warwickhunt Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 So this is where I've been going wrong all these years... my frets aren't where they should be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Maybe practise your one hit and pull off more? Nah don't bother 🤣 Give a bunch of chimps a bass guitar and one day - - - - - - - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 I need to sort out my 5 / 7 / 4 frets before I do anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 still better than gene simmons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Not sure, Gene Simmons knows the name of the notes he is playing and doesn't have such an awful sound. And this guy (not Gene) who simply can't play, doesn't know a thing about music and certainly nothing about composition is earning millions of dollars. Is it me or is there something really wrong with the "rock" music ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Oh and I thought you were about to fess up to having bought a Dingwall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I’ve never heard of him, but a quick YouTube look - not my cup of tea and the bass sounds just as awful with the whole band playing as it does solo. Still, who am I to judge? I’m not making millions from music 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Two minutes in, and I have a gradual creeping realisation that this is NOT a comedy sketch. It's like Jazz Club but for heavy metal. This is pure horror gold - he's straight from Central Casting... So, he apparently bought seven 'Hyperfuzz' pedals - does he chain them? It couldn't sound worse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Personally I like his percussive style. It sounded great with the band, and was really different to anyone else. It’s easy to poke fun because of the genre and because he’s not playing hundreds of notes but actually he did a great job laying it down and poking through the mix, imo. When I was 14 I loved it. Thinking about it, I subconsciously incorporated his open hand slap technique into my own polishing, using both sides of the hand for alternating slaps. So cheers ‘Fieldy’ If that is your real name 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 For those of you don’t like his tone, check out the bass sound in this, I think it’s great - completely different to what I’d normally find great, but it’s definitely got something and I love clicky bass sounds. This song would sound rubbish with clean fingered bass. I used to rewind the bass ‘solo’ at about 2:50 all the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 The guys playing style & tone is obviously part of the Korn sound, so it is what it is. Not my cuppa tea but I'm not going to judge it musically. The thing that intrigued me was the difficulty I had in hearing a discernible note on the low strings. What does he tune it to? Are there tuners out there that can sense a low Z? Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Can’t rememebr the tuning, but low! I think he uses fairly normal gauge strings so there’s a lot of clank and buzz - again, part of the sound 👍🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 His tone, tuning, playing style etc. didn't phase/bother me (each to his own) but it battered my head in when he named the fret numbers... and my ears just didn't match the tones with what (barely) came out of the speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Am I the only one who sees Captain Jack Sparrow? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Good bass on this !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 6 hours ago, Hellzero said: Not sure, Gene Simmons knows the name of the notes he is playing and doesn't have such an awful sound. And this guy (not Gene) who simply can't play, doesn't know a thing about music and certainly nothing about composition is earning millions of dollars. Is it me or is there something really wrong with the "rock" music ? No, not at all, that's everything that's right with rock music. I never have and never will like the notion that you have to know what all the notes on the board are called and know all about music and composition to be in a band. Terribly boring and stuffy IMO. Some of the best music can a bunch of scruffy Herberts with no real musical knowledge of what they're doing just making their instruments make the sound they like without knowing why it sounds so good, just that it does. Of course a lot of knowledge can help you on that road but also might make you not try something bizarre because it's not how you are supposed to do it. From the comments this bloke has joined a band, made the sounds he wants to, entertained millions of kids and made a fortune, all without really knowing what he's doing. I think that's brilliant and was probably the sort of inspiration that made more than a few of us pick up an instrument. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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