Members #16 Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Originally posted by dubwolf Bill Laswell has put out a couple of dub albums as well (what, like 30 or so....) and did a wicked one off album with Jah Wobble. Radioaxiom I think its called. EXCELLENT CALL!Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dubwolf Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Gotta live up to the name eh:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Saturday Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 I would like to add something about the 'dub tone', generally they refer to that ultra-bassy, throbby, and deep sound, without treble.they are some general tricks to achieve it:- play with your fingers- play quietly, almost barely touching the strings.- roll the tone all down - you don´t need that treble!- flatwound strings help a lot.- SPACE is key. listen to it.- Repetition and Repetition. Get into the groove. you can do a lot with 3 or 4 notes.- passive pups, no pre-amp. most reggae and dub players played fender jazz basses, or precisions.. or anything they could get their hands into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dubwolf Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Originally posted by Saturday I would like to add something about the 'dub tone', generally they refer to that ultra-bassy, throbby, and deep sound, without treble.they are some general tricks to achieve it:- play with your fingers- play quietly, almost barely touching the strings.- roll the tone all down - you don´t need that treble!- flatwound strings help a lot.- SPACE is key. listen to it.- Repetition and Repetition. Get into the groove. you can do a lot with 3 or 4 notes.- passive pups, no pre-amp. most reggae and dub players played fender jazz basses, or precisions.. or anything they could get their hands into. Another good trick is an envelope filter with the sesitivity turned off/way down.Mmmm, throbby:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassplayer2001 Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Originally posted by tylytle Our President? No he is dumb:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dubwolf Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Originally posted by bassplayer2001 No he is dumb:D I thought it was dumbya:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 King Tubby is one of my fav's in this dept. The Roots of Dub is my fav. I haven't yet checked out The Scientist, or Lee "Scratch" Perry, but I've heard of them... I dabbled in some dub style with my old electronic band. I wish I still had some of that stuff online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dubwolf Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Lee Perry and King Tubby are pretty much the originators. Perry produced the original Wailers stuff (Marley, Tosh and Bunny) and made a few hundred albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flatfacerincone Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Originally posted by dubwolf Check out the Easy Star All-StarsThey've done wicked dub/reggae versions of Dark Side of the Moon (Dub Side Of The Moon) and OK Computer (Radiodread)Sacriliage to some I know ( as was Bill Laswell's dub versions of Bob Marley), but still well done:thu: I loved Dub Side of the Moon. Im a big Floyd fan, never thought it was sacrilege or anything. Thats about as far as ive gotten into Dub, though. Basically what youre saying is that its a sub-style of reggae with little to no vocals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dubwolf Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Originally posted by flatfacerincone I loved Dub Side of the Moon. Im a big Floyd fan, never thought it was sacrilege or anything. Thats about as far as ive gotten into Dub, though. Basically what youre saying is that its a sub-style of reggae with little to no vocals? In its original context in reggae, yes. Other musical styles have taken aspects of it and adapted it to their style, so alot of people see dub as anything with alot of reverb and echo applied to the drums, bass and/or vocals (if there are any). Usually what you get with vocals in dub is just short, selected lines which fade in and out and/or echo all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted September 10, 2006 Author Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 thanks everyone. It turns out, I like a few of the artists mentioned here. I just never knew that THAT was dub. awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jazz Ad Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 One more for the road, with lyrics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gaui Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 For those that arent familiar with The Scientist and Lee Scratch Perry here are some songs: The Scientist, both are from the excellent wins the world cup album:http://www.hi.is/~gms1/Reggaemusic/Scientist%20-%20Wins%20the%20world%20cup%20-%2004%20-%20fourth%20dangerous%20match.mp3http://www.hi.is/~gms1/Reggaemusic/Scientist%20-%20Wins%20the%20world%20cup%20-%2016%20-%20golden%20goal.mp3 Lee Perry, just some random stuff from my collection: http://www.hi.is/~gms1/Reggaemusic/Lee%20Perry%20-%20Arkology%20Reel%201%20Dub%20Organiser%20-%20One%20Step%20Dub.mp3http://www.hi.is/~gms1/Reggaemusic/Lee%20Perry%20-%20Arkology%20Reel%203%20Dub%20Adventurer%20-%20The%20Upsetters%20-%20Corn%20Fish%20dub.mp3http://www.hi.is/~gms1/Reggaemusic/Lee%20Perry,%20The%20Mighty%20Upsetter%20-%20Kung%20Fu%20Meets%20The%20Dragon%20-%2009.%20Fungaa.mp3http://www.hi.is/~gms1/Reggaemusic/Lee%20Scratch%20Perry%20-%20Super%20Ape%20-%2006%20-%20Dread%20Lion.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Thanks Gaui! I'll be rockin' those today.... Now to download Jazz Ad's tracks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsongs Posted September 10, 2006 Members Share Posted September 10, 2006 Originally posted by Saturday I would like to add something about the 'dub tone', generally they refer to that ultra-bassy, throbby, and deep sound, without treble.they are some general tricks to achieve it:- play with your fingers- play quietly, almost barely touching the strings.- roll the tone all down - you don´t need that treble!- flatwound strings help a lot.- SPACE is key. listen to it.- Repetition and Repetition. Get into the groove. you can do a lot with 3 or 4 notes.- passive pups, no pre-amp. most reggae and dub players played fender jazz basses, or precisions.. or anything they could get their hands into. Also, VERY IMPORTANT, play at the bottom of the neck, over the last few frets, not over the pickups. This also negates the passive/active thing since you're not gonna hear any plucking sound over the PUs. I have a Musicman Stingray and am able to make some deep dubby tones with it despite it being active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bonscottvocals Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 So I'm reading Bass Guitar and I see references to 'dub'. The bass player says he is 'dubbing' the drummer or guitar player, etc. What the heck is he talking about? OK, I live in NY, but I proudly play pop and classic country as well as some classic rock. I did my time playing metal and prog, and I've heard of emo, numetal, industrial, punk, post-punk, hardcore, metalcore, etc. This is the first time I heard of Dub. Can someone help this poor, musically challenged soul? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members B-Bottom Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 doesn't that mean he's rollin' on 20's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thebeatcatcher Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 when i think of dub i think of reggae dance music, sort of. i've never heard that expression though, 'dubbing the drummer'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragon9666 Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 Do a search. Its been done before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fluxpunk Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 I thought it was just playing over the top of a pres recorded track:confused: or misxing 2 tracks into 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members henre Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 I suppose "dubbing" could also mean "doubling". However, the term is most often applied to a type of loungey electronic reggae, mostly stripped of everything except bass and drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dragon9666 Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1369503&highlight=dub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thebeatcatcher Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 Originally posted by fluxpunk I thought it was just playing over the top of a pres recorded track:confused: or misxing 2 tracks into 1 oh, that dubbing, not the music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RSBro Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 Oh oh, I know what you mean- you're talking about the article on the Dub Trio from NY? I think what he means/meant in that context is in their band, they use different effects and stuff to "out dub" each other. I would assume their drummer has effects on his kick or other floor toms that have that ultra-low BOOM you hear on records sometimes. Dub Trio, though- A-OK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LO_RYDER Posted September 13, 2006 Members Share Posted September 13, 2006 It means Doubling... copying the same line as a guitar payer or the precussive feel of the drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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