"Fastest" bass guitarist in the world

[bluesparky]

I stumbled across this after a series of click and turns on t'interweb
[url="http://www.4to40.com/recordbook/index.asp?id=2945"]http://www.4to40.com/recordbook/index.asp?id=2945[/url]
Are you as underwhelmed as me?

[steve-soar]

Can't see it as it says it is no longer available.

[Hamster]

[quote name='bluesparky' post='296033' date='Sep 30 2008, 11:23 PM']Are you as underwhelmed as me?[/quote]

Yes

[Kev]

youtube'd him, as always with me, fast bass playin like that doesnt impress me at all, same reason why im completly underwhelmed by the likes of wooten's double thumbing etc, just doesnt sound like a bass should to me

Edited September 30, 2008 by BassManKev

[markytbass]

Me too, I can't find a yawn icon.

[bluesparky]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='296036' date='Sep 30 2008, 11:29 PM']Can't see it as it says it is no longer available.[/quote]
To be honest i'd not actually watched the link, i just read the title of the post and wondered if anyone actually cared if anyone held the record for the "fastest" bass player, bit like having a record for the, er, i dunno, hotest water :- surely no-one cares.
But, i did a quick google on the name and subject and found this:
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u-GrHy6rLI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9u-GrHy6rLI[/url]
Some bits of the vid show some interesting technique, the rest of it.. er.....

[Kev]

i prefer this guy [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwu2dGMtxU8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwu2dGMtxU8...feature=related[/url]

[steve-soar]

This kind of thing always reminds me of people who can do the worlds longest keepy up with a football, put them in a football team and......

[BassMunkee]

How do you even quantify that? How can you possibly have that record. That's rubbish.
So no, I don't care except insofar as I will add it to my (very long) list of things I hate.

[waynepunkdude]

I'm the worlds fastest and bestest bassist prove I'm not.

[fumps]

I love how the nest one under his story is "Longest Canoe"....now thats interesting ........

[DirkThrust]

THe only reason I would be interested is so I can avoid the tuneless sh*te they play.

[Bilbo]

Speed is for athletics not music.

Anyone who aspires to this type of achievement is labelling themselves a complete idiot.

[steve]

I was particularly interested in 'Sujit Ghosh - Highest Number of Email Account Holder' he has 5555. He must be very important

[thepurpleblob]

I think notes-played-per-minute is something you get over once past, well, about 16 years old probably!! Unless you have a goatee and those three-quarter baggy shorts of course

[waynepunkdude]

On a serious note I'm quite a fast player (not stupidly to try to impress at my speed) and I find it very hard to play slow stuff ie anything below 120BPM, is that odd or is it just because of the type of music I usually practice?

[thepurpleblob]

[quote name='waynepunkdude' post='296231' date='Oct 1 2008, 09:43 AM']On a serious note I'm quite a fast player (not stupidly to try to impress at my speed) and I find it very hard to play slow stuff ie anything below 120BPM, is that odd or is it just because of the type of music I usually practice?[/quote]

It's because you don't practice slow stuff. Playing slow in time is just as hard - if not harder - than playing fast.

[waynepunkdude]

[quote name='thepurpleblob' post='296238' date='Oct 1 2008, 09:47 AM']It's because you don't practice slow stuff. Playing slow in time is just as hard - if not harder - than playing fast.[/quote]


That is true, I guess if you're playing slow and you go a little out of time it is much more noticeable.

[BassMunkee]

[quote]On a serious note I'm quite a fast player (not stupidly to try to impress at my speed) and I find it very hard to play slow stuff ie anything below 120BPM, is that odd or is it just because of the type of music I usually practice?[/quote]
That's actually an interesting point...
I'v been anywhere from 80 to 215/220, and I've always been of the opinion that it's harder to play slower than it is to play the same thing faster.

[mcgraham]

If you actually check his youtube page, he is considered to the the fastest 'percussive' bassist, i.e. he's the fastest drummer who drums on a bass. I'm not saying it's easy to do stupid number of 'clicks' per second, but it certainly less musical than stupid number of 'notes' per second, and is certainly less difficult than co-ordinating left AND right hands to play notes at speed.

I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with playing fast or wanting to play fast, but few people put the time in to have clean and efficient technique with good tone. Even fewer do something musical with such technique.

Mark

[BassMunkee]

[quote]I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with playing fast or wanting to play fast, but few people put the time in to have clean and efficient technique with good tone. Even fewer do something musical with such technique.[/quote]
That's very true - Take Napalm Death for example, Mick Harris is an amazing drummer, arguably the inventor of the Blast Beat, etc.
He's proof that there is a big difference between simply beating the sh!t out the drums and cymbals as fast as you can, and actually being able to do - (as in his case) - and still retain, rythm, phrasing, a proper technique, etc.
Anyone can make a noise, it's just a lot less people can make a noise WELL.

[Gamble]

[quote name='BassManKev' post='296055' date='Sep 30 2008, 11:47 PM']i prefer this guy [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwu2dGMtxU8&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwu2dGMtxU8...feature=related[/url][/quote]

[fumps]

[quote name='Gamble' post='296353' date='Oct 1 2008, 11:26 AM'][/quote]


I dont.......i fear him

[mcgraham]

BassMunkee, enlighten me, what is the blast beat? I may have heard the term before but I'm not sure what it is.

On the topic of drums, I was in Nottingham Drum (and Guitar) Centre the other day, and they had a Zildjian (I think) masterclass video on. Was totally enthralling. Watching a great drummer is just so involving, cos there's always so much going on, and if they've got an underlying groove despite massive chops, it's just awe-inspiring!

Mark

[BassMunkee]

[quote]BassMunkee, enlighten me, what is the blast beat? I may have heard the term before but I'm not sure what it is.[/quote]
I was slightly inaccurate to be honest because Mick Harris did a lot move it's development on and such but it actually truly originated in the 70s with it's original use in Rawk by Dave Lombardo.

Well it's basically very fast drumming using alternating or indeed coincidental drum beats, kinda mostly on the kick and snare with lots of ride as well.
There's a big diversity of patterns and timings and indeed method as well used in it, anything up to about 300 or so bpm...

I'll check up Wikipedia to see how accurate I'm being!