Hot Tub Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 The attached file is me playing my version of a bassline to the Elvis Costello song Oliver's Army. If you have any audio software you should be able to slot this in and see how it works. Or not. Interested in all comments, good or bad. Tell me about the sound, the tone, my technique, anything at all. I should explain that this is my Cort Artisan B5, everything flat, EQ off. Just the natural bass tone straight into a recorder. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Nice tone, warm but with a nice clear midrange. Hard to say what the playing is like without hearing it in the context of the song, though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Thank you! I thought it best if people could drop it into a DAW and have a play around.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I would but I don't have a digital copy of Oliver's Army, to my eternal shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) Consider yourself unshamed! Edited March 17, 2011 by Hot Tub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) Nicely played. I like how clean your playing is. I've been playing this on and off for a couple of year but only recently sat down to learn it properly. I think the part in the chorus where Elvis sings "...are on their way" is F#- G# (G# - A# after the key change). I hadn't noticed this until the other night. Edited March 18, 2011 by dave_bass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Ah, cool, I'll give that a download later. This is a bit like a musical Airfix kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 [quote name='Wil' post='1166733' date='Mar 18 2011, 09:36 AM']Ah, cool, I'll give that a download later. This is a bit like a musical Airfix kit [/quote] Its a great bass line isnt it?I always wanted to play it live, ever since i took up bass but had to wait until a few years ago, shame on me for never learning it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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