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[quote name='bluesparky' post='489416' date='May 15 2009, 11:49 PM']Controversial! Some of their first album does take a bit of effort to listen to, but Get Up And Jump and Grand Pappy Du Plenty are great songs. BSSM is my all time favourite album, i'll never tire of listening to it. Although saying that RHCP are my favourite band with flea being the biggest influence on my playing - am i revealing myself to be obsessive if i say i've transcribed all of their released and unreleased tracks?[/quote] I like you! [quote name='bluesparky' post='489416' date='May 15 2009, 11:49 PM']However, some of the recent cheesy ballads and pop songs are almost harder for me to enjoy than their really early stuff.[/quote] Agreed, they've lost the plot. [quote name='bluesparky' post='489416' date='May 15 2009, 11:49 PM']Nothing will ever top the funkyness of mellowship slinky, funky monks sir psycho sexy and the coolness of knock me down and subway to venus (the intro bass fill is awesome).[/quote] Funky monks is amazing, my fave song on BSSM...knock me down is an old fave! I saw SA in King Tuts in Glasgow, there were about 10 people there! The recordings don't do their live performance much justice!

[quote name='lemmywinks' post='489406' date='May 15 2009, 11:32 PM']You ever heard their first album? Utter tosh! Mothers Milk, BSSM and for me One Hot Minute are their best. One Hot Minute gets the vote purely for Aeroplane, Coffee Shop and Shallow be Thy [b]G[/b]ame, very underrated album Back OT, i'd like to thank the OP for reminding me what an ace band these guys are, dug their CDs out and gave em a good listen tonight. Used to cover Twisted many moons ago[/quote] I've got everything they've released and a few more besides! First album is an acquired taste, but some of the best albums are "growers!" You clearly haven't heard The Uplift Mofo Party Plan!

[quote name='51m0n' post='489037' date='May 15 2009, 04:28 PM']Wow, that describes Level42 to me perfectly [/quote] Racist.

[quote name='alexclaber' post='489065' date='May 15 2009, 04:52 PM']Who or what was TTD? Hang on, brain wave - Terence Trent Darby? Sadly I don't hold much hope for their writing skills having improved - though you never know, it took the Chilis three or four albums to get the hang of it! Alex[/quote] RHCP's early stuff was superb - summat's wrong with yer ears!

[quote name='Jon Liebman' post='489086' date='May 15 2009, 05:08 PM']Hey, folks! Just stumbled across this thread and wanted to say thanks. Feel free to contact me anytime with questions, comments, etc. Enjoy! Jon Liebman www.JonLiebman.com[/quote] Welcome aboard! I'm greatly enjoying your Funk Fusion Bass book! Regards AM

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='488539' date='May 15 2009, 09:28 AM']Hi AM1 - after a week of bleeping, the problem stopped. I've no idea how or why, but I'm glad it's gone![/quote] Aah, the joys of intermittent, inexplicable technical issues! I sent some karmic thought waves to your amp yesterday, glad it worked!

[quote name='JackLondon' post='488586' date='May 15 2009, 10:04 AM']My question to you guys is how can I aproach my playing so I can literally ''Funk It Up'' I bought myself this book [url="http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/035/details.html"]Funk Bass[/url] but most of it is slap based. I'm not the greatest fan of slap for 2 main reasons : 1. I find it hard to play on a 6-string which I play, 2. I think that funk can be played without going slap-happy. Whenever we write songs my basslines are kind of heavy orientated ( I can hear it so I assume other can as well) and some people say it's a good thing but I'm not convinced myself. I haven't been listening to loads of funk music in the past so I don't even have anything to be influenced from os maybe some of you can suggest where to start ? The only bands I've been listening to that have something to do with funk are RHCP and Infectious Grooves - This list is that short and I know this is a very open question but having listened to likes of 51m0n on this forum I know there's some of you out there who are funk inspired So to summarise and make it easier for answers : 1. What bands/bassist should I listen to to get a good feel for funk music and get some infuences 2. What exercises can I use to adapt my playing to have more feel for funk 3. Any pointers / links to where to start[/quote] Hi - take a look here: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45455&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=45455&hl=[/url] Also, I recommend the Funk Fusion book referenced in this thread, it has some useful exercises and technique aspects.

