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Old 09-03-2008, 04:20 PM
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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

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Old 09-04-2008, 01:35 AM
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That is a great bass line - Alphonso Johnson..
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Old 09-04-2008, 02:29 AM
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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.
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