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07-19-2008, 03:17 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Italy | | There are many fast bassists out there.....Alain Caron, Brian Bromberg, Jeff Berlin, Bill Dickens, Dominique Di Piazza, Billy Sheehan, Oteil Burbridge.... just to name a few of them.. actually I think that speed is the less important thing for a bass player, and definitely it shouldn't be used as a parameter to evaluate a bassist's skills.
When I think of Jeff Berlin, speed is the last thing that I consider in his incredible playing; when I think of Bill Dickens, speed is the only thing that I can consider...so you get the difference  |
07-19-2008, 03:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Madison, WI | | | Billy Sheehan is fast. But it doesn't make him a great bass player.
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07-19-2008, 04:20 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Europe | | [quote=Blackbird;25726]There used to be a guy named "Adrian Davison" who was marketing himself as "The fastest bass player in the world". he could (or claimed he could) play 31 notes per second. The people at bass player magazine actually ridiculed him a bit, which I thought wasn't that cool, even though they guy's claim to fame was a tad ridiculous.[quote]
In fact, Adrian Davison is really fast, but his speed was highly unlikely the un-musical speed demons that were much present in that era (think of 1988-1990 speed frenzy). No matter how much I respect Jim Roberts, I took the time and listened to Adrian's body of work once I picked up the bass. He has something to say, and "speed" is not what his compositions scream ("Speed" was the flavor of the month so he used the word to attract attention but that turned against him due to the bad review)
IMHO (and having heard his CDs timely) Adrian is a talented and amazing bass player with a very unique approach over music and bass playing.
People's uninformed opinion dissing over someone's work, based on one influential person's opinion, is not the proper way to judge things.
There are many fast players out there (many have been noted and many of them are really great MUSICIANS), but speed alone has nothing to do with musicality or any other valid musical statement (it does get one recognised in the "sports" field of bass playing  )
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07-19-2008, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by phogchris  | That's what I was thinking... And I'm going to meet him today at a bass clinic! |
07-19-2008, 09:39 AM
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07-19-2008, 10:34 AM
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Pl don t judge Jayen's speed with the videos avilable out here. He has a unique style of playing bass, which is invented by him.. He plays Percussive Bass like Tabla..
He is not the Best or fastest Bassist. He is ,but, the Fastest Percussive Bassist. Thump and pop can not reach near tabla style Bass slaping.. Many Basists around the world are adapting this style now. Pl follow the link and just watch the way he plays Bass .. Don t care about the sounding, coz he plays on a US 150 $ Bass Gtr... ha ha ....Many greatest Bassists like jeff berlin have appreciated his playing style...
Pl watch the viseos and listern to it... these re not fast Bass. But in songs which have got higher BPM he uses the same technique.. then the speed is too fast (percussively) http://www.myspace.com/jayenvarma |
07-19-2008, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Acacia | +1 on Myung, Opeth opened and their bassist was very quick as well. He actually had a better sound than Myung. |
07-19-2008, 03:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: CT | | | +1 Myung
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Jack Bruce had some fast lines in some of the live takes |
07-19-2008, 04:05 PM
|  | Remember 12/21/2012! ...it's my birthday! | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheviot, OH | | The fastest I've ever heard that you can actually hear every note the guy is playing is Alex Webster. The man is amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOb6JSQd-Qw - that vid has been posted a couple of times around here but here it is again.
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07-19-2008, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird There used to be a guy named "Adrian Davison" who was marketing himself as "The fastest bass player in the world". he could (or claimed he could) play 31 notes per second. The people at bass player magazine actually ridiculed him a bit, which I thought wasn't that cool, even though they guy's claim to fame was a tad ridiculous.
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Originally Posted by fullrangebass In fact, Adrian Davison is really fast, but his speed was highly unlikely the un-musical speed demons that were much present in that era (think of 1988-1990 speed frenzy). No matter how much I respect Jim Roberts, I took the time and listened to Adrian's body of work once I picked up the bass. He has something to say, and "speed" is not what his compositions scream ("Speed" was the flavor of the month so he used the word to attract attention but that turned against him due to the bad review)
IMHO (and having heard his CDs timely) Adrian is a talented and amazing bass player with a very unique approach over music and bass playing.
People's uninformed opinion dissing over someone's work, based on one influential person's opinion, is not the proper way to judge things.
There are many fast players out there (many have been noted and many of them are really great MUSICIANS), but speed alone has nothing to do with musicality or any other valid musical statement (it does get one recognised in the "sports" field of bass playing ) | This brings back some memories. I just went to his website [he looks like Russell Crowe these days, no sh-t].
I skipped the flash intro, and played the tapping vid and audio from the "soundpage" [the audio page wouldn't work for me]. I'm not a big fan of Stanley Jordan technique on a bass, but Davison sure can do it. His right hand tapping technique is very good.
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07-19-2008, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by D.J Who are or who is faster bassist/s in your opinion? | While being fast doesn't make for a great bass player there are some great bass players who can play incredibly fast.
I certainly agree with many of the names already mentioned; Jaco, Victor, Bill Dickens, Marcus, Stu Hamm, Billy Sheehan, Jeff Berlin, etc...
I'm suprised (I may have missed it) that no one has mentioned Michael Manring. He plays with great fluidity and minimal motion. He always amazes me with how easy his playing appears to be, even when he is playing riduculously fast phrases, and he's always in tune. Steve Bailey is another guy who plays difficult lines with what appears to be great ease.
Just thought I'd throw them out there since I hadn't seen them mentioned. |
07-20-2008, 11:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California | | Steve digiorgio of Sadus (and about 100 other bands and projects ) is very fast. SAdus's new CD out for blood is a pretty good example of his bass playing. Im surprised noones mentioned him
Steve bailey, Gary willis, les claypool, john myung, billy sheehan, john entwistle, sean malone, and geddy lee are all pretty fast with thier fingers
Jason newsted, matt freeman, are fast players who use picks
Victor wooten, flea, Mark King, Marcus miller, and Stu Hamm are fast slap bass players | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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