Happy Jack Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Does anyone actually talk like this? Even in America? Or is this some sort of post-ironic modernist schtick? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=EAI1Ks5GLAM&list=UUlPrDqLPKrRstg648X-eDVg ps: This is really, [i][b]really [/b][/i]crap bass playing IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I don't like the sound of 'going down' on bad boys. Or good ones, for that matter! Seppos - ya godda luv 'em!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1360919002' post='1978235'] This is really, [i][b]really [/b][/i]crap bass playing IMHO. [/quote] Oh yes, and it's pervasive. How are we to evaluate the bass (if that is indeed the purpose of this vid) with some arse playing in a way that [i]no-one[/i] would [i]ever[/i] play in a real live band situation? If I were to do this at home (for example) it would elicit the response 'turn that bloody thing off and get to bed,' and quite right too. Nice looking bass, though. Metallic red is quite pervy. Edited February 15, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziphoblat Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 That man is completely insufferable. I can't believe Warwick let him demo their products officially. It demonstrates how detached from reality some of the instrument manufacturers actually are that they think that's what's going to actually sell things to people. I suppose they expectation is that people will see someone playing seven hundred notes a second with their thumb in the most non-musical fashion possible and think that they'll be able to play like that if they buy the bass. Can't see that working at all though. A lot of these companies would do well to take a leaf out of Lakland's book when it comes to demoing the tonal capacity of their products. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='Ziphoblat' timestamp='1360930314' post='1978430'] A lot of these companies would do well to take a leaf out of Lakland's book when it comes to demoing the tonal capacity of their products. [/quote] Yes! [url="http://lakland.com/ac_j-sonic.htm"]http://lakland.com/ac_j-sonic.htm[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 What a f***ing racket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) He's going to be at the LBGS, but luckily during one of my BC members meetups Edited February 15, 2013 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1360930915' post='1978450'] Yes! [url="http://lakland.com/ac_j-sonic.htm"]http://lakland.com/ac_j-sonic.htm[/url] [/quote] that is great some of the sample songs are really catchy, haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='Atalante' timestamp='1360932645' post='1978488'] Why the hating? I would like to see the level of the "down-talkers" around here. [/quote] People are allowed their own opinions (P.S. don't go near the 'you can't comment unless you are better' comments that ended badly on here last time, haha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atalante Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='jackers' timestamp='1360932758' post='1978493'] People are allowed their own opinions (P.S. don't go near the 'you can't comment unless you are better' comments that ended badly on here last time, haha) [/quote] An opinion in a forum without a back-up is like a public, smelly fart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I can't see the link at work, but I know exactly who you're all talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vsmith1 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='Ziphoblat' timestamp='1360930314' post='1978430'] A lot of these companies would do well to take a leaf out of Lakland's book when it comes to demoing the tonal capacity of their products. [/quote] Thoroughly agree that Lakland have the right idea to auditioning via the internet. I am very impressed that they cover different genres, on different strings on all positions. Now that is attention to detail and speaks well into Lakland's guiding principles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackers Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='Atalante' timestamp='1360932871' post='1978495'] An opinion in a forum without a back-up is like a public, smelly fart. [/quote] Please elaborate? I don't quite see the link there. I think what people are saying is that a very small number of people use a bass guitar in the way the player does in the video, yet there are so many companies who use slap players to sell their gear, most of whom use a tone that sounds like it is coming out of the end of a long cardboard tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='Atalante' timestamp='1360932871' post='1978495'] An opinion in a forum without a back-up is like a public, smelly fart. [/quote] Nice analogy... but WTF are you talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) Not so keen on the demo, but the finish on the Corvette looks quite lovely. Warwick do some stunning finishes. BTW Is it my imagination, or has a post or 2 been deleted? Didn't someone else [i]post then delete[/i] a week or so ago? Edited February 15, 2013 by SteveK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) [quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1360934942' post='1978571'] BTW Is it my imagination, or has a post or 2 been deleted? Didn't someone else [i]post then delete[/i] a week or so ago? [/quote] Indeed. Or should I say "Inti-ed"? My spider-sense is tingling... Edited February 15, 2013 by Conan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mart Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1360936259' post='1978611'] Indeed. Or should I say "Inti-ed"? My spider-sense is tingling... [/quote] Glad I'm not the only one thinking along those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I FF'd the slap to see what else it could do, nice sound, piss-poor demo. Then I FF'd again just to see if we got any more of his jive, man that's one real cool cat, he's just the most maaan, dig? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 God that was awful. I have no idea what the bass is meant to sound like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1360930942' post='1978452'] What a f***ing racket. [/quote] Haha! Yes indeed. "Alright mate, it's the guys from Warwick, we'd like you to demo a bass for us if you're available. Do you know anything slapped and unwholesome in the key of E?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbass4k Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I may have some money to splash on a bass soon, and a $$ was on my list to check out. Unfortunately that video doesn't give me any idea of if a $$ is for me or not. To be fair, he doesn't claim to be demoing the bass, but then what's the point of the video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I spent many a happy hour with Andy when I visited Warwick last year. He's one of the most down to earth and likeable guys I've met. He does have a real 'Merikan drawl which I found really infectious. His bass playing spans over many records, from slapping stuff to his preferred style of chilled out grooves. I guess this showboating is ultimately what sells instruments; I mean I remember being blown away when I first came across playing like this when I was younger. Thankfully the passage of time has enlightened me to the finer points of bass playing but aroun this time I'm not influenced by adverts and videos of products either. Come on guys, relax. Slagging off another guy you have never met is really unbecoming. ped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 [quote name='bobbass4k' timestamp='1360956571' post='1979112'] then what's the point of the video? [/quote]To be on YouTube I guess, there's plenty of other pointless stuff on there too. TBH I clicked stop after the 4 or 5 notes, I'm not clairvoyant, but sadly I knew what was coming. Why these folks don't open with a bit of pick or fingerstyle before getting to the slapathon puzzles me. If they did it would certainly showcase their abilities far better and give everyone else a better idea of what the instrument sounds like. Maybe they don't know how to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 (edited) [quote name='ped' timestamp='1360956938' post='1979121'] I spent many a happy hour with Andy when I visited Warwick last year. He's one of the most down to earth and likeable guys I've met. He does have a real 'Merikan drawl which I found really infectious. His bass playing spans over many records, from slapping stuff to his preferred style of chilled out grooves. I guess this showboating is ultimately what sells instruments; I mean I remember being blown away when I first came across playing like this when I was younger. Thankfully the passage of time has enlightened me to the finer points of bass playing but aroun this time I'm not influenced by adverts and videos of products either. Come on guys, relax. Slagging off another guy you have never met is really unbecoming. ped [/quote] I agree Chris, but I think most of us were complaining about the playing, not the bassist. I still think that, if that's what sells basses, then there must be something wrong with the market... Edited February 15, 2013 by bluejay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 And that is exactly why I never watch product demos. Tedious, poorly produced/executed, unartistic crap! Bass does look nice though. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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