Dusty Springfield - Ain't No Sun SInce You Been Gone

[tedmanzie]

Dusty Springfield - Ain't No Sun SInce You Been Gone

This track basically convinced me to take up the bass fairly recently (i've played guitar for ages).
Wikipedia tells me this is John Paul Jones, which was quite a surprise!

I don't know much about bass or bass players. Does this busy kind of bassline on a pop/soul record have a name / a playing style? Or can anyone point me in the direction of similar basslines, songs, players etc. I like that driving lots of notes sort of thing, but without it getting into muso world (no offence). Is this a P-bass played with a pick?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfo_PFwYpvQ

[lowdowner]

Great track - not sure I can answer the questions as well as others on here, but the bass line is somewhere between funk and soul (to my ears). In fact, it's very close some James Brown funk, and more 'recently' to The Meters (listen to 'Cissy Strut' amongst others).

Can't tell whether it's a pick though - it would certainly be possible finger picking which is what most funk is played with...

[AntLockyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eGmjzaaiF8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8wb8K-He54

[AntLockyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4FR9m5IsZU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjUiwUHTNjE&feature=related

[AntLockyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db6y5H9r_rY&feature=related

[AntLockyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvpeYiQwss&feature=related

[AntLockyer]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS2nWLz-AbE&feature=related

And to answer your question, it's all soul.

[tedmanzie]

thanks, great stuff!
love that eddie holman tune and maurice williams in particular

[BassTractor]

Thanks, boys! Great stuff, and inspiring at that. One of these days I'm gonna learn to play bass.

BTW, in my book, Dusty has great timing.


best,
bert

[Fat Rich]

Another great John Paul Jones / Dusty Springfield track:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhV3Ual2HGA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhV3Ual2HGA[/url]

[tedmanzie]

[quote name='Fat Rich' timestamp='1349440102' post='1826334']
Another great John Paul Jones / Dusty Springfield track:
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that is totally Ace

[Simon.]

I really like that Dusty track in the original post, but for me, when it comes to Piece Of My Heart, nothing can compare to Erma Franklin's original:

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejjjne_Mua4&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejjjne_Mua4&feature=related[/url]

A voice to really touch the soul! Does anyone know anything about the bass player on that version - Sam Dixon?

[tedmanzie]

lovin' both these versions!

[AntLockyer]

[quote name='Simon.' timestamp='1349445899' post='1826457']

A voice to really touch the soul! Does anyone know anything about the bass player on that version - Sam Dixon?
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Jerry Jemmot

[Simon.]

[quote name='AntLockyer' timestamp='1349446622' post='1826469']
Jerry Jemmot
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Cheers! Sounds more like it.