The Bee Gees Stayin' Alive Bass Cover

[schwarverick]

WoW! Not everyone's got the ear to pull out that bass line, but you did. Congrats! And the slides! I agree with you it's got amazing arrangements, that song rocks forever! I think The Verve tried to do something like that (listen to the strings) with Bitter Symphony.

[slippingaway1986]

Cool bass playing there man!

[MrAppleNator]

What bass is this dude? Looks pretty sweet!

[BuayaGuy]

Love that deep growl...is that the Warwick, or are you using a pedal?

[jpcc94]

what is your bass?

[somenoobz]

nice warwick

[meukbox]

Great sound. What did you use to record the bass guitar?

[hoffmann21]

@meukbox

BOSS BR600

[meukbox]

@hoffmann21

Plugged in directly? Or with a D.I.? Maybe a compressor? Or is all of that built in in the Boss?

[TheTalentedMod]

nice cover

[TheWaterRave]

super :)

[sinclair61]

the bass is out of tune man

[hoffmann21]

@sinclair61 indeed it is. Actually it's perfectly tuned but the song must be tuned to something else than the usual one, hence the difference... a shame I realized that after I uploaded the video! :'(

[Swannerator]

@Psychowiszy @hottman21 - I don't know what you two are referring to. This sounds like the standard tuning for the song, it's not a half-step up at all.

@sinclair61 - the bass is in tune with the song.

This song is in F minor, same as this recording. Nothing wrong with it at all.

[ZeMovinPixxle]

DISKO BASS!!! awesome^^

[zelupl]

really tight playing. i wish i was able to play like you one day

[Bodebodango]

Your shirts need more starch!

[TheMrzucker21]

great man!! good cover

[tutankamongr]

Very very good interpretation. Only one comment. Maurice Gibb played the song with a pick, not with slap. You would achieve a much sharper sound if you could give it a try !!

[hoffmann21]

@tutankamongr Thanks mate! :-) I didn't notice it was initially played with a pick but anyway I'm no good with that so... but watch out I'm not slapping here! only fingerstyle! ;-)

Keep up the funk!

[VoodooConnection]

excellent cover !

merci beaucoup

question, c'est quoi comme bass ?

[hoffmann21]

@VoodooConnection warwick corvette standard! merci!

[sbbinahee]

Freakin' great bass sound!! One of the greatest grooves I know in music...Brilliant Bee Gees.

[CashMarley]

Nice cover, you are accurate,great sound :D

Anyway,could you send me the tabs or the sheets ?

[hoffmann21]

@CashMarley sorry mate it'd take too long... :( but try looking over the Internet (MIDI files) and you should find a nice draft to start with! ;-)

[CashMarley]

@hoffmann21 OK, no problem,thanks anyway =)

[uheepwizard]

nice

[FRMOutsideSpace]

nice dude

[E7022]

tres bon "cover" hope thats fine iM learning frennchXD

[hoffmann21]

@E7022

merci! ;-) (and yes it was perfect! good job!)

[anglicky69]

this is excellent!! great job! wish i'd have found it sooner!

[Thombaa1]

Using a Warwick bass?

[ReggattaDeBlanc]

Bravo le vendredi 12 novembre tu avais déjà préparé toutes les chemises pour la semaine du 15 ;-)

[hoffmann21]

@ReggattaDeBlanc

haha je me disais aussi que personne n'avait remarqué! ^^ je faisais de la basse et pas mon repassage... le choix avait été dur crois moi! xD

[ReggattaDeBlanc]

@hoffmann21

Un son de ouf en tous cas ;-)

Fracasse le subwoofer Velodyne de ma chaine Rega comme si c'était une 5 cordes !

[nardocop95]

could give me the tablature of this song, please?

I love like it sound of your bass

[low72]

NOTHING beats 70's funk & 80s music bass lines.

[ZXLNT]

Excellent!!! You killing my little computer subwoofer though!! Lol..

