the right sound pino paladino...

bluevoodoo · #1 01-15-2008, 12:17 PM

I have been listening and playing alot of john mayer trio stuff and was wondering if anyone else is as impressed with the lines pino paladino comes up with for john mayer tunes. Check out one of my favorites: Good Love is on the Way by john mayer trio. Does anybody know what he is doing in this song I cant really tell he seems to play so much but make it sound so simple. Does anybody know how to come close to sounding like this... he is so creative

Hamrhed · #2 01-15-2008, 05:16 PM

I agree- Pino is great on the JMT album: he really plays great lines throughout and seems to thrive in that setting. I think his sound (signature p bass through an Ashdown rig) suits the project. The whole album is excellent- my personal favorites "Good love", "Who did you think I was", and "Gravity". Pino plays great- but tastefully!

I havent had the chance to hear him play w/ the Who but between what he does there, his work w/ JMT, and his studio stuff w/ artists like Paul Young, he really is just a masterful player that adapts to the situation...

lm183902 · #3 01-15-2008, 10:16 PM

Man, I can't get enough Pino.

I probably listened to him on D'Angelo's Voodo over a hundred times last year. His playing on that album and all others is just perfect.

I will say that in trying to learn some of his lines from that album, I had a tough time picking up subtleties due to his tone being so round. I heard he tuned his P with flats down a step on that album. I'm sure that contributed to lack of clarity, but nonetheless, he still sounds great.

Dr. Cheese · #4 01-16-2008, 01:48 PM

I picked up that John Mayer Trio Live CD last night. It is really nice, but Pino could have mixed a little higher in the mix, IMO.

louelou · #5 01-16-2008, 06:27 PM

Check him out on the Erykah Badu disc, "Mama's Gun". Hot Hot Hot!

alexgeddy · #6 01-16-2008, 06:32 PM

hi... Pino is a great player.....he can have a hard sound (Melissa etheridge) or a good fat sound... he's been around a long time and is worht emulating!!!!

Diabolical Funk · #7 01-17-2008, 01:53 PM

Pino is by far one of the most solid bassists i've ever heard. to me his bass playing seems ideal. even if d'angelo did a bit of pro-tools editing to his tracks on voodoo, he still kicks ass. the entire JM3 album "try!" live is insane and pino makes everything sound almost as though it were studio recorded.

Jimtoonz · #8 01-17-2008, 10:35 PM

I always think of the work he did on the first Dream Academy record as well as Tears For Fears' The Seeds of Love. Listen to the track Badman's Song...fretless work at its best.

Fun Size Nick · #9 01-18-2008, 05:46 AM

'Try!' is killer...it's one album that has significantly affected my playing over the last year or two. I'd never actually heard Pino play before (well, I might have, but you know) and picked up the album simply because he was on it and I'd heard about him. Blew my ears off! Definately a great player to learn from if you dig that kind of music. Steve Jordan is brilliant on this album as well. John is killin' it too.

Oh, and I was never a Precision fan before, but since getting that album, I've added....a flatwound-strung P-Bass to my arsenal =) I'm very keen to hear his earlier stuff too.

**KJung** · #10 01-18-2008, 07:39 AM

Interesting. I LOVE Pino's playing and have been a fan for years (Paul Young, Don Henley, Joan Armantrading, Julia Fordham, etc.... killer) but his tone and playing on that Mayer CD come off as quite dull to my ear. Jordan is killing, but Pino's tone and playing seems to suck the life out of that trio to me. Maybe it's at least partly due to the production... the mix is very 'lifeless' to my ear.

I think Jordan produced that disc. I usually love Jordan's production (the two latest Patti Scalfia CD's sound AMAZING), but I really dislike the trio tone.

IMO of course.

mr sprocket · #11 01-18-2008, 09:56 AM

I wore those Paul Young records out. The 80s fretless was the reason I bought a fretless and an octave box.

ryco · #12 01-18-2008, 10:13 AM

Yeah, I first heard him when I had to learn Paul Young's "Everytime You Go Away" for a T40 band. Only time I ever kissed a band leader - "Thanks for picking a song with an interesting bass line!!"

I remember thinking - "man, this guy must have some serious classical chops! I wonder what orchestra he's from..." -- only to find the guy doesn't even read!*

Then I heard him on Pete Townsend's "White City" w/ David Gilmore = TOTAL FAN!!
Always the right note in the right place!

*this is no reason for not learning to read, though

Joe Clark · #13 01-18-2008, 10:15 AM

I generally don't like John Mayer but when I heard that Pino and Steve Jordan were backing him I bought the record. That also led me to D'Angleo's "Voodoo", and consequently a US Lakland Bob Glaub strung with flats

He's such a tasteful player. I try to rip him off constantly. I even went as far as making a bracelet that had "WWPD?" embroided on it (this didn't actually happen).

The bass level on "Try" does seem to be a little low though.

KPJ · #14 01-18-2008, 10:32 AM

Pino, bass solo and the overall performance on "Murder" from David Gilmour's "About Face" album.

SteveC · #15 01-18-2008, 11:00 AM

I have rounds on my fretless right now because I listened to "every time you go" the day I was trying to decide between rounds and flats.

Most of my playing is in a jazz trio though so I think I may have to go back to flats for a more appropriate tone.

The mix is not the greatest on that CD, but the group is very good.

Mojo-Man · #16 01-18-2008, 11:08 AM

Pino is one of my favorites.

His playing on "TRY" is kill'n.

I seen this tour, the JMT in Boston.
They kicked ass live.

P.S. Steve Jordan is the man.

Dr. Cheese · #17 01-19-2008, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

I picked up that John Mayer Trio Live CD last night. It is really nice, but Pino could have mixed a little higher in the mix, IMO.

I have listened to this on better speakers, and it is growing on me. To echo KJung, Jordan does overshadow Pino, but Pino is still killin' in the pocket, IMO.

Hamrhed · #18 01-20-2008, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Cheese

but Pino is still killin' in the pocket, IMO.

I agree- I think he laid back to allow JM and Jordan to flourish...

BobaMosfett · #19 01-22-2008, 05:47 AM

In the words of Anthony Jackson:
"Pino Palladino is one of the best bass guitarists working today.(...) What an astounding talent! He takes a fully mature style and can fit it in and around any larger context, enhancing the latter while tastefully showcasing the former."

Couldn't have said it better myself...

KrispyJones · #20 01-22-2008, 06:21 AM

hes great .... so i hate him ^^
no, just kidding... but i have to play his old songs in school :-(
pretty hard sometimes ^^