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maddog

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Growing up with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones always playing the Jazz Festival in Norfolk I loved Victor. But I grew disinterested after awhile. He's a great instrumentalist but I feel he doesn't always capture the groove that get's ya movin'. :cool:
 
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BigBallz said:
That's sort of an interesting comment comming from a younger bassist. (No disrespect of age implied)
. I play "some" slap...as I grew up cutting the Ric's with a very fast picking style. I am now concentrating on my finger playing style. I have gotton to the point of quickness with my fingers as with a pick, however, I still can control attack better with a pick. But as a young bassist, I also taught myself, from RECORDS...(those big 12" round things)...and the radio. Having the internet at your fingertips, with such class players as Wooten, SHOWING you his secrets....is Fu###ng amazing. I would of been jumping all over this in my younger/starting out days.

Again, no disrespect to your age, just think about the opertunity that you are offered here....free....
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Funny - I could've wrote this (except the part about the Ric - owned one for a few months but primarily played a F*nder in my youth).

I swore off the pick when I picked up the bass again... It was frustrating at first and the urge to reach for the pick was always there, but I hung in there.

Unfortunately there's precious little time in my life to devote to alot of this other stuff, but if I was eighteen! :eek:

BTW - I believe that clip is from the Bass Day DVD. Wooten rocks!
 
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I went to one of Vic's clinics when he and Bela were in town back in 11/2004, and I found a lot of his instruction to be quite useful and his style very creative.

I'm going to try and catch The Flecktones when they come through town again.
 
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Personally, I posted it for the sake of anyone who wanted to see it .. as for me .. all that snikkertyplanck gives me earache ..

Jaco still presses my buttons. Listen to him on Refuge of the Road - Hejira - Joni Mitchell ... ahhhhhhhhhhh !!
 
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radiotrib said:
Personally, I posted it for the sake of anyone who wanted to see it .. as for me .. all that snikkertyplanck gives me earache ..

Jaco still presses my buttons. Listen to him on Refuge of the Road - Hejira - Joni Mitchell ... ahhhhhhhhhhh !!
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I don't play that style, don't really want to play that style or else I would have at least made an effort to learn it, but I do like to hear almost anyone that's that good at what they do. :cool:
 
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radiotrib said:
Personally, I posted it for the sake of anyone who wanted to see it .. as for me .. all that snikkertyplanck gives me earache ..
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Funny I try to practise it a little at home and my wife always says it sounds like a demented hamster trying to get out of a cage. Cool teaching video though. Might have a laugh and try it.

Jaco does still do it for me but I have been getting into Jeff Ament's lines recently he is quite an interesting player.
 
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I tried a little of Wooten's technique last night after watching that clip. It just ain't happening..........:(
 
Joshua

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Randracula said:
I have much respect for Vic...........
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Word. Monster player, heckuva nice guy.

However, I'll take Larry Graham's slap style any day of the week.

:D
 
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While Im not a slapper, and have zero desire to be one, I will agree that I prefer Marcus Millers groove and tone. However, Wootens command on the bass is what amazes me.
 
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