Damian Erskine's Silky Smooth Fingerstyle...

Tons, and Damian's one of them.

 

Erskine is quite talented. Check his CD's ('Within Sight' & 'To Speak')!

The song from the DVD 'Bass Sessionz Vol. 1' is also great:

 

Oteil Burbridge, Jaco, Gary Willis, Rocco Prestia.

C/S,
Rev J

 

ramps. i like players that can do that kind of playing without them. people attacked me in the past when i called them "training wheels", but i digress. if you guys like them it's fine. none of my favorite players use them. overall, Damian is a monster player!

 

lol,.. i was teasing some of the guys a while back and touched a nerve, but i should probably try one before i criticize anyone. it seems like some of the most accomplished players enjoy ramps, though.

 

I've tried them...you're doing the right thing

But seriously, when some of the most technically great players of our day use them, you can hardly call them "training wheels." That said, I have zero use for them.

 

They also get in the way if you're popping.

C/S,
Rev J

 

That's not a ramp on Erskine's bass. Pete Skjold has a double humbucker option that combines into one rather large cover, which Erskine uses on his basses. I think it probably provides a lot of the same benefit that a ramp would, which may be why Erskine likes it.

I'm actually not as much of a fan of the look of all the plastic you get with that big cover, which is why I asked Pete to use separate covers on mine, though they are more or less as closely spaced as the ones on his single cover option - you can see in my avatar.