Barking Spiders Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 especially around 9.28. Geezer makes it look so effortless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicbassman Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Well, respects to Scott (who does get a bit of stick from some people) for admitting he can't quite get this technique right, and asking for other peoples suggestions. I can't offer any suggestions, but it certainly is a bit Victor Wooten-ish................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I had to stop, I wasn't eating, losing sleep, halitosis, the whole thing. I feel better now, but I still take the tablets that nice young lady gives me each morning. Sometimes I even get dressed, now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurhenry Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 "Geezer"? Where? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 The guy is obviously a serious talent and I can only dream of possessing that level of skill, but it's not the most pleasant sound I've ever heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I believe VW calls it double thumbing. There's not much call for it in my bass world! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I'm sure its very difficult, but its not for me. Note choice and placement are my goal in every song. It all sounds too much like percussion to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMunky Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) I think it's a mixture of left and right hand technique. Slow the YouTube video down to x0.75 speed (bottom right corner on the video) and you'll hear it's a series of triplets. With the first note being sound to outline the 'harmony', the other two notes being percussive. Vocally, it works; ONE-and-ah. 1a. Left hand tapped note on the first 2a. Muted thumb down on the second triplet note 3a. A right hand pluck on the third triplet note. Another permutation: 1b. Down thumb. 2b. Up thumb. 3b. Right hand pluck. I'm a bit surprised with this video. I'm not a slapper by any means (hahahaha) but if you slow it down, it sounds like a flurry of triplets. I'd also hazard a guess on the player turning the volume up and playing a bit softer to bring it out more. Feel free to correct me, I'm curious as! Edited February 7, 2018 by ChunkyMunky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 May take a lot of skill but still sounds naff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upside downer Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I shall be using this technique at our gig on Friday to play 'Blitzkrieg Bop'. It's what Dee Dee would've wanted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I've never seen Geezer play like that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I think there's some confusion over 'Geezer' v 'geezer'..! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Bizzybass is how I would describe it. All very clever and if bass playing was an olympic event, etc..... Off for a quiet yawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 It sounds crap to me. Funny thing is if you look at his left hand there’s nothing there - no bass line or melody to speak of, just a clever percussive flurry. If he’s using it 50% of the time as he says, then more power to him. It very much strikes me as technique for technique’s sake; there is no musical end product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 All credit to anyone who has the time to invest in a technique as random as this. I would love to, all my free time at the moment is taken up by covering an old Vauxhall Vectra with thousands of dried peas dabbed in glue, and there just aren't enough hours in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 4 minutes ago, wateroftyne said: ...covering an old Vauxhall Vectra with thousands of dried peas... It might not look so good now, but they'll grow on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Dad3353 said: It might not look so good now, but they'll grow on you. *points at door* Get out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 (edited) Edited February 8, 2018 by Dad3353 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 I just watched from a few minutes in (and only a bit of it) and honestly it made my chest hurt. You know, there's this whole thing that we refer to as showboating; you know the type of guy, you're in a music shop, someone comes in, picks up a bass, turns up, goes rackity-rackity-slap-pop-pop-pop* and frankly it's just an unmusical mess that contextually you ask yourself how the feck does it fit into a band scenario. (*In fact, this will be the soundtrack to next month's bass show.) It's almost like these guys have found something they can do with a bass that has little or no relevance whatsoever; I used to have a Saturday job in a butchers, the guy who ran the shop had a party piece in that he could juggle with meat cleavers. Man alive, it was the highlight of my Saturdays, but that alone doesn't make him a good purveyor of raw meat. OK, that guy can do something we can't, but meh. Irrespective of the talent elsewhere, to repeat a quote from an earlier post, yes, it does sound crap and while initially I was going to say I'm sorry if this upsets anyone, my apologist period was last week. Those little double thumb nuances will just get lost once you start adding other instruments and a voice. It's a nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyJohnson Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 And he's wearing a beanie. Indoors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ped Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Agreed on the lack of musicality and the wearing a hat indoors, but I do find techniques like this interesting; although i'd never use it for a full 'riff', I do enjoy using my bass percussively and familiarising myself with the feel and tonal qualities of the instrument. Sitting in front of the TV this kind of exercise is quite useful, but probably not in a band situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted February 8, 2018 Author Share Posted February 8, 2018 1 hour ago, wateroftyne said: All credit to anyone who has the time to invest in a technique as random as this. I would love to, all my free time at the moment is taken up by covering an old Vauxhall Vectra with thousands of dried peas dabbed in glue, and there just aren't enough hours in the day. Best use for a Vauxhall though I think you've taken the easy route there. For a better finish -though it takes longer - dry lentils or failing that any other type of legume Back to the geezer in the vid. Seems I'm in the minority here and I muchly like what he's doing though this double thumbing technique is probably heard best within a funk combo rather than playing jazzy type stuff with just a drummist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDC484950 Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 But that’s the rub; Larry Graham invented his style of playing to accompany his Mum at church meetings where there was no drummer. Basic thumb and pop is funky and sounds great. The issue with his style/technique is that it is so busy it almost doesn’t need anyone else. Add a drummer, guitarist and keyboard player and there will be no room for (as Prince put it) the most important member of the band - silence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Doesn't do anything fom me I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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