wateroftyne Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 I'm not a big Jamiroquai fan by any means - I can take-or-leave-'em - but my God this is a P-tone to die for... [url="http://www.dailymotion.com/related/2787458/video/x1msjs_runaway-live-from-abbey-road_music"]http://www.dailymotion.com/related/2787458...bbey-road_music[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceguyhomer Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Damn IT geeks, it's blocked - I'll have to wait until I get home to listen. Looking forward to hearing mine with its new Wizard Thumper on Christmas Day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebo1 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Man that's the most soulless display of studio funkery I've seen for a while. P-Bass sounds nice, but the song was so mid-to-late 70's cheese tastic funk I was almost sick on my white linen trousers that I went and pulled out of the wardrobe on hearing it. I mean who buys this stuff? Stevie Wonder did it, the Crusaders did it, the guys at the Philly label did it and they all did it better. Sorry, I don't wanna start a Jamiroquai hate thread, but I spent years educating kids about where Jay Kay stole all of his 'great ideas' and then sent them off to woodshed with a copy of 'Songs in the Key of Life'. I like to think that in some small way I helped the world. If it means one child swops his Jamiroquai albums for Innervisions, Songs in the Key or any of Stevies other superb early 70's albums then I've succeeded in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebo1 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 [quote name='Jebo1' post='107556' date='Dec 21 2007, 11:49 AM']Man that's the most soulless display of studio funkery I've seen for a while. P-Bass sounds nice, but the song was so mid-to-late 70's cheese tastic funk I was almost sick on my white linen trousers that I went and pulled out of the wardrobe on hearing it. I mean who buys this stuff? Stevie Wonder did it, the Crusaders did it, the guys at the Philly label did it and they all did it better. Sorry, I don't wanna start a Jamiroquai hate thread, but I spent years educating kids about where Jay Kay stole all of his 'great ideas' and then sent them off to woodshed with a copy of 'Songs in the Key of Life'. I like to think that in some small way I helped the world. If it means one child swops his Jamiroquai albums for Innervisions, Songs in the Key or any of Stevies other superb early 70's albums then I've succeeded in some way.[/quote] I'm going to start another thread about this. This could run for a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 That's a great tone. I tried stopping the video but couldn't tell what pups were in the bass, but it sure sounds great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tee Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 There are so many bands these days that get away with ripping off bands that did it so much better. eg Oasis -> The Beatles, The Enemy -> The Jam, Kaiser Chiefs -> any nursery rhyme, to name but a few. The kids these days just have no idea and can't put two and two together. Sorry, this has nothing to do with the original post. I do remember it being discussed before on the boards with an ensuing P/Jazz argument though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 [quote name='wateroftyne' post='107532' date='Dec 21 2007, 11:07 AM']I'm not a big Jamiroquai fan by any means - I can take-or-leave-'em - but my God this is a P-tone to die for...[/quote] Great bass tone, on all three tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bremen Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 [quote name='Tee' post='107564' date='Dec 21 2007, 11:58 AM']There are so many bands these days that get away with ripping off bands that did it so much better. eg Oasis -> The Beatles, The Enemy -> The Jam, Kaiser Chiefs -> any nursery rhyme, to name but a few. The kids these days just have no idea and can't put two and two together. Sorry, this has nothing to do with the original post. I do remember it being discussed before on the boards with an ensuing P/Jazz argument though. [/quote] Oasis were at their best when they weren't showing their Beatles influence. I [i] hate [/i] Wonderwall. Morning Glory, on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Yes, lovely sound, although I liked the original bass player better... Stuart Zender, was it? What basses did he play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='107745' date='Dec 21 2007, 05:02 PM']Yes, lovely sound, although I liked the original bass player better... Stuart Zender, was it? What basses did he play?[/quote] Andrew Levy of the Brand New Heavies played on the original tracks and Stuart Zender turned up soon after. Zender played mostly Warwicks (with a couple of Yamahas also) through Trace Elliots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shockwave Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Is the P strung with flats on the video? