Youtube didn't want me so....

BiigM · #1 06-30-2010, 11:47 AM

...i posted a few playalongs on you playalong.com instead.

Youtube blocked my video within 6 hours. I thought it was possible to post them on the tube since marlowedk seems to be posting there again, but i guess i was wrong.

These are my first videos i posted on the web. Mainly did them to have a goal for the songs i learn.

They are Chaka Khan songs with Anthony Jackson on bass. I found transcriptions for them on www.stevieglasgow.com

Let me know what you think :-)

http://www.youplayalong.com/video/93...im--Chaka-Khan

http://www.youplayalong.com/video/6b...ht--Chaka-Khan

BigOldHarry · #2 06-30-2010, 11:50 AM

Youtube is getting funny about copyrighted material... A buddy of mine is being hassled by the folks behind the Eagles for daring to post himself playing some old tunes. Madness.

Mr-Wunderful · #3 06-30-2010, 11:58 AM

Try playing a Prince song and posting it. It'll be up a minute tops. I video'd a buddy of mine covering "when doves cry" on the autoharp at one his solo shows youtube yanked it right after it was posted.

BiigM · #4 06-30-2010, 12:02 PM

If the owners of the music thought it through I think they would find that playalongs generate more sale, not less.

Anyway....did you guys listen to the tracks?

BigOldHarry · #5 06-30-2010, 12:11 PM

I just listened - good work. You appear to have a good feel for this type of music. That Stevie Wonder song is a tough one - - good on ya for nailing it.

Hippos Melas · #6 06-30-2010, 12:13 PM

I have issues like that all the time on YouTube. You just have to dispute your claim.

1) Go to "My Videos"
2) Click "view copyright info"
3) Click "Learn more about the dispute process"
4) File a claim; choose #2 and write something like "it's a playalong not intended for copyright infringement"

Give it about an hour or even less and your video should be back up. I have this problem all the time. Yes, it's extremely annoying, but you can't really do anything about it.

BiigM · #7 06-30-2010, 12:13 PM

Thx :-)

Yeah it's tough. Anthony Jackson is just sooo amazing!!

Slax · #8 06-30-2010, 12:22 PM

Great playing! Wow!

smeet · #9 06-30-2010, 12:27 PM

Nice playing!

Nice bass too... What are the specs (pickups/wood/scale) and what settings are you using in those videos?

stretch80 · #10 06-30-2010, 12:33 PM

Very hip -- played really well, congrats. You're getting a great 5-string sound and feel too.

BiigM · #11 06-30-2010, 12:34 PM

Here's a link to the bass. It's from the shop where I bought it with specs and everything :-)

I'm boosting the bass a bit an cutting the passive tone to about half. Since my Demeter preamp is broken at the moment, I'm just running through a fishman DI and into my cheap-ass Behringer Mixer, and into the soundcard of my MacBook

smeet · #12 06-30-2010, 12:40 PM

Can't see the link...

BiigM · #13 06-30-2010, 12:41 PM

Sorry. My mistake :-)

http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_gui...lder_Blue.html

smeet · #14 07-11-2010, 03:38 PM

Thanks for the link. I'm saving up to order a Nordstrand Bass for myself, and I'm trying to decide on the specs...

Since you have some nice Fenders and the Nordy with the Big Splits, I was wondering if you could compare the tonal characteristics.

I love the playability of Carey's basses, but I want to make sure I get a mean, aggressive, mid-focused sounding instrument, and NOT a pretty, polite, full-range sounding one. What are the differences you hear in the attack, fundamental, and grind on the Nordy vs. the Fender CS?

Thanks a lot!