GreeneKing Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1340301496' post='1702628'] Well a -1 from me, which makes +1 For me, the Ed Freidland book is alright for real newcomers to the blues but is just a bit too basic - tell me something that I don't already know! Not necessarily - feel is everything but sometimes more actually is more! The trouble with playing a simple type of music like blues is that it can get a touch boring if you're not careful and sometimes a bit of flash can be very welcome General rule of thumb: early Bonamassa = good; recent Bonamassa = boring! I’m afraid that no one can churn out that number of records and maintain any sort of quality control For those who don’t like blues with lots of lead guitar – I’m afraid that a large part of the blues market in Britain (& Europe) is for SRV, Rory Gallagher, Bonamassa, etc, basically guitar led stuff Try listening to Henrik Freischlader, King King, Ben Poole – loads of great new blues acts around! [/quote] I saw Ben Poole last night. I get a bit blasé about hotshot guitarist blues bands but Ben is pure class. He built on perfect timing and awesome technique to simply blow me away. An unexpected treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmo Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 (edited) If it is blues rock type thing, then i don`t think you can get much better than Ten Years After. I like Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa, but neither in my opinion are a match for Alvin Lee. Just watching Leo Lyons on the bass is enough to make you tired.If it is real blues, then there are hundreds of great exponents. Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker amongst the better known. Alexis Korner and Lightnin Hopkins. So many to mention Edited April 24, 2015 by timmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 [quote name='GreeneKing' timestamp='1429861947' post='2755580'] I saw Ben Poole last night. I get a bit blasé about hotshot guitarist blues bands but Ben is pure class. He built on perfect timing and awesome technique to simply blow me away. An unexpected treat. [/quote] Yea, BP has a bit of fire about his playing that helps to make him stand out from the crowd. I know his old bass player, Baz Pethers, who is a great player and a nice guy. I take back what I said about Bonamassa a bit as well - his last couple of albums have been great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EliasMooseblaster Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 [quote name='ead' timestamp='1340279008' post='1702121'] Also check out Joanne Shaw Taylor. She's a Brummie but you'd never know it from the voice. Also for heavier blues Paul Lamb. [/quote] Good call - whoever's playing bass on her most recent album (The Dirty Truth) does a really good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBass Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 For an easy in, modern blues players like Gary Clark Jr. and John Mayer are a great place to start. Blues isn't a difficult genre to play, but it is difficult to truly master. Tasteful playing is the order of the day. I'd be learning as much of the John Mayer Trio as possible, Pino Palladino is one of the best players alive today and he's not limited in the styles he plays, so you're gonna find some cool approaches to his playing that a dedicated/primarily blues player might not have. Don't over think your lines and REALLY, REALLY work on your feel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 [quote name='peteb' timestamp='1429887672' post='2756049'] I know his old bass player, Baz Pethers, [/quote] Barry's now running a pub in rural Hampshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 [quote name='Conan' timestamp='1340365544' post='1703351'] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHHBl8cz7eY[/media] [/quote] Really really like that. Wasn't aware of what Roscoe Beck did before seeing that - embarrassingly only really knew the name from the Fender endorsement. It sounds like they've based it around All Blues by Miles Davis and really done it justice. I'm now a Roscoe Beck fan (though I did catch another clip of him playing a 6-string bass which wasn't my cup of tea at all!).. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 For some of the best of Roscoe listen to the 4 or 5 Robben Ford and the Blue Line CD's. IMO required listening for serious bass players. Last I saw Roscoe Beck was MD to Leonard Cohen. There are several YouTube vids of Roscoe Beck playing at NAMM shows. Usually with with Greg Koch. I like the line up with Malford Milligan on vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Here's one. . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSU5NoqnK1E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Man Riva Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Thanks Chris, really appreciate that. I'm now a Greg Koch fan! Some of the things he's doing with that Tele are fabulous. From that link I found a NAMM 2012 trio gig with Roscoe Beck, Greg Koch and Greg Koch's son playing drums (seventeen at the time with just a bass drum, hi-hat and snare). Such great/tasteful playing.. Really inspiring stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louisthebass Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1429968470' post='2756795'] For some of the best of Roscoe listen to the 4 or 5 Robben Ford and the Blue Line CD's. IMO required listening for serious bass players. [/quote] Agree - those are great albums . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) https://youtu.be/Q2CTeY8LHqA Edited April 25, 2015 by ezbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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