[quote name='Crazykiwi' post='487145' date='May 13 2009, 06:57 PM']Hey if we're talking about a gorgeous competition, then I've got bigger breasts than anyone else on this forum and I look good in a swimsuit.[/quote] [quote name='Dr.Dave' post='487156' date='May 13 2009, 07:07 PM']Pah....looked tiny to me! Mine are like a dead heat in a zeppelin race [/quote] Ignore all these man-boob wannabees, my boobs are the bounciest, can I join?

[quote name='The Funk' post='487881' date='May 14 2009, 01:41 PM']So, in my eagerness to get playing I tuned up the A and D strings too quickly on my new Chinese bass and they promptly snapped. Everyone said I'd need to get a good set-up on the bass anyway so I was wondering if you guys had any recommendations. All advice welcome![/quote] Hiya - I haven't read the full thread - however, I seriously recommend The Bass Gallery in Camden. I have taken a few basses in there for setups now and specified in detail, with regards to the action, intonation, etc, exactly what I wanted. Ask John to perform your setup, he did an absolutely oustanding job on mine, in an extremely fast turnaround. [b]Everyone[/b] whom has played the basses he setup for me has commented on how fantastic those setups are.

[quote name='mildmanofrock' post='482411' date='May 7 2009, 08:42 PM']Sounds like it's picking up some digital crap from somewhere. Tubes going microphonic? +1. My guitarist uses a Mashall TSL 100 watt 2x12 combo (phwoooor!) and it started to do the same thing, then it blew a fuse, then died. I had a look at the power tubes and one of the four was showing a blueish glow. Cheapo tubes, out, matched JJ's, in, sings much sweeter now. Looks like I need some new tubes then. Magic.[/quote] Sorry to hear about your spectrum sounds! Any update on this?

[quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']As the person who stirred up the 'experience' hornets nest, I think I owe an explanation...[/quote] Hi Red, my apologies for being a bit behind on replies... [quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']AM1 you post some interesting stuff. I don't always agree with your opinions but that doesn't stop them from being interesting and the discussion stimulating. In your various posts there are all sorts of hints of a varied and serious musical past and present, so I wanted to know where you were coming from musically and how better to find out then to have a listen to some tunes you'd played on.[/quote] Thanks for the comments. [quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']I can understand that you want to maintain a certain 'distance' on an internet forum, but I bet an awful lot of people are partly here to promote their various musical activities - I won't deny that it forms part of the reason why I'm here. Most of us would like to show off what we do musically and hope for a little bit of recognition and appreciation from our peers. So when neither your profile or your signature has no further info about your musical activities, my initial reaction is to be just a little suspicious - for all I know you could be a (insert non-bass instrument here) trolling on a bass forum. [b]BTW that's a simple observation, not an attack or a criticism.[/b][/quote] For the avoidance of doubt, I am not here to promote my musical activities. It is unfortunate that you are suspicious and surmise that I may be a troll because I elect to "maintain a certain distance" - but just as you are entitled to your opinion, I am also entitled to decide what I do or do not put on my profile. I'm no troll - but again, it's your choice whether to take me at face value or not. [quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']I would be genuinely interested to hear some stuff that you have played on (bass or another instrument). I find that people with strong opinions nearly always produce interesting music simply because of the force of their personality - might not like the music in question, but that's neither here nor there, but I would hope at least to find the experience worthwhile.[/quote] I would consider sharing some material but only on a signed NDA basis. ----------------------- [quote name='BigRedX' post='468907' date='Apr 21 2009, 06:36 PM']Back to my original point in this thread. We have obviously been going to different gigs, because IME - certainly in the past 20 years from both an on- and off-stage perspective - anything after the DI box in a bass rig has minimal impact on what is heard by the audience at 1000+ capacity 'rock' venues irrespective of the make of equipment , and [b]unless the bassist has a very specialised rig [/b]the DI box nearly always comes before the instrument input of the amp.[/quote] Of the touring bassists I know, most of them prefer to have control over their own signal colouring.

[quote name='bythesea' post='486837' date='May 13 2009, 12:34 PM'] how did you know I'd been on the phone this morning about laser eyesight treatment![/quote] Ha - been there, done that - I had photo-refractive keratectomy, got me from -3.75 dioptres back to 20/20 vision. But my eyes went bad again after 6 yrs. It was still SOOO worth it though. If you've got any questions, chuck them over, I spent almost 2 years doing research before I went ahead, you really have to do your homework!

