Solos to Transcribe

[mrpink1991]

Hey people!

I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. What solo's have you transcribed? Which ones helped? I start on one and then my 4 strings aren't enough!

Bass or otherwise.

Cheers!

[Faithless]

As a bassplayer, I would stay away from any kind of bass solos, if I want to get the most and beyond my instrument (and that's what I actually do - from the very first day I started transcribing, there isn't a single bass solo I've done)


Your best bet is listening to horn/guitar/piano players, take the solos that really catch your ear, and transcribe 'em.
Oh, and don't start with Brecker or Meldhau..

Listen to the classical jazz, and learn from masters - Miles Davis, Chet Baker, P Desmond, the list never ends..

Don't take too taxing solos at the beginning - Miles is a good place to start (well, at least, for me it is..)


good luck,
Faith

[Oscar South]

The bass guitar is a beautiful instrument, there's obviously a reason you chose to play it. Its always good to bring in inspiration from as many sources as possible but you should embrace and explore the sound of the instrument, how its played and people who play it.

Here are a few pieces from Billy Cobhams 'I Want To Play For You':

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-BvbeyyKNE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-BvbeyyKNE[/url]
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uImG6vNldIo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uImG6vNldIo[/url]

Really though, I'd recommend that any bass player gets this album, listens to it and learns everything they can. I've gotten through 5 or so of the tracks on it now including the opening and closing solo bass performances and its been worth every second I've put into it.

The bass solo from this Billy Cobham band performance is exceptionally well choreographed, though it does go on for a while, benefited me a lot to learn this whole track and its great fun:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjybJ9ZjSv0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjybJ9ZjSv0[/url]

This is a fun track, there's only a tiny little bass solo (which is niice) but there is LOADS of fun and challenging bass playing to get into here:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_lfL4ttOT8"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_lfL4ttOT8[/url]

[Bilbo]

I'm with Faithless. Bass solos are generally pretty dull compared to saxophone, trombone, trumpet, piano and guitar solos.

Try Gerry Mulligan baritone sax solos, they are generally playable.

[Mike]

I'm generally in agreement with the above excellent posters, however, some bassists play great solos quite unlike a bassist might do - check out this clip of [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IazFDWndWGo"]Jeff Andrews.[/url]

[michael-faces]

I love the sound of the bass, and what the bass can do so I really love bass solos. There are loads off guys:

Jeff Schimdt, Stu Hamm, Michael Manring, Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan are just a few names.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TF4sJHBIYEo"]Jeff Schmidt Solo[/url]