Need more music!

[Roogen]

Anyone know of anything I can listen to, to help expand my bass playing ability? I was thinking of listening to more jazz, but I don't know where to start!

I've been listening to rock and RHCP my whole life, and its kinda put me at a dead end bass-wise.

[Ting]

A Chick From Corea, like i was listening to in the casual.
Heres a vid from youtube
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fcVTz36_H3Y&mode=related&search=

Vic tunes tenor though, and steve plays a 6 string fretless.

[sr800bkBassist]

you're not limitted if you listen to a lot of rock.
you're limitted if you suck.

[bottlerocket]

Want to work on your timing? Start playing along with "Calculating Infinity" or "Miss Machine" by The Dillinger Escape Plan.

Want to work on playing poppy/catchy basslines? Start playing along with Paul McCartney and The Beatles.

Want to work on jazz lines? Start listening to Weather Report, Thelonious Monk, etc.

Hell, for jazz, even some amazing emo bands have pretty song jazz influences: Off Minor (named after a Monk song), Hot Cross, etc.

Jazz is awesome, though, so really get into that.

[Jimbobntnr]

my personal favorites are:

millencolin - Random I am
Less than jake - anything, really.
MM Bosstones - the impression that I get.
Descendants - I'm the one.
Black Flag - I can see you.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Want to work on your timing? Start playing along with "Calculating Infinity" or "Miss Machine" by The Dillinger Escape Plan.

I am just going to sit here and laugh at the ridiculousness of that statement.

[bottlerocket]

Millencolin is so good.

Yes, I'm Yugoslav
Indeed a Swede
Got two brothers, girlfriend, dad and mom.
Good boxershorts I need,
Lots of maps I read.
I would love to run my own farm.

Pluperfect Arson: I'm glad someone got the joke. It was hardly a serious recommendation.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Pluperfect Arson: I'm glad someone got the joke. It was hardly a serious recommendation.

I am probably one of a few including Phil, and that Raiven kid.

Working on your time via DEP songs would just lead to your head imploding. :p

[Jimbobntnr]

did someone say timing?

I usually just whip up something in a drum app like this and run my favorite scales or exercises to it. It's a steady beat, but drops back, making it harder to stay on time, but what else do bassists really have to do?

www.expansion-solutions.com/timing.mp3

[bottlerocket]

I am probably one of a few including Phil, and that Raiven kid.

Working on your time via DEP songs would just lead to your head imploding. :p

I love 13/16 time sigs!

[Specialsauce]

i think jazz would really expand your ability. Try to get some of Bill Evans recordings with Scott LaFarro on bass.

[Left Shoe]

Want to work on your timing? Start playing along with "Calculating Infinity" or "Miss Machine" by The Dillinger Escape Plan.



thats like....

if you were going to adopt a kid, and you were scared it was going to be retarded...then when you are in the orphanage a space shuttle crashes into the orphanage killing you and everyone else in it.

[Roogen]

thanks for the help guys

[Sauron]

Listen to the tracks from my thread that nobody replied to :p

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=505041

My playing style is very similar, or is growing very similar, to those guys. 75-90% of each of those songs is improv too.:thumb:

[deemo]

listen to the album "return to the sea" by the band named "islands". amazing bass work. currently, their bassist played from prince... when he was 12.

[HELLonWHEELS]

Listen to electronic and elctronica music. The bass lines can be really good because some of them aren't even physically playable its makes so many more possibilities.

[FunkMetalBass]

To kind of restate what sr800k said,

You're not limited if you listen to rock.
You're limited if you aren't open to other styles.

This thread alone proves that you're not limited as a musician.

[Pluperfect_Arson]

I love 13/16 time sigs!

You know, I bet he could try to learn "43% Burnt." It is a pretty basic song. :p

Threadstarter, do you have TabIt? I could send you the tab for that song, and then you can prepare to have your mind implode from the ridiculousness. :)

[cmogawa]

tool might be a band to look into from a rock point of view
(wierd time sigs, good bass)

primus
(slap , les claypool is amazing)

stu hamm
(tapping)

victor wooten
(D-Ting , tapping , showing off, slap every thing lol )

manring
(alternate tunnings, fretless ,multiple basses)

jean baudin
(extended range basses)

jaco
(fretless , harmonic work)

larry graham
(funk, slap)

stanley clarke
(slap, upright, fusion )


yves carbonne
(extened range basses, fretless)

steve bailey
(fretless, artificial harmonics, 3 finger tech.)

yeah those are some bass players that might have music u may find interesting and gain ideas from

maybe u can try listening outside of ur instrument like victor sais, listen to guitar players, piano players, tromebones?

all kinds of opptions

good luck on finding new music

[Roogen]

To kind of restate what sr800k said,

You're not limited if you listen to rock.
You're limited if you aren't open to other styles.

This thread alone proves that you're not limited as a musician.

I didn't mean I was limited, but just when I'm jamming I always kinda jam in the same style, and I was just looking for different style's of music to kinda give me more ideas when I'm jamming