Bobby V.

[Funky Dunky]

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I do love it when he starts chugging with a pick and his legs join in - the epitome of groove.
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There's a video of him on youtube doing a clinic, and he starts talking about Tower Of Power. He plays the bassline to 'What Is Hip?' Bobby Vega style, and the legs start going. Cracked me up so much I rewound it about twenty times!

[Funky Dunky]

I've tried to do what Bobby does, and it sounds cool, but absolutely nowhere near as cool as Bobby's playing. He's amazing. Just a monster, monster, monster player. Cody Wright has a similar thing going, and he's fab, but Bobby is the daddy of pickstyle grooves.

[bubinga5]

I love Bobby Vega. He is out there on his own with his breadth of technique's and musicality.And that palm muting is great. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hx2lza1Rb0U[/media]

Edited June 4, 2016 by bubinga5

[Old Man Riva]

More recommended listening from the Bass Player article.. Everything he does is so sympathetic to the song/track..

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrsr5WKstos"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrsr5WKstos[/url]

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aO6IXKXeHk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aO6IXKXeHk[/url]

[bubinga5]

[quote name='Old Man Riva' timestamp='1465059265' post='3065037']
More recommended listening from the Bass Player article.. Everything he does is so sympathetic to the song/track..

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrsr5WKstos[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aO6IXKXeHk[/media]
[/quote]Now that is what I'm talking about.! Fantastic bass playin.That Hubert Laws record is fantastic.!! Lee Oskar . Excellent stuff.

Edited June 4, 2016 by bubinga5

[Wonky2]

Bobby vega is one of the funkiest things on this planet. In fact, im not even sure he's from this planet ?
Big love for bobby

[ivansc]

Interesting - bet he is not far off my age. We ALL started out playing with a pick back then it seems.
Just that some of us are better than others!

[Joebethell]

love Bobby has really character and charisma could listen to him talk for hours but his playing!!!

Always like watching this.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls8S-FZgtU0

[LZD56]

[quote name='Joebethell' timestamp='1465115434' post='3065311']
love Bobby has really character and charisma could listen to him talk for hours but his playing!!!

Always like watching this.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls8S-FZgtU0
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Man, I thought I was a real bass aficionado. I've had the good fortune to see live Jaco, Marcus, Stanley, Victor, Squire, King, Entwistle, Garrison, League, Manring but had never listened to Bobby Vega til I played this.
WOW! What a player, what tone, what a groove! Love the Zep riffs.
If anyone loves bass & hasn't seen this then please watch it. You'll grin from ear to ear! 😀👍

[bassjim]

pure class. fantastic player and all round great guy.

[highwayman]

This guy's playing makes everything sound brilliant (particularly that earlier Sly Stone number).
Playing with a plectrum feels natural to me & it's good to know that BV was doing it before my main 80's influences.
BTW V-Picks rule!

[ivansc]

Funny - I finally bowed to peer pressure in 1983 and started using my fingers instead of a pick.
Happily, I can still use a pick pretty well although not in the same league as Mr V.
And as always so much of the technique revolves around two handed muting.