dmccombe7 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 11 hours ago, peteb said: I've got one of the early Xotic J4 basses - great bass! If you can pick one up for a decent price (and you can sometimes get them for a song), then do it. Certainly at least as good as the Japanese Sadowskys, but much better value. I thought they were quite a high quality bass Pete. I've never tried a Sadowsky bass and don't really know much about them. Dave Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 11 hours ago, Bilbo said: Another simple chart (easy to read and a very basis introduction to the most simple of Latin feels), this is the Ruben Rodriguez bass part for 'Nature Boy' a bonus track on the 2019 Steve Khan album, 'Patchwork'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/nature-boy-steve-khan/ Did you select this one because he uses a MB rig Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 2 hours ago, dmccombe7 said: Did you select this one because he uses a MB rig Dave No but how cool does that look!! 😎 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 5 minutes ago, Bilbo said: No but how cool does that look!! 😎 I quite like the 210 combo that you can tilt backwards or stand straight up. Means i could actually hear the bass on stage. Also noticed that MB are producing more powerful amps these days with up to 1000W. Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 Mine came with a wedge type thing that you can use to tilt the combo back so you can point it directly at yourself. I have a similar arrangement on the Acoustic Image Ten2Ex. It does help (although I also have a Phil Jones EarBox for double bass gigs also). 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 Another complete Ruben Rodriguez transcription, this one is a tune called 'Go Home (Vete A Casa)' from the 2017 album 'Backlog'. A bit more demanding that 'Nature Boy' but still achievable and a great tune to move forward in exploring Latin grooves. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/go-home-vete-a-casa-steve-kahn/ Quote
Bilbo Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 I just wanted to make a point here. The tunes are selected for the website as opportunities to practice reading and not based on the popularity of the musicians or tunes featured. If you only 'have a go' at the tunes you 'like', you are missing the point. The idea is to find the ones that test you enough to move your reading forward. Some of these charts will test the best of us but some are really easy which is why they are on there. If you only have a look at the tunes you know, you are missing out on a lot of learning opportunities. Dive in - it's all good. 3 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 A nostalgia trip - this is the complete bass performance of 'Sails Of Charon'. Francis Buchholz on bass from the 1977 Scorpions album, 'Taken By Force'. As an experiment, I have added the tab. I won't be doing that again in a hurry. Seems ridiculous to me. Just learn to read the dots and get with the programme!! https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Sails-Of-Charon-Francis-Buchholz-Bass.pdf 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 23 Author Posted February 23 Another fun chart, Joe Bouchard's bass part for 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place' from the 1978 Blue Oyster Cult live album, 'Some Enchanted Evening'. A simple chart with enough challenges to keep it interesting. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/we-gotta-get-out-of-this-place-blue-oyster-cult/ 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 23 Posted February 23 not listened to BOC in a long time. Good choice Dave Quote
Bilbo Posted February 24 Author Posted February 24 (edited) This just makes me happy (as most Kim Mitchell stuff does). Matthew Gerrard's bass part to the tune 'RocklandWonderland' from the 1989 Kim Mitchell album, 'Rockland'. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/rocklandwonderland-kim-mitchell/ Edited February 24 by Bilbo 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 (edited) Unreadable and unplayable - Richard Bona's one chorus bass solo over the rhythm changes tune 'Good Question' from the 2006 Mike Stern album, 'Who Let The Cats Out'. The solo starts at 2:11. I can play it at half the speed Bona plays it. He plays it twice as fast as I can and is singing at the same time. Bloody foreigners coming over here and showing us how to play the bass brilliantly and singing like Gods and writing brilliant tunes and stuff. For the record, this one took me weeks. I kept getting frustrated with it and putting it down and then going back to it like a glutton for punishment. In the end, it just had to be finished. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/good-question-mike-stern/ Edited February 25 by Bilbo 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 25 Author Posted February 25 I just discovered Richard Bona's 'Heritage' album with his Mandekan Cubano band from 2017. How did I miss that?!! Quote
Bilbo Posted February 27 Author Posted February 27 Another Jackson/Camilo chart - 'Piece Of Cake' from the 2001 album, 'Triangulo'. There are a couple of iffy bars in there (explanation on the website) but much Latin fun to be had - tempo is more reasonable - I love Horacio Hernandez's cowbell played with his foot. Christopher Walken would wet himself. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/piece-of-cake-michel-camilo/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 Another gorgeous Kermit Driscoll bass part, this is his complete performance on Bob Dylan's 'Just Like A Woman' from the 1992 Bill Frisell album, 'Have A Little Faith'. Absolute perfection. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/just-like-a-woman-bill-frisell/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 Another simple chart, Eddie Gomez's part for the Chick Corea tune 'Children's Song No. 5' from the 1978 'Friends' album. I had forgotten about this album and came across it. Some great and more substantive tunes on there that I am going to work on soon. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/childrens-song-no-5-chick-corea/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted March 1 Author Posted March 1 I just couldn't wait - the complete Eddie Gomez performance on 'The One Step' from the 1978 'Friends' album. Great part, the written bits and the blowing. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/the-one-step-chick-corea/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 A great and challenging part from the Brazilian bass player Ronaldo Saggiorato and features his complete performance of the tune 'Pescador' from the 1995 Alegre Correa Sextett album, 'Negro Caocao'. I don't know how he actually does some of it (retuned bass or over dubs? - not sure). Give this one a listen even if you don't know the band and look up some of their recordings - 'Terra Magica' (1997) is especially good. You really are missing out if you don't. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/pecador-alegre-correa-sextett/ Quote
Bilbo Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 Took me far too long to get to this one.... https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/aint-no-love-in-the-heart-of-the-city-whitesnake/ 2 Quote
Bilbo Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 (edited) A fun little thing - head only but played beautifully on bass on the attached video by a Brazilian guy I know nothing about, Eduardo Machado. The chart is essentially an etude and can be played as a stand-alone exercise. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/choro-bagual-alegre-correa/ Edited March 2 by Bilbo Quote
Bilbo Posted March 2 Author Posted March 2 A really easy read; Kuma Harada's bass part from the tune 'Fool No More' from the 1979 Peter Green album, 'In The Skies'. I did it in 3:4 but it's probably more accurate to record it in 6:8 but that makes it harder to read to my mind so I went with the 3:4. Slow as a really slow thing up to it's knees in mud. Carrying a horse. Drawn carriage. Full of people. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/fool-no-more-peter-green/ 1 Quote
Bilbo Posted Monday at 21:22 Author Posted Monday at 21:22 That was interesting! Allen Woody's bass part to 'Thorazine Shuffle' from the 1998 Gov't Mule album, 'Dose'. This one's for Ebenezer. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/thorazine-shuffle-govt-mule/ 2 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted Tuesday at 16:03 Posted Tuesday at 16:03 that's a nice wee bassline going on there. Like that Rob. Dave Quote
peteb Posted Tuesday at 16:12 Posted Tuesday at 16:12 18 hours ago, Bilbo said: That was interesting! Allen Woody's bass part to 'Thorazine Shuffle' from the 1998 Gov't Mule album, 'Dose'. This one's for Ebenezer. https://bilbosbassbites.co.uk/thorazine-shuffle-govt-mule/ One of my things to play on soundchecks! 1 Quote
dmccombe7 Posted Tuesday at 16:21 Posted Tuesday at 16:21 8 minutes ago, peteb said: One of my things to play on soundchecks! Like that idea. Covers most that a SE would need. 👍 Dave Quote
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