difficulty with ants on bass.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 8:32 pm

I am having the hardest time with ants marching on bass...i just can't seem to get the timing/slides whatnot down in the verse. any suggestions on techniques for this song? thanks in advance.

PS, so glad to have stumbled on this site.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 10:02 pm

i like tictacs wrote:I am having the hardest time with ants marching on bass...i just can't seem to get the timing/slides whatnot down in the verse. any suggestions on techniques for this song? thanks in advance.

PS, so glad to have stumbled on this site.

ha, so was i. ants is a ton of fun to play once you get it down, my advice is to play it slow over and over again, and then speed up little by little. i divide the verse into two parts, the first part ends with the G (3rd fret Estring,). just break it down and play it slow. the second part ends with the D, (5th fret Astring). personally, i fret this part instead of sliding, because it sounds much cleaner. i believe stefan does it this way too. fretting this part can be tricky, since you may have just gotten the hang of sliding on the first part, but do whatever sounds/feels best. if you want, i maybe able to record/post the bassline for the whole song. throw me an AIM if you wanna chat dude. good luck, and i like tic tacs too, but only wintergreen ones.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:00 am

thanks alot, i'll get you on aim. and i'm biased towards the orange myself.

xero · Unread post by **xero** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:38 am

Yeah, that bassline is a TON of fun to play. Very energetic. The main riff is a toughie at first. I actually never tried sliding during the verse...always just fingered it. Felt a lot more natural to me.

The other part I had issues with was the climb up the neck (first time 'Quieter time...' is played, etc.). I've noticed Stefan splits it over the D and G strings, but I learned by just climbing the D. Can be tough with my smaller fingers (lots of stretching), but I find that by climbing that string only it sounds better.

DreaminBassMunky · Unread post by **DreaminBassMunky** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 9:54 pm

The best part of that by far is the funk intro. Gotta love the funk.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:55 pm

DreaminBassMunky wrote:The best part of that by far is the funk intro. Gotta love the funk.

hell ya man.. throw in some slap n pop.

DoobieDave · Unread post by **DoobieDave** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 1:20 am

there is a funk intro to ants?

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:25 pm

DoobieDave wrote:there is a funk intro to ants?

leave now!

haha j/k... listen to red rocks or folsom feild.. its the extended intro...that sounds...FONKY.

DoobieDave · Unread post by **DoobieDave** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:42 pm

is that stef playin that bass? he never ever slaps.....

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:10 pm

DoobieDave wrote:is that stef playin that bass? he never ever slaps.....

he's a conservative slapper, but he can do it. he usually throws it in for fills and stuff.. *see wwys in the early years video* so goood...

Bartender2424 · Unread post by **Bartender2424** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:06 pm

stefans the man, and the funk intro is ridiculous! He slaps quite a bit in the Jimi Thing for L@CP too. HEs jus an all around great bassist!

DreaminBassMunky · Unread post by **DreaminBassMunky** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 9:38 pm

Bartender2424 wrote:stefans the man, and the funk intro is ridiculous! He slaps quite a bit in the Jimi Thing for L@CP too. HEs jus an all around great bassist!

Mm...when he does slap it is good stuff. I need to work on my slap technique, I am not that great at it. And yes Stefan is a very well rounded bass player.

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:00 pm

i need a better bass so my slapping sounds better....

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:17 pm

*cough dolphin*

GSR · Unread post by **GSR** » Wed Jan 14, 2004 3:19 pm

*cough yup*

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