It could be something you wrote today, or something you learned today, but if you've got a riff under your fingers that you didn't have under your fingers yesterday, post a recording of yourself playing it!
I came up with this tonight playing my P-bass with 7-year old flats; not exactly a slap-friendly axe. I tried it on my sixer and my 8-string, and ended up liking the 8-string version the best, although ironically the octave strings don't exactly jump out at you when the instrument is slapped. It's too high-notey to be a main riff, but I think it might make a cool breakdown section.
Dropbox - 8-string melodic slap 07102018.mp3
What a cool riff!
Here is a little loop noodle that I came up with today.
Thanks!
Unfortunately I can't seem to view this. Here's what I see on my end:
Here is a little loop noodle that I came up with a little while ago.
Edit: the last video didn't work so I chose an older one from a different source..
Hot dang! Nice slapping! How are you getting the triplets? I get that effect using a double-pop technique but it doesn't look like you're doing that.
Here is a little loop noodle that I came up with a little while ago.
Edit: the last video didn't work so I chose an older one from a different source..
Kick ass playing, extremely tight and musical. The tone is stellar too, for a moment I thought you were playing with a Ken Smith bass (with its characteristic attack transient), and I say that as a huge tone compliment.
Lovely, tight playing indeed.
My default tone is the pickup selector rolled 80% to the bridge pickup with the bridge switch set up and the neck switch set in the middle.
Cool riff, sounds so clear. What type of strings? Are they new? I presume it's your trusty Kiesel sixer.