funkadelic - one nation under a groove

[Starrchild]

'I’m really into the Scriptures. I read and study the Bible on a regular basis and I try to let it influence my life as much as possible and influence everything that I do'

Now, it don't get any better than that!!!
That's top, Starchild.

Thank you.

 

[HolmeBass]

The bass line on "Flashlight" is a keyboard. I was so bummed when I found out.

To my ear it's primarily Bernie Worrell's keyboard bass, but someone went back and doubled it with an electric bass.

 

[Nightman]

I suspect Jesus would groove to a little Boosty, too!!

 

[bigscore1000]

well check this live vid of Flashlight, it most certainly ainta keyboard, but one of the most awesome tones ever, fat but also defined!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JbUP-skb7E&feature=related

i think it is one of those 2 P pickup BC rich basses.

i seriously want that tone!

Lost for words at that stage show!!!!

 

[Starrchild]

I suspect Jesus would groove to a little Boosty, too!!

Son of God would have only needed 4 strings.

 

[Starrchild]

Lost for words at that stage show!!!!

That's Skeet on bass.

 

[Nightman]

no doubt the five loafs of bread was a 5 string

 

[Starrchild]

no doubt the five loafs of bread was a 5 string

No doubt.

 

[Amara]

Bootsy is credited as the drummer, but come on...he was one of the hottest bassists, and maybe the hottest funk bassist, at the time, but all he did was play drums on "Funkentelechy"?

"Bandfuse: Rock Legends" has Bootsy as its Bass "Legend," and he shows off a riff from Funkentelechy in one of his instructional videos. Which doesn't mean he was the bassist on the recording, but he described it as one of his favourite classic riffs that he enjoyed playing back in the day.

Bootsy's Rubber Band cut an album right around the same time that Parliament did Funkentelechy, so he may have been busy at the time. Or they could have been just down the hall from each other in the same studio, swapping personnel back and forth, P-funk style.

 

[kenneffdupriest]

The bass line on "Flashlight" is a keyboard. I was so bummed when I found out.

WHAT!!!???#@&*(*%%!#$

say it aint so

 

[Tupac]

No way!! The outtro of Funkentelechy is distinctly bootsy. Also, his lesson on sir nose made me sure that he composed it, I think he did.

 

[Starrchild]

No way!! The outtro of Funkentelechy is distinctly bootsy. Also, his lesson on sir nose made me sure that he composed it, I think he did.

I agree.

 

[southpaw723]

the opening track of funkadelic's first album has an amazing bass tone. Its called "Mommy, what's a funkadelic?"

 

[SirMjac28]

To my ear it's primarily Bernie Worrell's keyboard bass, but someone went back and doubled it with an electric bass.

It was Bernie with two Moogs hooked together it was not an electric bass.

 

[Starrchild]

It was Bernie with two Moogs hooked together it was not an electric bass.

+1

 

[Starrchild]

the opening track of funkadelic's first album has an amazing bass tone. Its called "Mommy, what's a funkadelic?"

Billy "Bass" Nelson

 

[SirMjac28]

Billy "Bass" Nelson

Love this song I play it almost daily been with the group since Chocolate City.

 

[jerry]

Billy "Bass" Nelson

I love his playing! side note/ he got a writers credit on Standing On Shaky Ground by the Temptations and many others.

 

[FilterFunk]

No way!! The outtro of Funkentelechy is distinctly bootsy. Also, his lesson on sir nose made me sure that he composed it, I think he did.

I agree. I've heard a lot of P-Funk songs that I consider to be "distinctly Bootsy" attributed to other bassists.

I'm to the point where I wouldn't be too surprised to hear someone claim that Bootsy didn't even play bass on Bootsy's Rubber Band records!

 

[SirMjac28]

Bootsy was instrumental in bringing the "one" to George Clinton something he picked up from playing with James Brown you can play whatever you like but bring it back to the "one" and George was able to take it to another level so whatever bass part he didn't play he crafted.