CrazyDavey Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 Hey bass fwiends. How does one go about getting a sound like this? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIzN51SLwwg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIzN51SLwwg[/url] Some sort of octave pedal, phase shifter? Anyone know any cool youtube videos with similar stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 All you need to know is in here: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vziriyVgk24"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vziriyVgk24[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 Haha, had never seen that before. Very amusing, I'll work on hunting down The Funk. But still, it didn't answer my questions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Auto Wah and a Digital Delay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) Bootsy may have been some the dude who put the FUNK into Funkenstein, at one time. but all he means to me nowerdays is someone with an unplayable bass with far too many knobs on and he wears a big daft hat. PS: Bah humbug Edited December 15, 2011 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo0tsy Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I couldn't really tell you what effects pedal he uses these days, though I think he's pretty keen on Chunk Systems Brown Dog and Agent 00Funk - there's a good & recent U Tube link around with Bootsy practising all the Electro Harmonix pedals. Search for Bootsy Electro Harmonix and you'll find it. If you are looking for a cool video of the man himself check this link out from part of his world tour earlier this year - http://liveweb.arte.tv/fr/video/Bootsy_Col..._Jazz_a_Vienne/ To Daz - Yeah he does still wear silly hats, but as you'll see from the vid the guy has definitely still got his funk chops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Wasnt Bootsy Collins James Brown's bassist?. On such great songs like "I Feel Good" and "Sex Machine"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkonthehill Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 being a fan of Bootsy, I have to say this is not him at his best.....and why would anyone want to replicate that sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 [quote name='munkonthehill' timestamp='1323968423' post='1469379'] being a fan of Bootsy, I have to say this is not him at his best.....and why would anyone want to replicate that sound. [/quote] And why is the guitarist wearing a nappy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo0tsy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 [quote name='ras52' timestamp='1323968646' post='1469385'] And why is the guitarist wearing a nappy? [/quote] The guy wearing a nappy is the late Gary Shider aka Star Child aka Diaper Man, a veteran guitarist from Parliament /Funkadelic, & don't ask me why but he usually wore a nappy on stage, probably something to do with the Funk being stinky!! And maybe it's just me but I kinda love that sound from the OP Utube vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JellyKnees Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I need a funk shake right now, preferably with a Bailey's chaser from a shoe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Ic an't watch the vid but I went through a phase of checking uot his solos a while ago. It seems to me he uses a lot of octave up for his solos, as well as some dirt, envelope filter, delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorick Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Envelope filter, delay and fuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) [quote name='yorick' timestamp='1324037442' post='1470032'] Envelope filter, delay and fuzz [/quote] A fuzzy delayed envelope ? Sounds like the mail at christmas........ .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zing! ........ aahh thankyew. . Edited December 16, 2011 by daz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) I had the funk until I took an arrow in the knee. Edited December 16, 2011 by paul_5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyDavey Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 I find a lot of it hit and miss, there some parts I really like and some I don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckendrick Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1323968324' post='1469376'] Wasnt Bootsy Collins James Brown's bassist?. On such great songs like "I Feel Good" and "Sex Machine"? [/quote] Is the correct answer. Proper Bootsy. James Brown; "What'da f*** was dat? You fi'ed boy. You out. Git. Go. Get out!" Bootsy; "Whaaaa haaa haa. Ah shee-it.... whhhaaaa hhhaaaa hhaaa." "Hooo hooo hooo. Aw sheeee..... whhaaa haaaa haaaa. Ha ha ha haaaaaaa......". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 [quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1323968324' post='1469376'] Wasnt Bootsy Collins James Brown's bassist?. On such great songs like "I Feel Good" and "Sex Machine"? [/quote] He was definitely on 'Sex Machine' but 'I Feel Good' was Bernard Odum. James Brown had a lot of bass players! Bootsy, Bernard Odum, Fred Thomas, Sweets Sherrell, Ray Brundidge, one or two more as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) Ah, the name is Bootsy Baby - the mighty Bootzilla is one of my all time bass heroes. First saw him live in '79 at a full on Parliafenkadelicmentthang night with The Horny Horns, Parlet, Brides of Funkenstein, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Parliament & Funkadelic (the mighty Gary Shider did indeed wear his nappy on both of the nights I went). I was lucky enough to meet him last year & chat with him for a few minutes - obviously larger than life but still really quite humble when I mentioned to him that I'd seen him in '79 as he believed that was the first time he'd played live in London with the Rubber Band. The core of Bootsy's sound is his, collection, of vintage Mu-Trons plus a selection of delays, phasers, distortion etc. However I've also seen him with just a little MXR M82 Envelope Filter & he still managed to get that great bubbling funk sound Here's 9 minutes of classic Bootsy from 1977 - might be too excessive for some but worth a listen all the way through to hear lots of great bubbling Mu-Tron for the first 5 minutes or so & then he starts beefing up the sound and playing harder bringing in distortion etc. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-A_dyD8arE[/media] Here's another from the same album that shows Bootsy just noodling around with that classic bubbling under Mu-Tron - I've just been playing along to this with an MX M82 & my Ritter Cora, I can get surprisingly close to the sound he's got on this track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLxcVKSJmuY&feature=related Edited December 18, 2011 by molan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Ok - so I'm in complete Bootsy listening fixation now, lol. One of my favourite more recent albums of his is P-Funk University (when I say 'recent' it's still quite old but 20 years newer than Ah The Name is Bootsy Baby!). Here's how he's using the Mu-Tron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROWRRyvhR5o And a more straight ahead Bootzilla funk workout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC7iB964MD0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 But if you only need to know one thing about the funk then this is Bootsy's basic funk formula: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHE6hZU72A4 Or here's the longer version from Rock School featuring Larry Graham, Bootsy, Tony Maiden & Nile Rodgers - there's a slightly dull section in the middle that you could skip & then come back in when Tony M & Nile R show some nice little funk guitar tricks http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HvPxNW7iyY&feature=related Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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