[quote name='Zoe_BillySheehan' post='486794' date='May 13 2009, 12:02 PM']I always wish i'd took lessons. and sat down and learnt theory properly. I guess it isn't too late though Z x[/quote] Hey Zoe, plenty time yet! Better start soon though because do you know that when you get over 21, you can no longer see the telly without squinting, so there's no chance of reading music without milk bottles

[quote name='51m0n' post='486646' date='May 13 2009, 09:31 AM']Nope, 11 seconds in is fine - no pops in there, muted thumps, and I like how they feel all the way through The section at 2:00 m ins IS the place where I can here one late pop. But I'm not telling exactly where. It cant be very bad since you've given up on it now Thats made my day![/quote] Haha....well I told you I was picky - listen to 11 seconds, you're late! I haven't had time yet to listen again to the section after 2.00 min but you're not wriggling out of it that easily, I'll listen later. Nah seriously, there is nothing glaring there at all. It's interesting though that I think 10-11 secs is late (last beat of the bar) and you can't hear it, but you think somewhere after 2.00 mins is late and I can't hear it!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486499' date='May 12 2009, 11:22 PM']You'll be surprised. The knowledge that there was something wrong was the breakthrough. Now you have the information to mend your technique. That awareness of how will soon enough take you down a practice schedule that will eventually make the most of your left hand, rather than having it as an anchor holding you back it will become one of your assets, purely because you have concentrated on it[/quote] Yes, well I'll have to put off a host of other things and go back to basics - there's no other option. Such is life. [quote name='51m0n' post='486499' date='May 12 2009, 11:22 PM']That is dangerous, lay off for a week, or you'll end up like me with recurring RSI if I'm not super careful of my left wrist. Mine came from over extension - driving myself to huge stretches to prove that I could. Regret it now, there were alternative approaches that would have caused less or no damage....[/quote] Once I get the next gig out of the way, I'll definitely have to cool it for a bit, but it's a major breakthrough to get to the root cause of that finger pain. I just have to really concentrate on eliminating that poor technique now. The door frame practice is looming! [quote name='51m0n' post='486499' date='May 12 2009, 11:22 PM']Learn the notes, not the patterns (the patterns come from the notes anyway). Patterns is faster, but [b]far[/b] more limiting in the long run! I wish I had done it the harder way from the start, otherwise reading and any other task directly linked to theory (complex jazz improve) is super tough. Why I'm pants at jazz and walking and reading. You have no excuse I am working daily on getting my reading and fretboard note knowledge as good as my basic technique. Thats my goal, cos then I'll be at a place I want to be again. Time being what it is, its a journey I might not complete, but I'm enjoying it nevertheless, with maturity patience may have come......[/quote] It is easy to unlock the reading side, should be no problem for you with a bit of application. Happy to try and help on that front! [quote name='51m0n' post='486499' date='May 12 2009, 11:22 PM']Story of my life! Iterate your dev/unit testing cycle properly, be a better developer than the swine who left you that unmaintainable garbage you are now faced with fixing![/quote] It beats working on the backbone, hands down! Try migrating a chewing gum and string platform with a production environment that runs at less than 10 events per second - into a new environment in which the paying client's performance metric is measured by single direction latency over a WAN! Matched in madness only by the equally barking expectation that said platform (with no uplift) will suddenly be fast, outage free and ultra-scaleable. With the added joy of the new live environment being entirely unreplicated by the test one. Nothing like playing guess what lovely problems are waiting on the target architecture...on a design that has no verification. A comedy catalogue of disasters! Ho Ho! You know when we were talking about that late pop - well I thought we were both talking about the same section after 2 mins..which is why I couldn't find it. Now I listened again - 11 seconds! I know what you're gonna be doing tomorrow evening! Ouch, I sense some even more gruesome exercises coming my way! Your serve, DarkLord!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486388' date='May 12 2009, 09:19 PM']Now you are getting it. Try and keep you LH thumb behind your LH middle finger and about halfway up the back of the neck. Gives best leverage. You were playing with half your dampers shot, not good, just like in a rally car [/quote] Yes, now that I can see how grossly lacking my LH technique really was, it puts it in context why I was compensating so much with my right hand. But also, the difference in leverage on the left hand is really considerable. This explains a lot about the problems I was having in the last few weeks. [quote name='51m0n' post='486388' date='May 12 2009, 09:19 PM']Were you seriously over stressing your LH fingers to fret a note?