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Topic: The Seinfeld Show "Fills" |
Bob Kagy
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Lafayette, CO USA
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Posted 29 Apr 2001 1:24 pm |
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What instrument is that that does the fills, or musical punctuation on the Seinfeld show?
Is that a guitar, bass guitar? Anybody know exactly what instrument, fx, amp is being used?
I've always admired the sound and succinct humor of whoever it is that does them.
It would be neat to be able to occasionally quote one of the lines using steel tied in with the song lyrics being backed.
Thanks, Bob |
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mtulbert
From:
Plano, Texas 75023
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Posted 29 Apr 2001 2:11 pm
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Hi Bob,
It sounds to me as though those lead lines are being played on a bass. The player is slapping the strings which is what give the bite to the notes.
Not 100% sure however.
Regards,
Mark T.
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erik
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Posted 29 Apr 2001 2:40 pm
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I believe it is done by a keyboard player on a sampler. It is real samples of a funk bass, probably a Musicman. The person who did it is a keyboard player/music scorer in Hollywood. His name is listed in the credits. |
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John Lacey
From:
Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 30 Apr 2001 2:22 am
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| Erik's right, it's Jonathan Wolf, who uses a keyboard/sampler combo to achieve the lip-smacks, bass lines and other percussion sounds. |
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Bob Kagy
From:
Lafayette, CO USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2001 5:21 am
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I'll be d**ned! Thanks for the info.
Anybody tried to duplicate the sound on the steel, maybe on the C6th bass strings with an effect box? Closest I've been able to come is with some compression, picking hard close to the bridge, and some delay with slapback. It's not too far off but could be a lot better.
Thanks, Bob |
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2001 7:33 am
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| It sounds like the old 360 Systems MIDI Bass module. The original ones were table top models with four sampled bass sounds and the later PRO MIDI Bass was a single space rack module with about 10 different sampled bass sounds. None of them were really very usable, except for effects like the slap bass. Check one out HERE. |
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David Pennybaker
From:
Conroe, TX USA
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Tom Olson
From:
Spokane, WA
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Posted 6 May 2001 6:16 pm
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| Yeah -- who are the Wilkinson's? |
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