funk bass
Bootsy Collins's instrument
Funk bass is a style of electric bass guitar playing characterized by syncopated, rhythmically aggressive lines that emphasize the groove.
The technique typically involves slapping the strings with the thumb and popping them with the fingers, producing a percussive, punchy sound.
Pioneered by players like Larry Graham and Bootsy Collins, funk bass drives the rhythm section in funk, R&B, and related genres: He laid down a nasty funk bass line.
- slapOpen-handed blow
- grooveNarrow cut or routine
- in the pocketVirtually guaranteed, locked up
- syncopationStressed unexpected beats
- one dropTiniest liquid quantity
fingerstyle · thump · pocket · Fender · low-end · pluck · octave · stank · thumb · popping · Motown · riff · dirty · swing · wah-wah · soul · rubber · tight