BASS BATTLE!!!! ITS OOOOON BAYBE!!!!!!!!

[happybacon]

Ill start this thread by telling tb about myself. I’m currently a high school student. I’ve played the double bass for almost five years now and the bass guitar for about one and a half. I like to think I’ve been learning at my full potential of learning rate, for lack of a better word, when it comes to bass guitar and I’ve learned an enormous amount I believe. There is a cocky guitar player at my school with the belief that he can learn bass better than me in just one month because apparently it is so easy to learn. Mind you my favorite style is jazz bebop and I love doing bass as a melody while I also practice slapping religiously and even do some slap death metal. So I challenged this guy to a bass battle in exactly one month. That was yesterday.
So the issue is…..
we need a set of rules. Who here on talkbass has ever done a bass or guitar battle and has some nice rules to make the battle interesting and effective at showing our skills?
I have found about two or three judges for this event and all are bass players.
Help me out with this and help bass earn a little bit more respect in this world!

[M0ses]

Nothing below the belt.

[crack-boom]

Have a bunch of events.

- Perform a walking bassline solo in the key of Ab (or whatever key you want) for 2 minutes.
- Perform the same bassline in multiple keys, say Lean On Me in 5 different keys (D, B, E, Db, G#)
- Perform 2 solo pieces that last approx 2 mins each, using various genres and styles of playing.

Or something along those lines

[SpamBot]

How To Stage a Bass Battle
Step 1. Pull out c**ks.
Step 2. Compare length.
Step 3. Longer c**k wins.

[happybacon]

Originally Posted by SpamBot

How To Stage a Bass Battle
Step 1. Pull out c**ks.
Step 2. Compare length.
Step 3. Longer c**k wins.

im just gonna guess hed win that one since hes a foot taller than me but thanks XD WUAHAHAAH!
PLUS MOses ALREADY SAID NOTHING BELOW THE BELT!!!!

Originally Posted by crack-boom

Have a bunch of events.

- Perform a walking bassline solo in the key of Ab (or whatever key you want) for 2 minutes.
- Perform the same bassline in multiple keys, say Lean On Me in 5 different keys (D, B, E, Db, G#)
- Perform 2 solo pieces that last approx 2 mins each, using various genres and styles of playing.

Or something along those lines

Very nice sir i appreciate it. KEEP EM COMING PEOPLE Hope youre all rooting for me by the way

[stoolpigeon]

just kill kim...gtr players are a dome a dozen.....and NONE of them can play bass...lol

[J. Crawford]

Originally Posted by crack-boom

Have a bunch of events.

- Perform a walking bassline solo in the key of Ab (or whatever key you want) for 2 minutes.
- Perform the same bassline in multiple keys, say Lean On Me in 5 different keys (D, B, E, Db, G#)
- Perform 2 solo pieces that last approx 2 mins each, using various genres and styles of playing.

Or something along those lines

Originally Posted by SpamBot

How To Stage a Bass Battle
Step 1. Pull out c**ks.
Step 2. Compare length.
Step 3. Longer c**k wins.

Combine those two, and youre good to go.

[M0ses]

Originally Posted by J. Crawford

Combine those two, and youre good to go.

No, I disagree with all of you, those are all good ideas, but it's simply not a battle of any sort unless you trade 4 or 8 bar solos for a while.

P.S. Unless you are really good at slapping, the guitard is going to beat you because he can play faster and that is all that matters in battles.

[SpamBot]

Originally Posted by M0ses

he can play faster

You know this how?

[happybacon]

Originally Posted by M0ses

No, I disagree with all of you, those are all good ideas, but it's simply not a battle of any sort unless you trade 4 or 8 bar solos for a while.

P.S. Unless you are really good at slapping, the guitard is going to beat you because he can play faster and that is all that matters in battles.

NO NO NO SIR!!!!! this is a bass battle there will be no guitars. He thinks he can learn bass better than me in one month. So it shall be bass verses bass. and my slap is fast enough to compete with any cheap/easy tremelo picking. Plus i can do some fairly fast blast beats when it comes to metal with finger picking and i can tremelo with the tip of my finger. the 4-8bar soloing is a good idea too, i think ive seen it before. thank you

[nortonrider]

Are you guys planning on doing this on the playground during recess?

[jmercer91]

he has to play a 34 inch scale! i would not be surprised if he showed up with a short scale.

[BigBassBob]

I'm going to suggest you guys try different techniques (namely fingers, plectrum and slap). See who is better in each field (surely if you're better than him in two-out-of-three techniques that counts as a win?)

And go along with what's already been mentioned above.

[BigMac5]

please take video of the battle and post it ou youtube.

[happybacon]

Originally Posted by nortonrider

Are you guys planning on doing this on the playground during recess?

I WISH!!!!!!!

[BigBassBob]

Oh, better still... you mentioned you played double bass for five years previously?

In that case, I have a rather evil suggestion. Have someone give you two different sheet music (that neither have seen before) and see who's better

[carl h.]

fretless ftw

[Zombbg4]

Whatever you choose to do, do it in private. No one wants to watch two guys wanking.

Seriously now, trading 4's or 8's seems like a good idea. Maybe get a drum machine, have someone set up a nice beat before, then make up a groovin line on the spot. Decide on a piece with the guitard in which you will both play on battle day. Most groovin, swinging-est player wins that portion.

Oh, **** size doesn't matter as much as testical size, because we are the balls.

[SpamBot]

Originally Posted by BigBassBob

Oh, better still... you mentioned you played double bass for five years previously?

In that case, I have a rather evil suggestion. Have someone give you two different sheet music (that neither have seen before) and see who's better

+1

[funkybass4ever]

test start by identifying the parts of the bass,ask him the difference btwn string types and then to top it off play Chromatic Fantasy by Jaco and then tell him you rule the bottom end