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwilym Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 nice tone. shame about the song i love the p-bass tone on [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qsFpZ4b47A"]this[/url]. and the bass line it pretty good too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkThrust Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Yeah great sound. I'd like to know what amp setup he's using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EBS_freak Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 [quote name='PaulMartin' post='107919' date='Dec 21 2007, 10:49 PM']Yeah great sound. I'd like to know what amp setup he's using[/quote] Aguilar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3V17C Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 [quote name='Gwilym' post='107868' date='Dec 21 2007, 09:12 PM']nice tone. shame about the song i love the p-bass tone on [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qsFpZ4b47A"]this[/url]. and the bass line it pretty good too [/quote] that is sweeeet... had to get my bass out and jam along to that groove peace c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 [quote name='Gwilym' post='107868' date='Dec 21 2007, 09:12 PM']nice tone. shame about the song i love the p-bass tone on [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qsFpZ4b47A"]this[/url]. and the bass line it pretty good too [/quote] +1 Very funky and it sounds great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD1 Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Great bass line, great "P" sound (and a great player). I know there is another thread on this, but whether you like Jamoricky or not (generally I do) IMO I think its a nice change to have stuff like this in the public eye and on the radio where there is such a good groove, with the bass at the forefront and well up in the mix. In a similar way to the different bassists who brought different things to the table for Steely Dan and Donald Fagen on the Nightfly, the different players JK has used have done the same. Stuart Zender had some great (if a bit quirky) grooves, Nick Fyffe had more of an effects / synth vibe, whereas Paul Turner (and some of the guys used on the last album) have a more precise, "polished" funk / disco thing going on. I know JK and Stuart had a falling out of some description, but I wonder what happened to Nick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 Heh, my Celinder P bass just sounds like that, must get some sound clips up some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted December 22, 2007 Share Posted December 22, 2007 damn i always thought a proper p bass sound was alot more powerful than that when the old school sound, that sounds more like what a jazz bass should sound like in my eyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Ahh great, cheers for that link, I watched that video some time ago but couldn't remember what song it was, or what recording! Great post and of course a fantastic bass tone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetbass Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 [quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='107745' date='Dec 21 2007, 05:02 PM']Yes, lovely sound, although I liked the original bass player better... Stuart Zender, was it? What basses did he play?[/quote] It was a Warwick Streamer stage 1 fretless (I think) It was for sale on ebay last year. The guy selling it was a really sad hangeron with a bad attitude. Suffice to say it didn`t sell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 [quote name='Tee' post='107564' date='Dec 21 2007, 11:58 AM']eg Oasis -> The Beatles, The Enemy -> The Jam, Kaiser Chiefs -> any nursery rhyme, to name but a few.[/quote] The Kaiser Chiefs have sat down with the entire collected works of Paul Weller (although I think they've discarded the Style Council era, which can be nothing but a good thing). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionbassist1 Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 I thought the song was cool but I must admit I'm not a P man myself at all *shock horror*. Song reminded me of Donald Fagen a bit. Great band and tbh I couldn't care if it was a compelte cover of a 70's song it's still fun listening to it and hearing it on the radio these days, I'd swap Stevie Wonder cover group for Girls Aloud any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99ster Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) [quote name='EBS_freak' post='107939' date='Dec 21 2007, 11:55 PM']Yeah great sound. I'd like to know what amp setup he's using Aguilar[/quote] The sound we're hearing will be the Fenders direct through either a REDDI, Ridge Farm Gas Cooker or similar very expensive boutique valve DI box - his Aguilar rig is usually just for his 'on stage' sound... It's hard to see on this footage if the cab is miked up as well, but he normally doesn't have it miked up... Edited December 24, 2007 by 99ster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 [quote name='99ster' post='109005' date='Dec 24 2007, 05:42 PM']The sound we're hearing will be the Fenders direct through either a REDDI, Ridge Farm Gas Cooker or similar very expensive boutique valve DI box - his Aguilar rig is usually just for his 'on stage' sound... It's hard to see on this footage if the cab is miked up as well, but he normally doesn't have it miked up...[/quote] The bass will also be running through the Abbey Road studio equipment so they can tweak as much as they like. It's a great sound but maybe not quite what is coming out of the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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