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Gospel Instruments => Bass Guitar => Topic started by: Willie L. Terry Jr on April 24, 2006, 05:49:16 AM
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I've been experimenting with different feels on original basslines. This is what I've come up with...Put a beat on your drum machine. Make sure it's kind of a straight ahead beat.
Now...If you start your bassline before the 1 then you get a more rock feel.
If you start if on the 1 you get a funk/gospel feel.
If you start it behind the 1 you get more of soul feel.
Experiment with that and let me know what you think. You have to really listen to the kick to start before, on and after the 1.
Let me know,
T.J.
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to afd to your idea raggae and ska is known to start the bass run on the 2 and sometimes rest on every 1 beat.
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Hey...you're right...I forgot about that one. Reggae and Ska on the 2 and 4.
Later,
T.J.
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I've drilled so long on the 1 and 3 and even the 1, 3 and 4 That it's hard for me to rest on the 1. I've even worked on 1, 2, and 4.
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A lot of jazz/gospel emphasize 2 and 4...swing, blues. I think that is one of the first rythms that you should work on. It gives the song a moving/flowing feel. Traditional gospel was derived from the blues. Were as Contemporary Gospel uses more advanced jazz concepts. Hittin it on the 1 will give you that funk/in your face type feel. I haven't really tapped in to Reggae and Latin yet.
As far as playing in front of or behind the beat (push/pull effect). It can be really fun when groovin with a good drummer that can keep time. Of course you have to be able to keep time too.
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:D ;DI just thought of another one1 DJ, I don't know if you had long to hand out with Bakiti but since you said latin I though of his South African feel that he gave his song. Especially the popular song Grace Land he did with Paul Simon. I think that's the name of the song. But the one wasn't emphasize like someone said earlier. The one is an after though. It's kinda assumed that the one is there and the bass line is built around that. The one I'm thinking of now starts ahead of the 2 and probably uses the major scale to give it the happy sound. Kind like "All Around by Israel." Ladybass has a monopoly on this.
T.J.