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Went to the Jazz Cafe friday night..Down to the Bone were on...great band..Julian Crampton did a solo that was so killer i nearly dropped my pint..it was something to behold...met him afterwards and had a chat...very nice man..his jazz was an MIJ Fender...he said he found a good one....sounded awsome throughout the gig.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs18E0SWHm8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs18E0SWHm8[/url] was funny the guy who was on the guitar (who was superb) was playing a Squire strat..

Hes one fingerstyle slap beat master.....very awsome bassist...check this out with B Harper.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz50iA39L9c&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz50iA39L9c...feature=related[/url]

Gotta love those Jake..i was close to snapping up that Siggery...Did you aquire it from Josh? Lovely Yamaha too...aint seen Josh around for a while?

Going to see Down to the Bone friday night at the Jazz Cafe...just wondered if anyone has seen them live...Julian Crampton is with them also, so im very exited...Anyone know what his main player these days...everytime i see him he has a jazz..

maybe this should be in theory and teq...but i was just wondering how many of us play slap but.. in a musical way?..i often just thumb my way through George Benson's "Shiver"( anyone know this killer 80s track)???? and let the notes ring with the tone rolled off on the JB.. and other tracks that are soo not slap... slap doesnt have to be about a regimented rock,funk,pop, line. but....in my humble opinion thats what some miss from what slap can be...im not saying thats whats slap and pop is all about, but its a good perspective of good slap playing.. i love L42 and MM but the best slap ive ever heard is in the context of a great tune that doesnt involve erm...slap..or at least the hearing point of the music..see below!! i like to thumb, what i would play fingerstyle..IMHO forget strict slap lines from books vids...its a great way to get your dexterity but it dont train your musical mind... its fantastic practice for a musical way of slapping...imo the best way to approach it sometimes..just think of it a fingerstyle but with more attack.. im sorry if im being very music specific when im explaining this but its transferable for sure... a fantastic example of this is Randy "Hope" Taylor's playing on this track from a very Bluey "Inner Shade" album...OK he pops, but most of its thumb..the track is smokin...very musical..he thumbs his way through some amazing lines.... like i said im sure as hell you guys/girls are on top of this and got a heel on me excuse my arrogance.. ..just my thoughts see... Check out Randy Taylor on this killer track with Chris Ballin vocals...... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytQLBqIHak"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytQLBqIHak[/url]

when jimi hendrix plays and when someone playing hendrix, is very different....thats the difference...thats not true funk... but thats enough for me to notice..

Have you ever gone from a super amazing active bass....then played a passive bass and been underwelmed... i get this when i play the Sei then switch to the Fender... then i come round and realise with a bit of tweaking how good a jazz bass can be!!...why is a passive jazz bass so much better than active electronics can seem to muster...??(i dont have the redeemer circuit anymore) dont get me wrong i love the sound of the Sei jazz...but when a Fender jazz does its thing, there is nothing that can touch it.!!!!!! nothing cuts through...no where near.!! apart from a p bass...but it different. ..i play the jazz and think, no wonder this is a classic, there are so many clones, its such a masterpiece of musical instrument design...i got a lot of love for a good P Bass aswell..i played an old 72 of my sisters husbands and it blew my socks off...amazing tone with the Labella flats on... i think in my old age i love a passive instrument, but as long as its good one.. excuse my waffle i got a bit to get off my chest tonight..

[quote name='Lord Sausage' post='910804' date='Jul 30 2010, 11:08 PM']No matter how good the bass solo, they always fill me with a sense of indifference![/quote] there must be a solo that brings you out of that middle ground?

Im with HJ on this..new gear is not the answer.. you got to ask yourself why you feel your in a rut...i doubt its because you dont like the instrument anymore...you need some inspiration from some source...it may be a new direction in your practice, a new band, focus on something you cant play... i started to learn the piano, and my perspective of electric bass has changed...its made me excited about the instrument again, like i had when i first started playing.. there are so many avenues to take to refresh your interest in bass..you just have to look...

i think a great test is show some one a funk bass line..ok they could prob play it note for note, and get the feel bang on... then there is funk playing where you have to improvise... thats different....

