Recent content by Matt Bawtinheimer

  1. Matt Bawtinheimer

    Feedback on my playing? Pino Palladino D'Angelo style groove *NOW WITH 100% LESS ANNOYING VOCALS*

    Thanks so much! Work in progress :bassist: It's a fretless indeed, got it about a month ago and can't go back! Love the way it feels, smooth as silk :thumbsup:
  2. Matt Bawtinheimer

    Feedback on my playing? Pino Palladino D'Angelo style groove *NOW WITH 100% LESS ANNOYING VOCALS*

    Sweet thanks for the advice guys! I know I tend to play a little busy, I get excited too easily haha, still working on that. And getting behind the beat is something for me to work on too. I really do need to find some people to jam this stuff with, not just my computer, kinda kills the vibe. I...
  3. Matt Bawtinheimer

    Feedback on my playing? Pino Palladino D'Angelo style groove *NOW WITH 100% LESS ANNOYING VOCALS*

    By the way, killer tracks on your youtube channel Narud! A̶r̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶y̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶o̶r̶i̶g̶i̶n̶a̶l̶ ̶t̶u̶n̶e̶s̶?̶ Answered my own question :)
  4. Matt Bawtinheimer

    Feedback on my playing? Pino Palladino D'Angelo style groove *NOW WITH 100% LESS ANNOYING VOCALS*

    For sure, just bought a bass coming up on two years now, so still have a long learning curve ahead of me. And bass is my main instrument, so not really too too worried about how the other instruments sound, they're basically all crappy MIDI synthesizers anyways. But perhaps you can elaborate on...
  5. Matt Bawtinheimer

    How to Grow as a Bassist- what should I do?

    Work on getting your groove and tone to 100%. Doesn't matter what notes you play if they sound thin/clanky or are off time. Then work on getting your ear and your bass guitar in sync. Sing things and play them back to yourself, put on a record and try to quote back the singer, etc etc etc. The...
  6. Matt Bawtinheimer

    Feedback on my playing? Pino Palladino D'Angelo style groove *NOW WITH 100% LESS ANNOYING VOCALS*

    Thanks for the kind words! It's actually not his exact line, just a two chord vamp over Gmin7-Amin7 in a similar style and set to the same drum beat, I realised later the words would still fit. Pino kills the double stops, I'm still trying to figure out exactly how to get the same vibe from them...
  7. Matt Bawtinheimer

    Feedback on my playing? Pino Palladino D'Angelo style groove *NOW WITH 100% LESS ANNOYING VOCALS*

    Hey, this is my first ever post, so apologies to the max if its the wrong thread, or breaking any rules, or whatever please let me know and I will fix it. Threw together this jam of chicken grease by D'Angelo, started as a bass jam with the drum beat I created then evolved. Sorry there's no...