "muddy" on a bass they brighten higher on the neck.

[Vinny_G]

Is he drunk? Because me drunk I could do a lot better. But the sound is good.. Ok it's all about feeling, I know, just kidding, I like what he did.

[Orangeclawhamme]

The bass line has to be good. After all, Captain Beefheart composed it. Rockette Morton played bass on four of the Captain's albums.

[BudD]

Orange Claw Hammer: I see by your user name that you're obviously a fan of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. I'm note sure everyone else understands who this bassist is, or who Captain Beefheart -- the Delta blues dadaist/abstract expressionist painter -- was.

"Trout Mask Replica," the 1969 album on which "Hair Pie" can be found, is probably the most avant-garde rock album of the 1960s. I remember reading a Rolling Stone interview in which Beefheart talked about bringing in a counselor to talk to his trees on his northern California property during the rehearsal of the album in order to calm the trees.

Here's a link to a BBC documentary on Captain Beefheart, with commentary by his former guitarist Ry Cooder, "Trout Mask" producer and high school friend Frank Zappa, and "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groenig, who like me, had his teen-age mind blown by the album. The documentary may explain everything (or maybe not):

Captain Beefheart Complete Documentary - YouTube

[Snarf]

People who don't know about the Magic Band shouldn't be hatin' on Rockette Morton. Plus he runs on laser beans. Respect.

[Ron G]

He's using a pick and finger picks, acoustic guitar technique.

[Turock]

Originally Posted by millsbass5

Damn. The guy is pacin' back & forth like a first time father in the delivery room. And you don't even want me to start on that slop he's playin'. Right there proves it,if it was easy,everybody would play an instrument.

"That guy" came in at #2 in a poll (Playboy, I believe) of best bassist in the world. Paul McCartney was #1.

Rockette (Mark Boston) is a friend of mine. That's a Squier Protone he's playing. I almost bought it myself, but he beat me to it.

[Orangeclawhamme]

I've been a Beefheart fan for nearly 40 years. I have most of his albums as well as works by the Magic Band members. I even found one by Rockette Morton on CD Baby! Fun stuff! Just watch out if you get Drumbo's book. It's nearly 900 pages!

[Orangeclawhamme]

Sinse all of my technique in finger style, I don't suppose I'll ever be able to learn that solo.

[cracked_machine]

Originally Posted by BudD

Orange Claw Hammer: I see by your user name that you're obviously a fan of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band. I'm note sure everyone else understands who this bassist is, or who Captain Beefheart -- the Delta blues dadaist/abstract expressionist painter -- was.

"Trout Mask Replica," the 1969 album on which "Hair Pie" can be found, is probably the most avant-garde rock album of the 1960s. I remember reading a Rolling Stone interview in which Beefheart talked about bringing in a counselor to talk to his trees on his northern California property during the rehearsal of the album in order to calm the trees.

Here's a link to a BBC documentary on Captain Beefheart, with commentary by his former guitarist Ry Cooder, "Trout Mask" producer and high school friend Frank Zappa, and "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groenig, who like me, had his teen-age mind blown by the album. The documentary may explain everything (or maybe not):

Captain Beefheart Complete Documentary - YouTube

Yeah I got that impression as well. There are multiple timing and tempo changes in that bass solo, so it does sound a little "drunk". I wish he'd stand still though lol.

[Tupac]

That wasn't very good...

[jgroh]

That was just awful

[makkE]

Originally Posted by Orangeclawhamme

Sinse all of my technique in finger style, I don't suppose I'll ever be able to learn that solo.

Just grab a pick and learn it! Never hurts to be versatile.

[BobaFret]

This is one of the first unintentional "shreds" videos I've seen. Absolutely no editing, it was that much suck.

[robbotbass]

Bass Solo a 2 Plumb suite a 10!!!