Fake Bass

michael2

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Description

this is hard to describe: suffice to say that i played the melody by bowing the strings of a guitar with a metal slide. i think it's pretty. the lame title comes from the bass being played on a guitar tuned down.

everything on here is a real instrument that's been manipulated to some degree. i recorded parts of it on the four track, then added some more tracks (the synths). wasn't sure which genre to post to (you tell me).

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Song Stats

Hits: 1040
Comments: 18
Fans: 2
Plays: 109
Downloads: 47
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Apr 27, 2007 - 11:19:49 PM
Last Updated: Apr 27, 2007 - 11:19:49 PM Last Played: Oct 21, 2009 - 09:27:44 AM

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Keywords:

krautrock (1), eno worship (1), space (162), psychedelic (82), experiment (37), i'm glad i found macjams as this type of thing drives the wife crazy (1), toiling in obscurity (1), ()

Hardware:

tascam 4 track, radio shack brand cassette tape, my faithful intel mac mini, metal guitar slide, dod digital delay pedal, fender tele (for the melody and the bass part), old solid state alamo practice amp, fender rhodes, roland jx3p, some bongo's i got at a thrift store, a floor tom that was left in my basement when we moved in, i also tapped out a rhythm on the guitar strings with a miniature flashlight that's laying around the house.

Software:

audacity,GB

Comments

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 940 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	can't explain it either ...but i like it. i've got a old pitted slide that i use as a bowing effect. if your in tune with a song it is really cool. really like this little number. Check out my latest song called November

michael2

michael2 said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)

thanks tobin
for listening. try taking your guitar, tuning it to an open tuning, put on some delay, and bow that thing like there's no tomorrow. since you got the open tuning, all you have to do is bow over where you would normally put your fingers. it's such a huge pleasing sound to me. i actually probably make too much use of this device. thanks for listening.

Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

michael2	michael2 said 938 days ago (April 29th, 2007)
	oops this was supposed to say "thanks Vic" (not Tobin), I guess ididn't notice the autofill. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

musichead	musichead said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	I would have never known I would have never known about the bass. If you wouldnt have said anything..sounds like bass to me! Have you ever tried an ebow? I think the slide guitar was very nice!!! Check out my latest song called Lets Take a Holiday

michael2	michael2 said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	ebow? love the ebow. it's an amazing thing: on an electric with slide, on accoustic, on a distorted bass. i actually use it a lot on this song: http://www.macjams.com/song/30907 thanks for listening (and commenting) Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

cjdaley	cjdaley said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	isn't a genre called "other?". beacuse this is very "other". There's a crying-like quality to the guitar that reminds me of the melancholy post-rock of Godspeed you black emperor ! or a silver Mount Zion. the bass has a nice pulse to it, that sounds me bassy enough. Check out my latest song called shortbus spaceship (feat. the Flying Monggz from the Ninth Planet) by the Monggz

michael2	michael2 said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	ooh nice references i love both of those bands. mt. zion has some really haunting pieces. i like a lot of the post-rock stuff. this genre thing always has me confused. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

racerat	racerat said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	great rainy day trippy sadness. I was moved. Philip Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

michael2	michael2 said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	thanks that's very nice of you to say, and I like your description better than mine. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

ktb	ktb said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	creative as all h*ll. Pure dreamy ambience. Love the head, and the fact that you used some unconventional approach's to creating the tracks makes it all the more hipster. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

michael2	michael2 said 939 days ago (April 28th, 2007)
	thank you i'm glad you like. this was one of those songs where i just turned on the machines and recorded for a couple of hours until it was time to return to real life. maybe i should change the genre to ambient then? Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

	jakelamotta said 936 days ago (May 1st, 2007)
	This is a very good start... It sounds very unfinished with no vocals or a true drum/timing track....but what you have so far I like very much! It sounds very Planet of the Apes to me...You've created a strange atmosphere, that tantilizes/teeders on hope and disaster...I like this very much.

michael2	michael2 said 936 days ago (May 1st, 2007)
	wow planet of the apes, i like that description. actually i just watched it the other night (the original). it's pretty much finished, as it's just supposed to be a seque into the next song whenever (if) I get around to putting this stuff out. thanks so much for listening. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

	said 933 days ago (May 4th, 2007)
	eno worship :-) So I am not the only (or two)

	said 933 days ago (May 4th, 2007)
	one - eno not the only one (or two) ha

	said 933 days ago (May 4th, 2007)
	oh...and finally try my track 'Yes Ma'am' for a similar vibe....

Heightened	Heightened said 677 days ago (January 15th, 2008)
	Super cool song. Thanks for telling us how you did it - gotta get me one of those bows! Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

michael2

michael2 said 676 days ago (January 16th, 2008)

you
have something that will work. it's basically just rubbing a piece of metal over the strings instead of fingering your melody. if you want to play an A, just rub the metal over the 5th fret of the E string, etc... don't know how i figured that out, but i do like the effect. thanks so much for listening to this old chestnut.

Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

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Name: michael2

I'm a guy who never wanted to do anything but play music. I grew up with classic rock and prog rock before discovering punk and the new york dolls once I got to high school. As i got a little older (and less angry), I developed a love o... [see more]

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