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On Sun, Oct 26, 2008 at 11:24 AM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > Rick Walker wrote: > >> Daniel told me that Mick Karn adopted this rapid vibrato technique >because >> he was insecure about hitting the pitches accurately. >> I laughed out loud at that wonderful notion as I love Mick Karn's >rubbery >> approach. > > I love his playing too! > By observation, I'd say he's not so good at playing in tune. > His tasty use of flanger/chorus may be in part to hide that. > Also, his control of dynamics is done for him by compressor, > which means that we hear at one level all those differences > in tone that a bass produces when played with varying strength. > This also adds a lot of interest to his sound, all those little flicks >and > pings coming out clearly. > ...and furthermore, he uses a lot of open string notes, pretty much > regardless of the key of the music. > (just try it, starting in C# half way up the neck, instant Karn) > > ..but his sense of rhythm and originality is astounding, > the overall result is that he's (imo) essential listening. > > andy butler Yes, the flicks and the pings! Interesting. I totally loved it when Japan changed their musical outlet for the more electronic style. After hearing a lot of Pastorius (including all those more or less talented copycats around by 1979-80) it was great to experience someone playing a really raw fretless bass with no jazz influences! He was like a drummer hitting that bass, so the heavy compression being part of the instrument makes total sense. Thanks for telling! -- Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se (Swedish) www.looproom.com (international) www.myspace.com/perboysen www.stockholm-athens.com