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Video Game Bass: Lost Patrol - Main Theme (Amiga 500) (Patreon)

Published:

2018-09-23 10:04:17

Edited:

2018-11-12 11:46:05

Imported:

2020-05

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What better way for Video Game Bass to return than with this iconic Amiga track? Lost Patrol is a glorious piece of music, perfect for the game - and Chris Glaister's one hit wonder is all about that ever so moody bassline.

This bassline is WAY harder than it sounds - it's quite bare, doesn't exactly lend itself to screwing around with, the rhythm is tricky to get used to and the main transition is a major pain, going across 3 strings ending as it does with a string skipping octave. At first it was really eluding me - the notes were there but the sound wasn't - too dead when using the B string, and the fingering (oo-er) was hard to do consistently. But then I figured that even with a 5-string bass, the best way to play this is by detuning - in this case, a full step down. You can't beat the ring of an open note after all, and it's perfectly ok to do on a regular 4-string now. Then stick the treble pretty much as high as possible - this is very much a lead bassline, after all. Front and centre. This isn't a perfect playthrough (the 2nd time around was better) but I'm pleased enough.

Thanks to Ryan Burford! If you want more video game bass, check out the $20 tier and put a request in :)

-Kim

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Video Game Bass: Lost Patrol - Main Theme Cover (Amiga 500)

#bass #retrogaming What better way for Video Game Bass to return than with this iconic Amiga track? Lost Patrol is a glorious piece of music, perfect for the game - and Chris Glaister's one hit wonder is all about that ever so moody bassline. This bassline is WAY harder than it sounds - it's quite bare, doesn't exactly lend itself to screwing around with, the rhythm is tricky to get used to and the main transition is a major pain, going across 3 strings ending as it does with a string skipping octave. At first it was really eluding me - the notes were there but the sound wasn't - too dead when using the B string, and the fingering (oo-er) was hard to do consistently. But then I figured that even with a 5-string bass, the best way to play this is by detuning - in this case, a full step down. You can't beat the ring of an open note after all, and it's perfectly ok to do on a regular 4-string now. Then stick the treble pretty much as high as possible - this is very much a lead bassline, after all. Front and centre. This isn't a perfect playthrough (the 2nd time around was better) but I'm pleased enough. My Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/KimxxxJustice My Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KimbleJustice My PayPal: http://www.paypal.me/kimxxxjustice My Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TheMegaWeeviews My 2nd channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxYWLiJMMNmiVspjn5DDXGQ Want more Kim Justice? Why not have a look at these vids?: Cascade's Cassette 50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z-4k-jDS_s The Sega Master System/Mega Drive in Brazil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NissGg3GMJM ZX Spectrum Magazine Covertape Wars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCpfjwcOVjs The Story and Games of U.S. Gold: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgHD66FzjyA How IBM "Won" The Computer Wars of the 1980's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trt5ibsBeXo The Story of Ocean Software: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0TE927j4cs The Story and Games of Psygnosis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvYlxnHOY-Q Sega in 1995: What the F**k is Going On?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZg9AgSWeyA The Rise and Fall of the Commodore Amiga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP1nLzT_t0o The Rise and Fall of Peter Molyneux - Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAuvaAGnqQw