Bass solos

[ampegjoel]

I was on another forum and read some thoughts on bass solos - the main consensus was if it aint slapped its not worth listening too and finger plucked solo's suck -

I responed first -by saying -please someone tell stanley C his finger plucked solo's dint work -

the bottom line -Any bass solo has to be musical !! i dont care if ya pluck -pick -slap -play with your teeth or shoe lace - chops to hell -speed of light ! make it MUSICAL -use your theory and knowlage of keys -exploit that!
-knowledge is power ---not volume-!

tell me if im off base on this ---and forgive my bad spelling -lol

 

[Oldtoe]

The bartenders usually get really busy around bass solo time.

 

[RocketRalf]

Tell that to Mr. LaRue

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icJW1_YQ2CA]YouTube - G3 NYC dave larue solo, cool #9[/ame]

 

[Oldtoe]

There's no bar there!

 

[Grand Wazoo]

No no no! lol,

Tell that to Victor Wooten haha, he will eat you for supper, check this out
Be afraid, be very afraid
[ame=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4dWb-aCWR8U]YouTube - Victor Wooten - Bass solo[/ame]

 

[RocketRalf]

No no no! lol,

Tell that to Victor Wooten haha, he will eat you for supper, check this out
Be afraid, be very afraid
YouTube - Victor Wooten - Bass solo

If it ain't a MM it's not worth listening to. Bartender! Please!

 

[Grand Wazoo]

o' well, so we shouldn't listen to Jaco coz he played Fender basses?

 

[Dmanlamius]

o' well, so we shouldn't listen to Jaco coz he played Fender basses?

I don't think that's wise...

 

[Rufedges]

The bartenders usually get really busy around bass solo time.

Funny ....I've met some really good bass players, they definately would get some attention w/ a solo

 

[Dmanlamius]

I've had bartenders up and boogying along with this one a couple of times....

(sorry about sound...recorded on old equipment. Not my nice new 'ray)


[ame=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPGC6lkriU]YouTube - Dmanlamius: Dont move![/ame]

 

[Oldtoe]

Just pulling your lariats a bit.

 

[Dmanlamius]

Is that the guy from King Crimson!?

 

[Oldtoe]

Bill Bruford? No.

 

[Dmanlamius]

Oh, it kinda looked like him for a second there:

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...levin&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en-us&sa=N

 

[Oldtoe]

It's Tony Levin, yes.

My apologies, my dry humor didn't translate from Texas English to the Queen's.

 

[Dmanlamius]

Ha Ha! No problem, bud. It's the text thing and new forum thing. I'm still trying to figure out who's who, and what type of humour is going on here, etc. I sat there and thought "err...is it this guy that's being a bit stupid here, or me?"

Turns out it was me.

Levin. A bass player i've only recently got into. I've just worked out the line to a song called "Elephant talk". Well, a "version" of it, anyway...

 

[Oldtoe]

Both Mr. Levin and Mr. La Rue are top-notch, gracious fellows.

Victor Wooten is also a very nice person that will take time out after a grueling show to talk to fans sincerely. Pity he pays way too much for his basses, though; when a Sterling or Bongo would probably suit him just fine.

Pleasure to make your acquaintance, Dmanlamius. I'm Ben. This is a great place to hang on the internetz.

 

[Dmanlamius]

Hiya, Ben!

Man, you are so lucky to have met these people....We don't get nearly as many opportunities over here in England. Like, there aren't that many bass shows that I know of.

You should write up your experiences with them in a blog or something. I'd love to read about them and see the pictures.