Longtime reader, finally joined

[NickJ89]

Hey everybody. My name's Nick, I've been poking around this site for a long time, and felt like I should finally join up. I've been playing bass since I was in middle school, which is about 9 or 10 years ago.

I play locally in a couple hard rock groups, they're all cool guys. I've been playing in bands since about 2003 or so, not very long, but I'm still having a good time.

Anyway, I hope I can contribute to the conversation, I'm into a lot of hard rock and metal from the 70s on up, and I'm Thunderbird type of guy.

Catch you guys around

[StyleOverShow]

Welcome to the brother/sister-hood. You a stomp box guy too or just fingers and strings?

-richard

[Stumbo]

Welcome to Talkbass!

[Stumbo]

Follow the bass players to the R&B, groove and funk promised land:

Babbit, Bob - Motown/Funk Bros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blU-GhK6hDI Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I5uvqjOVOo Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Brooks, Harvey - Hendrix, The Doors, Paul Butterfield, Electric Flag and more
http://news.treasureshidden.com/harv...er-summary.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_Brooks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Session

Collins, Willliam 'Bootsy' - James Brown (69-71) P-Funk, Parliament Funkadelic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtE3EDxmAKY with James Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msNgZ...eature=related
I Got A Thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJk9Z...eature=related
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootsy_Collins

Dunn, Donald 'Duck' - Booker T and the MG's, Blues Bros.,
http://www.duckdunn.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_%22Duck%22_Dunn
Green Onions - Booker T http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM6MEb2xnLk
Walk the Dog with Rufus Thomas and the Blues Brothers Band http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKqLW...eature=related

Edwards, Hanely - Billy Preston

Edwards, Bernard- Chic (Best of Chic album or 'Diana' by Diana Ross).
Everybody Dance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFQcOrqQLN8
Forbidden Lover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nIj7...eature=related

Ellicott, Rod - Cold Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE5U5DK5rjw Kissing My Love, Thriller 1973
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBXQA...eature=related Down to the Bone, First Taste of Sin 1972
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Blood
http://www.coldblood.biz//pages/home.html

Flea - RHCP - BloodSugarSexMagik.
Sir Psycho Sexy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOsvup_Yx2k
Naked in the Rain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39eiWhMm15A

Gouche, Andre - major Funk,Gospel,R&B
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=64857544
http://www.epifani.com/artists/artist.php?id=10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6SLb...ext=1&index=63
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2q-D...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKPWb...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06C1Q...eature=related

Graham, Larry - Graham Central Station, Sly & the Family Stone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Graham
POW (funniest funk song around) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1IuD6F3R5I

Johnson, Louis - Brothers Johnson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Johnson_(bassist )
"Get the funk out of my face" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_lh...eature=related
Strawberry Letters 23 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJw1...eature=related

James, Rick
http://www.rickjames.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_James
Standing On Top: Temptations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Acu...eature=related
Super Freak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75qXUfp4wtw

Jamerson, James. Jr. - Motown/Funk Bros
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jamerson
Cloud Nine: Temptations http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR8Z7...eature=related
What's Goin' On: Marvin Gaye http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KC7uhMY9s

Jemmott, Jerry - Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, others
http://www.jerryjemmott.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jemmott
http://www.answers.com/topic/jerry-jemmott-1
Mississipi Blues http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF5r1AiNP-0
Footstomp Funk (King Curtis & The Kingpins) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCVffNZFc1U

Louis Johnson - Brothers Johnson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Johnson_(bassist )
"Get the funk out of my face" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7_lh...eature=related
Strawberry Letters 23 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKJw1...eature=related

Nelson, Billy Bass - Parliament Funkadelic
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Bass_Nelson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Out_of_...s_Nelson_album )
I Got a Thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJk9Z...eature=related

Osborne, Joe - Ricky Nelson Band, Bob Dylan, a zillion others, session recording bassist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Osborn
I Won't Last a Day Without You - Paul Williams, recorded by The Carpenters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3oD8cKHu3c (transcribed by Jason Long)

Palladino, Pino
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pino_Palidino
D'Angelo's "Voodoo" and some songs on The RH Factor
DAngelo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CMR6ASVt6Q

Popwell, Robert "Pops" - The Crusaders, Aretha Franklin, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Popwell
"Street Life" Jazz Crusaders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_ZvD...eature=related
Porter, George Jr. - The Meters
http://www.georgeporterjr.com/audio.html
Collection of Meter bass lines: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyLAi...eature=related

Prestia, Rocco - Tower of Power.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rocco_Prestia
http://www.roccoprestia.com/
Only So Much Oil in the Ground: lesson/video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_5txk-Y9EM

Rainey, Chuck - Various artists
http://www.chuckrainey.com/ with discography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Rainey
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndID=122705513

Watson, Bobby - Rufus
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=410619546
Tell Me Something Good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJIVyqbQTXg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufusized

Weeks, Willie (Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, etc.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Weeks
http://www.bassplayer.com/article/wi...s/Jul-05/11378 Interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5X6juXuook with Donny Hathway Live

White, Verdine - Earth Wind & Fire
http://www.earthwindandfire.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth,_Wind_&_Fire
Got To Get You Into My Life http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBBN0T5PYXY
September http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfLEc...eature=related

Wilson, Robert - The Gap Band
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gap_Band
You Dropped a Bomb on Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5lIYpV8b54

Wonder, Stevie - funky synth bass in his albums: Innervisions, Songs In The Key Of Life, Talking Book.
Superstition http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDZFf0pm0SE
Higher Ground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wZ3Z...eature=related

[NickJ89]

Hey, thanks

All depends on the situation I guess, I like the clean sounds i get, i can really get the low end cranking through my stuff, but it never hurts to throw on some of the boxes I have on the side, I have a chorus, and a distortion. I hardly use the second, only to fill in space if there's not much goin on outside of the rhythm section, and even then, it's a light addition.