Voting for Bass Riff of the Month (BRotM) #01

stratman3142

Welcome to the voting thread for Bass Riff of the Month (BRotM) #01

Good to see so many entries for this first bass challenge.

Voting closes on the 31st January 2018 at 11.30 pm.

Feel free to vote and comment in this thread.

Vote for your top 3 entries! If you're an entrant you can't vote for yourself.

1st choice gets 5 points

2nd choice gets 3 points

3rd choice gets 1 point

You can find all the entries the playlist below:

https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sets/brotm-2018-01

TTony

I'm definitely putting a backing drum track on my next one!

Fretwired

Some good entries ... my votes go to:

@Sticker - 5 points .. funky, in the pocket riff ..

@Stratman3142 - 3 points .. another funky riff ..

@idiotwind - 1 point .. and yet another funky riff ...

I decided to go with gut instinct on a first listen. Not a single duff track so well done ...

sticker

my votes are as follows...
 
@stratman3142 - 5 points
 @TTony - 3 points
 @idiotwind - 1 point 

this was great fun and I'm looking forward to getting involved with the riffs/solos of the month more often !

DulcetJones

5 Points - @stratman3142 

 3 Points - @TTony ;

 1 Point - @Fretwired ;  

IMC1980

Votes go to:

5 points @sticker ;
3 points @idiotwind ;
1 point @TTony ;

TTony

The TTony votes go to:

5pts @sticker ;
3pts @idiotwind ;
1pts @stratman3142 ;

stratman3142

Lots of entries and all good, so it's difficult to pick. I've got a thing about funk (James Brown) type bass which drove me to my first two.

@Sticker - 5 points. Nice groove. A bit Bootsy Collins. 

@idiotwind - 3 points. A tasty sloppy (I mean that positively) laid back feel.

@Fretwired - 1 point. Nice slightly lazy feel and a rich deep bass sound. 4 seconds over the limit, but I'll let that pass

Shark_Eyes

Votes are for:

@stratman3142 - 5 points
@Sticker - 3 Points
@TTony - 1 Point

Fretwired

stratman3142 said:

Lots of entries and all good, so it's difficult to pick. I've got a thing about funk (James Brown) type bass which drove me to my first two.

@Sticker - 5 points. Nice groove. A bit Bootsy Collins. 

@idiotwind - 3 points. A tasty sloppy (I mean that positively) laid back feel.

@Fretwired - 1 point. Nice slightly lazy feel and a rich deep bass sound. 4 seconds over the limit, but I'll let that pass

If you listen to my regular entries you'd hear my timing's always out ... ;-)

Funkfingers

stratman3142 said:

If you're an entrant, you can't vote for yourself.

Should entrants be permitted to vote for each other, "accidentally" awarding their pals maximum points, kinda like Russia stitching up the results of the Eurovision Schlong Contest? 

stratman3142

Funkfingers said:

stratman3142 said:

If you're an entrant, you can't vote for yourself.

Should entrants be permitted to vote for each other, "accidentally" awarding their pals maximum points, kinda like Russia stitching up the results of the Eurovision Schlong Contest? 

We have very sophisticated processes that would immediately detect such behaviour.

sticker

stratman3142 said:

Funkfingers said:

stratman3142 said:

If you're an entrant, you can't vote for yourself.

Should entrants be permitted to vote for each other, "accidentally" awarding their pals maximum points, kinda like Russia stitching up the results of the Eurovision Schlong Contest? 

We have very sophisticated processes that would immediately detect such behaviour.

I avoid this by not having any mates ! Lol

Funkfingers

Finally, I understand why Bridgehouse declined to submit an entry.

steamabacus

Good to see a decent number of enrtries for the first Bass Riff of the Month.

5 points @Funkfingers ;

3 points @sticker ;

1 point @idiotwind ;

Bridgehouse

Funkfingers said:

Finally, I understand why Bridgehouse declined to submit an entry.

You’ve only just realised I can’t play?

Funkfingers

steamabacus said:

5 points @Funkfingers ;

Your bribe is in the mail.

markv

Nice to hear a new challenge! Enjoyed those. I think those with a smidgen of other instrumentation work better.

5 points @sticker - laid back *and* funky. Nice.
3 points @Fretwired - groovy.
1 point @Funkfingers - minimal. Reminds me of something (good) that I can't quite place now.

Honourable mention to @steamabacus - enjoyed the music very much, don't think it counts as a bass riff though.

Rocker

Very interesting idea, I had no idea what to expect.  But impressed I most certainly am.  Well done guys.

5 points @TTony ;

3 points @DulcetJones ;

1 point @Funkfingers

idiotwind

5 points @sticker
3 points @stratman3142
1 point  @TTony

Funkfingers

markv said:

Reminds me of something (good) that I can't quite place.

Plaster my recording in echo-drenched Yamaha CP-80 piano and it would sound like peter gabriel. 

Replace the faux Fripp guitar noodling with a distorted guitar in unison with the Stick and the track would sound like Black Sabbath.

Keep the faux Fripp, add Belew-esque stunt guitar effects and it would sound like early Eighties quartet King Crimson.