Annoying Twit Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Is there an available DVD/Blu-ray of a bass player playing a solo concert? I mean someone like Steve Lawson or Jean Baudin. And, performance rather than instruction. There's Victor Wooten's "Live at Bass Day 1998", but that seems to contain cover versions. Which are nice (according to youtube), but I'd prefer something with original music. Michael Manring has done some interesting things on youtube, but I couldn't find a DVD. And to be honest in what I saw, he overdoes the detuning strings thing a bit much for my taste. Loopers, synths, avante-guarde collaborators all fine, as long as the bass is still stage central. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 There's a Michael Manring one which is absolutely amazing, I got it from a gig, it used too be available from his website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 [quote name='ambient' timestamp='1388058738' post='2318132'] There's a Michael Manring one which is absolutely amazing, I got it from a gig, it used too be available from his website. [/quote] It's available from CD Baby in the USA, but from nowhere else I've been able to find. Yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 It's well worth buying, I've had stuff from CD baby a few times, it usually arrives within a week. He did a one day masterclass and a gig the same night in Ireland a few years ago that I was very fortunate to attend, I picked my copy up from him there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I've used CD Baby many times and they have been pretty good and reliable in case you're worried about them. Have you tried his website to buy Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 [b] Solo bass guitar DVD recommendations[/b] Yes... avoid them! Much as I love playing the bass, you have to look at it from a listener's point of view and trudging through a harmonic muddy field is hard work. It's fine for an amp demo at a music show but monotonous after a while to hear a single instrument. (I find this with solo classical guitar and piano too.) Give me drums, strings, synthesizers, vocals, bagpipes please. Let's face it Victor Wooten's great but I couldn't eat a whole one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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