jazzbass

The voice is saying "Men about oars"

Hey tepes, Yea, I also like the fills in YYZ. The harmonics at the end of the third fill really finalize that run. I don't know about you, but that second fill is pretty hard to get to sound right. I find the LaVilla fill easier to do. That arpeggio pattern in Vital Signs is such a good finger workout. I use that a lot to warm up my fingers and get some blood flowing. Plus like you said that song is perfect. I've liked vital signs from the first time I heard it. No, having to hear it a few times and warm up to it, I just liked it straight away. I also like to use that hammer on riff from, Home On The Strange. I believe that Geddy had said that little bit was part of a practice riff he had been using. Ya gotta hit it with conviction to make it sound right!

QUOTE (paganoman @ Dec 16 2005, 05:48 PM) Alright Jazz!! Welcome to TRF Ok I need to reel you in a bit. In this thread what I'd really love to know about are specific 'moments', sound effects, triggers, echos, notes... some event in the song that really catches your attention. c'mon... I know you have 'em in each of the songs you mentioned. Tell them to me. OK. Leave that thing alone. The B-C hammer on, down a fourth,down a fourth C-E slide up, down a fourth, B-C hammer on, A down slide to F. That verse riff is kinda haunting. Camera eye: The little C note accents pumps YYZ: it is the Jazz bass tone on the song. it is just ANGRY sounding, especially the "A" string notes they just have a visceral sound to them. The "A" string C notes that he pumps out in 8th notes. Vital signs. from a listening perspective it is the ending of the song. The bass is laying this heavy pattern on the "E" string G sharp-pull-off to G, A-sharp to C, repeat over and over. Ged just lays the foundation underneath the vocals. Red Barchetta. towards the end of the song the little bass part with the double stops. Really love the subdued use of string pops on the R-30 version. Show don't tell. right after the solo when he's playing the verse riff underneath the guitar and drums, then they all play it together. 2112: the accent of the E string A note up a third to the C-sharp 8th notes, then to the octave of the root A note. Those 5 notes take you to a nice plateau. cygnus x-1 the hollow sounding bass in the distance that gradually comes in to your face. see where I'm going here. A lot of what I like is how Geddy puts these accents into his playing. Getting his accents just right is the hardest part of nailing his tone. Finally having a lot of video of him playing is really helped to put the little nuances into my playing.

Wow, there are so many! I come at them from a couple of different perspectives. First there is just listening to them, then there is playing them. Finally there are those songs that I totally get into while playing, and I'm just in the music. There are way to many to list all of them, but here are a few, in no order. Leave that thing alone! Love it! The whole damn song. Playing, listening. Camera Eye. WOW! What a song. This song breaks into so many parts that just move me. So much power and energy in this song. Really dig the bass solo at the end. Especially the open "E" string notes, that walk up. Vital Signs, a perfect song! So much fun to play. Love the little bass solo run at the end. So much feeling in that little run. A little song about a car: RED BARCHETTA, listening to it right now. Oh yea. The modern day warrior. Love Tom Sawyer. I never get tired of this song. The middle bass run is a blast to keep up with. 2112: nuff said! Finding my way. Straight up rock and roll baby! Cygnus X-1 YYZ. It's all about the overall Bass tone on that song. Classic Fender Jazz bass. The bass is so growly. Again, another song I never tire of. La Villa. Such a moving song, Love the middle quiet part, then we cresendo to a climax and let loose. The bass solo run is awesome, as well as the drum fills. Spirit of radio. I like to sing this song more than play it. FREEWILL: PLAY IT, PLAY IT, PLAY IT......PLAY IT! Limelight: Gotta sing this one, cranked up in the car going for it. I've been busted so many times by people, (usually women) at redlights laughing there butts off at me, who cares. Show don't tell... There's more, nuff talk, time to play! Ampeg+Fender=oh yea!