hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, stewblack said: Just watched the first video up at the top of the thread there 👆. You could show that to anyone learning bass to illustrate how to support the song, to play well without the need for flashy fills. It's a beautiful illustration and a wake up call for me. I'm nowhere near as bad as I was 35 years ago but I am still guilty of playing way too much. Wait until you get to Day 4. You may need to rethink the comment about flashy fills 😂 2 Quote
stewblack Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 18 minutes ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Wait until you get to Day 4. You may need to rethink the comment about flashy fills 😂 I may well have to! But I was being specific about that one video. Watched the interview with GP as well now. What a lovely guy Mr Sklar is. Interesting to note that the Maccartney line he referred to when describing how good bass playing can be is similarly economical. I am excited to hear him let rip. Quote
BlueMoon Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 Me too, @stewblack! I catch myself sometimes saying - "no keep it simple, go with the music - don't get carried away with extra fills etc" . It is tougher than it appears. Less is more! Quote
stewblack Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) 16 minutes ago, BlueMoon said: Me too, @stewblack! I catch myself sometimes saying - "no keep it simple, go with the music - don't get carried away with extra fills etc" . It is tougher than it appears. Less is more! Yep. But I keep thinking, how will anyone know how great I am unless I show them??? All well and good for Mr Sklar to have the respect of the entire music industry but I need to impress a bar full of drunken office workers and randy builders Edited March 27, 2020 by stewblack 1 Quote
ezbass Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 58 minutes ago, stewblack said: Yep. But I keep thinking, how will anyone know how great I am unless I show them??? All well and good for Mr Sklar to have the respect of the entire music industry but I need to impress a bar full of drunken office workers and randy builders Ah, then you need to play guitar, drums or sing lead vocals 😂. 1 Quote
stewblack Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 4 hours ago, ezbass said: Ah, then you need to play guitar, drums or sing lead vocals 😂. Aw krap! Don't say that. I wanna remain the coolest guy in the band 1 Quote
ezbass Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, stewblack said: Aw krap! Don't say that. I wanna remain the coolest guy in the band 🤔 You can't have your cake and eat it I'm afraid. Quote
ezbass Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 1 minute ago, stewblack said: *stamps feet* I WANT MY CAKE To paraphrase the soup guy from Seinfeld, “No cake for you!” Quote
stewblack Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 Hey back to the guy with the beard. I noticed he often plays with just his first finger on his right hand. Today is the day I stop seeing this as a major technique defect and, whenever I see a video of myself doing it, just let it go. Quote
chris_b Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 27 minutes ago, stewblack said: Hey back to the guy with the beard. I noticed he often plays with just his first finger on his right hand. So did James Jamerson. I do on simple lines. The notes tend to be more even and flow better with one finger plucking. Quote
PatrickJ Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 I'm looking forward to today's installment. Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 56 minutes ago, stewblack said: Hey back to the guy with the beard. I noticed he often plays with just his first finger on his right hand. Today is the day I stop seeing this as a major technique defect and, whenever I see a video of myself doing it, just let it go. Nowt wrong with that. Quote
stewblack Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 OK, well, that is a record for me. Three Phil Collins tracks in one day. Three more than I have listened to in the last decade! But oh what a treat. I Missed Again was a bit sloppy apparently. Ha ha ha - oh to be so sloppy. Wonderful wonderful bass line. 1 Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 33 minutes ago, stewblack said: OK, well, that is a record for me. Three Phil Collins tracks in one day. Three more than I have listened to in the last decade! But oh what a treat. I Missed Again was a bit sloppy apparently. Ha ha ha - oh to be so sloppy. Wonderful wonderful bass line. I really do get the impression that he’s rocking up in front of his PC (personal computer - not Phil Collins) every day not having played any of these songs since he last gigged them. Me? I would be hard pushed to remember the first couple of notes of any of the songs 😀. I think he is a genuine soul with such a love for music, you can’t help but like him. I did have a little chuckle when he said he would rather he was quiet and the band was loud. That’s the exact opposite of what I had previously heard about him, but that’s neither here nor there. I’m looking forward to the rest of the set. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 3 hours ago, NoirBass said: Day 5 - Throwing It All Away Got to love him, at the end he says he's dressed up today by putting on his 'stage black tee-shirt rather than his casual one'! 1 Quote
stewblack Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Just watched Hang In Long Enough. Now that I really enjoyed. The whole thing not just the bass. To see that LS reacts in exactly the same way as I do toa mistake was heart warming and hilarious. Please keep them coming. Quote
yorks5stringer Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, NoirBass said: Day 7 - Can't Turn Back The Years In this one Leland talks about going to 3 Flea Markets this morning but now he's going to 'hunker down' and stay in at home for the foreseable. He lives in Pasadena I believe and one can only hope CV19 is not as advanced there as it is here? Edited March 29, 2020 by yorks5stringer Quote
scalpy Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) First saw Mr Sklar playing for Phil Collins at Knebworth 90, I was 13. I thought he was incredible. Fast forward a few years and I was doing a session for a Dutch guitarist, who casually mentioned the bass player on his previous album was Lee Sklar. No pressure then! Edited March 30, 2020 by scalpy 1 Quote
ambient Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 On 25/03/2020 at 10:35, chris_b said: Great playing again. Notice how the strings hardly move when Lee plucks/strokes them. Also good advice. . . . . . . "We never did anything exactly like the record." He has fabulous technique. Quote
SpondonBassed Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 Is Mr Sklar a member here? Perhaps @ped could send him a note of thanks on behalf of us lot and at the same time invite him to join BC if he's at all inclined to do so. 2 Quote
Ricky 4000 Posted March 30, 2020 Posted March 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: Is Mr Sklar a member here? I remember @Happy Jack and @Silvia Bluejay met the great man in real life. IIRC I saw photo evidence!? Quote
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