Delamitri79 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, Heathy said: I think the open notes are there (apart from the open E). I thought they were ghost notes until I slowed the track down to 50% on You Tube. I really like the cross string approach - so thanks for posting this. Always reassuring to me that Paul Simon's bass player messes it up live. I think it's important to remain loyal to that! Just listened back at 50% and I think your dead right. It definitely sounds like there's a note being hit instead of a ghost note 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 This song is an ongoing challenge for me. The latest change I am making is to stop slapping it altogether (after 30+ years, I've finally accepted that slapping is not for me). There are two bass lines in many of the verses so this allows me to take more of a best of both worlds approach. But if I fall flat on my @rse at the next gig I'll probably change my mind again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, Heathy said: I think the open notes are there (apart from the open E). I thought they were ghost notes until I slowed the track down to 50% on You Tube. I really like the cross string approach - so thanks for posting this. Always reassuring to me that Paul Simon's bass player messes it up live. I think it's important to remain loyal to that! Yeah, I agree about the cross string approach, and also when slowed down you can pick out those open notes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delamitri79 Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, Heathy said: This song is an ongoing challenge for me. The latest change I am making is to stop slapping it altogether (after 30+ years, I've finally accepted that slapping is not for me). There are two bass lines in many of the verses so this allows me to take more of a best of both worlds approach. But if I fall flat on my @rse at the next gig I'll probably change my mind again. I hear ya chief. Its a tune that has been my nemesis for years. I'm glad to be tackling it and I'm 95% there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delamitri79 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 OK I've figured out what's going wrong between me and the drummer. At the end of the 8 count he's putting in a count of 1 and then starting the verse. So effectively he's allowing a pause at the end of the solo and then the verse so the whole count is 12341234 1 1234 and so on. Mad wrong but sure now I know what he's at ill just lock into it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGB Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Shouldn't he just play it the way it's supposed to be instead of you trying to lock in on a mistake he makes? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, MGB said: Shouldn't he just play it the way it's supposed to be instead of you trying to lock in on a mistake he makes? Defiantly... If not, get Animal in on the gig. He'll nail it. Edited June 22, 2019 by lowdown 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delamitri79 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 46 minutes ago, MGB said: Shouldn't he just play it the way it's supposed to be instead of you trying to lock in on a mistake he makes? Fully agree with you. The problem is I'm the new guy and the band have been playing it "wrong" for so long now I don't they can play it right 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heathy Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Sounds to me like he might be doing you a favour. Part of the challenge of that solo for me is coming back in with the low F on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delamitri79 Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, Heathy said: Sounds to me like he might be doing you a favour. Part of the challenge of that solo for me is coming back in with the low F on time. Do ya know, I was kinda thinking the same 😂. Now I get that little breather to get back on that low F. I used to actually just play the octave F on the D string followed by the lower A and C notes of that riff but it'll be nice to hit back to the low F 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Al Solo, right here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 17/06/2019 at 22:17, fleabag said: I was scratching my walnut when i read the thread title. Who the hell is al solo and why would anyone call ya that .. Han solo’s dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I had this same issue...for the count the drummer stops on the "and" of the 4 and just counts through the 2 bars. I learnt it by copying the above live video and slowing it down an mp3 of it in Ableton and it seems to work consistently now. Those pull offs coming up at the end are tough but it's quick enough that they don't make too much noise 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2112 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Paul Simon's bassists must curse him for this (and also for that time around 2010 or whenever it was when he said that he was bored of bass and didn't think he'd bother with bass guitars on future albums). It's a difficult enough solo break when the whole band stops and everyone looks at the bassist, expecting the solo to finish cleanly with the band coming back in on the beat, but the 'inspiration' of reversing the first phrase to end the solo on the record created this problem. I mean, watch the video below. I think it's Armand Sabal Lecco on the bass and he blows the solo. It goes wrong very quickly and he tries to style it out to no avail. I suppose he was glad it was a short solo spot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delamitri79 Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 19 hours ago, Mook said: I had this same issue...for the count the drummer stops on the "and" of the 4 and just counts through the 2 bars. I learnt it by copying the above live video and slowing it down an mp3 of it in Ableton and it seems to work consistently now. Those pull offs coming up at the end are tough but it's quick enough that they don't make too much noise Your timing is bang on. That's exactly how I count it. Unfortunately the drummer I'm with seems to count it differently and we've spoken about it before and he even had the audacity to tell me, "it's a simple line and once you get it, you won't remember playing it wrong". He still comes in a half beat after me. Sounds shite 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delamitri79 Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 16 hours ago, Chris2112 said: Paul Simon's bassists must curse him for this (and also for that time around 2010 or whenever it was when he said that he was bored of bass and didn't think he'd bother with bass guitars on future albums). It's a difficult enough solo break when the whole band stops and everyone looks at the bassist, expecting the solo to finish cleanly with the band coming back in on the beat, but the 'inspiration' of reversing the first phrase to end the solo on the record created this problem. I mean, watch the video below. I think it's Armand Sabal Lecco on the bass and he blows the solo. It goes wrong very quickly and he tries to style it out to no avail. I suppose he was glad it was a short solo spot. I've seen this video and few times before and even though ASL is a phenomenal player he completely fluffs the first couple of notes and then (very quickly) turns it into a flash slap piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Delamitri79 said: I've seen this video and few times before and even though ASL is a phenomenal player he completely fluffs the first couple of notes and then (very quickly) turns it into a flash slap piece. I agree. It was probably supposed to sound more like this (4m in): 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Still not a patch on Bakithi's sound or playing...but then he's kinda unique... 😕 It was finding clips like the one before which kept me going when I was trying to get it right(ish)... 🙂 Here's Bakithi doing it...to be fair, even he looks like it's hard work, but sound is sooo much better; 3:35 or so... Edited July 5, 2019 by Muzz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delamitri79 Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Muzz said: Still not a patch on Bakithi's sound or playing...but then he's kinda unique... 😕 It was finding clips like the one before which kept me going when I was trying to get it right(ish)... 🙂 Here's Bakithi doing it...to be fair, even he looks like it's hard work, but sound is sooo much better; 3:35 or so... Getting back to that F is a beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 05/07/2019 at 15:01, Delamitri79 said: Your timing is bang on. That's exactly how I count it. Unfortunately the drummer I'm with seems to count it differently and we've spoken about it before and he even had the audacity to tell me, "it's a simple line and once you get it, you won't remember playing it wrong". He still comes in a half beat after me. Sounds shite Haha drummers!!....the worst thing about the part is that when the drummer messes it up everyone is looking at you like your the idiot. Thank god we have it sorted now, I used to dread it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4000 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 05/07/2019 at 15:54, Muzz said: Still not a patch on Bakithi's sound or playing...but then he's kinda unique... 😕 It was finding clips like the one before which kept me going when I was trying to get it right(ish)... 🙂 Here's Bakithi doing it...to be fair, even he looks like it's hard work, but sound is sooo much better; 3:35 or so... As much as I like Bakithi, I actually prefer ASLs sound on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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