Southbound M42

philonnie

Genre: Funk

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Description

A bit of a change from my recent uploads and an attempt to play a bit of slap bass on the bass I bought a few months back. Not sure if FUNK is the most appropriate catagory for this but here goes ....

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Song Stats

Hits: 749
Comments: 5
Fans: 0
Plays: 57
Downloads: 29
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Mar 12, 2006 - 04:56:17 PM
Last Updated: Mar 12, 2006 - 04:54:58 PM Last Played: Oct 30, 2009 - 07:36:54 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Hardware:

G4 powerbook
fender strat
vintage V940B bass guitar
griffin i-mic usb interface

Software:

GB1 + some free loops

Comments

TheReverendAG	TheReverendAG said 1356 days ago (March 12th, 2006)
	Sure sounds funky to me. Kinda like ambient funk. I like it, good stuff. Check out my latest song called Can't Stand it

jmt	jmt said 1355 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	funk. Your A traveling tune! I agree with the Rev... like ambient funk. Your guitar playing is smooth and fluid, and the bass appropriately snappy. My only issue is the lack of bass under the soloing... I can hear a restrained slap or a fingerstyle line to hold it down while the guitar rips... Check out my latest song called mARINERS lULLABY

philonnie	philonnie said 1353 days ago (March 15th, 2006)
	thanks guys ... for the positive feedback. I think the term 'ambient funk' is spot on. glad you like it! cheers, phil Check out my latest song called Nothing More Nothing Less

jazzjet	jazzjet said 1343 days ago (March 25th, 2006)
	Nice Slap Bass The world definitely needs more slap bass! Great sound and nice chops. Takes me back to Stanley Clarke, Level 42 and all those guys. Cheers Jazzjet Check out my latest song called Promises

philonnie	philonnie said 1342 days ago (March 26th, 2006)
	Nice Slap Bass thanks jazzjet ...... for listening and commenting..... and for mentioning Stanley Clarke who's one of my favourite bass players of all time. Mark King of level 42 is a great player too. Check out my latest song called Nothing More Nothing Less

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Born and bred in Liverpool and like most kids from that place got my first guitar as a young teenager (in the late 60s). I've been dabbling with a guitar or two ever since and couldn't imagine life without one. I've never had any musical training (pr... [see more]

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Genre Info

Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e.g., James Brown and his band members (especially Maceo and Melvin Parker), and groups like The Meters. Funk best can be recognized by its syncopated rhythms; thick bass line (often

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