Screaming Headless Torsos' "Hope" and "Mr. Softee's Nightmare" on bass - LRRG

Since y'all liked my first SHT rendition video, I decided to expand the selection a little bit. Not only that, but because I still cannot play Primus, SHT makes an excellent replacement for playing much the same style of bass.

The first tune is off of SHTs first self-titled album. If you play bass and like funky jazzy music, you should get this album. The bass player, Fima Ephron, had a very interesting style that interspersed small pops in interesting places within the beat....a very hard bass player to replicate for me. Where I fail to follow his style, I add my own, but playing this music is definitely an exercise in using lots of different techniques, so I highly recommend it. Anyways, "Hope" is pretty finished, but there is still something wrong with the chorus....I've tried probably 10 different ways of playing it. This one comes the closest, but it is probably still short of perfect by a half step here and there. Some weird harmony going on there....which is typical of Dave Fuiczynki's music.

The next tune, Mr. Softee's Nightmare, I did just on a lark, having learned it in a 30 minute session this morning. It is off of their new album (released 2005). I just could not help myself...the song was so goofy that I had to give it a go. Listen carefully to the lyrics, they are hilarious! Unfortunately, my G string went a little out of tune from being pulled so much, so forgive that discrepancy...seems to happen a lot with a slammer like me.

Oh, I forgot to tell you. Priscilla's pickups have finally had it, at least as far as I can tell. As a result, you will be seeing Wulfgang for a while until I can figure out how to return Priscilla's growl. They say pickups last about 20 years before they go bad, and mine are now 35 years old!

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Music

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• Screaming
• Headless
• Torsos
• Dave
• Fuicynski
• Fima
• Ephron
• Hope
• Mr.
• Softee
• Nightmare
• Jazz
• Punk
• thrash
• Rock
• Bass
• Rickenbacker
• LRRG
• zodiak
• Schecter
• Stiletto

[RobertGraaf]

Nice cover :) Cant find a cd of SHT anywhere in the Netherlands -_=' So your covers are my only source :P

I have a question btw, what was your very first bass?

Robert

[zodiakironfist]

My first bass was an Antares...and it was a real piece of crap. My second bass was my 1974 Rickenbacker, which is still my main bass 22 years later.

[asselin777]

I dont normally like watching cover videos on youtube, but I subscribed to you a little while ago, you do a great job rocking out man. From another bass player, great playing dude

[zodiakironfist]

Thanks, man. There are few things I enjoy more than playing some bass.

[callthemall]

wow, thanks to this video, I am now a new fan of this band! where can I get a record of them?

[zodiakironfist]

lastDOTfm has some links to purchase SHts first album (replace the dot with an actual dot).

[milesdavis1964]

CABRONAZO 111111111111111

[topperspoppers]

73 Rick here... theyre awesome... but Im a guitar player so I dont make enough use of it

[atlantissg1]

RIP Dude, My thoughts go out to your family and friends.

[diegocl02]

amazing!

[wowskater99]

nice dude gonna look these ppl up got sweet bass parts

[TimmyD045]

fuck, you must be old =P

Sorry. Kidding

[gillylfc]

Never heard these before. They're cool, and loving the basslines. Keep it up.