Fionn Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 check out his playing ... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJT3Zmo3deM&feature=fvwrel"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJT3Zmo3deM&feature=fvwrel[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskimoBassist Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 All true, this guy is a badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Yarr. What bass is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimefred Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 so THATS how you play a 6 stringer! always wondered what them extra strings did cool tune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) Inspirational stuff He's got a new album on the way. edit: it's out on the 14th [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLAKrVbCBM[/media] Edited May 10, 2012 by thumbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 a brilliant musician all round. i find his music almost endlessly enthralling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1336661570' post='1649111'] Yarr. What bass is that? [/quote] It's a custom Iceni Zoot bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Yeah, very good and all that. I can see that he is indeed quite skilled at doing wot he is doing .... but it's not bass playing to me. Give me Lynott, Foxton, Sting, Geddy, Lemmy and JJ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1336673211' post='1649346'] Yeah, very good and all that. I can see that he is indeed quite skilled at doing wot he is doing .... but it's not bass playing to me. Well said that man Give me Lynott, Foxton, Sting, Geddy, Lemmy and JJ. [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='The Dark Lord' timestamp='1336673211' post='1649346'] Yeah, very good and all that. I can see that he is indeed quite skilled at doing wot he is doing .... but it's not bass playing to me. Give me Lynott, Foxton, Sting, Geddy, Lemmy and JJ. [/quote] So what you're saying is you like rock music. That's cool, but the 'is this bass playing' argument is as old as the f***ing hills. Nice little solo there, he's a very skilled player no doubt. Can't write a tune to save his life, if his albums are anything to go by. They bore me to tears. Aphex Twin on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1336673586' post='1649359'] So what you're saying is you like rock music. That's cool, but the 'is this bass playing' argument is as old as the f***ing hills. [/quote] Yeah, that's probably a fair comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MythSte Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Anyone notice how high his action is for that kind of thing? Steel fingers that lad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [sub][size=5]Previewing this thread read "Squarepusher is a sh*t" so upon reading it's less controversial than I thought![/size][/sub] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Much as I like SP, this is just a repetitive slid 7th chord with a bit of flutter... No I couldn't do it but I wouldn't want to... Bring back Hard Normal Daddy. And he looks like Bill Bailey in this which is distracting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndThenSome1 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Someone once played me a track of his that heavily relied on him playing harmonics on the bass - I've no idea what its called - anybody know which track i'm on about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesbass116 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='Chris2112' timestamp='1336673586' post='1649359'] Nice little solo there, he's a very skilled player no doubt. Can't write a tune to save his life, if his albums are anything to go by. They bore me to tears. Aphex Twin on the other hand... [/quote] They're pretty intense sometimes. He has too much of a mathematical approach to songs, quite a lot of production going on. He is a hell of a musican though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeBrownBass Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Forget the bass playing, that drummers left hand on the hi-hat is insanely tight at those speeds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='MythSte' timestamp='1336675968' post='1649423'] Anyone notice how high his action is for that kind of thing? Steel fingers that lad. [/quote] I suppose that allows him to get those muted 'click' ghost notes out cleanly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluRay Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Clever and breathtakingly tight as I'm sure it is - I think it sounds utter sh*te. I'll get my coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='thumbo' timestamp='1336669340' post='1649283'] Inspirational stuff He's got a new album on the way. edit: it's out on the 14th [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvLAKrVbCBM[/media] [/quote] Catchy tune, no doubt I'll be whistling that all day tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 [quote name='AndThenSome1' timestamp='1336676989' post='1649446'] Someone once played me a track of his that heavily relied on him playing harmonics on the bass - I've no idea what its called - anybody know which track i'm on about? [/quote] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXpzK1ItQGw&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The superb harmonic. Awed tune is 'iambic 5 poetry' off Ultravisitor. Very good stuff. He knows a tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 The superb harmonic. Awed tune is 'iambic 5 poetry' off Ultravisitor. Very good stuff. He knows a tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) [quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1336681820' post='1649571'] The superb harmonic. Awed tune is 'iambic 5 poetry' off Ultravisitor. Very good stuff. He knows a tune. [/quote][quote name='Cairobill' timestamp='1336681842' post='1649572'] The superb harmonic. Awed tune is 'iambic 5 poetry' off Ultravisitor. Very good stuff. He knows a tune. [/quote] Very good - Pan your first post hard left, and pan the second post hard right with some delay. Would make a lovely stereo spread. I like that high action slap sound he gets, nice, tight and articulated. Garry Edited May 10, 2012 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 He may be a great bassist, but the track in the OP is the most boring and uninspired thing I've heard him do. Not a patch on the brilliant Iambic 9 Poetry posted above ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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