[hoffmann21]

@ZXLNT

haha its the best! ;)

[bladesout2010]

Nice Job .. Is there anyway you could tab it out for us new bass players? or email it? Thanks

[hoffmann21]

@bladesout2010

sorry mate this would take a lot time and I am busy as hell... but try looking on the internet (at midi files) and learn it by ears (it is in Fm the whole song) it is not that hard!

[crazyforbarry]

Great! At last a true bassline, not a copy of the guitar-line! Thanks!

[hoffmann21]

@crazyforbarry

my pleasure! ;)

[abrownbass532]

Im gonna do a cover of this song soon and i might try it in your Funkalicious style :P

[hoffmann21]

@abrownbass532

thanks!! :)

I'm glad my video can inspire others a bit! :D

[jamesjonesrocket]

such a funky way of playin, makes such a difference nice one mate!

[hoffmann21]

@jamesjonesrocket

thanks a lot mate!! that's really the best comment I could have hoped for!! :D

[sinistarxx]

Is there a proper tab of this around anywhere?

[hoffmann21]

@sinistarxx

not really. however I started out with a midi file so if you google Bee Gees Stayin' Alive midi file you may find some interesting rough work!

[canislupusberlin]

amazing cover again! like your work very much.

i am very curious about what is going to be the next piece :)

cheers,

frank

[hoffmann21]

@canislupusberlin

(wow sorry for the ultralong delay at replying here!) thanks mate that's very nice of you! :-)

[MNmadness101]

your have hutch hiker thumbs like me! best thing for a bass player!

[Ezek1234]

Great job man !! However it seems to me that your bass is slightly out of tune , maybe you should set up the intonation it would just sound perfect.

One question though . Is it the passive corvette ? I'd like to get one :D

[hoffmann21]

@Ezek1234

thank u buddy! :D yes it's a corvette but it's active! I can switch it to passive with a push pull knob however... anyway, it's a GREAT instrument! it's been 2 years and a half and I am still rediscovering it! :D

[hoffmann21]

@Ezek1234

actually that's weird! I listened to the song without my speakers (only my computer internal ones) and it did sound out of tune! but with my regular speakers it does not... o_O ?!?!?

[Ezek1234]

@hoffmann21 Low frequencies tend to do that , in fact it's in tune , but it's in the 35 hz , while it would sound more in tune if it was straight on 40 hz .The correct note is between 35 and 45 hz ,but it really sounds better on 40hz .Okay what I'm saying is totally confusing , but my tuner allow me to choose the frequency of the strings. When I tune BEAD i choose 45hz, it sounds slightly higher ,but when plugged you don't notice , and the string tension is better.When I tune EADG i choose 40hz.

[hoffmann21]

@Ezek1234

wow i didn't know that! I'll have a look! thanks buddy, I learnt sth new right from my breakfast today! :)

[achilipu1]

Nice sound!!!!

[ThaDRK82]

Got any tutorials?

[hoffmann21]

@ThaDRK82

not really. however I started out with a midi file so if you google Bee Gees Stayin' Alive midi file you may find some interesting rough work!

[Dcool53]

Nice cover man, well done, sounds pretty goood

[laigiba]

FUCKIN AWESOMEEEE

[hoffmann21]

@laigiba

cheers buddy!! :)

[drumplayerRo]

niice!! groovy groovy :P

[willslap]

Enorme ce cover Hoffman ! ça groove mec !

[hoffmann21]

@willslap

merci mec!! :D

en le réécoutant je me suis aperçu que le phrasé pouvait largement être amélioré mais bon... :s

[ROONTANG]

Beautiful tone, well done!

[hoffmann21]

@ROONTANG

cheers my friend!! that warwick really delivers a nice smooth tone!! :)

[soradu78]

Putin sa groove sévere ! :D

[hoffmann21]

@soradu78

merci mec!! :) content que ça te plaise!! elle parait con comme ça mais en fait elle demande une sacrée mise en place!

[coricarly1]

Nice! I really like it!

[hoffmann21]

@coricarly1

cheers!!! :D