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

[40Hz]

Yeah, that fretboard was distracting. Totally destroys the 70's vibe. There's just not enough contrast between the board and the blocks/binding to make it work.

 

[okcrum]

The notes in that video having more than sufficient duration to convey discernable pitch are nowhere near short enough to be classed as 'ghosts', so staccato in my book. Maybe some more staccatissimo than others. The thing is that, mercifully, there are no universal 'specifications', and interpretations vary between genre and across the era. This leaves the doors open for artistic interpretation, innovation, originality and progress without clogging the lexicon with transient jargon. YMMV.

What note are you hearing on the badly executed ghost notes where he's clicking off the pickups? That's not how you do it, and there's no note there.

 

[La Faro]

 

[Greycode]

You say staccato and I say......

 

[LeFunk Machine]

You say staccato and I say......

What do you say?

 

[Greycode]

lets call the whole thing off?

 

[togril]

Staccato just means short quick notes. I don't know if that would fit in worship songs or not, maybe if they were funky.

Staccato is a bowing / arco technique Though, this is "muted"or perhaps "accented". (I'm Mainly a bowing double bassist Lurking Here to feel cool - so I would say that)
T. x

 

[elkkid2]

To me, that's just funk bass playing.

 

[SteveCS]

Staccato is a bowing / arco technique Though, this is "muted"or perhaps "accented". (I'm Mainly a bowing double bassist Lurking Here to feel cool - so I would say that)
T. x

Staccato is not a bowing technique. It means shortened notes, and is appropriate for any instrument whose note duration can be controlled. For example on piano you just lift your finger without the sustain pedal depressed. With a bow you might stop, lift or bounce the bow, and you may or may not combine this with some left hand muting or lifting to create variety.
The level of misunderstanding amongst self-taught bass guitarists should come as no surprise, given that pretty much all of the bass guitar self-instruction materials are wholly devoid of articulation markings. YMMV.

 

[bobyoung53]

Staccato is a bowing / arco technique Though, this is "muted"or perhaps "accented". (I'm Mainly a bowing double bassist Lurking Here to feel cool - so I would say that)
T. x

It actually applies to all instruments though and doesn't signify a technique on most, I was a trumpet player when I was a kid and it just meant short quick notes.

Staccato:

Staccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation, it signifies a note of shortened duration, separated from the note that may follow by silence. It has been described by theorists and has appeared in music since at least 1676.

Staccato - Wikipedia

 

[Paulabass]

The only thing is, Rocco never played that bass. He played a stock blue P-bass

I was watching Rocco play his signature LTD on a ToP video this morning.
But back to the post, I use this technique a lot on funky stuff. My go to on songs like Shaky Ground, or Play That Funky Music.

 

[Funky Phantom]

I was watching Rocco play his signature LTD on a ToP video this morning.
But back to the post, I use this technique a lot on funky stuff. My go to on songs like Shaky Ground, or Play That Funky Music.

Was that video made in the 70's? Nope. As I've reiterated many times, all the cool stuff
Rocco did in the 70's was on a Fender P-bass. Thanks for making my point for me.

 

[MovinTarget]

Before looking at OP thread I was half expecting a Remco vid:

 

[togril]

It actually applies to all instruments though and doesn't signify a technique on most, I was a trumpet player when I was a kid and it just meant short quick notes.


Staccato:

Staccato is a form of musical articulation. In modern notation, it signifies a note of shortened duration, separated from the note that may follow by silence. It has been described by theorists and has appeared in music since at least 1676.
Staccato - Wikipedia

correct - short quick notes when BOWING the trumpet. I can't believe you would neglect to say that. I bow ALL MY INSTRUMENTS, as does Jimmy Page, my younger brother. Just because you refuse to play your instrument correctly Is not my problem.
but "thanks" for destroying my dreams.

T x

 

[togril]

Staccato is not a bowing technique. It means shortened notes, and is appropriate for any instrument whose note duration can be controlled. For example on piano you just lift your finger without the sustain pedal depressed. With a bow you might stop, lift or bounce the bow, and you may or may not combine this with some left hand muting or lifting to create variety.
The level of misunderstanding amongst self-taught bass guitarists should come as no surprise, given that pretty much all of the bass guitar self-instruction materials are wholly devoid of articulation markings. YMMV.

Says YOU Mr. tambourine player. BOW THAT!

Tx

 

[bobyoung53]

correct - short quick notes when BOWING the trumpet. I can't believe you would neglect to say that. I bow ALL MY INSTRUMENTS, as does Jimmy Page, my younger brother. Just because you refuse to play your instrument correctly Is not my problem.
but "thanks" for destroying my dreams.

T x

Someone had to do it.

 

[Ian Lewis]

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.

Staccato (Italian for detached) signifies a note of shortened duration. Doesn't matter what instrument or technique is involved.

 

[Toneguy66]

Staccato simply means detached. Notes in standard notation are marked as staccato by placement of a dot above (or below) the note head. I play staccato passages with my bands regardless of the genre to help differentiate verse and chorus sections, leave space for soloists etc. if you're not playing with space around your notes then you're probably cluttering things up like a keyboardist who uses his left hand! A note by itself says nothing. It's the intervals, both in distance and time that make them musical.

 

[LeFunk Machine]

Staccato simply means detached. Notes in standard notation are marked as staccato by placement of a dot above (or below) the note head. I play staccato passages with my bands regardless of the genre to help differentiate verse and chorus sections, leave space for soloists etc. if you're not playing with space around your notes then you're probably cluttering things up like a keyboardist who uses his left hand! A note by itself says nothing. It's the intervals, both in distance and time that make them musical.

Oh ok, will heed to that.

 

[Fun da mental]

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.

I think it's called Muting technique