Fingerstyle Funk

[alexclaber]

It's all in the game.

Alex

[alexclaber]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='451781' date='Apr 1 2009, 05:51 PM']It's easy. Stand there with a bass in your hands and do nothing. Afterall, it's more about what you don't play than what you do.[/quote]

Man don't gotta do a lot, dig?



Alex

[alexclaber]

This is great, none of those damned decibels or watts...

Alex

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='451797' date='Apr 1 2009, 06:00 PM']This is great, none of those damned decibels or watts...

Alex[/quote]

Pardon?

[AM1]

[quote name='lowdown' post='451702' date='Apr 1 2009, 04:52 PM']Paul Jackson



Garry[/quote]

Outstanding.

[EBS_freak]

Everybody is talking about these funk monsters... but what about the girls? We've got Meshell Ndegeocello - but who are the real groovers with the feel amongst the ladies?

Rocco is a rare breed... the white dude don't usually have what he got

Edited April 1, 2009 by EBS_freak

[alexclaber]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='451867' date='Apr 1 2009, 07:02 PM']Everybody is talking about these funk monsters... but what about the girls? We've got Meshell Ndegeocello - but who are the real groovers with the feel amongst the ladies?

Rocco is a rare breed... the white dude don't usually have what he got [/quote]

I don't care whether they're male or female, black or white, I'm just naming the ones that really stand out. Meshell is great and has a very distinct vibe but she's not one of the originators, she's part of the next generation. Love how greasy she gets and the go-go feel. Flea is a second generation stand-out because that one Chilis album is so fantastic and his playing on it is as authentic as any brother's. Also nice use of multi-tracked bass, fretted and fretless, non-standard tunings, four and five, effected and even some slapping (though rather unfunkily on that track).

Alex

[lowdown]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='451867' date='Apr 1 2009, 07:02 PM']Everybody is talking about these funk monsters... but what about the girls? We've got Meshell Ndegeocello - but who are the real groovers with the feel amongst the ladies?[/quote]


Rhonda Smith can play a bit...
She did some gigs with a guy called Prince.
I think he pays better wages than a Saturday night at the Red Lion.

Garry

[Geek99]

I liked Abe Laboriel's DVD "funk bass"

[Johngh]

[quote name='lowdown' post='451875' date='Apr 1 2009, 07:22 PM']Rhonda Smith can play a bit...
She did some gigs with a guy called Prince.
I think he pays better wages than a Saturday night at the Red Lion.

Garry[/quote]

[Dmanlamius]

Have you checked my "cool funk lines to play" on my youtube channel yet, AM?

[molan]

I keep plugging this for a great little funk bass line - Brick by the Dazz Band:




and a nice little vid showing how one way to play most of it:

[EBS_freak]

[quote name='lowdown' post='451875' date='Apr 1 2009, 07:22 PM']Rhonda Smith can play a bit...
She did some gigs with a guy called Prince.
I think he pays better wages than a Saturday night at the Red Lion.

Garry[/quote]

Get yourself down the Dog and Duck then.

[PauBass]

Great post this one guys...I love funk!

I know most, if not all the bands/bass players, that have been mentioned throughout the entire post and I really enjoy listening to their music but I was also wondering if you guys could recommend more current/contemporary funk, or funk variations, bands.

I really dig bands like Lettuce!, Incognito, Jamiroquai... any more bands out there you'd recommend? Edited April 2, 2009 by PauBass

[AM1]

[quote name='Dmanlamius' post='451998' date='Apr 1 2009, 10:19 PM']Have you checked my "cool funk lines to play" on my youtube channel yet, AM?[/quote]

Alright Dman

No, I can't believe I missed that!!

Cheers
AM

[AM1]

Seriously, check this!

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFxj59Fa9o&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUFxj59Fa9o...feature=related[/url]

Rocco is the king of the 16th note funkology!

[EBS_freak]

You aren't seriously thinking about the 16ths are you AM1???

[AM1]

[quote name='EBS_freak' post='452377' date='Apr 2 2009, 01:08 PM']You aren't seriously thinking about the 16ths are you AM1???

[/quote]

Hi

Hell yeah! Why not!

If that's what I like, that's what I like.

As long as it stays fun, that's good enough for me.

Whether the funk police like it or not is irrelevant, I live for me, not others!

Why do you ask?

[bumfrog]

[quote name='PauBass' post='452137' date='Apr 2 2009, 08:15 AM']I really dig bands like Lettuce!, Incognito, Jamiroquai... any more bands out there you'd recommend?[/quote]

anything from the acid jazz label is a good start, so Mother Earth, corduroy, james taylor quartet, galliano etc...

A little know band (now defunkt) called DAG, Prince, Spearhead and one of my personal favs - G love and special sauce

but for me, still can't beat the original p-funk

[The Funk]

There's a band that was described by an indie club (The Water Rats) and a wet jazz club (Jazz After Dark) as London's finest funk quintet. I don't know if that's true (sounds like BS to me) but it's sure fun to play in!

I'd recommend our very own RayFW's band and a band called The Jezebel Sextet for some old school late '60s style funky soul-jazz. Very cool and very cheap to go and see around London and the South East.

In fact, there are a fair few Basschatters playing in funky bands.

Edited April 3, 2009 by The Funk

[AM1]

Look what I just found! Full transcriptions!

[url="http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/0142722/details.html?kbid=1756"]http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/0142722/....html?kbid=1756[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5txk-Y9EM&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5txk-Y9EM...feature=related[/url]

That is one goddamn INSANELY funky bassline!

Now, tell me there is no benefit in being able to read music!

Having a social life is over-rated anyway!!!

I am SO excited!!!

Edited April 3, 2009 by AM1

[alexclaber]

D'Angelo - Voodoo

Pino Palladino and Raphael Saadiq laying down the greasiest grooves against ?uestlove's unstoppable backbeat. Revolutionary! The most difficult playing feelwise I've ever come across.

Alex

[YouMa]

[quote name='bumfrog' post='452393' date='Apr 2 2009, 01:23 PM']anything from the acid jazz label is a good start, so Mother Earth, corduroy, james taylor quartet, galliano etc...

A little know band (now defunkt) called DAG, Prince, Spearhead and one of my personal favs - G love and special sauce

but for me, still can't beat the original p-funk [/quote]


+10 mother earth were great i wonder what neil corcoran the bass players up to now? He was very good. People tree is an excellent album.

[bumfrog]

[quote name='YouMa' post='452975' date='Apr 3 2009, 09:13 AM']+10 mother earth were great i wonder what neil corcoran the bass players up to now? He was very good. People tree is an excellent album.[/quote]

living in oz it would seem

[url="http://www.myspace.com/neilc101"]http://www.myspace.com/neilc101[/url]

[alexclaber]

[quote name='alexclaber' post='452961' date='Apr 3 2009, 08:59 AM']D'Angelo - Voodoo

Pino Palladino and Raphael Saadiq laying down the greasiest grooves against ?uestlove's unstoppable backbeat. Revolutionary! The most difficult playing feelwise I've ever come across.[/quote]

Voodoo you do:



Oh yeah.

Alex