ambient Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 (edited) I’m a longtime admirer of Andrew’s playing. Here, he’s taking Chaka Khan’s two hits to another level completely. I guess he’s able to do this because: a) he has total mastery of his instrument and tremendous chops. and b) he’s so familiar and at ease with the harmony in the two songs. I have to learn these two songs for a new band I’m playing for. I play a 6 string bass, I’m definitely watching these for inspiration. He detunes his bass by a tone by the way. I have a transcription of these two tunes from a Chaka Khan concert. Edited August 2, 2023 by ambient 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalogBomb Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 I could watch that all day! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 21 minutes ago, AnalogBomb said: I could watch that all day! I could if I could crop the video to remove Mr D... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cairobill Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Awesome 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammybee Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 He is a beast! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 1 hour ago, ambient said: I’m a longtime admirer of Andrew’s playing. Here, he’s taking Chaka Khan’s two hits to another level completely. I guess he’s able to do this because: a) he has total mastery of his instrument and tremendous chops. and b) he’s so familiar and at ease with the harmony in the two songs. The Bass phrasing with the vocal at 04:34...terrific stuff! Thanks for posting. 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SumOne Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 I've been eyeing up an MTD Andrew Gauche for a while now.....it'd mean I could instantly play as well as him wouldnt it?! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, SumOne said: I've been eyeing up an MTD Andrew Gauche for a while now.....it'd mean I could instantly play as well as him wouldnt it?! guaranteed . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 He's a fantastic player. I bought the AG1000 signature amp because I do love his sound. I have to say though - his solo stuff is a bit pants compared to the legendary tunes like CK's one in the vid. I was a bit disappointed in his solo album. Fine playing - just in desperate need of a tune. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share Posted August 3, 2023 1 hour ago, fretmeister said: He's a fantastic player. I bought the AG1000 signature amp because I do love his sound. I have to say though - his solo stuff is a bit pants compared to the legendary tunes like CK's one in the vid. I was a bit disappointed in his solo album. Fine playing - just in desperate need of a tune. I'm saving up for an AG1000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted August 3, 2023 Share Posted August 3, 2023 It's a cracking amp. I'm very pleased with it. The dynamic range is massive. Really responsive. As I swap a lot between fingers, slap, and pick I always use a compressor just to sort that out a bit. Otherwise that little slap lick in the middle of a fingerstyle tune has a habit of waking the dead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 20 hours ago, SumOne said: I've been eyeing up an MTD Andrew Gauche for a while now.....it'd mean I could instantly play as well as him wouldnt it?! It sounded great except on the really low notes on the B string, and I'm listening through decent headphones so it shouldn't be an issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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