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Author:  K Rex [ Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:58 pm ]
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Yep, Victor. I'm with you, Steve. A musician through and through. Saw him play with Keith Horn (another monster bassist) and his brother, Rudy Wooten, on sax. I think Rudy was a schizophrenic, and he died recently. Great musicians, the whole family.

K
Author:  randy [ Fri Jan 16, 2015 6:05 pm ]
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Oh, the man himself:
Abe Laboriel...
(around 9:38...talk about fat bass tone - no scoop!)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7tbPeyn15o[/youtube]

And played on an 8 string!

and honestly one of the best jazz guitar solos I have ever heard by Lee Ritenour...
Author:  Shedua511 [ Sat Jan 17, 2015 6:13 am ]
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When I started playing bass in the 80's my goal was being Mark King :lol:
I still dig "A physical presence": in many ways I feel MK is underrated, his pizzicato playing is very tasteful and funky too and he's a great singer.

Nowadays I mostly listen to old school funk, really digging Larry Graham and Louis Johnson.
Always loved Marcus Miller too, arguably the ultimate slap tone.

I don't really slap that much myself, but recently I did use that technique for a jingle: I sent several different lines and they wanted the one "that sounds like the Seinfeld theme" (incidentally, the Seinfeld theme is not a bass, it's a keyboard!).
Author:  Lee Vatip [ Sat Jan 17, 2015 1:52 pm ]
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Speaking of bassists, I was just invited to play a bit at one of the booths at NAMM with.....Jeff Berlin
Niiiice
Steve
Author:  K Rex [ Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:50 pm ]
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Best thing Berlin ever did was "The Bruford Tapes." Beelzebub, Hell's Bells, Sahara of Snow, Fainting in Coils, etc. Great material.

K
Author:  Luc [ Sun Jan 18, 2015 6:51 am ]
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Agreed. He didn't suck in "Water on the Brain" with Holdsworth, either.
Author:  Lee Vatip [ Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:31 am ]
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Also a great slapper when needed.
Check out his solo bass performance of Tears In Heaven.
Jeff is incredibly musical. Great ears and taste.
SA
Author:  Jayesskerr [ Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:37 am ]
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Author:  sagehalo [ Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:39 pm ]
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Ivan Rougny. I really like his work in Morglbl, a band that puts the power in power trio.

Here is a silly solo example he does with MIDI back tracks.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4q1hdNpDA[/youtube]

Enjoy.
Author:  K Rex [ Sun Jan 18, 2015 1:42 pm ]
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We were slated to play with Morglbl in Norfolk last year, had to pull out because of illness. Bummer. Good band.

Kev
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