[/quote] Grossly so - I was getting so down in the last few weeks because of keeping waking up with pain in my left hand fingers the day after practicing. That was becoming a limiting factor - there were quite a few days when I woke up and couldn't even clench my index and middle finger - that's when I was thinking..is this going to keep causing me a problem, I need to figure out what is going on here! [quote name='51m0n' post='486388' date='May 12 2009, 09:19 PM']Really pleased for you, this will be another hike to a new plateau for your playing, enjoy the trip![/quote] Oh totally - the breakthrough I had been seeking for weeks and weeks! [quote name='51m0n' post='486388' date='May 12 2009, 09:19 PM']Well hence the recording at my friends studio, working stuff out etc[/quote] Definitely some good material there - but it's easy to fall into "coasting" - it's time to take the next step! [quote name='51m0n' post='486388' date='May 12 2009, 09:19 PM']Been getting down to some reading work recently. Its more like bike riding than I thought, I'm sooooo rusty and I was never any good, but its nto all gone (not in 1st position anyway!). One day I will show my eldest boy that dad can read the dots (he blows me away at sight reading at the mo, but he started age 6, I started playing at 20, reading at 24!)[/quote] I am the opposite, because bass is not my first instrument, I can read proficiently but when I sit down with bass music, I know instantly what the notes are on the music, but I have to keep thinking about where they are on the bass. My fretboard knowledge is limited. Also, I have become very lazy with that because now I can rely on ear playing, actually to the extent where I can play enough patterns over chords that I have got through full rehearsals/gigs without knowing most of the time what notes I am playing! That is really disconcerting after spending years knowing every single note you play! I think the bass is an instrument that can predispose you into becoming an ear player very easily, partly because it is tuned in 4ths and because of the symmetrical pattern potential - for example you will always get a major triad by playing the same three notes in the same intervals on the fretboard...that predisposition of the instrument because of identical intervals, is also in part, detrimental to exploring the realms of music theory/reading. I'm in a halfway house - do I take the full leap into learning the entire fretboard and going mad on reading music, or do I accept the total mindset change into being a "pattern" player/ear player, that doesn't need to know the notes. I asked several people about this and they unanimously said, forget learning the fretboard..if you (re)learn modes, learn the patterns, forget learning the scale degrees. That's very workable in the short term, but I think it will become limiting in the longer term. [quote name='51m0n' post='486388' date='May 12 2009, 09:19 PM']Hey I'm a software engineer by day, the analysis side of that helped figure out your issue too. Weird that![/quote] Oh dear - I've spent most of the day rewriting a piece of crap code! Glad Basschat exists!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486305' date='May 12 2009, 08:10 PM']Well thanks again! For the very kind words.[/quote] Equally, thank you for the advice! I've just spent two hours working through left hand damping and right hand string crossing and what a difference already! I was totally trying to damp too much with the right hand and my left technique was a mess. Already I can see that even playing two notes on two different strings, I can use my left hand as a pivot and the finger that just played a note then becomes a dampener when the next note is played. I know there's a long hard slog ahead though, this is just the start, but I'm so grateful to you for having the time and patience to explain all of that. Already I can see a major change in my left hand position, but I really have to concentrate to keep my non-fretting fingers close to the fretboard, but definitely a lot less energy and effort going into fretting the notes now. I'm really excited! [quote name='51m0n' post='486305' date='May 12 2009, 08:10 PM']I'm not out there gigging any more as I have a family to look after, and a day job. Getting into which required so much effort in retraining and networking that I essentially stopped playing for over 3 years. Hence I've lost contact with the local scene completely. The last band I was gigging with regularly was One Major Close, and that was exactly what you are talking; about super funky, everyone loved it who saw it. For various reasons it broke up, the remains went on through various incarnations to become Baby Charles, and very excellent they are too! Check them out....[/quote] I will. I know what you mean about changing life priorities - it's very difficult to keep things going sometimes...but don't lose sight of it completely...you can always start off small and scale up...there's still so much more you can do. [quote name='51m0n' post='486305' date='May 12 2009, 08:10 PM']The time I spent working exclusively on technique was years before that, I'm technically not as accomplished now (by some margin), but I do think my feel is way better, and my ear too. Plus I've learnt the most important thing, once you can do it you dont have to. That alone I think took a long time, and was as a result of the time away from playing.[/quote] I've taken that exact same attitude with other stuff I've been doing a long time and it was a road to nowhere for me eventually. It's classic complacency. It's a really dangerous place to get to - because in reaching a certain goal and enjoying the view...there's nowhere left to climb...classic plateau after decades of time and effort. When you think you have reached full potential, there is always somewhere else to go. That, for me, has been the difference, in other disciplines, between being good and being truly great. I could not see it at the time, but I can now. Self limiting attitude is very, very difficult to personally recognise and admit, except retrospectively. Don't make the same mistake. [quote name='51m0n' post='486305' date='May 12 2009, 08:10 PM']Nothing I love more than playing a truly banging funk set mind, just got to make that connection to a band and find the time to get a set of songs together. Not easy with family, day job blah blah blah Still its nice to know I havent lost me touch innit [/quote] Yeah! Same goes for teaching, clearly! But...small steps...don't write it off...think on it.

