Robbie Shakespeare Bass riff - Soon Forward - Gregory Isaacs

[BajanBassPlayer]

Well executed..I will watch this countless times until I master it.

[bcw3360]

you sound great man this is sweet

[TingelTangelMax88]

can you send me the tabs.?

[tkrypton]

\ok, to answer out of step, and wglenn, and I was (and still am) trying to be constructively critical here - The 'D' note is coming in ever so slightly early in the Intro / verse, and at 0:39 seconds in this short piece, the rhythm is lost . Listen carefully to it again, and then go an watch a live performance by Roots Radics or Sly& Robbie and 'turn on' to the exquisite attention they pay to the kick drum and one drop. They never veer, and dey use their ear.

[wglenn]

Nice reggae mitt. It takes a lot of work and time to get that plucky, full tone with clear definition. Your "feeel" is spot on.

Tkrypton, keep listening to Jaco, and you'll be happy.

[tkrypton]

Guy , you'd improve if you brought your third finger into play. And remember, reggae is 3 quarters 'feeel'.

[Dizkneelande]

3/4 feel? what are you talking about?

[jp246810]

3 quarters is the same as 3/4 feel.....

[Dizkneelande]

oh. wow I feel dumb.

[outofsteplv]

No way, all reggae is in 4/4. And plenty of great bassist use two fingers. Some are good with even one. And everyone has their own technique.

[chjohnst]

Doesnt robbie use his thumb like 90% of the time? I play the bass and play with just two fingers. No need to bring a third one into the mix if you can play well with two. I have no problems keeping up with the two.

[tkrypton]

third finger as in 'middle finger'

[mimicry88]

I'm positive tkrytpton meant reggae is 75% feel. Not 3/4 time signature. I happen to like this guy's playing. Sounds nice.

[DrGerbick]

anything from taxi is wicked.

[ALIONBASS]

Great tone and nice feel! I'm a big fan of Robbie too, check my reggae bass videos.

[scoop1118]

Just looked for the song and found this. Great riddim, great bass

[Qrizter]

The one and only Robert "Robbie" Shakespeare.

A legend on the music scen.

Search "Sly & Robbie" on youtube for more

[jamersonshook]

Thanks! I thought so - he's the best in the business (I've seen him a couple of times).