Spastic Ink - To Counter and Groove in E Minor (awesome content)

[BucketheadRules]

Pete Perez's bass playing throughout this track is just incredible, whether he's... umm... countering, or indeed grooving. This video doesn't have the best sound quality, though...



It's epic - the counter-melody he plays to the guitar, and then those ridiculously tight groove sections. He never really over-plays, he just does what the song seems to require, whether it's locked-in rhythmic stabs in the "groove" parts or fast neoclassical runs in the "counter" sections.

Then at 2:15... that bass solo is the best I've ever heard, hands down. Nothing else I've listened to has come close to it, as far as proper bass solos go.

I wonder why Mr Perez does not appear to be better known.

[littlegreenman]

Quite liked that. Sounds like Al DiMeola and Anthony Jackson, but with spikier guitars

[monquixote]

Very skilful bass playing there, but the whole thing suffered from a bit of Chick Correa style musicians trying to sound like MIDI

[Jonny]

Very skilful bass playing there, but the whole thing suffered from a bit of Chick Correa style musicians trying to sound like MIDI

+1

It can be quite hard work after a couple of minutes... Pity the vocalist never turned up otherwise the band could have played a few quarter notes now and again and let the melody speak for itself.

Melody?

"Screw you guys, I'm being paid by the note."*

*bear in mind that I used to play for a death metal band.