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

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Ryno1330 said:
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.
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Yes, you're right, and I should have been clearer what I meant, which is that notes of plucked strings decay on their own, whereas notes from bowed and breath instruments require the player to stop doing something in order to end the note. The pianist does indeed play true staccato by lifting his finger at the right moment, which mutes the string just as the electric bassist does with his fretting finger.
 
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LeFunk Machine said:
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

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A couple of things are happening hear. One is that besides playing staccato, he's also playing some ghost notes immediately before some of the fretted notes. Very much like slap, he's not holding the note down enough to generate a fretted sound or to accidentally chime a harmonic. He has his finger where the note is going to be but hits the string quickly once before he actually frets it to make the sound. It's kind of a "buh-bup" sound and he has to strike the string twice to get that sound. Once for the "buh" ghost note and again for the "bup" which is the actually sounded note. It's like two 16th or 32nd notes one right after the other quick sequence with the first sound just being a percussive sound with no real note. If you ever see any of Scott's (from Scott's Bass Lessons) videos, he's a master at using ghost notes.

The other thing is the muting of the note without using ghost notes. It can be done a couple of ways to get the staccato sound. One is to lift your fretting finger off the fretted note immediately after sounding it and the other is to mute it immediately with your plucking finger, either using that same finger to touch the string and stop it from ringing, or your other finger of your plucking hand to stop it. I had to look to see what I was doing to get that type of sound and I'm doing a little bit of both muting techniques.
 
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LeFunk Machine said:
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

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He's just playing 16th notes, and emphasizing certain individual notes of each grouping of four, and alternating them with ghost notes. This isn't a technique. He's playing fingerstyle (that's the technique).
 
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LeFunk Machine said:
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

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His staccato is most articulate, but if you work at it you should be able to nail it. Just keep in mind, it take both hands to get it that consistent.

One other point, as cool as that technique sounds, there isn't a whole lot of mainstream music today that requires it, but an extra tool in the tool box never hurt anybody.
 
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LeFunk Machine said:
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

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The answer to your question is NO, this type of funky groove will not fit with most contemporary worship. That is, unless your are doing Gospel, or other Christian music that is inherently funky (google search Planet Shakers, Endless Praise). To speak frankly, most modern worship is super boring and straight forward, but that is OK. However, I think you should push the boundaries with your worship leader and ask him/her to try new stuff, because everyone loves a good groove, and it can enhance the worship experience. Side note: I started playing in gigging bands outside of church to have a more divers pallet of music, which has been great. It has allowed me to stop being annoying to the worship leader by constantly asking him to incorporate different styles into the worship set, and now I get to feel the groove, and still do worship at church:)
 
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CoffeeLove said:
The answer to your question is NO, this type of funky groove will not fit with most contemporary worship. That is, unless your are doing Gospel, or other Christian music that is inherently funky (google search Planet Shakers, Endless Praise). To speak frankly, most modern worship is super boring and straight forward, but that is OK. However, I think you should push the boundaries with your worship leader and ask him/her to try new stuff, because everyone loves a good groove, and it can enhance the worship experience. Side note: I started playing in gigging bands outside of church to have a more divers pallet of music, which has been great. It has allowed me to stop being annoying to the worship leader by constantly asking him to incorporate different styles into the worship set, and now I get to feel the groove, and still do worship at church:)
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Yup, I thought so too. The music is very straight forward. I'm trying to be creative with it rather than just standing there playing quarter or 8th notes.
 
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AGCurry said:
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.
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Staccato is playing short notes. Either by lifting your finger off the string or key or simply stop bowing or blowing. Ghost notes are plucked and muted at the same time. No pitch sounds at all.

Both techniques are used in the video. The style in the video was very popular in the 60s and 70s. Think James Jameson, Rocco Priesta and Jaco Pastorius, among many others. I looked up funky worship on YouTube. Found plenty of songs where the style would be appropriate. But in my short search I didn't find anything that actually used it. I can't imagine it would be considered blasphemous. Maybe learn it from secular sources and use it in songs in church where it will fit.
 
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