LukeFRC Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 this has to be one of the oddest things I've seen... good descriptions, nice guy, british accent.... but I can't really understand his playing or the tone/amp he's got (or how that would sell the bass) no slapping though which is nice. Like... what genre is that kinda bass line from? Am i just being stupid here and you'll tell me that's actually the Who or Jamerson or something? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i8qhjPkDWw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 How unusual. It is very deliberate playing, so whether these are covers that neither of us have heard of, or it's his own original work; I don't think it was just random noodling anyway... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Is it just me or does the bass sound like it has some form of octaver on it at very very random points? I've always found GAK's demo's to be a little...lacking in any actual demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkG3 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I don't like GAK's demos, too much talking and not enough playing. 'A really good clean session sound' - doesn't sound like it to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Adams Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Amazing right hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 [quote name='Mark_88MPH' timestamp='1395045012' post='2397908'] 'A really good clean session sound' - doesn't sound like it to me. [/quote] Yeah, exactly! A pretty poor demo IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I believe GAK are quite happy to receive constructive criticism on these YouTube demos so for those here who want to make suggestions then let them know what you think. I imagine a fair bit of the character of what we've heard is the amp/cab so maybe they need to just take a clean DI'd signal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I actually quite like what he's playing. It covers a range of notes and makes it fairly easy to work out what this bass would sound like in a variety of styles of music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Sounds like a fairly normal bass line you would hear in any modern indie/alternative/pop track on the radio, e.g. The Killers, We Are Scientists, Maximo Park etc. IMHO his playing is good and so is the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooks79 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 It's not how I play, or anything like how I would have my tone, but I don't see that it's too odd really. I was expecting something really out there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blamelouis Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 All bass reviews should be this good..... http://youtu.be/Nbxh2VaR_0Y Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Just an amiable chap playing a few indie/rock/pop bass lines through an amp setting which is far too overdriven and middy to be of any real use for a demo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1395051905' post='2397994'] Just an amiable chap playing a few indie/rock/pop bass lines through an amp setting which is far too overdriven and middy to be of any real use for a demo. [/quote] But that's probably exactly the sounded needed for those lines to sit nicely in a band mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charic Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1395052445' post='2398006'] But that's probably exactly the sounded needed for those lines to sit nicely in a band mix. [/quote] Agreed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratman Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1395052445' post='2398006'] But that's probably exactly the sounded needed for those lines to sit nicely in a band mix. [/quote] That may be true, But the review doesn't show off the range of sounds the bass is capable of. This is supposed to be a review of the instrument, not some dude showing off his indie licks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) [quote name='ratman' timestamp='1395056599' post='2398061'] That may be true, But the review doesn't show off the range of sounds the bass is capable of. This is supposed to be a review of the instrument, not some dude showing off his indie licks. [/quote] Yeah, the amp settings are so coloured that they don't let you know what the actual bass sounds like. Good for indie band mix, even good as part of an amp demo, but bad as a bass demo. Edited March 17, 2014 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 TBH I never watch any of these on-line demos any more because when I actually get to play the basses for myself I sound nothing like the demo did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1395059011' post='2398083'] TBH I never watch any of these on-line demos any more because when I actually get to play the basses for myself I sound nothing like the demo did. [/quote] Yeah, I have a video of the maker demoing my actual bass, and it sounds really different in my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toddy Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Sounds to me as if he is having a go at "Twisted" by Skunk Anansie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Paul 'Stick' Annis does a better job of doing (deliberately) slightly crazy bass demos. IMHO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07v9fe94zC4 Edited March 17, 2014 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 [quote name='Toddy' timestamp='1395063785' post='2398156'] Sounds to me as if he is having a go at "Twisted" by Skunk Anansie. [/quote] ahhhhh! that makes sense - I can at least imagine a genre. Like I said - found it an odd demo- a obviously good player, playing a song well but through possibly the wrong amp to show off the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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