Gospel Female bassist Debra Killings..check it.

Fire-Starter · #1 10-03-2008, 06:12 AM

Nice intro and grove, and the Yamaha sounds pretty good as well.

Oh yes...the DRUMMER is spot on as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeZK9...eature=related

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCzdK...eature=related

Jamarcla · #2 10-03-2008, 06:40 AM

There are various posts about her :

http://www.google.com/custom?domains...ORID%3A1&hl=en

Dr. Cheese · #3 10-03-2008, 07:21 AM

I guess she is busy doing studio work or touring, but I would sure love for her to release another solo CD.

DWBass · #4 10-03-2008, 07:24 AM

Ever since a friend hipped me to her several years back I've been in love with her! She doesn't get a lot of props like maybe a Tal or Me'shelle or Rhonda but she can hang with them no problem!

I've found that female bassists seem to have an inate sense of groove, funk and just overall solidness in their playing. They never seem to have the need to go off on bass playing pyrotechnics like their male counterparts!

KJung · #5 10-03-2008, 07:26 AM

Nice. Is that one of those 20mm spaced Yamaha 6's? My gosh, that's one of the only basses I literally can't play due to the huge neck and the over the top wide bridge spacing. Interesting choice for her! Sounds GREAT.

Fretless1! · #6 10-03-2008, 07:31 AM

Class.

DWBass · #7 10-03-2008, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KJung

Nice. Is that one of those 20mm spaced Yamaha 6's? My gosh, that's one of the only basses I literally can't play due to the huge neck and the over the top wide bridge spacing. Interesting choice for her! Sounds GREAT.

I give her props for being able to play that thing let alone a 6 string! I won't go near a 6 string!

Phil Smith · #8 10-03-2008, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by KJung

Nice. Is that one of those 20mm spaced Yamaha 6's? My gosh, that's one of the only basses I literally can't play due to the huge neck and the over the top wide bridge spacing. Interesting choice for her! Sounds GREAT.

Thats the John Pattituci signature model(the first one), a great bass, a bit heavy and wide but doesn't seem to be a problem at all for her as she sings and plays away.

Dr. Cheese · #9 10-03-2008, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Smith

Thats the John Pattituci signature model(the first one), a great bass, a bit heavy and wide but doesn't seem to be a problem at all for her as she sings and plays away.

There are reasons why some folks get great gigs, and fame. A really big one is talent, and Debra Killings has got a ton of it. I say that because KJung is a great player that I have had the privilege to hear a few times live, but I know he would be the first to acknowledge that someone like Killings has another gear or two that most of us don't have.

NJL · #10 10-03-2008, 10:00 AM

dayyyyyyyymn, great find!! never heard of her!!

mrniceguy715 · #11 10-03-2008, 10:03 AM

that bass seems perfect for me I love wide spacing. She is one of my fav musicians period. She does tons of session work. vocals for TLC Outkast and lots of others out of atlanta. Beauty everywhere: good person, good looks, awesome chops and groove, great voice

Phil Smith · #12 10-03-2008, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

There are reasons why some folks get great gigs, and fame. A really big one is talent, and Debra Killings has got a ton of it. I say that because KJung is a great player that I have had the privilege to hear a few times live, but I know he would be the first to acknowledge that someone like Killings has another gear or two that most of us don't have.

What I find to be consistently common among great and "talented" musicians is years of musical training most of it happening at an early age i.e. pre-teens, growing up in a musical family and lots and lots of practice. The result of these efforts is usually summed up as talent.

Dr. Cheese · #13 10-03-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Phil Smith

What I find to be consistently common among great and "talented" musicians is years of musical training most of it happening at an early age i.e. pre-teens, growing up in a musical family and lots and lots of practice. The result of these efforts is usually summed up as talent.

Fair enough, I ended up a Ph.D. coming from any educated family where I read my whole life. Obviously, many people attain great things in education without my background, but I can honestly say that getting a doctorate seemed natural and a given to me instead of a great achievement.

That said, there is always somebody like Woodchuck who starts playing at thirty and is doing major studio work within seven years.

Phil Smith · #14 10-03-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

Fair enough, I ended up a Ph.D. coming from any educated family where I read my whole life. Obviously, many people attain great things in education without my background, but I can honestly say that getting a doctorate seemed natural and a given to me instead of a great achievement.

Perhaps you should change the way you think about that as it is a great achievement.

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That said, there is always somebody like Woodchuck who starts playing at thirty and is doing major studio work within seven years.

Well I'm not the greatest photographer(not by a long shot as I have lots of work to do) that ever lived but Meshell's current myspace photo is one that I took.

Chad Michael · #15 10-03-2008, 11:40 AM

Oh my goodness. I love her.

narud · #16 10-03-2008, 11:41 AM

man, where have i been

as a former trb6p owner and someone who cant even talk and play at the same time......wow!

Phil Smith · #17 10-03-2008, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by narud

man, where have i been

as a former trb6p owner and someone who cant even talk and play at the same time......wow!

Now there's something that may inspire you to work.

ERIC31 · #18 10-03-2008, 07:31 PM

Yeah she rocks! I bought that DVD last year and it's awesome!!

Dr. Cheese · #19 10-03-2008, 08:18 PM

[quote=Phil Smith;6350086]Perhaps you should change the way you think about that as it is a great achievement./QUOTE]

Thanks for the kind words and your Myspace page is slammin'!

Back on topic: I had a TRB6 back in the 1990's, and it was a wonderful bass, but Lord knows I couldn't play it like Ms. Killings.