Norman Watt Roy bassline - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

[pawnsacrifice1]

Fatastic effort...I wouldn't even know how to begin playing this!

[erroneousapostrophe]

Excellent

[tudanski]

class playing, nice groove mate

[MobiusRoom]

great job.......norman is a bass player of all-time greatness.....well played!!

[mookie2637]

You can play the verse line across all four strings - it's a littel easier on the hand, but doesn't sound as clear. You've pretty much got this down.

[StonefieldJim4]

Shit, you're good!

[ALTRENT900]

Nicely done! Have you tried resting your thumb on each of the strings rather than just the E string? It means your two fingers are less stretched when playing the D and G strings. It's a classical guitar technique. I find it easier especially when playing fluid basslines like this. Checkout my page. I think you might like Genetix if you don't know it already. It's another of my favorites. looking forward to seeing Norman Watt-Roy on tour with The Stranglers in 2011. Keep on jamming!

[clathanian]

Sweeet!

[gorbashuk]

Well played, possibly the best bass line ever written.

[gorbashuk]

great bassline well played man

[tjmacjee]

Great simplicity, but also quite complex - you nailed that good

[themindminder]

Brilliant !!!

[dfarmbrough]

I am pleased that you really appreciate him. It's superb...as is the better-known "Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll" bass line

[Tommyfazz]

The 'dogs bolloks' !!!

[ElectricMovements]

One of the best bass lines ever. Under pressure by bowie and queen takes 1st = :D

[rhinobassdude]

Hi,

Nice playing man,, but you dont need a video of Norman playing this, just go to a Blockheads Gig and ask him to show you, he is a lovely man who is obsessive about the bass and will talk about it all night I guarantee!

[JeremiahJackdaw]

Molto bueno excellentissimo! I think Norman Watt-Roy never really got proper credit for his virtuoso playing. He and Charley Charles really underpinned the Blockheads. Anyhow, great playing on this - fan-diddly-dog-tastic.

[1959crj]

nice 1 normans the dogs b####ks

[jamersonshook]

Thanks - you damn right

[fretjam]

that is a superb effort.i saw him play 2nt.he is still is an awsome player.

[grhmsag]

HI

what type of jazz bass is that ?

[jamersonshook]

73 Jazz with EMG active PUs

[behrbehrbehr]

Fantastic playing.

Norman is the man.

[faddy24]

And to..think..that..i thought some of Derek Forbes basslines were tricky! Good effort dude p.s Forbes was the bassist in early period Simple Minds.

[DMCpro6944]

supercool bassline!!!

[robert140602]

One large problem there player................The video wasn't on long enough to show your obvious talent further! Excellent job there mate.

[eJasminde]

I'm not a bass player, but this has always been probably my favourite bass line of any song. (Maybe some Chic and Elvis Costello stuff too) I appreciate how tricky it is, so congrats, great job :)

[Sharoney]

I'm not an instrumentalist, but I have always loved this song (I own the EP vinyl version) and I never realized how frakking difficult the bass line is until you demonstrated it. Good job!

[iloveasmoke]

nice work dude...peace

[funkmangee]

Excellent! Norman would be proud. I got to talk to him a few years ago, and he hinted he didn't make the bass line easy so it's nice to see someone doing it right. Thanks.

[slynkdnb]

impressive

[mafguitars]

You play it in a perfect way !!!

[MartiW]

Watt Roy... Genius!

[turntapzap]

God God, that's a sick bassline.

[jamersonshook]

LOL - thanks, I think...

[qwelly]

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this. I needed to learn this track for a gig tonight that i am depping. I didnt have time to arse around with tabs and yuor video was perfect. Thanks mate, you nailed that track, nice playing.

[jamersonshook]

Nice one!

[UpMyOwn]

We didn't see your face in the video. Are you famous?

[jamersonshook]

LOL - No!

[UpMyOwn]

Yes! You are obviously a virtuoso on the bass, your playing appears to be faultless. To be a Norman though you will have to develop a distictive prancing gate on stage which looks as though you are going to crash into everything (but narrowly miss it all) and sweat enough to float a small ship. Seriously though you are great man, well done!

[easyTaff]

Great comment!!!

[daviex]

Fantastic.

[paulbassmccann]

it's really great bassline..nice one man

[vespertinne]

Nicely played, my friend! Long live Norman. ~vsp

[jamersonshook]

Cheers guys!

[benb12]

Norman should've got more credit for this bassline when the song was released, whoever mixed it should've made it louder. Seen the band twice, I highly recommend it to anyone. There'll be a new album coming out in the spring by the way, don't forget to buy it! Great job on cracking this fantastic bassline.

[MarjanOvermars]

Fantastic!!

[kevteop]

Tricky old finger-knotting line, this one. The third bar of the verse is the hard part - I tend to stick to the same position for the whole verse but it means the third bar sounds a little muddy on the low strings. Might give it a bash using your fingering...

[zaksnaporaz]

wow, fanfuckintastic !! I wish I could play so fluidly ...I'll go work on it right away ! thanks man !

[Spectres]

Wow..that's just amazing to be able to play as good as you do.

[Grahamlad]

brilliant.well done

saw the blockheads on thursday in colne

norman is a legend.

you have done really well on this

many thanks for posting

[peakhouse]

Hard in SIR!!!I rekon you nailed it.Norman is the gov'nor along with Bernard Edwards (chic)..god rest his soul.Stanley Clark..awesome..but give me the boys any day.

[LandRoverMan]

Awesome - respect, Dude.

Keep the faith.

[jamersonshook]

Cheers!

[Sproutsaint]

Spot on that looks really difficult!

[jamersonshook]

Cheers! For me, it is!

[edmoriarty]

I met Norman at Retrofest earlier this month, and I never really appreciated that bass line until his live performance, so I had to tell him! You've done a great job. Congratulations!

[jamersonshook]

Thanks - I'd love to tell him how good he was! The New Boots and Panties album was a big influence on me deciding to pick a bass!

[edmoriarty]

I guess you know this but he's on tour all over the UK with the blockheads now - go to theblockheads dot com, and also gigging regularly with Wilko Johnson. see him live if you can!

[jamersonshook]

Yeah - I'm gonna try and get to see him next time he's up north!

[screamlate2]

Nice playing ... Norman's bass line is a great study.

Enjoyed it.

[giantplanet]

nice one mate,those 16ths are a killer,but that was a top job :¬)

[bootsycoll]

Excellent job!! that ones a real finger buster.

[jamersonshook]

Cheers!

[lewisjankel]

exelent fucking brill

[jamersonshook]

heh - cheers!