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[quote name='bubinga5' post='1266344' date='Jun 12 2011, 05:31 PM']Man these guys are good.. i so dig Abs playing.. never mind Lee.. great stuff.. Abraham has got a style like no other.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW567Pjp6hU&feature=player_embedded#at=162"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WW567Pjp6hU...embedded#at=162[/url][/quote] Funny enough i dug out my old Dave Grusin video with that tune on it after your SW thread [i was on a groove roll] The same track from the Dave Grusin video. Yep great stuff. Garry

Another high action here as well, strung 46-135. I can do all the tricks on it with little effort. And much prefere the meaty sound i can get [for me anyway] with a big clean sound when DI'ed. I suppose its all down to the player. No right or wrong way. Garry

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1265386' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:14 PM'] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emu54xHr4yM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emu54xHr4yM[/url] precision bass playing..[/quote] And very lyrical the way he takes the tune. Garry

[quote name='Sawtooth' post='1265390' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:16 PM']Great bass, but I've always thought that was Stevie's left hand on a synth? Or is it underpinned by a bass guitar as well?[/quote] Just [Bass] Synth. Garr

[quote name='bubinga5' post='1265382' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:10 PM']puts me in a good mood this one LD.. good call..[/quote] Lol.... I reckon the Marcus version will be along soon........ Garry

[quote name='TimR' post='1265354' date='Jun 11 2011, 08:53 PM']It took two pages on a bass player forum to get to Higher Ground? Man we're slipping.[/quote] And even longer to get this. Garry

[quote name='ZMech' post='1265310' date='Jun 11 2011, 08:12 PM']I'm not sure if this is within the rules, but I'll post it anyway! Absolutely love this cover of As, done by the ever brilliant Gene Harris: so much funk there should be a warning label.[/quote] Yep that was a great version - any idea who sang it ? being trying to find out for ages. Edit - just looked on the Youtube site, Jerry Peters on vox, and Harvey Mason on drums. And talking of Harvey Mason - by looking at his Facebook page, there seems to be a new album brewing with George Benson. [url="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000165586147&sk=wall"]http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100...147&sk=wall[/url] Garry

To be honest, there are to many to list for me. Like you i have just about everything he has done. The [b]Talking Book[/b] album gets a lot of play on my systems. Really love this track from that. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H--_-gPX3Nw&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H--_-gPX3Nw...feature=related[/url] The guy is just superb all round, and as they say 'It don't get any better than that' Good topic Bubinga, Garry

[quote name='fabinosto' post='1264812' date='Jun 11 2011, 12:13 PM']Sorry, I m french and I m not sure you understood what I want to say. =)[/quote] Lol.... just joking. But of course you are right - He is a great Musician. Garry

[quote name='fabinosto' post='1264653' date='Jun 11 2011, 09:38 AM']J. Andrews is not just a bass player, he's a great musician.[/quote] Thanks for pointing that out..... Garry

You should have the Midi file now. Garry

[quote name='owen' post='1264708' date='Jun 11 2011, 10:46 AM']Thanks Garry. Email sent.[/quote] Just give me 1/2 hour or so....in the middle of doing something. Garry

[quote name='owen' post='1264696' date='Jun 11 2011, 10:27 AM']Hi y'all! I have a Sibelius file which is no use to me because I do not run Sibelius. I need it as a Midi file. Could anyone load it into Sibelius and then save it as a Midi file and mail it back to me? TIA[/quote] Yep i can do that for you . I will PM you my Email address. Garry

Another bunch worth a try. [url="http://www.7air.co.uk/vst-fx.php"]http://www.7air.co.uk/vst-fx.php[/url] Garry

Yep i have seen the full video quite a while ago - and he is a fantastic player. I have a a couple of things with him on, and he is very consistant in everything he does, right on it. Thanks for posting. Garry

[quote name='Oggy' post='1261221' date='Jun 8 2011, 02:17 PM']Basschaters I’m really getting into GarageBand on my Mac, (stuffing around with the effects and EQ) editing numbers that I record via a Zoom recorder at our band practice sessions. I’m now getting to a point where I want to do bit more and am looking for a few pointers on what Audio recording software and hardware other Basschaters use and why? I’m not sure, that GarageBand is the way forward, I hear lots of other software being referred to on this site, and perhaps a different brand would be better? Anyway it’d be interesting to get other Basschaters to let us (me) all know what they get up to on the recording side of things – some of the stuff I hear on this very site, done with imagination and low budget, has been really very good quality – how do you do it chaps? Oggy [/quote] I say go back to the basics! Garry

In the late 70's - my dad took the plyers to my Fender Jazz [ actually it had been his] and ripped the frets out and filled the gap - [b]why?....[/b] Because Jaco had, so everyone else was having a go... I still have and use it to this day - i am on my second board though [nice bit of dark Ebony that has lasted about 10 years till now] Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1261493' date='Jun 8 2011, 05:31 PM']Jaco was, in many ways a lick player. If you listen to a lot of his stuff, you will eventually hear his cliches.[/quote] To be honest this is true of a lot of the greats, They just manage to store thousands more than the average soloist, that gets them from A to B. Not all of course. Garry

[quote name='Bilbo' post='1260729' date='Jun 8 2011, 08:47 AM']And this one has a really great bass solo from the master himself. 1980 - No Fodera, but he still sounds like AJ. [/quote] I can never get enough of AJ's Bass playing, always right on it. I still love listening to those 80's Japan concerts, with the likes of Grusin, Gadd, LA big band etc. Some great posts on this thread. Garry

[quote name='RhysP' post='1259758' date='Jun 7 2011, 02:54 PM']You're saying there's no rhythm in those clips? Astonishing.[/quote] My thoughts as well. Rhythm, lyrical expression - its all there. Garry

If you have 25 minutes to spare sit back and watch/listen to a bit of fun. Of course if you don't like these guys, don't waste your time. Garry

Another bunch of free stuff well worth a test drive - the pre-amp is really nice sounding. [url="http://sirelliot.blog.com/"]http://sirelliot.blog.com/[/url] Garry

[quote name='jakesbass' post='1255073' date='Jun 3 2011, 09:25 AM']It's probably a good time to point out that theory as a learned subject is only half the battle, and further, as a technical subject is only useful for explaining the mechanics of music to others. Maybe folk should realise that it's how you utilise your knowledge of theory on the instrument that matters.[/quote] +100000 Garry

[quote name='ras52' post='1254197' date='Jun 2 2011, 04:24 PM']Burn the heretic! [/quote] [i]"Behold the power of the [linux]-heretic! Who can stand against it? It shall ride roughshod over its enemies like a searing tidal wave of righteous flame!"[/i] Something like that anyway. Garry

[quote name='davey_one_visits' post='1254022' date='Jun 2 2011, 02:27 PM']Quick question to the professionals out there.... How often do you have to deal with a treble clef? Is it worth spending time learning it? So far I've seen ledger lines and 8va signs for the higher notes but I haven't seen a grand stave used. Cheers Dave[/quote] It looks like you are putting in the time learning to sight read - always worth going the extra yard for the TC. Music is not just about Bass. Reading the TC opens access to various higher register instruments, seeing how they approach melody, Harmony and solos etc, which at the end of the day all helps to make you a more rounded Musician. Garry