Reggaebass

This is a few years later, if you like that style you might like this

That’s a disappointing response, maybe point them towards this thread where experienced bass players are mostly in agreement that it’s not acceptable , really hope you can get this sorted

That would be a bit too much of a mismatch for me to accept, I think they need to do a more in-depth search to find you one more matching from their stock, you need to be happy with after all or you’ll always be looking , good luck

Thanks rao, that’s a very early one by lee Perry, probably around the same time as Long shot by the Pioneers , actually I just found this, In 1968, reggae pioneer Lee “Scratch” Perry launched his first record label, Upset Records, with the single “People Funny Boy

I remember first seeing third world back in the day and was absolutely blown away with them, great band and 96 degrees in the shade is a classic

The Johnny Osbourne album Truths And Rights has some organ , not sure if it’s a Hammond , at the beginning and at 2.43 onwards

Really good to hear this Linus, once you start exploring and listening to the different types and styles you’ll probably find what artists appeal to you, sly and Robbie have some wonderful songs , they did an album the best of 1978-1985 which is worth a listen, I guarantee you won’t be able to resist picking up your bass to some of Robbie’s basslines, I’d also recommend checking out Flabba Holt who is the bass player with Roots Radics , different style of playing to Robbie, they backed Gregory Isaac’s for years and many other artists, and as some have mentioned There’s plenty of listening on the reggae thread,

Ive heard of talking heads but I don’t think I’ve heard that one, I’m finding it better to fret the A rather than using the open A like I’ve seen in some covers, nice Bassline

I was watching a series on Netflix last night and briefly caught a song in it that I’d never heard before , I instantly liked the Bassline and found out that it’s Talking Heads and psycho Killer , I’m gonna give it a try, it doesn’t sound too difficult , very catchy

Really enjoyed listening to this last night by The Mighty Threes, I believe they were only around for a few years 78-79 ish and were a trio of Bernard Brown, Carlton Gregory, and Noel “Bunny” Brown from the Chosen Few, they had an album called Africa Shall Stretch Forth Her Hand which is on YouTube and well worth a listen, after a bit of digging it looks like the bass player they used was ,Clinton "Bubbles" Rowe, who I don’t know much about, nice heavy Bassline .

I bought that album when it came out and I’ve still got it along with many others , definitely one of the best along with Uprising

Gat Decor is a classic, I remember when it came out, good fun to play I imagine

This popped up on my YouTube

Got to have a bit of John Holt now and again, from around 1972 Riding For A Fall, this video made me listen to the above, great footage and the voice is amazing

Welcome Graham

Thanks lowdown, it just came up on my YouTube while I was driving, it’s a pretty odd track I think but I quite liked the Bassline , your right about dozing off though 😁

Anyone ever heard this before, I quite like it and the bassline

This weekend I’ve been learning Hills And Valleys by Buju Banton , played well here by Frank Negrao , still working on the changes around 1.95

Welcome ET, big fender fanboy here and I can honestly say that I’ve never seen one of those before, I’m following with interest

Same here, you can’t beat it, if I had the space (which I’m working on) I’d have the biggest Ampeg rig I could get

I like markbass and used them for years before I switched to Ampeg, I do think they have a certain sound and the VLE and VPF controls I really liked, if you don’t want to buy another amp I believe they do a few preamp/ pedals, but I’ve never tried them

Yes, I thought the same when I saw the title , Ive heard it so many times, glad he put that out there . Im quite liking this guy , he hasn’t got many videos yet but I think his channel could be interesting,

Congrats on your new bass, I missed out on a red one of these a while back, the build quality looks really good, the neck wear isn’t for me but that’s just personal taste, nice one

Exactly, quite an ignorant statement to make , I could name many reggae bass players that I’d guess a lot of people wouldn’t know, it doesn’t make them ignorant, it’s just something they’ve never looked into or it’s not their genre