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Re: I want some FUNK
funk = the brothers johnson, the ohio players, average white band, etc.
funk = the brothers johnson, the ohio players, average white band, etc.
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Re: I want some FUNK
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...yeah what he said...Lavert's studio's alarm would go off all the time...and I went over there while on duty and talked shit with that guy all the time..yeah I played a little bass for him , had to show him what I got...he wanted to hook me up with Bone , Thugs and Harmony...but I had tell tell him that we wern't on the best of terms.. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]"Bill, Smoke a Bowl and Crank Van Halen I, Life is better when I do that"
Donnie Swanstrom 01/25/06..miss ya!
"Well, your friend would have Bell's Palsy, which is a facial paralysis, not "Balls Pelsy" like we're joking about here." Toejam's attempt at sensitivity.Comment
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is that a fact bill. no kidding.Not helping the situation since 1965!Comment
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oh fuck yeahhhhhhh..I had that Al Dimeola album...that shit is AWESOME!!! [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
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I thought I remembered correctly. Again, Bill...we are on the same page brother!!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
MikeSleep. The sound doesn't collapse to riffs of early eyes either.Comment
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yes Tommy that is true...as a matter of fact Bone , Thugs and Harmony was mixing some of their material when I was recording in the next room...and they heard me slappin' the shit outta the bass and one of them popped in...and asked ..."what the fuck...man was that you"..he asked me if I would be availuable at all or interested...I smiled politely and declined ...told him that hip hop wasn't my thang..
A year later I put his lil' bro's head into a candy vending machine..no they didn't recognize me..well he shouldn't have called my partner a "******"...that wasn't very smart or nice...so I spanked him! [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Hey Mike ...I'm buying a whole new bass rig soon...so i'll be slappin' some major wood again soon enough.. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]"Bill, Smoke a Bowl and Crank Van Halen I, Life is better when I do that"
Donnie Swanstrom 01/25/06..miss ya!
"Well, your friend would have Bell's Palsy, which is a facial paralysis, not "Balls Pelsy" like we're joking about here." Toejam's attempt at sensitivity.Comment
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"a year later i put his little brother's head into a candy machine"
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what got me started was Louis Johnson of The Brothers Johnson...there is a song called "Stomp" that I learned note for note with FEEL when I was about ninteen years old..its a real fucker to learn..
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I'm also a fan of the Brothers Johnson. Lots of great basswork. "Strawberry Letter 23", "Ain't We Funkin' Now", "Stomp"...that's some great shit.
Don't forget Verdine White of Earth Wind & Fire...not as much of a slap/pop guy as Louis Johnson, but a very solid funk player.
I totally love '70s funk music--pretty much the only thing I listen to besides metal and prog rock.Comment
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check out Jungle Funk, with Vinx, Will Calhoun & Doug Wimbish. Doug is the man!
More fusion than funk though, but still very coolHail yesterdayComment
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Strawberry 23...Oh man I haven't heard that in such a long time...there is some major wood slappin' in that shit!!
G Doug Wimbush is kick ...this local guy I know..Doug "Buzz" Johns...plays with him and Wooten...he gets around...
I just lost interest in the bass for so long...I advance so far and never got any better at it...well I got to where I can play the bass upside down ...laying flat on the table...I play the bass like a friggin' type writer..
I sold all my gear and concentrated on Guitar for the last eight years now..but I do bass studio work for local bands and friends here..they know who to come to..
On guitar...I'm a total balls out metal whore...all shred..
On Bass...I like fusiony , jazz , funk stuff...I hate playing metal on bass...for me it is just boring! [img]/images/graemlins/sleep.gif[/img]"Bill, Smoke a Bowl and Crank Van Halen I, Life is better when I do that"
Donnie Swanstrom 01/25/06..miss ya!
"Well, your friend would have Bell's Palsy, which is a facial paralysis, not "Balls Pelsy" like we're joking about here." Toejam's attempt at sensitivity.Comment
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Even though I love funk music, my own bass playing comes straight out of the Chris Squire/Geddy Lee school. Give me a snarling Rick 4001 and an SVT, and I'll go terrorize some small animals! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]Comment
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I like Squire but NOT Geddy...never found him...well...good.
I learned some old Rush with my band long ago ..I always thought it was lame and boring to learn and to play..
But that is my take on it.."Bill, Smoke a Bowl and Crank Van Halen I, Life is better when I do that"
Donnie Swanstrom 01/25/06..miss ya!
"Well, your friend would have Bell's Palsy, which is a facial paralysis, not "Balls Pelsy" like we're joking about here." Toejam's attempt at sensitivity.Comment
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Bill whatabout Les Claypool"There is nothing more fearful than imagination without taste" - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"To be stupid, selfish and have good health are three requirements for happiness, though if stupidity is lacking, all is lost" - Gustave FlaubertComment
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Claypool is great..
because of all my tappin'...alot of people said I sounded a lot like him..
truth is I never really listened to him...
but we probably have very similar influences.."Bill, Smoke a Bowl and Crank Van Halen I, Life is better when I do that"
Donnie Swanstrom 01/25/06..miss ya!
"Well, your friend would have Bell's Palsy, which is a facial paralysis, not "Balls Pelsy" like we're joking about here." Toejam's attempt at sensitivity.Comment
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how about stanley clarke, he is god of the bass from what i have heard.Not helping the situation since 1965!Comment
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Stanely is great....hell he's been doin his thing for years..
he's very straight forward...not much slapping and tapping...he's really good with his fingers...but I never cared for his tone much...it was always really thin and trebly..but that his sound..
I much prefer Jeff Berlin...he is amazing ..NO DOUBT!!! [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]"Bill, Smoke a Bowl and Crank Van Halen I, Life is better when I do that"
Donnie Swanstrom 01/25/06..miss ya!
"Well, your friend would have Bell's Palsy, which is a facial paralysis, not "Balls Pelsy" like we're joking about here." Toejam's attempt at sensitivity.Comment
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