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This is probably the craziest Bootsy line I've heard
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Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes and Yes.
That is a fretted bass, and I'm not hearing any synth doubling, at least not in the first 90 seconds that I listened to. There is an effect on the bass that is modifying the envelope a bit - perhaps a mu-tron set on something less than full stun. Also agree with the P-bass sighting.
Is it Bootsy? Plenty of folks in the P-Funk universe could have done this sort of thing.
Maybe this "Bootsy" guy (fake name) doesn't even exist. Sure there's a guy who calls himself "Bootsy." Maybe this "Bootsy" never even played a single bass note ever. Maybe this is all just a front...like Kaiser Sozay?
Sounds like Bootsy to me! If I had to guess I'd say it's that Space Bass with the 5 single coils, if he even used that to record, but then, he seems to get the same tone on almost anything he plays.
Whoever said it's a synth/moog hasn't had enough funk for breakfast.
Whoever said it's a synth/moog hasn't had enough funk for breakfast.
It may seem less "playful" because it's slower. Check out Bootsy's Rubber Band's "Hollywood Squares":
As I understand it, Bootsy also played on Parliament's "Sir Nose." And I'd be surprised if this isn't Bootsy:
"Rumpofsteelskin"
It would be interesting to see which non-Rubber Band P-Funk bass lines that people believe Bootsy actually played. He must have played on at least a few Parliament/Funkadelic tunes.
Regarding which Parliament/Funkadelic tracks Bootsy played bass on, I'll have a stab at this for Bootsy's 70's and 80's P-Funk period. I believe he played on quite a lot album tracks, but as I mentioned in a previous post you can't rely on the album track listings as to who played on what - they're often very vague or omit key P-Funk personnel 
I should stress I don't know Bootsy personally, but I own every one of the albums mentioned below, and have been an avid fan of all things P-Funk & the history of funk in general over the years.
On 'Up for the Downstroke', I think Bootsy played only on the title track.
On 'Chocolate City', that's Bootsy on the title track, Ride On, Together, Side Effects, & What Comes Funky (Edit: basically all of side 1 of the record)
On 'Mothership Connection' I believe he played bass on pretty much every track, with possible exception 'Handcuffs'
On 'Clones', that's Bootsy's Space Bass on 'Dr. Funkenstein', 'Gamin' On Ya', & 'Children of Production' & 'Everything Is On the One' (I always think his playing is slightly more subdued on this album).
On 'Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome', Bootsy was all over that album. He definitely played on 'Sir Nose', 'Bop Gun', & 'Funkentelechy'.
On 'Motor Booty Affair', as per TB'er FilterFunk, I'm pretty sure that was Bootsy on 'Rumpofsteelskin' and I think on the 'The Motor Booty Affair' title track. A lot of the other tracks is Bernie on the moog for that liquid funk feel.
On 'Trombipulation' Bootsy showed off his multi-instrumentalist skills and played practically everything. But for me, this is where it starts to get tricky - (unlike on Insurance Man for the Funk), on much of Trombipulation, Gloryhallstoopid, and on some of Bootsy's own Ultra-Wave album, I struggle on some songs as to what is Bass-synth vs. what is Synth-bass!
On Funkadelic's 'One Nation', Bootsy's Space Bass was all over 'Cholly' and 'Into You'. On 'Uncle Jam', Bootsy's on the title track, and possibly 'Freak of the Week'. On 'Hardcore Jollies' - 'If You Got Funk, You Got Style' - is definitely Bootsy.
'Tales of Kidd Funkadelic' - that's the man on 'How Do Yeaw View You', and 'Undisco Kidd'. I don't think he played on 'Electric Spanking' although he could be on 'Funk Gets Stronger.'
A few other P-Funk choice cuts that were definitely Bootsy on Space Bass:
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns - 'Up for the Down Stroke', 'A Blow For Me, A Toot To You', 'Between Two Sheets', 'Four Play', & 'We Came to Funk Ya'.
George Clinton's solo stuff: 'Get Dressed', 'Silly Millameter', 'Maximumisness', 'Sloppy Seconds' (the last two both from the '90's).