[quote name='51m0n' post='486196' date='May 12 2009, 05:56 PM']Yeah well us bass players may think so, and the band that did Flute Beast is now kind of "Baby Charles" (guitarist is the bassist now) - who you might have heard of (Craig Charles digs them a lot on his funk show) When we were gigging as One Major Close we never did a bad gig, always rammed places, punters dancing on tables etc. That was with an entirely originals set! But I honestly wouldnt know how to get this stuff out there, you know, ideas I'm having. I just do it for a laugh these days. Dont know where I'd find a band to play this in Brighton...[/quote] Oh absolutely, people love this stuff on a live set and I don't just mean musos. You can't fail to feel that funk! When you say you don't know where to start - it's back to that other side of the coin for you - to put all the work into technique, the balance is lost on actually getting it together to make it happen in a live context. When you said to me, I need to go off and do a torturous amount of work on technique - yes, absolutely, but for you, the torturous work has to be off your own back in terms of networking and delving into the scene - and Brighton really is a hub for music, but if you don't tap into it, that great funk won't get out. There's no question in my mind that this is up there with the great groove players and also no question that you should be holding down the low end in an immensely funky band. It seems almost unbelievable that you're not! What a criminal waste! That's an [b]insane [/b] waste of work, talent and natural funk ability. It may be a purist mindset but I think with funk, you either have innately funky phrasing or not and you definitely have it, in spades. There's nowhere near enough great modern day funk of this calibre. Don't underestimate my message here. You should go away and seriously think about what I am saying.

[quote name='51m0n' post='486187' date='May 12 2009, 05:46 PM']Oh yeah, hence all the time mulling over technique at a 'Zen' level If I had my time again I'd have worked more on reading and walking, you get paid for that![/quote] It's never too late. [quote name='51m0n' post='486187' date='May 12 2009, 05:46 PM']Feel free to try and pick it out, I dont mind, Its enough that you haven't said - that one there - straight away and been right![/quote] I'm fairly sure we are both talking about the same section right? The section that starts at 2.07 - I can't pick out anything glaringly obvious but I could pick out other stuff, if I was being really, outrageously picky, like on the bottom groove, the length of the descending slides plays a major role in how hard it grooves. If I'm not mistaken there's a touch of vibrato in there too. From a phrasing point of view, it would be really interesting to hold that part of the bar over by extending that slide and slowing the descent on it and altering the length of the slide, which would push the feel into more syncopation again. But as you know, this quest for perfectionism could go on forever! Ha. You've met your match on that front, believe me! But there's a whole different debate in whether a groove works better as ultra, ultra clean, or a bit dirty, every groove is different. That's another thread I think!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486182' date='May 12 2009, 05:42 PM']Jeez, I need to find a bleedin band who'll have me. I'm so out of touch with the Brighton scene that I have no idea where to look for a band or people interested in doing funk locally (especially not with an old b@stard like meself!) I've been happily trucking over to Chi to record with old mates and do the very occasional gig that I've not even really thought about getting a local band going...[/quote] This stuff really needs to see the light of day, there isn't enough of this around!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486176' date='May 12 2009, 05:38 PM']Nope not the one at the beginning. Jeez I must be overreacting - it sounds really glaring to me - it only happens once as they whole section is not copied and pasted fortunately. Its a pig to play which is why after an evening of mucking about with that bit, when I got that take with all the nice little melodic runs just how I was aiming for I just went with that one, didnt really notice the wayward pop for a few days, and really dont want another evening to et it as good everywhere else but sans late pop.... Especially now you cant hear it!!!! Maybe I'll PM Gard over at Talkbass about it as a possible demo - if he's interested then....[/quote] It sounds like you're as much of a perfectionist as me, but if you really want me to try and pick it out, I will. But what sounds glaring to you, is probably imperceptible to the majority of listeners! I'm exactly the same though, ultra picky. It's a mixed blessing and a curse but overall not a bad thing! Most of the time!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486164' date='May 12 2009, 05:26 PM']How true! Hmmmm, should I though? Is it that good? Not looking for trumpet blowing, but its kind of just me letting go and enjoying writing something, so not the best it could be, you know.... What if they tell me its poo! How could I face the rejection [/quote] Yes, it IS that good. Do it. Put in the full explanation with it. F*ck the fear! It's better to try and fail than to never try! PS - I just looked for a demo of this instrument and couldn't find one. Never mind one of this calibre! Get on it!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486151' date='May 12 2009, 05:19 PM']Its a ridiculous instrument. I love it! The Verse (ie the first groove) is just a single track of slapped bass with no pops. The strings were new (when I started, I killed them doing this track over the course of several evenings). Part of why it sounds like it does is that its mainly a slapped B string, which is huuuuuge sounding, and the compression kind of 'glues in' the deep bass and the nice bright string sound. Also the fact that its 100% neck pup has a lot to do with that timbre. Not a lot of people really try all neck pup for a slap tone, I think people are so used to both pups 50/50 when slapping that they never get away from that sound. This bass has classic bartolini soap bars and preamp in it, which must be something to do with the sound. It does have a really great 'grind' to it in that section doesn't it! Realy though, no other fx there at all..... The late pop is not at 2.27, keep guessing If only I can hear it then thats brilliant! I'm not going to tell you exactly where it is though - I'm too vain Don't know if I'd have the audacity to send it to Roscoe as a potential demo, thats kind of brash isn't it?[/quote] Haha, is it the pop at the start of the section? I'm not going to be evil enough to try and pick it out, even though you have constructed some hideous DarkLord exercises which have devastated my evenings for the foreseeable! As for sending it off as a potential demo - no, I don't see it as brash, not at all. You clearly really love this instrument (and I can totally see why!) - so share your enthusiasm! What have you got to lose? You've obviously put a lot of work into it and it's a really, really effective demonstration of the sheer amount of tonal possibilities with this instrument. It would be criminal not to do something with this piece of work!

