Spastic Ink- to counter and groove in E minor- Bass solo

[Subsistence]

One of my favorite bands Spastic ink , its instrumental progressive metal.
Each member of the band is extremely talented and has one of the best bass players, Pete Perez. I Had a go at playing one of their Bass solos. If you haven't heard of this band i suggest you check them out !!

 

[Emperor Guillotine]

Dude...anything that Ron Jarzombek composes or plays on is amazing.

 

[Herrick]

That's a great album. I don't know why Pete Perez isn't more well known. His awesome bubbly precise-sounding tone & playing are most sexcellent. Does he even still play bass?

 

[Mwoit]

Nice man. Spastic Ink is great and trying to cover that would have been hard as nails!

Do you usually play with your right hand as angled as that? I noticed immediately in the video your hand isn't straight in a line from your forearm.

 

[Subsistence]

Nice man. Spastic Ink is great and trying to cover that would have been hard as nails!

Do you usually play with your right hand as angled as that? I noticed immediately in the video your hand isn't straight in a line from your forearm.

Thanks. yeah, its a habit i have recently got into and people have commented on the angle of my forearm. It doesn't cause me any pain or ache at all so i haven't done anything to correct it.

 

[Murmel]

Probably going to sound like a dick, but the timing isn't quite there. Especially 0:17 to 0:30. Practice a bit slower and make sure you really accent the beat (even though it's not accented in the solo it helps with improving timing).
I have the same problem that I rush too much, it's important to make it 'groove' even if its not a groove.

You're not far behind though, a little more practice and it should work itself out.