Will Lee - Bass Player with Impeccable Taste!

[Mykesbass]

I know this is a huge Marmite song around here - but here it is in all its camp glory with Will Lee putting in a pretty decent vocal performance

[url="http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2015/05/20/will-lee-with-the-cbs-orchestra-macarthur-park/"]http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2015/05/20/will-lee-with-the-cbs-orchestra-macarthur-park/[/url]

[wateroftyne]

He's a great player, and that's a great band. Paul Shaffer, too... an original Blues Brothers band member.

[lowdown]

Yep great version, I posted this last year. WL does a terrific job along with an outstanding Orchestra.
Love the cake at the end...

Wasn't Will the voice of Ronald MacDonald many moons ago? I am sure I read that somewhere.
I know he did commercial vocal sessions as well as Bass.

[Mykesbass]

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Yep great version, I posted this last year. WL does a terrific job along with an outstanding Orchestra.
Love the cake at the end...

Wasn't Will the voice of Ronald MacDonald many moons ago? I am sure I read that somewhere.
I know he did commercial vocal sessions as well as Bass.
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Sorry, didn't see that Still, lots of cheesy fun so no harm in sticking it up again

[lowdown]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1463859037' post='3054630']
Still, lots of cheesy fun so no harm in sticking it up again
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Absolutely, always worth an encore.

[MoonBassAlpha]

He's what I imagine Howard Wolowitzs grandpa would look like.

[ivansc]

Fantastic player. Him and Anton Fig together KILLED.

[lowdown]

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Fantastic player. Him and Anton Fig together KILLED.
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A nice little bunch of grooves from the pair. along with Paul Shaffer and Sid McGinnis.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jerKF5nuqM

[ivansc]

Better with Hiram Bullock, IMO.
But yep - seriously good "house band"!

[lowdown]

Yep, HB was great, but I think Steve Jordan was Drumming back then, not Anton Fig ?
The Worlds Most Dangerous Band?

Not sure why I am getting all busy and Geeky, they are all great.

[chris_b]

Another Will Lee/Anton Fig rhythm section. Love this one.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCkx5O7zUU0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCkx5O7zUU0[/url]

[ivansc]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1463995104' post='3055545']
Yep, HB was great, but I think Steve Jordan was Drumming back then, not Anton Fig ?
The Worlds Most Dangerous Band?

Not sure why I am getting all busy and Geeky, they are all great.
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You are right! I put it down to old farts memory or lack thereof. Although I thought I remembered catching a few shows with Hiram AND Anton playing?
Nah probably not.... my fevered imagination again.

[lowdown]

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You are right! I put it down to old farts memory or lack thereof. Although I thought I remembered catching a few shows with Hiram AND Anton playing?
Nah probably not.... my fevered imagination again.
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You might well have seen Hiram, possibly depping.

[lowdown]

[quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1463999063' post='3055604']
Another Will Lee/Anton Fig rhythm section. Love this one.

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCkx5O7zUU0"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCkx5O7zUU0[/url]
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Yes, great.
I like the way they mess with the meter (pardon the pun) on the head, and it still sits.

[funkgod]

great version of cissy strut.

here is a bit of a largly unknown rare treat for yall
im a big deodato fan he always uses great bass players,
so you know your in for a treat.
will lee played on his Lp "first cuckoo" from the mid 70s
( very rare on cd) i dont think it was ever released on cd
tho have seen a jap import of it for a stupid amount of cash.
( if you have a CD copy please let me know )
great wah bass, ( just great bass on the whole lp)
so the question is.. what is he using ?
enjoy,
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jpTaVWhVis"]https://www.youtube....h?v=2jpTaVWhVis[/url]

Edited May 27, 2016 by funkgod

[lowdown]

^^^^
Come on, spill the beans...


Video interview with Will Lee.
http://www.ny1.com/nyc/bronx/one-on-1/2015/05/18/one-on-1-profile--will-lee-closing-out-33-years-as-bassist-in-david-letterman-s-band.html

[funkgod]

Ahhh sorry, i dont know ? but want to,
im going to guess its a Mutron first made in 72
and according to wiki was the first env filter.
[url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu-tron"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu-tron[/url]
could not have been a dr q as that came out in 76 one year later than the Lp
the mxr filter was 76
but there was a systech in 75, ?? and it was made in the USA, ..mmmmmmm
some info and dates here..
[url="http://www.pedalarea.com/envelope_filters.htm"]http://www.pedalarea...ope_filters.htm[/url]

iv always wondered what it was... Im tempted to send an email

Edited May 23, 2016 by funkgod

[yorks5stringer]

Ah yes, Will Lee's sister is Sarah Lee, hence the Macarthur Park song.....

[Mykesbass]

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Ah yes, Will Lee's sister is Sarah Lee, hence the Macarthur Park song.....
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No, don't you dare revive that one...

[ivansc]

Isn`t that a WukkaWukkaThwokThwok like the one Batman used to use?

Mutron or maybe a modded BassBalls.....

[funkgod]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1464008821' post='3055686']
^^^^
Come on, spill the beans...

Video interview with Will Lee.
[url="http://www.ny1.com/nyc/bronx/one-on-1/2015/05/18/one-on-1-profile--will-lee-closing-out-33-years-as-bassist-in-david-letterman-s-band.html"]http://www.ny1.com/n...man-s-band.html[/url]
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ok iv emailed will, and what a great guy, he got right back to me
"I used a Seamoon “Funk Machine” pedal on that one- it was my favorite envelope pedal, but you can’t find those anymore!"

Cheers Will.

so ...mystery solved,
it was one of these.... iv got the sniffer dogs out now..

[url="http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/seamoon/funkmachine"]http://www.effectsda...oon/funkmachine[/url]

Edited May 27, 2016 by funkgod

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1464369183' post='3058978']
ok iv emailed will, and what a great guy, he got right back to me
"I used a Seamoon “Funk Machine” pedal on that one- it was my favorite envelope pedal, but you can’t find those anymore!"

Cheers Will.

so ...mystery solved,
it was one of these.... iv got the sniffer dogs out now..

[url="http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/seamoon/funkmachine"]http://www.effectsda...oon/funkmachine[/url]
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So, impeccable musical taste and a good guy to boot! Well done that man

[lowdown]

[quote name='funkgod' timestamp='1464369183' post='3058978']
ok iv emailed will, and what a great guy, he got right back to me
"I used a Seamoon “Funk Machine” pedal on that one- it was my favorite envelope pedal, but you can’t find those anymore!"

Cheers Will.

so ...mystery solved,
it was one of these.... iv got the sniffer dogs out now..

[url="http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/seamoon/funkmachine"]http://www.effectsda...oon/funkmachine[/url]
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Great stuff !!

[ivansc]

He didnt mention the Wukka Wukka setting?

[funkgod]

[quote name='ivansc' timestamp='1464541618' post='3060207']
He didnt mention the Wukka Wukka setting?

[/quote]

No ,but im sure he would know exactly what you are on about,
my qtron is more of a quack quack setting,
but my boss is more of a cow cow sound or flipped to woc woc
but im after a more Bwow Bwow sound
we do a track by nils landgren called "da fonk" the closest i can get to magnum coltrane price's sound is with the 3 knobed qtron
but still would love the sound will lee had on that track, its fatter sounding.

Da Fonk
[url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAogbmx6SHw"]https://www.youtube....h?v=FAogbmx6SHw[/url]

Edited May 29, 2016 by funkgod