I was not a bass player when Smooth Criminal covered by alien ant farm was out and I didn't realize til I went back and looked at the video, he's using a KL brase.

I don't want to sound like a hater, but, it really surprised me to see such an upper crust instrument in such a.... mediocre shall I say? band.
Dunno, just thought some people might want to know. and it was also a message to all those that say that you can't fit an "elfish" bass like a brase into a band setting.

have their been any other basses bassist pairings that really surprised anyone else here?

I'm no AAF expert, but I thought Tye was a real good player, and that band seemed to have a sense of humor abut themselves.....something that is lacking in a lot of bands!

I thought he worked with a luthier to make that bass--not a KL IIRC

haha yeah, I like that in them.

NOTE: I am in no way saying he is a bad player, but I'm just saying, the coralation wasn't there in my mind between AAF and A brase, but that may just be me :D

I thought he worked with a luthier to make that bass--not a KL IIRC
you might be right, but I think it was a KL.

nah the bass I am thinking of is his dave parr custom, but I was in the wrong music video--that was his "movies" video not smooth criminal

i thought it was a six string fender custom shop that looks nothing like any fender ever made??

AFIK, he built(w/help)a bass similar to the Fender(commisioned/endorsed/whatever after AAF took off)but I've also seen him w/a KL Brase.

I acquired a copy of the album with Smooth Criminal on it from a discount bin for $0.99 (ha, actually it was a half off day, so roughly $0.50... haha). Really annoying whiney borderline nu-metal all around, but a few tracks had really good bass playing.

When I worked for GC, Tye was a regular at my location. I've heard what he can do outside of AAF and believe me, he's in the top percentile of bassists I've heard in my life. He can nail everything fromthe "nu-metal" school all the way up to complex fusion grooves and Jaco-esque solo play. Trust me, AAF never gave him the opportunity to show his real-world capabilities!

AFIK, he built(w/help)a bass similar to the Fender(commisioned/endorsed/whatever after AAF took off)but I've also seen him w/a KL Brase.

first bass was built with luthier guy, though I forget which one. That bass was reportedly destroyed in a traffic wreck in Europe that IIRC put the whole band in the emergency room. Fender's CS then made him his current bass.

He always sounded like the most talented player in AAF. I've no doubt that he was/is capable of much, much more!

Tye played in a Primus cover band before AAF, so he's got all the "Claypool-isms" down, plus there's some very tasty melodic work on some of the AAF album tracks. He's up there with Ryan Martinie as being among the best bassists to come out of the whole "nu-metal" thing. I'd be interested to hear what he's up to now.

I heard name of the band was "Tyemus" or something....

Tye is an awesome player, met him once. He also had a custom fender in the works for him, but i think something fell through with that deal, i'm not sure. But i don't think his bass outweighs the music he played. When i saw them live, the bass was ALWAYS strong in the mix and that just pushed the music further.

Awesome bass too.

Tye is an awesome player, met him once. He also had a custom fender in the works for him, but i think something fell through with that deal, i'm not sure. But i don't think his bass outweighs the music he played. When i saw them live, the bass was ALWAYS strong in the mix and that just pushed the music further.

He did get the Fender, but it certainly doesn't look like any other Fender bass!

He did get the Fender, but it certainly doesn't look like any other Fender bass!

I bet if i dig around online i can find it... Good for him that he got it!

Tye is actually very much a badass. Many bassists or other musicians for that fact, when they start playing for a more commercial group, tend to play for the song... not to showcase every Vic/Jaco/Les/Flea lick they have in their vocabulary.
http://php.allstarz.ee/artistid/pildid/131/tye.jpg
Along with this KL, that custom Fender 6 suits him, his playing and his sense of humour.

Anybody have a pic of that other 6'er that he built for himself?

the luthier that built his original bass was dave parr...well, tye did some of the work...crazy bass, and a great player

They got rid of Tye a long time ago. That's new bassist and Ken Lawrence aficionado JEAN BAUDIN!!! ;)

Tye is actually very much a badass. Many bassists or other musicians for that fact, when they start playing for a more commercial group, tend to play for the song... not to showcase every Vic/Jaco/Les/Flea lick they have in their vocabulary.
http://php.allstarz.ee/artistid/pildid/131/tye.jpg
Along with this KL, that custom Fender 6 suits him, his playing and his sense of humour.

Anybody have a pic of that other 6'er that he built for himself?

nice :smug: .... kinda looks like him, doesn't it?

I think that band was very underrated. Especially the bassist.

According to Wiki, Tye is currently enrolled at the Berklee College of Music. Good for him!

I used to listen to ANThology quite a bit, Tye is a thoughtful player and has a very smooth tone, He's very tight with the drums, the drummer is underrated aswell IMO.

I think that band was very underrated. Especially the bassist.

According to Wiki, Tye is currently enrolled at the Berklee College of Music. Good for him!

yeah, the original guitarist apparently quit too.

yeah, the original guitarist apparently quit too.

That said, he was nowhere near as interesting as Tye, though IIRC he did have a Schecter signature model.

I quite like AAF. They're really a fairly underrated band and Tye is a really great bass player who rarely gets any recognition.

I think that band was very underrated. Especially the bassist.

According to Wiki, Tye is currently enrolled at the Berklee College of Music. Good for him!

I heard that he was TEACHING there. Either way, good for him. I really like ANThology, solid cd with great bass playing.

lowsound

He does have a myspace page.

Ken Lawrence Brase-6

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/alien_ant_farm_13-05-02_100dpi__4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/aaf_7.jpg

Ken Lawrence Associate/Unity 5
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/AlienAntFarm.jpg

Alembic Orion
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/alien_ant_farm.jpg

Fender Custom 6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/AlienAntFarm5-11-0517.jpg

Other Fender Custom 6
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/ALIEN5.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/ALIEN10.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/JasonFan/AAF/TyeBAss.jpg

He has at least a couple different versions of the Fenders. Probably gets them for free or cheap. I'm guessing he endorses both Fender and SWR.

And there is a pic of the Dave Parr Custom (which Tye mostly designed and built himself) in an older Guitar And Bass buyers guide. The Fender was modelled after it.

Lane poors in that Brase cool.

funny, i was just wondering about tye today. i was thinking "maybe i should start a thread on tb on how i never notice any talk about him". i think he is an amazing bass player that deserves more attention. he always seemed to have a real smooth and effortless look while playing. not to mention, he always seemed real down to earth and funny.