There's Only So Much Oil In the Ground ( Tower of Power ) 6 String Ken Smith Bass

G' Day !!
This is another of my favorite Basslines.
The bassist for Tower of Power " Rocco" developed and is the master of fast 16th note muted grooves. His lines re-define how the Bass can play within funk tunes (or songs in general). This groove revolves around a repetitive figure which is free to be explored, but here I just try to capture the muted bass tone and precise 16th note feel.My approach here , was to capture the left - hand muted notes, as I play almost every note with my index finger and mute with my other left hand fingers....try it at 120 beats...on a 6 string....and tell me about it !!

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[khund03]

That is some seriously FIERCE Rocco Stylings going right here...... Damn!!!!

[GrantSmithBass]

cheers mate. And thanks to everyone who has posted a comment...much appreciated: Rock on !!

[ZOMGItsRobot]

sounds sweet dude!

I assume you're changing your left hand position constantly to be able to achieve Rocco's muted sound?

[GrantSmithBass]

Indeed...constantly muting each note and i use the pressure then of my hand to vary how much 'mute' is then applied...very subtle, but very tricky to maintain.

[dragonsmith]

OMFG youre insine ! =O

[pcandias]

What a great bassline, and what a great bassist!

[0Rockstar7]

aawwhhh man that is a beautiful bass!

[malesmandi]

great job dude! ok then my next task is practice this bassline

[JasonLeonPike]

Great job!!

[Niro1001]

Rocco Prestia...awesome!!!

[0Rockstar7]

Smooooooth!

[toddhamby]

wurd holmes!

[wagsbass]

Nice

[appzguru]

I think he means you.. you have the groove my friend.