I've never heard someone play like this....Amazing

[darkwasthenight]

I just don't understand, why "cheap" chocolate?

Cheaper chocolate uses lower cocoa and cocoa butter percentages so it's lighter. If the tempering process isn't managed properly it's more likely to get 'bloom' where the fat and sugar crystallises on the surface and leaves white marks. It's still safe to eat but doesn't look as rich and the texture isn't as pleasing.

I have no idea how to turn this into a deeper bass metaphor than the obvious one unfortunately, but still.

 

[Gianni "Orlandez" Orlati]

I don't know much about this technique. In the video, he said it was staccato technique. I don't know if you guys know about the technique or have heard him played before. Can you play like this in other styles of music....like worship songs? At 2:01 and 4:16

More than by the bass player's technique, I've been hit by the bass' tone .. really not bad for a MIM J bass

 

[Cardsfan85]

This will help get you started. I put it in Hillsong and Elevation all the time.

 

[Eddie LeBlanc]

Need to get out more.....

 

[Beej]

OP should also check out Bobby Vega

 

[jza57]

Rocco Prestia

 

[Ric5]

I don't know much about this technique. In the video, he said it was staccato technique. I don't know if you guys know about the technique or have heard him played before. Can you play like this in other styles of music....like worship songs? At 2:01 and 4:16

a lot of people play like that … it is a good technique to have in your toolbox

 

[LBS-bass]

Staccato - Wikipedia

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I've always been told that staccato refers to the note length and is notated with a dot under the note. It's a common notation in the bass books I have here. Don't see any reference to a specific type of instrument in these definitions and my books are for bass guitar, so I'm curious about where that's coming from.

I know that pizzicato is a term for plucking instruments that are usually bowed with the fingers. Is that a source of confusion here?

In any case, yes, it's what I would call staccato playing and lots of players do it. The guy in the video isn't really demonstrating mastery of it, which is probably why it seems different. Some of the other videos here show what it sounds like when it's truly nailed down. Hope this helps.

 

[Dark Horse]

OP should also check out Bobby Vega

Yup

 

[Ryno1330]

Oh, I didn't know what else to call it other what he said in the video. Thank you for you input.

It's ok. It's very generally accepted and talked about as staccato style by many teachers and people I've been around.

 

[frankie5string]

Yeah... Staccato proper is the wrong word. Perhaps staccato-like articulation is better. Because you can obtain staccato playing by simply ending the note faster - that's not all this technique does.

The OPs video shows another form of articulation you get by using fingers that aren't currently fretting/fingering a note. By varying the pressure of a finger in front of a fretted note, and how far it is from the fretted note, not only can you alter the "decay" time of the note without "setting up" for another note, but varying degrees of pressure can give you a few different sounds to the note as it fades.

The trick, if you want to use it, is to make sure you've got a finger in-front of a fretted note. Rocco Prestia uses his middle and ring fingers a lot so he has his index finger available to create that kind of shortened sound. It's great when the band you're working with doesn't want that midrange burpy Jaco sound, but you still want to tighten up the interaction between the bass and drums.

Chuck Rainey has a version of this technique, too.

 

[Ryno1330]

It's not really staccato in the true meaning of the word, although in bass guitar it can have that effect (staccato doesn't really apply to plucked strings). It's the bassist controlling the duration of the note by stopping the string's contact with the fret by lifting his left-hand finger.

It has nothing to do with genre. Controlling the duration of notes is a basic skill.

Going by the Merriam Webster definition of staccato it can apply to plucked, or picked strings. It's not specific to one instrument as far as a basic definition. I should add I listened on phone speakers so I can't tell if there is a full break between notes but if the string stops and the notes are short and separate it should quailfy.

 

[BobKos]

<SNIP>

As far as the demonstrator goes, possible Pittsburgh guy?
Now that you jags have seen him, go dahn ta' Empire Music, buy some guitars 'n at.
Yinz might get a gig with Dawnny Iris.

Spoken like a full-blooded Steelers fan!

 

[Beej]

Go to 0:45 to hear the classic Bobby sound.

 

[BobKos]

IMO the complaints posted about the fretboard color are ridiculous. It's Pau Ferro. What is it supposed to look like? I guess if you want a Brazilian Rosewood board you'll be spending more than the $1000 this bass costs.

To me it looks like Fender did a good job packaging popular 70's features into a modern manufactured bass. Best of both worlds! At a reasonable price to boot! The 7.25" radius really got my attention and was a welcome surprise.

 

[HolmeBass]

I call that kind of playing "fingerstyle funk", or more generally just fingerstyle. My personal opinion is that on bass, regardless of genre, it's almost always good to be funky. It just works on bass in a general way in my opinion.

 

[Treebeard]

OP yes you can achieve this sound by using your fretting hand for a bit of a mute then releasing the fretting finger to end the note. ALSO I would not play this method in my worship service as it would call attention to the bass rather than the lyrical content.

 

[Hahaha]

Verdine White did a fair amount of staccato playing on Earth Wind & Fire records.



Edited to add: I never noticed before how the tempo picks up on that cut.

 

[Woolber]

(staccato doesn't really apply to plucked strings)

What? Of course it can.

 

[chris70x7]

I don't know much about this technique. In the video, he said it was staccato technique. I don't know if you guys know about the technique or have heard him played before. Can you play like this in other styles of music....like worship songs? At 2:01 and 4:16

I play like this in certain worship songs. Depends on the song. Raging Fire by Phillip Phillips comes to mind. Not my favorite song, but I do the stacccato thing in the verse.

You have to dial back any reverb in your signal and your muting has to be on point. Dry, tight tone is the key.