Author Topic: Whats the real name for the "octave pop" funk move ? (Read 964 times)

wellREDman · « **on:** March 05, 2023, 04:56:11 PM »

Hi does anyone know the real name for the thing you do (especially in funk) where you bounce between the root and the octave two stings higher

I had it explained to me as the "Octave Pop" years ago and have been calling it that but now I want to reference it in my dissertation and I cant find it as a phrase anywhere on the internet. I think the guy who taught me must have made the name up.

I'm sure it has a real name but I've crapped out how to ask G**gle to tell me

uwe · « **Reply #1 on:** March 06, 2023, 06:36:59 AM »

Since you don't have to pop the octave (a lot of slapping involves octaves, but not all prominent octave bass lines are slapped or popped), you can just refer to it as octave playing or octave patterns. Everybody will know what you mean.

For a while, it was referred to as "disco bass" in German musician circles, but that is too limiting a term though its use in 70ies disco, funk and soul music was widespread. Of which "Miss You" was of course a prime example.

But there are enough other uses.

Always loved Glover's subtle octaves in the coda of Smoke On The Water (at 05:00), but the verses are full of his octave playing too.

Blackmore would do the same thing, never a passionate rhythm guitarist, his default playing style instead of chords was often just the root with the octave on the back beat.

ilan · « **Reply #2 on:** March 06, 2023, 11:59:40 AM »

Disco octaves is the term I've heard used for this move.

doombass · « **Reply #3 on:** March 06, 2023, 03:09:55 PM »

lowend1 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2023, 08:36:27 AM »

Quote from: uwe on March 06, 2023, 06:36:59 AM

Since you don't have to pop the octave (a lot of slapping involves octaves, but not all prominent octave bass lines are slapped or popped), you can just refer to it as octave playing or octave patterns. Everybody will know what you mean.

For a while, it was referred to as "disco bass" in German musician circles, but that is too limiting a term though its use in 70ies disco, funk and soul music was widespread. Of which "Miss You" was of course a prime example.

But there are enough other uses.

Always loved Glover's subtle octaves in the coda of Smoke On The Water (at 05:00), but the verses are full of his octave playing too.

Blackmore would do the same thing, never a passionate rhythm guitarist, his default playing style instead of chords was often just the root with the octave on the back beat.