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12-28-2007, 08:53 AM
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Builder: Valenti Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Staten Island NYC | | | Nino Valenti on bass.....
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I'd love you opinion of my playing. With all the threads stating "This bassist sucks" and That basses can't play" I figure we can discuss a bassist that we, TBer's, know.
Here are a couple of live shows that I've played with Theorem:
This is one of my favorite songs, Clean Break http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnPMBr8RNNY
Here's another favorite that we stopped playing years ago. The tone on this clip is freaking awesome. WIMS going into Black Sabbath's Farries wear Boots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTLRXq1fvFk
This is our version of Stone Temple Pilot's MeatPlow. It's a fan favorite and every time we play it, people go nutz!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8pMOrEZZnc
OK... Here's my opinion of my playing. I fell that I am a very good Rock bassist. I think I play what need to be played for the song with some nice fills where needed. I'm not perfect, I'm can get sloppy at points but hey, it's only Rock and Roll but I like it. |
12-28-2007, 09:03 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Grafton, Ohio | | Fairies wear boots is one of my favorites so that was a pleasure to hear. Love the tone BTW.
Your tone and style is much like mine so I'm probably a tad biased. I like a little sloppiness on occasion.....perfection is overrated.  The playing fits in well with the songs and, for me as a bassist, I like some of the fills you throw in and think they fit within the parameters of the songs and with the band.
Nice job! |
12-28-2007, 09:36 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Atlanta, Ga | | | Not really my '' style '' of music, but your playing is excellent, and your tone sounds nice for that genre of music. |
12-28-2007, 09:45 AM
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Artist: Genz Benz/ AccuGroove/MLP Basses | | Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The O-X baby! (Oxford Mi.) | | | Dude, you sound totally cool.
Your tone is real cool and you're solid and play "the song".
Win win IMO.
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12-28-2007, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by StingRay7181  Not really my '' style '' of music, but your playing is excellent, and your tone sounds nice for that genre of music. | +1 Solid and grooving, and 'style and tone' appropriate. It feels good, which is the most important thing to me when listening to music. |
12-28-2007, 09:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northern California | | Nino,Layin it down Bro!Solid playing and tone!Also,great stage presence! 
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12-28-2007, 12:11 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | Sounds good to me bro!! In the context of the musical style your band plays, you seem solid as solid can be. I don't believe in overplaying and I much prefer to play just what the song needs and you do that just fine! A big plus in my book! |
12-28-2007, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by KJung +1 Solid and grooving, and 'style and tone' appropriate. It feels good, which is the most important thing to me when listening to music. | +1...and I don't know why people think being a rock bassist is any less demanding than playing any other style. I think getting the feel/tone/groove of heavy music correct is as demanding in its own regard as anything else.
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12-28-2007, 06:52 PM
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12-28-2007, 07:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA | | | Nino,
Nice playing. Fits what your band is doing perfectly, and more importantly, is eminently tasteful.
Love your tone. What gear are you using?
Finally, can I have your Sadowskys? ;-)
Alan
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12-29-2007, 10:24 AM
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Builder: Valenti Basses | | Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Staten Island NYC | | Quote:
Originally Posted by abngourmet Nino,
Nice playing. Fits what your band is doing perfectly, and more importantly, is eminently tasteful. | Thank you.  Quote:
Originally Posted by abngourmet Love your tone. What gear are you using? | All 3 clips, I'm using a Sadowsky Bass. Meat Plow is a 24F5 w/HCJ5 pickups and the other 2 is the Trans Blue Vintage 4 w/HCJ4 pickups.
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Clean Break. I used the setup of the bar. it's a hartke 410 with some sort of 114 and, IIRC a GK RB800.
WIMS-Ampeg SVP-1500 power amp, SVP-PRO preamp, SVT-410HLN & Carvin RedEye 210 cab.
Meat Plow-Amped SVT-IIPRO w/SVT-410HLN. Quote:
Originally Posted by abngourmet Finally, can I have your Sadowskys? ;-)
Alan | NO!!!!   |
12-29-2007, 10:38 AM
|  | A Hard Rockin Lover of GREENBURST Moderator | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Where I lay my head is home | | Keep Rockin Nino !
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12-29-2007, 10:40 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Anaheim, CA | | | Reminds me very much of my playing within my old band. Very nice!
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12-30-2007, 12:57 AM
|  | Wanna buy some mandies, Bob? | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Longmont, Colorado | | | Hey Nino - diggin' on the videos, man! Thanks for posting them!
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12-30-2007, 01:02 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | very good stuff here Nino.
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12-30-2007, 07:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Lakeland, FL | | Great playing Nino!!! Excellent tone too.
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12-30-2007, 03:20 PM
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12-31-2007, 09:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: conditional upon harmonic Hz | | You ARE a very good rock bassist!
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12-31-2007, 09:21 AM
| | | | Wow - I really love that music. Have you got anything recorded I can download? |
12-31-2007, 09:26 AM
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Endorsing Artist: GENZ BENZ / SADOWSKY | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shirley, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilbyman +1...and I don't know why people think being a rock bassist is any less demanding than playing any other style. I think getting the feel/tone/groove of heavy music correct is as demanding in its own regard as anything else. | I'll +1 to that!
Nino, the Sadowsky's sound awesome. I love that J grind!!!! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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