What do you think of double/multiple stops?

[slybass3000]

Originally Posted by Elrend

Double stops are the spice of a bassline.

Sometimes they are uncalled for, other times they`re great. Its all relative

Cucumber Slumber from Weather Reports` Mysterious Traveller is a very tasteful double stop line

I have to check that one,it is kind of far in my memory, lol

Sylvain

[Bruce Lindfield]

That is a great bass line - Alphonso Johnson..

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by SBassman

I always found the term pretty bizarre. Calling it a *stop* makes no sense to me. But, what do I know.

It makes perfect sense to me. When you play one, everyone in the band yells, "Stop!"



j/k...I use them all the time.