Bass Players and Afficianados

Hey all. Seems there's no shortage of bass players here at AR. Thought I'd devise a scheme to entertain our slappin and poppin needs, right here at AR.

First post is an amazing interview with Victor Wooten. Don't worry, he brought his bass along too...

http://www.cbc.ca/tapestry/archives/2009/030809.html

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This is a great bit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5fYw...eal_rn-2r-1-HM

The Legendary Larry Graham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5fYw...eal_rn-2r-1-HM

T M Stevens

Select any of these
http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...rch_type=&aq=f

I did not have any videos to add but I have been a bass player for a long time. What kind of gear do you have Poppa

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I did not have any videos to add but I have been a bass player for a long time. What kind of gear do you have Poppa

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Not the Pappa but I'm still kicking my own ass for ever selling my 70s era fret-less Rickenbacker, Sun 200 watt tube head and Ampeg SVT cabinet.

Still kinda partial to my ole buddy, Tony Levin....

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His work with Peter Gabriel was pert near exceptional, too...!

Right now I am playing an 88 Music Man through an Ampeg V4, Crate 15 and Fender 2 - 10. It's a nice combo. I have some effects I play around with too, lately a rack mounted Zoom.

Hey Auric, how can I post a screen from YouTube like you did?

Yeah I play a vintage Peavey t-40 bass that is my comfort zone. I also play a Traben Kore custom 5 string. And my head and cabs are a Peavey Tour 700 head and TVX 410 and 15 cabinets. Its a real good sounding setup and I have played through it with several different styles of playing and it sounds great.

Been playing bass for pay since Nixon was president. Recent radio gig on NPR.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ntheradio1.jpg

Worf

Nice Pic Worf! I thought maybe we could make an interesting thread so that when things cool down on the site, we could still have something fun to check out.

Guys, link anything bass related that's fun and interesting to watch....

Pre-CBS Fender Precision, Gibson EB-3 (Chocolate Brown), Ampeg Baby Bass
Ampeg B-15, Traynor YBA-3 w/2x15 folded horn cabs, Sunn Coliseum 1 x 18 folded horn cab.
I don't really play to much anymore. My life style is destructive enough without getting back into playing.:blush2:

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Pre-CBS Fender Precision, Gibson EB-3 (Chocolate Brown), Ampeg Baby Bass
Ampeg B-15, Traynor YBA-3 w/2x15 folded horn cabs, Sunn Coliseum 1 x 18 folded horn cab.
I don't really play to much anymore. My life style is destructive enough without getting back into playing.:blush2:

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2- 15's and an 18!! Holy chit Joe! Pretty much ready to tour with Metallica...

The Ampeg B-15 has a 15" also. When I bought the Traynor and the Sunn in the seventies I was going to college under the GI Bill and playing gigs on the weekends. I love the tone of the Ampeg but got tired of being drowned out by over zealous guitar players with Marshall stacks so I bought the Traynor. A friend needed bail money one time and that's how I got the Sunn.
The Ampeg was/is my favorite. One person can move it. It has some real synergy with my Baby Bass and Precision. The Sunn is very LOUD. It doesn't have the warm rich tone that tubes give the Traynor and Ampeg but it's LOUD..
The EB-3 has a round backed neck like a Les Paul. I've never liked the way it feels. I guess I've kept it because it's the only Chocolate Brown one I've ever seen. All the rest have been red.

Not big on Level 42, but Mark king can play!!

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OK, proper Larry Graham post...here he is with his Moon bass.

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i've been catching him here in LA for quite a while. first time with paul horn/lalo schifrin at the santa monica civic in the late 70s. if you can find the paul horn 'dream machine' album, youll get the idea. the way he wielded the weapon on stage and the resulting performance was quite a sight and sound to witness.

around town here, he plays a lot with alex acuna and justo almario. also, at the baked potato in a group called MINSTRY which isnt the rock group, i saw him play with his son (also abraham) on drums. his son can be seen playing drums behind paul mc cartney these days.

he plays sometimes in the style which i call flamenco bass. certainly one of the greats.

