Stub Mandrel Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysprefect Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 In case it wasn't clear to everybody, when I poke fun at not having put in the time to learn certain pieces of music that many bassists and non-bassists consider to be in the, if not essential or iconic, at least so well-known that you'd be reasonably expected to muddle through ... like Imagine or Let It Be or Can You Feel the Love Tonight on piano, or Wonderwall, Voodoo Chile, Paranoid, You Shook Me All Night Long on electric guitar ... I'm the worst offender. I say I love soul, funk and disco, and yet I couldn't play Forget Me Nots without shedding. I claim to have spent my youth drinking beer and listening to classic hard rock, but can't play Stairway to Heaven or Black Dog off memory. Highway Star on a good day. Thus endeth today's public self-critique (and I put the little red book back on the shelf) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 I'm pretty much with you on being slap-averse except when the slapping is like this...in which case I think it's the best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysprefect Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, Cairobill said: I'm pretty much with you on being slap-averse except when the slapping is like this...in which case I think it's the best... What do you think about my immediate thought: are you, then, against guitar solos with fast lines or effects, or just when they become and end to themselves, and not tasteful? Because both slap and shred tempt people to overindulge, for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 It’s all about context for me but I am certainly not averse to extreme Muso-Dom...I’m pretty easygoing. But I think it’s pretty obvious that extreme chops are not what musicianship is about in the real world e.g Guy Pratt gets bigger gigs than Henrik Linder for a very clear set of reasons. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munurmunuh Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 3 hours ago, Cairobill said: slap-averse 3 hours ago, nobodysprefect said: are you, then, against guitar solos with fast lines? Who would rather have to watch enjoying themselves, Dave Ellefson or his youthful penpal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 What about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 7 minutes ago, TheGreek said: What about this? Umm. Kinda leaves me cold I'm afraid. Yeah, it's slap, it's got fast parts... but errm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveXFR Posted May 23, 2021 Author Share Posted May 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, TheGreek said: What about this? I bet he knows every single Levellers bass line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 When I was having lessons for slap I used this video for practice, it’s not too crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 Jimi Hendrix had to light his guitar on fire because he was following Pete Townshend on stage at Monterey (he warned Pete) He didn't have to do that at Woodstock. They both can play the guitar pretty good. There are a lot of people out there with basses and guitars who can play really fast and pop and slap and Joe Random goes, "Whoo" but it gets old quick. One note. That's all it takes to give me the shivvers... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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