Slappin' Funky Ghost Notes

[midopa]

Just a little tip for those of the bassists out there trying to follow this guy's tutorials. Mr. Gazzbass uses DR Hi-Beams Extra Lite (it's a nasty light gauge set) on his basses, I think. I don't know how this will effect your playing, but he can certainly slap the strings with ease and still get a solid sound. So I'm guessing the light gauge has something to contribute to his form and style.

Anyhoot, havb phun y'all!

[Mantaray]

That is a cool site. Too bad my computer sound card is wrecked. I'll fix it and see...

[jubjub721]

well i find slapping the high strings is good when your tryin to play hella fast riff like this one


g-----------------------------------------------------
d----------------7--9-------------7--9
a----------7--9----------7--9------------7--9
e7--9--------------------------------------------- 7

i have been brushin up on my riffs and i luuuuv to play that really fast

[Nick2]

I slap the top strings, it's just it's hard to get them to make a loud sound, but I can't pop very fast, so I have to slap.

[Nick2]

And btw that slap riff is a piece of piss.Mebbe I should tab one of my solos and let you lot play it.

[jubjub721]

hey that slap riff is awsome
you have to play it hella fast though


and i dont need no lip from you sucka

[jubjub721]

and slap solos are really no problem to play considering you can play a major penotanic really fast and you have a solo

[midopa]

Originally posted by jubjub721
and i dont need no lip from you sucka

Jubs says it like it is, yo diggity dawg.

[Mantaray]

It's all about mechanics!!

But I cannot share all my licks with you because then I will stop being the best bass player in the world !!!!

[Mantaray]

Also about the site GAZZBASS. Now that I can hear what is goin' on there(I had a soundcard problem). The lessons are good but the guy's missing one very important point. The groove. He focuses on speed(he's fast enough) but he fails to sound good at the same time. It's all tr-ta-ta-tr-ta-ta-tr(triplets etc). He only plays L42 and MK covers or stanley clarke. When I checked his solos, they do not have original elements. In fact a small solo he sais he wrote once had different parts of MK's solos mixed together.




GROOVE is the secret!!

[midopa]

No, no. GWOOVE. See? The GWOOVE is the secret. Gwwoovy~