Xavier: 'Work That Sucka to Death' & 'Do It To the Max' from the 'Point of Pleasure' LP.
Brides of Funkenstein - 'Disco To Go' (although some of this is also Bernie), 'Smoke Signals' - (Skeet played on my favourite Brides track the very funky- Party Up In Here).
Eddie Hazel - 'Dames, Games' LP - 'Frantic Moment', 'So Goes the Story', 'Physical Love'.
Other 80's stuff - 'Sweat Band' - the whole album, a few cuts also on Mico-Wave, 'Cookin' from the Inside Out' (EDIT: also pretty much the whole 'Godmoma Here' album).
Into the 90's, Bootsy is definitely playing on Deee-lite's 1st two LP's (with the JB's) - check out the likes of Who Was That, Try Me On...I'm Very You, Love is Everything ... but NOT Groove Is in the Heart.
There' also quite a few choice Bootsy bass cuts on the George Clinton Family Series 1-5 albums: check out 'Flatman & Bobin' & Live Up (To What She Thinks of Me)' - both with Bootsy playing through what sounds like a phaser pedal, 'Lickity Split', (A Horny Horn's cut feat. Bootsy), 'Go Fer Your Funk' (mentioned above), & 'Every Booty (Get On Down).'
I'm sure I've missed a few BIG ones...feel free to shoot me down where you think it ain't Bootsy & his Space Bass
Ever Funkin' On Bobba!!
I should stress I don't know Bootsy personally, but I own every one of the albums mentioned below, and have been an avid fan of all things P-Funk & the history of funk in general over the years.
On 'Up for the Downstroke', I think Bootsy played only on the title track.
On 'Chocolate City', that's Bootsy on the title track, Ride On, Together, Side Effects, & What Comes Funky (Edit: basically all of side 1 of the record)
On 'Mothership Connection' I believe he played bass on pretty much every track, with possible exception 'Handcuffs'
On 'Clones', that's Bootsy's Space Bass on 'Dr. Funkenstein', 'Gamin' On Ya', & 'Children of Production' & 'Everything Is On the One' (I always think his playing is slightly more subdued on this album).
On 'Funkentelechy vs. The Placebo Syndrome', Bootsy was all over that album. He definitely played on 'Sir Nose', 'Bop Gun', & 'Funkentelechy'.
On 'Motor Booty Affair', as per TB'er FilterFunk, I'm pretty sure that was Bootsy on 'Rumpofsteelskin' and I think on the 'The Motor Booty Affair' title track. A lot of the other tracks is Bernie on the moog for that liquid funk feel.
On 'Trombipulation' Bootsy showed off his multi-instrumentalist skills and played practically everything. But for me, this is where it starts to get tricky - (unlike on Insurance Man for the Funk), on much of Trombipulation, Gloryhallstoopid, and on some of Bootsy's own Ultra-Wave album, I struggle on some songs as to what is Bass-synth vs. what is Synth-bass!
On Funkadelic's 'One Nation', Bootsy's Space Bass was all over 'Cholly' and 'Into You'. On 'Uncle Jam', Bootsy's on the title track, and possibly 'Freak of the Week'. On 'Hardcore Jollies' - 'If You Got Funk, You Got Style' - is definitely Bootsy.
'Tales of Kidd Funkadelic' - that's the man on 'How Do Yeaw View You', and 'Undisco Kidd'. I don't think he played on 'Electric Spanking' although he could be on 'Funk Gets Stronger.'
A few other P-Funk choice cuts that were definitely Bootsy on Space Bass:
Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns - 'Up for the Down Stroke', 'A Blow For Me, A Toot To You', 'Between Two Sheets', 'Four Play', & 'We Came to Funk Ya'.
George Clinton's solo stuff: 'Get Dressed', 'Silly Millameter', 'Maximumisness', 'Sloppy Seconds' (the last two both from the '90's).
Xavier: 'Work That Sucka to Death' & 'Do It To the Max' from the 'Point of Pleasure' LP.
Brides of Funkenstein - 'Disco To Go' (although some of this is also Bernie), 'Smoke Signals' - (Skeet played on my favourite Brides track the very funky- Party Up In Here).
