Peter Tosh Downpressor Man Fretless Bass Playalong

[Pudsy440]

thanks man, Costa Rica sounds nice ... my brother spent a winter there about 10 years ago.

[amsiermann]

great bro im a drummer lets jam someday i invite you here to costa rica Jah bless

[TriniBuoy]

good stuff dood

[Pudsy440]

hey, thanks ... fretless ATK300

[saanzacs]

Nice fills!!!!!

[StevieWondersWhy24]

great job! i love peter tosh.

[Pudsy440]

Thanks, me too ... great stuff.

[murilotrajano]

Quem escuta reggae e o guarda no coração sente a paz, quem interioriza as mensagens do reggae vive em busca da paz e quem faz o reggae penetrar nos corações dos seres vivos se transforma em um soldado de jah em busca da paz universal.

[simiwurzl]

your bass sounds great, dude! so deep and warm! keep it up!

[moshimoshi333]

I saw some awful videos of people playing fretless bass,

but your playing is far better and sounds Awesome, I gave you 5-stars!

Do you think it's possible to use a fretless for Reggae/Motown/Jamerson style stuff?

You've really convinced me I should start playing a fretless now.

What do you think the DISadvantages are for using a fretless bass?

[Pudsy440]

Thanks very much! Yes, I think a fretless is perfect for those styles as the bass has such a rounded tone in reggae/motown ... Disadvantages? Playing in a dark room where you can't see the neck of the bass and you've had a couple beer ... that's one! haha Pop and slap doesn't haven't the classic pop and slap tone with a fretless. If you're into that ... Other than that, really, once you're proficient on a fretless, anything goes IMO. Actually easier to imitate some songs without frets too IMO.

[vintagejazzbass]

very good cover. do you know if aston barret played bass on this tosh album?

[Pudsy440]

I dunno for sure but the "Family Man" sure came up with some classic reggae bass lines, the greatest!

[xiz90]

Sweet! Im in a reggae period right now so ye some weed would be nice :)

[Pudsy440]

xiz90 ... reggae & weed ... what could be more perfect! I can hear the bong bubbling! :D

[brnco1979]

A really bold tone. Sounds great. The Blues Jam had sharper tone.

[Pudsy440]

hey brnco thanks ... I tried to get the rounded bass tone on this ... not a lot of treble tone in reggae music ... :)

[brnco1979]

I didn't expect the bass is so versatile because many reviews described ATK's as something similar to MusicMan (always the same sharp sound). The neck is really big (42.5mm). It must be a huge difference in comparison with your Jazz Bass, isn't it?

[Pudsy440]

yeah ... quite a difference! It is a bit harder to play than the jazz but I do like the tone and the active pup ... I used my fretless ATK (I have a fretted atk too) on this tune on purpose with the flatwounds cuz I thought that would better emulate the reggae tone. The ATK fretted DOES have a sharp tone but ya know, with a little processor (like my pandora) you can change the tone a lot.

[Darknives]

the image of video is all whited because of the smoke from the pot lol kidding, nice playing, as always

[Pudsy440]

hahaha ... no comment Darknives ... thanks ... :)

[carlguage]

I gotta Go Smoke a Joint Now!...Check out Yellowbrick Road by Elton John..he has a great Jamaican Song on there!!LOL!!Nice Playin as usual Puds!!!

[Pudsy440]

Carl ... did you say a great Jamaican Bong on there? Oh ... song! haha ... the song on the Elton album is called Jamaican Jerk Off ... what's up with that?! :)

[carlguage]

HAHAHA!!Thats a Great Record!!Did you hear it??..Great Album!!

[Pudsy440]

:) Definitely a classic E.J. album, before he came out of the closet wasn't it?? :P Been a long time so I found a sample online of Jamaican Jerk Off ... really more Ska than Reggae I thought, but anyway ... good tune ... :D