What is overplaying ?

[cliffbass]

What you mean by saying it ?

 

[Gab124]

I think overplaying is putting too many notes into a song the really needs less to sound correct - something I have to constantly work on. I don't notice it until I hear a playback and wonder what the crap I was doing . More often than not I think the minimalist approach ends up sounded best to the general audience, though it can vary with genre.

 

[XtreO]

That's what I've learned after the few recording I've done too. On a recording, bass in my genre (metal) often sounds better if it is done simple rather than fancy show-off-like. The simpler the better is not true, but no need mashing in too many notes as it ends up untight (I play fingers) and too indistinguishable.

The best example I can think of general overplayign is Invalid Link Removed

 

[standupright]

"without the spaces, music would be just a bunch of notes piled up on each other"

 

[Papersen]

Most of Billy Sheehan solos fit into that category. IMHO

 

[cliffbass]

ok ty Btw dragon force sucks

 

[megadan]

That's when your drummer is playing quarter notes, your guitarist is playing 8th notes, and you're playing 16th note triplets over two octaves of the scale.

 

[Jefenator]

If you have to ask, you're probably doing it.

 

[Happynoj]

The best example I can think of general overplayign is Invalid Link Removed

That isn't overplaying - the point of Dragonforce is that they are ridiculously over-the-top. Playing loads of notes isn't necessarily overplaying if it suits the song - see Level 42, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc

Overplaying is when you play a Primus bassline over the top of Mustang Sally.

 

[Joe Nerve]

 

[Happynoj]

Is that Chuck Norris on bass?

 

[Jazz Ad]

When an excessive amount of notes becomes detrimental to the song.
Playing a lot of notes in itself isn't bad, sometimes it works fine.

 

[David1234]

Sometimes the problem is that in the attempt do something that in the moment seems really cool but a bit difficult, we make errors some other aspect of bassplaying suffers and we cease (for a while) to provide good timing, good harmonic content, a good groove, and useful cues to the rest of the band.

 

[bluewine]

Playing fast, showing off and probably not making much sense musically.

 

[emblymouse]

This reminds me of the definition of a weed: " A plant growing too numerously in a place it is unwanted".

One person's overplaying is anothers' beautiful garden.

 

[Mark Wilson]

Most of Billy Sheehan solos fit into that category. IMHO

I was thinking this before I got into this thread.

 

[billhilly66]

If it's really fast and it sucks, it's overplaying.

 

[hover]

overplaying is when you suck out the soul of a song by jacking off a bunch of notes that aren't necessary to feed your ego. Can't stand that mentality. Alot of cats can at least do it musically and can enhance the song, but many many more cannot and just bring the song down...the Live song linked is a PERFECT example.

k-i-s,s.

 

[Bass Troll]

The opposite of underplaying. Also seems a little more rare...

 

[Georynn]

That's what I've learned after the few recording I've done too. On a recording, bass in my genre (metal) often sounds better if it is done simple rather than fancy show-off-like. The simpler the better is not true, but no need mashing in too many notes as it ends up untight (I play fingers) and too indistinguishable.

The best example I can think of general overplayign is Invalid Link Removed

At this point my drummer usually screams "oh, pick a note!"...