Eddie Hazel - 'Dames, Games' LP - 'Frantic Moment', 'So Goes the Story', 'Physical Love'.
Other 80's stuff - 'Sweat Band' - the whole album, a few cuts also on Mico-Wave, 'Cookin' from the Inside Out' (EDIT: also pretty much the whole 'Godmoma Here' album).
Into the 90's, Bootsy is definitely playing on Deee-lite's 1st two LP's (with the JB's) - check out the likes of Who Was That, Try Me On...I'm Very You, Love is Everything ... but NOT Groove Is in the Heart.
There' also quite a few choice Bootsy bass cuts on the George Clinton Family Series 1-5 albums: check out 'Flatman & Bobin' & Live Up (To What She Thinks of Me)' - both with Bootsy playing through what sounds like a phaser pedal, 'Lickity Split', (A Horny Horn's cut feat. Bootsy), 'Go Fer Your Funk' (mentioned above), & 'Every Booty (Get On Down).'
I'm sure I've missed a few BIG ones...feel free to shoot me down where you think it ain't Bootsy & his Space Bass
Ever Funkin' On Bobba!!
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Yeah, nice work, Bo0tsy Bobba!
There are some Laswell stuff. Lord of The Harvest contains great bass playing in the midst of that industrial mayhem. Also Maceo For All The King's Men is a tuff one, though there are maybe too many synth players in my taste. But not so in this clip.
And then there is of course Johnnie Taylor's Disco Lady.
There are some Laswell stuff. Lord of The Harvest contains great bass playing in the midst of that industrial mayhem. Also Maceo For All The King's Men is a tuff one, though there are maybe too many synth players in my taste. But not so in this clip.
And then there is of course Johnnie Taylor's Disco Lady.
Of course, I forgot the Bill Laswell, Praxis type stuff.
I have the Zillatron Lord of the Harvest album and Funkcronomicon: both albums have their strong points, Funkcronomicon is pretty much a P-Funk reunion, but as you rightly say the Laswell stuff can be quite industrial & not feature quite so much of the Funk. I think Bootsy also did an album under the name Science Faxtion with Buckethead and Bernie etc. a few years ago, but again not a funk album.
A great call too on Johnnie Taylor Disco Lady - that's one track I've not come across before, just had a listen on YouTube - sounds great
OnTheOneBaby, the LP in your avatar is one of Bootsy's least-known, but one of his best! I LOVE that record!
Solid list Bo0tsy!
I completely agree with OnTheOneBaby on the idea that Bootsy is known for his placement of notes in "non-anticipated places". One of my favorite moments on the whole Funkentelechy album is what Bootsy does in the title track from 5:20 to 5:35. All he does is throw an extra G at the end of each phrase but it blew my mind at how cleverly placed they were when I first heard them.
So we do know for a 100%, undisputed fact that Bootsy played on Sir Nose because he says so right here:
I bring up that line because it has the exact same funky and wild slides going on throughout the whole tracks as Insurance Man for the Funk.
I completely agree with OnTheOneBaby on the idea that Bootsy is known for his placement of notes in "non-anticipated places". One of my favorite moments on the whole Funkentelechy album is what Bootsy does in the title track from 5:20 to 5:35. All he does is throw an extra G at the end of each phrase but it blew my mind at how cleverly placed they were when I first heard them.
So we do know for a 100%, undisputed fact that Bootsy played on Sir Nose because he says so right here:
I bring up that line because it has the exact same funky and wild slides going on throughout the whole tracks as Insurance Man for the Funk.
Yes, that "The One Go Giveth..." album is ferociously funky. "Landshark" & "So Nice You Name Him Twice" are two of my favourite all time Bootsy tracks
No way of knowing for sure, but it sounds like a P bass and like Boogie's playing to my ear, more than Boostie's. I do know for sure I like it a lot!
Motor Booty Affair A lot of those of those tracks are Rodney "Skeet" Curtis.
You can easily tell when its Bootsy or Cordell "Boogie" Monsson. The 3 most used players from 1976 to 1980.
You can easily tell when its Bootsy or Cordell "Boogie" Monsson. The 3 most used players from 1976 to 1980.
