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Oh yeah.. THAT fill... freakin RAD, but its brutal! Im afraid Id just throw in something that SOUNDED hard, but was much easier.
WOW, to have seen Rush on THAT tour would have... well lets just say, if I had a time machine, that would be one of the first stops I make! ..right after the some racetrack betting.
Yeah, my friend who introduced me to Hemispheres had it & Permanant Waves. During my first listen, I was like "Woa dude, thats a chick singing to some kinda odd, crazy rock?!" The next few days I sat down with headphones & the album cover, reading the lyrics & after my 3rd listen, I was like.... "hollllyyyyy poopie.... why doesnt EVERYONE know about this..." and we went straight out to buy every album theyd done!
See, people like YOU, spoil music with bass that doesnt just sit under the guitar, barely supporting!
No really, what your saying IS a point sooooo overlooked by guitarists who might just WANT it to support beneath, & even by plenty of bass players I guess. Ive heard songs that might be fine or just passing filler, but for a FANTASTIC bass line, that makes you just FEEL it. And many times it can be so perfectly fitting, so well-played, & so song-serving that its hard to discern exactly how outstanding a track it is!
Interesting... Im almost sure I havent used Rotos. I have ErnieBalls on my Fender PJ, & try to keep them clean & bright. But Ill try some Rotos!
The thing is, sure.. most audiences might not care or notice, but YOUR sound being how YOU dig it, makes YOU play better, & that contributes to the audiences experience, whether they know it or not.
Thnks man! Wow... shes like a one man entertainment machine!
Yeah man, I GREATLY appreciate funk bass & the likes. And This guy you posted, is really cool! Although I have such a hard time making my mind & hands execute it! I can even finger pick to a degree, but its frustrating to have certain things just evade you!
...Thing is, ya know, I only DABBLED with bass before, & then while working on this album, Im thinking of several guys that are pretty great players, & either couldnt get in touch with them or couldnt get them pulled away from their problems. So I whipped down some temp ideas on my own, & then finally decided I was better served just buckling down & working my ass off to achieve the bass tracks myself. They wont be great, I feel like your term LINEAR is indeed accurate for what I tend to be able to do. I prefer more nuance, but Im still behind that curve!
Can’t argue with Squire Entwistle or Pastorious Rotosound Swing Bass 66Rounds
Frankly most any rounds will suffice but try Rotosound
Thnks man! Wow... shes like a one man entertainment machine!
Yeah man, I GREATLY appreciate funk bass & the likes. And This guy you posted, is really cool! Although I have such a hard time making my mind & hands execute it! I can even finger pick to a degree, but its frustrating to have certain things just evade you!
...Thing is, ya know, I only DABBLED with bass before, & then while working on this album, Im thinking of several guys that are pretty great players, & either couldnt get in touch with them or couldnt get them pulled away from their problems. So I whipped down some temp ideas on my own, & then finally decided I was better served just buckling down & working my ass off to achieve the bass tracks myself. They wont be great, I feel like your term LINEAR is indeed accurate for what I tend to be able to do. I prefer more nuance, but Im still behind that curve!
I hear you about the learning curve associated with mastering right hand finger bass technique when you're primarily a guitarist. But all is not lost. There are a few practitioners of pick funk bass. This dude, Bobby Vega is something special. Note the heavy use of palm muting and ghost notes (when the left hand does not fully push down on the string, thus giving you a "clunk" sound instead of a note when the string is plucked or picked).
One more
And dont let anyone talk you out of Roto 66’s.
Sweetwater sells Titanium fingertip grafts I think.
But seriously, try them out.
Sweetwater sells Titanium fingertip grafts I think.
But seriously, try them out.
See, people like YOU, spoil music with bass that doesnt just sit under the guitar, barely supporting!
No really, what your saying IS a point sooooo overlooked by guitarists who might just WANT it to support beneath, & even by plenty of bass players I guess. Ive heard songs that might be fine or just passing filler, but for a FANTASTIC bass line, that makes you just FEEL it. And many times it can be so perfectly fitting, so well-played, & so song-serving that its hard to discern exactly how outstanding a track it is!
Good songs are crafted by bass players that can play other instruments.
Wow, thats KILLER! Ive seen dudes like that, that were amazing pick players, and although thought is that I personally would rather excel at finger if I were to go to that level; the truth is, I know each technique has its own tone & nuance that can be preferred for whatever style or reason.
And if I COULD nail that, heck, Ive got ZERO problem using a pick! Thats fricken amazing!
I've played nothing but Rotos on my Ricks for the last 26 years. I have permanent grooves on my left hand fingers...lol! I'm switching one of my Ricks to flats (Rotos again), so that may help.
As to Nickel or Stainless, here's a Bass Strings 101 Invalid Link Removed from Bass Strings Online.
He also contributes keyboards and string synths to their albums, not to mention background vocals.
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