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Timing
Have spent a few weeks going back to bass. I love the precision(sic) of it and being able to push and pull the timing. It really has helped me get back to being precise in that regard!
Having played so much stuff on bass lately, its stopped me thinking like a guitarist (thankfully) and I remember how many guitarists think they can play bass by hitting roots or being a lead bass guitarist
just saying really, but maybe some might appreciate.
Having played so much stuff on bass lately, its stopped me thinking like a guitarist (thankfully) and I remember how many guitarists think they can play bass by hitting roots or being a lead bass guitarist
just saying really, but maybe some might appreciate.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Timing
oh i hear you..
did some recording recently in sydney. .. guitar went great... but big name aussie bassist didnt show up ( no surprise there...)
before i'd only done live bass for a favour and some home demos
couldn't believe how hard it was ... not just the the timing on when you play the note.. but when you stop the note ... or just take yer fingers off
totally different dynamic
did some recording recently in sydney. .. guitar went great... but big name aussie bassist didnt show up ( no surprise there...)
before i'd only done live bass for a favour and some home demos
couldn't believe how hard it was ... not just the the timing on when you play the note.. but when you stop the note ... or just take yer fingers off
totally different dynamic
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Re: Timing
Ya mean y'can't just widdle away in key and show those bass plodder blokes how it's done?!
That's my back-up plan fucked.
That's my back-up plan fucked.
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Re: Timing
Works for me when everyone gets bored and we all switch up instruments. Widdle around till you find something that fits, and then you're allowed to play that 8 times in a row! Maybe even 16!Molly wrote:Ya mean y'can't just widdle away in key and show those bass plodder blokes how it's done?!
That's my back-up plan fucked.
I resemble that remark!Bg wrote:many guitarists think they can play bass by hitting roots or being a lead bass guitarist
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Re: Timing
Of course you can... if you want to look like a failed guitaristMolly wrote:Ya mean y'can't just widdle away in key and show those bass plodder blokes how it's done?!
That's my back-up plan fucked.
Bass playing is a lot like programming. Programming consists of repeating a lot of rather dull tasks, lots of cutting and pasting and repeating patterns. And bass playing is the same, only with drugs and alcohol.
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Timing
That only works if you're Hooky.JHorner wrote:I resemble that remark!Bg wrote:many guitarists think they can play bass by hitting roots or being a lead bass guitarist
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Timing
Pfft, playing bass with a guitar playing background is easy, you just stop concentrating on what you're doing and start concentrating on what the drummer is doing.
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.
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Re: Timing
Isn't that why we're all here? A failed guitarist support group?Bg wrote:Of course you can... if you want to look like a failed guitaristMolly wrote:Ya mean y'can't just widdle away in key and show those bass plodder blokes how it's done?!
That's my back-up plan fucked.
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Re: Timing
no. I'm a failed bass player, I took up guitar because of my bad timing
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Timing
My timing used to be bad. Learning some Van Halen fixed it a bit. It took many hours of practice though.
Van H used to be a drummer. His rhythm playing is extremely tight. Lots of 16th notes, gaps, upstrokes and counterpoint. Incredibly tight, but never clinical like some of those who followed him.
Just to test it out, try the intro to House of Pain on 1984. Simple sounding but rhythmically challenging. Then try the break down at the end. It swings, it skids on the brink, and it is played with awesome precision.
There is very little about guitar playing that we cannot learn from Van H. The trouble is that he set the bar so high sometimes it all seems unattainable.
Van H used to be a drummer. His rhythm playing is extremely tight. Lots of 16th notes, gaps, upstrokes and counterpoint. Incredibly tight, but never clinical like some of those who followed him.
Just to test it out, try the intro to House of Pain on 1984. Simple sounding but rhythmically challenging. Then try the break down at the end. It swings, it skids on the brink, and it is played with awesome precision.
There is very little about guitar playing that we cannot learn from Van H. The trouble is that he set the bar so high sometimes it all seems unattainable.
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Re: Timing
VH is a master of timing. For instance, the main riff for Hot for Teacher he plays slightly ahead and slightly behind the beat in the pattern to accentuate certain parts of it and make it really boogie. Like you say, he makes it sound so simple...werdna wrote:My timing used to be bad. Learning some Van Halen fixed it a bit. It took many hours of practice though.
Van H used to be a drummer. His rhythm playing is extremely tight. Lots of 16th notes, gaps, upstrokes and counterpoint. Incredibly tight, but never clinical like some of those who followed him.
Just to test it out, try the intro to House of Pain on 1984. Simple sounding but rhythmically challenging. Then try the break down at the end. It swings, it skids on the brink, and it is played with awesome precision.
There is very little about guitar playing that we cannot learn from Van H. The trouble is that he set the bar so high sometimes it all seems unattainable.
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.
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Re: Timing
This is great news for me, I'm always ahead of or behind the beat...Danger Mouse wrote:VH is a master of timing. For instance, the main riff for Hot for Teacher he plays slightly ahead and slightly behind the beat in the pattern to accentuate certain parts of it and make it really boogie. Like you say, he makes it sound so simple...werdna wrote:My timing used to be bad. Learning some Van Halen fixed it a bit. It took many hours of practice though.
Van H used to be a drummer. His rhythm playing is extremely tight. Lots of 16th notes, gaps, upstrokes and counterpoint. Incredibly tight, but never clinical like some of those who followed him.
Just to test it out, try the intro to House of Pain on 1984. Simple sounding but rhythmically challenging. Then try the break down at the end. It swings, it skids on the brink, and it is played with awesome precision.
There is very little about guitar playing that we cannot learn from Van H. The trouble is that he set the bar so high sometimes it all seems unattainable.
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