Kirk Franklin Tiny Desk Bassist

[Beedster]

1 hour ago, chris_b said:

If you think there should be edginess you're in the wrong genre.

 

The arrangement is where the tension is. It's complex, cleverly thought out, musically interesting and very well executed. They effortlessly hit every accent and push without a single ripple in the groove.

 

This is fantastic musicianship.

 

Ha ha, fair point, I'll go back to my 70's rock 👍

[Owen]

It is just as well there is something for everyone

[feech]

7 hours ago, chris_b said:

The arrangement is where the tension is. It's complex, cleverly thought out, musically interesting and very well executed. They effortlessly hit every accent and push without a single ripple in the groove.

 

This is fantastic musicianship.

 

Yeah man this sums it up really well for me, I think there is a certain level that is only achievable from this headspace. 

[feech]

8 hours ago, Beedster said:

But back to the tone, over and above the skill of the player, isn’t the key determinant of the tone in the film the mix and production as opposed to the bass or live EQ?

 

I do agree to a point but in this case there is a definitely a certain voice and character to this dudes tone that I hadn't come across before in this specific setting

 

Being a live recording I guess that have some post prod but that it's a smaller slice of the 🥧 

[Beedster]

1 hour ago, feech said:

Being a live recording I guess that have some post prod but that it's a smaller slice of the 🥧 

 

Who knows, but the bass tone you're hearing could be exclusively DI and hugely processed. I don't know whether the host website have any clear production values that might prove me wrong, but given that for well over 50 years many very well known and respected live performances have been largely the result of studio production, I'd not put too much money on the audio on that track being exclusively from the room

[feech]

1 minute ago, Beedster said:

 

Who knows, but the bass tone you're hearing could be exclusively DI and hugely processed. I don't know whether the host website have any clear production values that might prove me wrong, but given that for well over 50 years many very well known and respected live performances have been largely the result of studio production, I'd not put too much money on the audio on that track being exclusively from the room

Oh mate no I completely agree with you on that a shit load of it's definitely DI'd and the bass tone is for sure. I just mean apart from the live mixing on the day there wouldn't have been a big post mixing process like with a recorded single/album ect.

 

But yeah who knows, what's going on with in general with his tone though is more my focus and his personal choice of the moment as opposed to someone's after.

[Killerfridge]

I love his tone and playing, and the little line of fills from around 1:52 are some of my absolute favourites, especially in terms of articulation:

 

 

[Beedster]

9 minutes ago, feech said:

.....there wouldn't have been a big post mixing process like with a recorded single/album..

 

It's a whole lot easier/quicker/cheaper to do it these days than even a few years back. OK, most of magic of that video is the band for sure, but if you're wanting to know type of bass/amplification.FX/EQ with that tone in mind, I'd still say a lot of it is probably in the box. Doesn't take anything away for the performance, which is tight as 👍

[Beedster]

23 hours ago, NickA said:

Plays over the bridge pickup and uses an awful lot of pull offs and push ons ... at first I through he wasn't actually playing as his right hand barely moves; the left hand hidden behind the keyboard player is doing most of the work!

 

various vids of him on the GK website:

 

 

 

Yep, I thought that also, there are moments when there's a whole lot going on bass-wise but his right hand's not moving, nice work 👍

[OliverBlackman]

On 19/12/2024 at 11:34, feech said:

Hey all !

 

Got a few questions about this performance, first of all it's absolutely nuts if you haven't checked it out. There a link below. 

 

The bassist I'm not sure of his name but his tone is willdddd something about that midrange cuts through incredibly. Can someone educate me is that a certain "sound" of a particular bass and or amp brand combination or is it just slamming the hell out of a particular mid Freq and if so how do I get it ? 

 

Also if anyone knows the bass he's playing I'd love to know 

 

Tried to get a few shots of the bass too but it's super hard to see as the headstock isn't visible! 

 

Happy holidays to all ! 

 

 

 

 

 

I wouldn’t worry about the equipment too much. Something that does help the gospel tone is low action, which gives it a bit of buzz and helps get up and down the neck quicker. Then when they dig in a bit more with the right hand, the gain will be above the recording threshold and produce a little distortion.