Solo Bass Project

Sounds really good. Can't say anything about technique and that stuff because I'm too stupid for solo bass.

 

Well I think it'd damn cool.

 

Well you put my solo bass stuff to shame. As one solo bassist to another I wouldn't mind hearing your comments on my stuff. (It's all one take, crappy recording, mistakes and all.)

Your playing is tight. Solid. That's a pretty tone you have. Sounds like you use overdubs (is that what they call them these days?) Err...more than one track? Ever write originals? These are really nice covers you have, making them your own. Listening to you, man, I really need to tighten up. I have so much to learn.

The recording quality is very good as far as I can tell. Yeah man, keep it up. I dig solo bass.

 

Markus
I have listened to your work. First off I really want to commend you on the realization that solo bass, like any other solo performance is about harmony, rhythm AND melody. Too many "solo bass" is just an exercise in some masturbatory show of technique that leaves one bored 10 seconds in.

I hope you really want constructive criticism .. here it goes

James Bond. Love the opening groove and the slap solo at the end .. I think the salp solo at the beginning doesn't allow the song to build, so when you actually come in with the melody, it is a bit anti climactic. Besides that ... really nice work

Yesterday - this is a song that i also do, so perhaps I have some preconcieved notions. However I think that your chording is too staccato for the feel of the song. Also I would be careful of using any one technique too much. The hammering and sliding became a bit too distracting after a bit. I have a recorded version on my reverbnation page. I use both chord melody and then looping. http://www.reverbnation.com/michaeldimin take a minute to check it out

Really dig Every breath You Take. The way you laid the chords down, you might have wanted to be a little more delicate with the melody. I do like your solo ideas +1. FYI, here is an arrangement of Fields of Gold that I did for Brittany Frompovich: http://youtu.be/PO1te_6aq0k

Fritter Boy, I am sorry to say falls into the "masturbatory show of technique". Technique is only useful if it is used to create music -on it's own it has little value (IMO - of course)

Hope I wasn't harsh, I was just trying to be honest. I thought that's what you were asking for

Mike Dimin

 

Right, this is coming from a newbie to this deal, who is also doing a solo bass project.

I found the first track to be overly complex- my ideal is to put in a track enough complexity to amaze anyone but to still give enough room for a person to "feel" the song- and this one kind of made my head hurt for a bit.

Yesterday- no comments to be made except for the excess of attack in the lead part.

Every breath you take- I really liked it a lot, this was a track that I would actually consider listening to often.

Fritter boy- a good show of technique that can get someone started with ideas to play. But I would quite easily forget the song short after.

In my opinion you should decrease the attack on the lead parts, still keep a good amount of complexity with less finger tapping and slapping and work more on the melodic part.

 

Max bass.. You should be really proud.. And your mom should be too.. This is the way to play solo bass.., outstanding