I find myself playing a lot of riffs like this in my function band, which mainly plays disco/pop/party music. We have a keys player who tends to cover the chords so I play this style a lot so as not to make the chords too crowded and muddy.
You can hear the style in the verse of Never Too Much and Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough. Single note rhythmic patterns which complement the groove without being too intrusive.
Anyway, i've always wondered if this technique had a name, as I don't really know how to describe or explain it to people!
Playing like this has started hurting my hand because I get a much better tone when I hit the strings hard, so my hand is kind of bashing against the body a lot for 2 - 3 hours per gig. Sometimes during a gig I get a really sharp pain in the centre of my knuckles as if i've broken something. Has anyone else had this problem? How do I still get the awesome tone without destroying my hand? Maybe go up another string gauge? (i currently use 11s in standard tuning)
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The LV tune I would say is a sort of Funk/Soul/R&B tune.
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Yes that’s exactly what I’m talking about! The muted notes are what I was referring to as ghost notes.
Sound wise compression might help to get those notes to pop out without having to hit harder.
David Williams really makes playing that riff look like a piece of piss,I suspect it’s not that easy!
Just my tuppence anyway.
Also check out Nile Rodgers as alluded to above
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It does remind me of popping on a bass!
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Yeah it is everywhere! I think comping is different.
Perhaps it should be given a name. I like Nile-ism! @west
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Very cool, thanks for sharing!
I play this style using a heavy pick (approx 2mm). I also use a compressor with a blend control to allow the initial pick attack pass through. I use a Fender HRD with a Strat or Tele and have no problem in getting pretty close to that sound without bashing my hand around. I also use my thumb and fingers to "pop" certain notes - makes them stand out a bit.