[quote name='51m0n' post='486112' date='May 12 2009, 04:53 PM']Yes, you manged to call nearly everyone a knob didnt you? Masterful, I thought [/quote] I calls it how I sees it

[quote name='51m0n' post='486089' date='May 12 2009, 04:32 PM']One bass for all the parts - its got a huge number of tones in it - all good it appears![/quote] That is one seriously versatile bass!! [quote name='51m0n' post='486089' date='May 12 2009, 04:32 PM']Chorus high register there are two tracks, LHS is a slapped part with the preamp sucking all bass out ans rolled onto bridge pup, sounds like a clav a bit. RHS is 50/50 mix of pups slapped with an envelope filter on it (only effect I used other than the compressor - honest!!) - its a freeware VSTi envelope filteer (Classic Envelope I think its called, part of a large collection). Its an excellent filter effect for the money [/quote] Ha, you just answered my next question before I even asked it! [quote name='51m0n' post='486089' date='May 12 2009, 04:32 PM']Chorus Low register is fingerstyle neck pup 100% Verse id slapped, no pops, neck pup 100% Middle 8 has no effects other than a bit of compression (which is on the whole bass group in fact). No eq. Its slapped, the only pops are the little offbeats clicks, they're all muted (one is a bit late actually - damned annoying!). Really glad you like it. It took a lot of work to get that take I'm afraid, I'm really interested in trying to write more melodic slap lines when I can get away with it.[/quote] In the verse...the main groove line lies under what sounds like a 2 octave bass part above it..how did you get that almost wah effect? Purely with compression?! Sounds good! Is the late click around 2.27? Tasty fills in the verse! [quote name='51m0n' post='486089' date='May 12 2009, 04:32 PM']In terms of what you can do with bass, and if you want a real laugh, listen to Skatabug, the 'guitar' part is the same bass, right up top register of the neck on the D & G strings, preamp used to remove all bass and mid, put through a comp set just so, added a touch of chorus, no pitch shifting at all. Completely convinced my guitarist that I'd found another guitar player. ROFL![/quote] I actually thought initially that the higher register parts in the first track were possibly guitar too, had to listen really closely! You've constructed an excellent demonstration of the versatility of this bass - I think you should send it to Roscoe!