Here you go Tommy. You are lucky to have access to him. I can't say if he's ever been up this way. I find his style groovy and accessible.

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Hey PappaC...Laboriel is my favorite bass player of all times. That is a rather mild clip of him...I mean that guy can cut a rug with that bass...and he mostly plays a 8 string bass and he plays many kinds of music...I mean from gospel to jazz to you name it He is a very popular studio musician. Have you seen him cut a rug...feet kicking all up in the air and stuff? He has a son that also plays the drums. Do you have any Bootsie ?

frenchmon

Edit...thats 5 string bass

I've got a few of those gospel concerts on DVD with Ron Kenoly with Laboriel . I have a few others with him as well. I also have a Jazz CD that Laboriel put out with his son on drums and Justo Almario...good stuff.

frenchmon

I think Mr TM Stevens is a Bootsy fan.

Ok here you go BOOYSY!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgrOD4PZzuY

My all time favorte from Bootsy and PFunk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T62XibPMlXw&NR=1


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_LRYezOfeo

PoppaC you are the man...this is a great thread!

frenchmon

Hey pappaC...did you hear Bootsy say give me them POPS....hes calling for ya pappaC.

frenchmon

check Booty teaching funk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHE6hZU72A4

Man I wish I could do this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j96uq...1&feature=fvwp

Yes man. I am a huge Bootsy fan. I have all of his Rubber Band releases. I also have an enviable collection of P-Funk original vinyl.

His work was great with P-Funk but I also REALLY enjoyed what he did with the JB's. That is, the James Brown Revue. Much more groundbreaking IMO.

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Yes sir...im with you bro, im with you.

frenchmon

Nobody mentioned Mark Egan.

But, here is another video you should not miss. Clarke-Wooten_miller doing School Days from the SMV tour last year.

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Great post HyFi. Man they have tone to kill for. The intro bit in the first minute, those chords sound brilliant.

There's been alot of no mentions here. We can slowly add them all in, no rush. As I've already said, when the board is slow, it gives us bass types something to do.

Here is Mark Egan with the Pat Metheny Band doing their tribute to Jaco. I saw this band in 77 or 78 whenever the first white self titled album came out in a college auditorium.

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And lets not forget Les

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Hey HIFi...who are those guys...they are kicking man or I should say smoking man

frenchmon

Ok heres a fine lady playing the bass. I just love Esperanza.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9DwUUGCiPE

and this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8gynGy8pSg&NR=1

and one more.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS0N0...eature=related

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Hey HIFi...who are those guys...they are kicking man or I should say smoking man

frenchmon

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That last post of HyFi's is Primus frenchy.

stanley clarke's album 'journey to love' has a GREAT bass demo cut-silly putty-first heard on stacked advents driven by a phase linear 700 at pacific stereo on topanga in canoga park california. the grill cloths were LEAPING away from the cabinets!

victor with the flecktones on 'flight of the cosmic hippo' on the cd of the same name traverses the lows like no other cd.

and marcus on the miles album-tutu-is exemplary. i wish i had seen the smv tour when it was going.

but i HAVE seen abe a lot and his videos dont do him justice. living here in LA has its benefits between earthquakes.

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Ok heres a fine lady playing the bass.

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Here is Tal Wilkenfeld playing from her solo release, Serendipity. Please watch a few others from the page and be dazzled.

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Then of course, Julie Slick! No great vids with good sound but you can get the point here. Keep in mind, the bass line Julie is playing on her Lackland was originally written and performed on a stick and is extremely hard to pull off on a standard bass.

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Hey HIFi...who are those guys...they are kicking man or I should say smoking man

frenchmon

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Yeah, as Pappa pointed out, that was Les Claypool with one of his many bands, Primus. He is one whacked out bassist that leaves many others in the dust with his talent. He just gets under recognized because he is not mainstream.

He also plays with Buckethead at times in place of Lasswell.

WOW! Thanks for the post HyFi. I've never heard of Tal. So impressive. She's so tiny but check out her reach, her span is wild. Plus, she's a very natural performer, fun to watch. I'll be checking out that album for sure. Have you heard it?