Bassassin Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 5 hours ago, Drax said: If you had to pick one of your basses, which could you throw the furthest? I think I'd use my Streamer .. The one with the best aerodynamic properties, if it has canards to generate additional lift that would be an advantage. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 hours ago, TJ1 said: Absolutely. I'll even give an arrangement - G-D-G-C-EG-A. Is that an E over G? An interesting note that I actually quite often play accidentally. 😗 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 I Googled Run to the Hills tempo which is 173 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Still love me a bit of shred, but can't shred as fast as I could even a few years ago. I would sometimes use a legato technique, which strangely enough is not a technique I can do when I shred on guitar. Sometimes I used a double-fingering technique - up and down stokes with the same finger - but I can't do double-thumbing yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 15 minutes ago, SH73 said: I Googled Run to the Hills tempo which is 173 I googled ace of spades, it said 140, but I think it's twice as fast as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ1 Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 42 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: Is that an E over G? An interesting note that I actually quite often play accidentally. 😗 Sorry I meant E-G but i guess you try E/G if you think it sounds better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Doctor J said: As a young Metaller I spent a lot of time getting three plucking fingers going as standard for the high tempos the music I loved required. Something like this is reasonably comfortable for me with three and I reckon it'd be a shortcut to RSI if you played this kind of speed consistently with two fingers. The original by Joe Jackson with the overlooked and underestimated Graham Maby on bass is better sounding and played at a higher BPM. That said, I really like Anthrax cover too. But it's about time to give back the credit of this excellent tune to Joe Jackson. Excerpt of Wikipedia concerning this title and pure Joe Jackson : In the June 1991 issue of Q magazine, Jackson remarked : "I think it sounds kind of clumsy compared to the way we did it on the Live album. I mean, our version is really smoking. Theirs is actually slower than ours, and kind of lumpen. The way I feel about it is, Thanks for the royalties, guys." In another interview, he explained, "I could never quite understand why they were called a “speed metal” band because we played the song about twice as fast as they did." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: I googled ace of spades, it said 140, but I think it's twice as fast as that Sometimes the guitar / bass riffs don't match the drums which can have higher BPM and vice versa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) 48 minutes ago, SH73 said: Sometimes the guitar / bass riffs don't match the drums which can have higher BPM and vice versa. yes, I think he's singing it at 140, not sure its possible to sing at 280 , the bass is 280 though, being a pick player I can just about manage it on a good night edit, not saying a finger player couldn't do it btw Edited February 20, 2021 by PaulWarning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Was gonna answer 1,200 but then the rules kept changing. Now it suddenly must be on strings! OK then: 30. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 16 minutes ago, PaulWarning said: yes, I think he's singing it at 140, not sure its possible to sing at 280 , the bass is 280 though, being a pick player I can just about manage it on a good night The bass isn't played at twice the bpm, it's just subdividing in to semiquavers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Sorry you Brits but semiquaver is the stupidest name. Sounds like bowing up for The William Tell Overture. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor J Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Hellzero said: The original by Joe Jackson with the overlooked and underestimated Graham Maby on bass is better sounding and played at a higher BPM. That said, I really like Anthrax cover too. But it's about time to give back the credit of this excellent tune to Joe Jackson. Excerpt of Wikipedia concerning this title and pure Joe Jackson : In the June 1991 issue of Q magazine, Jackson remarked : "I think it sounds kind of clumsy compared to the way we did it on the Live album. I mean, our version is really smoking. Theirs is actually slower than ours, and kind of lumpen. The way I feel about it is, Thanks for the royalties, guys." In another interview, he explained, "I could never quite understand why they were called a “speed metal” band because we played the song about twice as fast as they did." The original is excellent, of course, but faster it is not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, StickyDBRmf said: Sorry you Brits but semiquaver is the stupidest name. Sounds like bowing up for The William Tell Overture. Best not mention hemi-demi-semiquavers then! 😉 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Frank Blank said: 4 Same as me..but not all in one go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 25 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Same as me..but not all in one go Oh no I need a sit down between. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 3 hours ago, Frank Blank said: 4 1 hour ago, Reggaebass said: Same as me..but not all in one go 1 hour ago, Frank Blank said: Oh no I need a sit down between. Well I can play all the right notes, but not necessarily... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) How fast ? About the same BPM as the drummer. It's smiles all round, in my experience. Edited February 21, 2021 by ahpook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killed_by_Death Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Mötley Crüe - Live Wire (220 bpm) 5 hours ago, PaulWarning said: I googled ace of spades, it said 140, but I think it's twice as fast as that AoS isn't really that fast IMHO, but I've become quite accustomed to playing it. It's my 'summon the salesman' riff if I'm serious about buying something. Killed by Death is slightly slower, but a fair bit more difficult to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said: Sorry you Brits but semiquaver is the stupidest name. Sounds like bowing up for The William Tell Overture. Haha. Yeah they are strange if you've not grown up with them. Like the US 'cups' in recipes.. Never known why there are two systems.. Brief explanation here https://www.hoffmanacademy.com/blog/whats-a-quaver-note-names/ Still don't understand the logic outside 4/4 though.. Edited February 21, 2021 by Drax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 14 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said: Sorry you Brits but semiquaver is the stupidest name. Sounds like bowing up for The William Tell Overture. Comes from the italian, but we know you like your imperial measurements! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 14 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said: Sorry you Brits but semiquaver is the stupidest name. Sounds like bowing up for The William Tell Overture. If you think that sounds stupid, how about hemidemisemiquaver? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLowDown Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, StickyDBRmf said: Sorry you Brits but semiquaver is the stupidest name. Sounds like bowing up for The William Tell Overture. This is why American English was designed to be greatly simplified for you over the pond Edited February 21, 2021 by TheLowDown 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ1 Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 So does anyone want to enter the tournament? Note progression: G-D-G-C-E-G-A. Two finger up plucking only. £20note and Ernie Ball candy posted to the person with the fastest consistent BPM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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