EssentialTension Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='Pete Academy' timestamp='1332191568' post='1584684'] Sorry mate, don't agree with the ,clankety clank,. Have you listened on headphones? [/quote] Yes, headphones, several times, I know you don't agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 You are making great sense Gaf. Also, I think his 'tone' (which I found to be the utmost in clinical and ugly), is designe to make him audible, and not to make the music sound nice as a whole. Horrid bass tone to my ears, dry as a year-old sponge cake and just as tasteless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1332195202' post='1584777'] You are making great sense Gaf. [/quote] Yes!! Law of averages. Had to happen eventually!! I'm still dead excited to go see the guy though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1332191914' post='1584695'] He has the best tone YOU could wish for... He has the tone I have nightmares about... [/quote] I have to agree with you - that bass tone most certainly sucks donkey bollocks bigtime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1332195673' post='1584789'] that bass tone most certainly sucks donkey bollocks bigtime. [/quote] Best. Quote. Ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 That was pretty horrible. The original is such a massive sounding groove and everybody is totally on it, this on the other hand sounds unrehearsed, even Marcus' slapping isn't very tight in the first minute or so that I put up with. Bad music. Just bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1332195869' post='1584793'] Best. Quote. Ever. [/quote] Really? As much as I like Rhys, it's one of those phrases that elicits the same response to it that I think MM's tone does. I actually like to think my tones ARE the donkey's bollocks - big, sturdy, durable, and can survive pounding the sands of chav towns day in and day out, even if I am a slave in a stupid hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 I genuinely don't really know much about Marcus Miller, so that vid that Pete posted was a bit of a revelation for me. But not in the way one might think. There I was thinking "Oh. Sounds like someone playing some jazzy stuff quite fast. That Marcus Miller, he seems like quite a good bass player. Sounds OK. Nice hat." When it would seem that it was a musical transgression of biblical proportions, delivered without soul but with cynical boredom and employing a 'tone' which - apparently - 'sucks donkey bollocks'. My naivety shames me. I wish I knew as much about music as other people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1332196264' post='1584801'] I actually like to think my tones ARE the donkey's bollocks - big, sturdy, durable, and can survive pounding the sands of chav towns day in and day out, even if I am a slave in a stupid hat. [/quote] Unlike MM's tone, which sounds like Robocop taking a cheese grater to his genitalia! Painful. Clanky. Mindless. Totally unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1332196803' post='1584812'] Unlike MM's tone, which sounds like Robocop taking a cheese grater to his genitalia! Painful. Clanky. Mindless. Totally unnecessary. [/quote] Well, it suits him. I just don't like what he does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 When you think about it, it's a bunch of superb players united pretty much only by Ab Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 Thanks for that Pete- in the minority here but I thought it was great. His feel AND sound are incredible in the solo sections. Incredibly supportive. Is that his new lineup? I found the drummer's take refreshing- Poogie is a monster no doubt but it's good to hear him with different musos. Some of the previous posts are a bit embarrassing if I'm honest- just imagine if Jaco was around today and a member on here. He wouldn't (and doesn't usually) stand a f***ing chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1332200980' post='1584882'] Thanks for that Pete- in the minority here but I thought it was great. His feel AND sound are incredible in the solo sections. Incredibly supportive. Is that his new lineup? I found the drummer's take refreshing- Poogie is a monster no doubt but it's good to hear him with different musos. Some of the previous posts are a bit embarrassing if I'm honest- just imagine if Jaco was around today and a member on here. He wouldn't (and doesn't usually) stand a f***ing chance. [/quote] How can a solo be supportive? [i]Confused of Ealing.[/i] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1332200980' post='1584882'] Thanks for that Pete- in the minority here but I thought it was great. His feel AND sound are incredible in the solo sections. Incredibly supportive. Is that his new lineup? I found the drummer's take refreshing- Poogie is a monster no doubt but it's good to hear him with different musos. Some of the previous posts are a bit embarrassing if I'm honest- just imagine if Jaco was around today and a member on here. He wouldn't (and doesn't usually) stand a f***ing chance. [/quote] What is it you're embarrassed about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted March 19, 2012 Share Posted March 19, 2012 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1332201204' post='1584888'] How can a solo be supportive? [i]Confused of Ealing.[/i] [/quote] Who said solos were supportive? Not me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='EssentialTension' timestamp='1332201396' post='1584890'] What is it you're embarrassed about? [/quote] Don't want to get into a huge argument here but I find these kind of threads are becoming a bit predictable. Everyone is entitled to their opinions etc etc. [i]"Robocop taking a cheese grater to his genitalia[/i] [i]Painful. Clanky. Mindless. Totally unnecessary."[/i] [i]"that bass tone most certainly sucks donkey bollocks big time."[/i] Couldn't disagree more. I find that style of criticism non-constructive and juvenile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1332202163' post='1584904'] I find that style of criticism non-constructive and juvenile. [/quote] Well spotted Sherlock - it was meant to be. Sorry to be juvenile in the middle of such a serious adult discussion as talking about whether somebodys bass sounds nice or not. Whether I'd said what I did or posted a detailed technical dissertation on exactly why that piece of music does nothing for me the outcome would be the same - everybody would have their own opinion & the OP would occasionally reply with the written equivalent of putting their fingers in their ears & going "lalalala I can't hear you" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PURPOLARIS Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='ahpook' timestamp='1332098554' post='1583277'] to me it's not bad noise...it's a very good bass player making music i don't care for. [/quote] This Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='chardbass' timestamp='1332200980' post='1584882'] Poogie is a monster[/quote] He sounds like a stuffed toy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben604 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 is it looped? I played the first 30 seconds and it was exactly the same at 4 minutes, then exactly the same at 6 minutes. His hands are moving fast, but I'm very, very bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='skej21' timestamp='1332195869' post='1584793'] Best. Quote. Ever. [/quote] I quite like the way he made the song definitely his- and did something different with it. Prefer the TOP version of course but at least his version tries not to be boring. Listen to his tone on this- the way he switches from bridge to both pickups and the tone of his fingers when playing at bridge and neck- fantastic!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90t0ThWP-pE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musophilr Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 (Thread Title) ... It's connected to the thigh bone ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERMITNT Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1332246700' post='1585419'] I quite like the way he made the song definitely his- and did something different with it. Prefer the TOP version of course but at least his version tries not to be boring. Listen to his tone on this- the way he switches from bridge to both pickups and the tone of his fingers when playing at bridge and neck- fantastic!! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90t0ThWP-pE[/media] [/quote] this is one of the best performances i ve ever seen because is simple and complicated at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='KERMITNT' timestamp='1332249216' post='1585486'] this is one of the best performances i ve ever seen because is simple and complicated at the same time [/quote] Everything is there- I do not get tired of watching this performance at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KERMITNT Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 [quote name='thumperbob 2002' timestamp='1332249419' post='1585494'] Everything is there- I do not get tired of watching this performance at all. [/quote] excactly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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