SMART Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) One of my fav 70's group is KC and the Sunshine Band, especially 'Get Down Tonight' which has a killer bass line with lots of feel and lots of space. I remember reading about their bass player in an old issue of 'Bass Player' magazine but can't recall his name? I recall he plays a Fender 'J' bass and what a sound! Anyone? Ciao Ian Edited May 11, 2008 by SMART Quote
Sean Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 Richard Finch. He was one of the founders and has worked with tons of people over the years. Quote
SMART Posted May 11, 2008 Author Posted May 11, 2008 [quote name='Sean' post='196506' date='May 11 2008, 01:35 PM']Richard Finch. He was one of the founders and has worked with tons of people over the years.[/quote] Fantastic! Thanks for that, he had great feel for the groove keeping things tight and simple. Ciao Ian Quote
jakenewmanbass Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 (edited) The best Groove of theirs for me is 'Thats the way, I like it' Lovely lock with the bass drum, the bass plays two semi quavers after the bass drum on the second and third semi quavers of beat three while the bass drum has just played the first and fourth of the prvious beat. Great Groove!! Edited May 11, 2008 by jakesbass Quote
sticker Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 I love a bit of KC and the Sunshine band , always fills the dancefloor ! Quote
tonybassplayer Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 [quote name='jakesbass' post='196601' date='May 11 2008, 05:41 PM']The best Groove of theirs for me is 'Thats the way, I like it' Lovely lock with the bass drum, the bass plays two semi quavers after the bass drum on the second and third semi quavers of beat three while the bass drum has just played the first and fourth of the prvious beat. Great Groove!![/quote] I play this at every gig and don't understand a word of the above lol sounds good, though I doubt I play it correct, I have my "own" versions of most songs ( for "own" read simplified ) Quote
jakenewmanbass Posted May 11, 2008 Posted May 11, 2008 [quote name='tonybassplayer' post='196706' date='May 11 2008, 09:10 PM']I play this at every gig and don't understand a word of the above lol sounds good, though I doubt I play it correct, I have my "own" versions of most songs ( for "own" read simplified )[/quote] as long as you understand the sound the words don't matter, or are optional. Jake Quote
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