SICbass

I seem to remember reading the term 'gank bass' on the liner notes of their album all those years ago. A good word to describe that sound, I think.

Is gruting even legal?

Nice.

Definitely one for that Flintstones tribute act I've been meaning to form.

I find that simpler driving grooves with space between the notes work better. Outdoors it's not always easy to control the sound and what the audience are hearing (e.g. if the sound us echoey or mushy), so the more complicated the rhythms are, the less likely they are to 'reach' the audience.

If you allow 4 notes. The same 4 (depending on how divide the measure) can be The Addams Family Theme or Great Balls of Fire.

OK. the pick is obvious, but oh so funky... http://youtu.be/Ll3uipTO-4A

You're welcome chief!

That's yer man Thundercat. See other thread in this forum http://basschat.co.uk/topic/286717-thundercat-anyone/page__fromsearch__1

[quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1465025488' post='3064700'] [URL=http://s80.photobucket.com/user/Beedster/media/IMG_1194_zpsilbtlwmf.jpg.html][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j199/Beedster/IMG_1194_zpsilbtlwmf.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/quote] Ssssssssecksayyyyy!!

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1465851916' post='3071644'] Sanborn and Hiram Bullock...Just great. [/quote] Omar Hakim lending a hand too, there.

Perfect for those rained-out summer open-air gigs.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1465839796' post='3071485'] A true pioneer, and funny as he'll. Blue [/quote] Absolutely on both counts. I didn't know just how funny he was till I saw a clip from the talk-radio show he used to do. it was from the excellent documentary "Only the Strong Survive", which unfortunately went a little under the radar as it was released in the same year as that other great soul documentary, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown".

[quote name='Cato' timestamp='1465849867' post='3071623'] I hadn't heard of him until about a year ago. Since then mainly through his work with Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus & Kamasi Washington he's become one of my most listened to bass players. I've still not made up my mind on his solo stuff, it's definitely very interesting, but I'm not sure how much I actually like it, though Apocalypse is definitely a more accessible album to me than Golden Age of the Apocalypse.(His first couple of albums have confusingly similar names). [/quote] I will definitely check out those other artists. Thanks for the tip.

This was new to me. A really odd and interesting combination. [media]http://youtu.be/lVqETCMg3SA[/media] http://youtu.be/Buxtt8unaCo

So, this is what I originally attempted (failing miserably) to post at the top of this thread. [media]http://youtu.be/KCFyKRtlLOI[/media]

http://www.youtube.com/embed/KCFyKRtlLOI

[quote name='gjones' timestamp='1465508193' post='3068941'] Something has been chewing on the headstock? [/quote] Prospective buyers, checking it's not counterfeit?

Clearly it's your wife's fault. There, all better now?

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1465656977' post='3070017'] [/quote] Many thanks for the explanation Dad.

Much obliged Dad. Is the 'share' text something other than the normal link, because I tried that without the 's' in 'https', but it didn't work.

You naughty, naughty bassplayer, you.

This vid will shed some light on it. An interview at the soundcheck with the man himself. I tried a redhead back in the early nineties. A fabulous sound, but much heavier than an extremely heavy, heavy thing.... on one if its heavier days. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=is0SGbUTh20 If someone can make this embed work, I'd be very grateful.