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='910716' date='Jul 30 2010, 09:30 PM']I still think you can teach "feel". Anyone seen Gareth Malone in his various BBC programmes teaching a bunch of no hopers to sing Opera? To me there's as much "feel" in that as there is in Funk. Sure, it's not all in the dots, but I think it is all about inspiring and coaching. It's not that some people were born with it and some not.[/quote] some people were born with a certain touch...im so sure of this!!

i think this is pretty sh*t hot... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJ9BA05GU0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJ9BA05GU0[/url] So is this [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHdN_O5k3WM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHdN_O5k3WM[/url] i gotta say i frickin love this for just a true shread showcase of this man...amazing Billy Sheehan [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omFFeLEXFE&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5omFFeLEXFE...feature=related[/url]

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='910629' date='Jul 30 2010, 08:21 PM']True.[/quote]i had this in Guitar Guitar..i wanted to try a Sadowsky...the guy got it down and started showing me his chops..the inevitable slap fest was awaiting me...i just wanted to say give me the f***in bass... whenever i see this its rarely musical, or improv.....just a line hes been saving up..

[quote name='crez5150' post='910506' date='Jul 30 2010, 06:23 PM']Fantastic as usual..... Tales from the Beach hasn't left my car multichanger since that first came out..... Have to get this tomorrow!![/quote] yes one of my favorites Crez..great album.. a couple more from the album..am i spoiling this for some???? tell me if so.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VYvgkmFaWI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VYvgkmFaWI[/url] theres a live version of this on Youtube too... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfUWrASMXM&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfUWrASMXM...feature=related[/url] I frickin love this track...her voice at the end is amazing.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm5EZyBCev4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm5EZyBCev4[/url]

oh why does he always post this bloody Maceo vid!!!!...because its frickin funky thats why!!...check the bass....awsome fills here and there..nothing too flashy..just right....super cool.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw[/url]

[quote name='Doddy' post='910525' date='Jul 30 2010, 06:48 PM']I think you can teach it to a point. It's easy to teach the notes and the rhythms,the problem comes with the interpretation. If you've never at least listened to a style it is unlikely that you will be able to cop the feel,at least initially. It's the same with any style.[/quote]This is true Doddy...i was rubbish at Reggae playing...dont listen to it and it doesnt inspire me...still like it though..

[quote name='Pete Academy' post='910526' date='Jul 30 2010, 06:48 PM']Space is important. I hear kids play at warp speed and am tempted to say: 'Try that at half speed.' I think that's where Marcus excels - he can groove at a slow(er) tempo. Playing a slow funk groove is difficult.[/quote]i agree with this totally Pete..nothing worse than funk too fast!! that and a bassist with a Burberry cap on..

it can be taught but there are certain aspects of touch, and dynamics that come naturally to a funk style of playing and a good funk bassist...that cant be taught..IMO

[quote name='bassicinstinct' post='910473' date='Jul 30 2010, 05:42 PM']You seen the Incognito 30th Anniversary DVD yet? Well worth a look/listen I reckon. [/quote] No havent seen it...wonder if i can get it on ITunes?

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='910256' date='Jul 30 2010, 01:42 PM']Damn, computer only working on one speaker and sound reproduction is awful - sounds like it could be something special. Thanks once again B for all your great posts.[/quote]

Ive been waiting for this new album...they always come through for me...the usual slick jazz soul, and great production...they got Chaka on board too. there is a track called "Everything that we are" on the album and its f***ing amazing...tis what i love about Incognito.. Boz Scaggs's classic with Mario Biondi and Chaka Khan...this is a gem.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mcV5JWrO5Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mcV5JWrO5Q[/url] Tis very Cog this... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7OGzkYNZwM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7OGzkYNZwM[/url] dont get me wrong i love incognito..but sometimes i wish there was something more...still love it..reminds me of living in Kensington in the summer.. cant beat em with Chaka too!!!!!!!! by the way the album is called Transatlantic RPM..

im afraid most bassist dont like change too quick....although this is a good idea but it wont catch on...great idea though...not flawless though