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08-21-2009, 02:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: northern virginia | | | Tye Zamora (alien ant farm)
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Why does he get so little attention for how talented he is? Everything ive heard from aaf shows excellent musicianship but they dont have barely any main stream publicity.
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08-21-2009, 02:08 AM
| | | | they had plenty of mainstream publicity, back when "smooth criminal" was all over the place. i for one just got sick of them. |
08-21-2009, 06:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ky | | Tye is great!
But when your band's big musical contribution is a MJ cover... you better have a backup plan  |
08-21-2009, 10:47 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Northern Virgina | | | Tye is a MONSTER bassist! AAF's Truant is one of my fav discs to get me out of a rut. Very creative and musical ideas. He is a very good performer as well. Under-appreciated for sure!
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08-21-2009, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Hamrhed  Tye is great!
But when your band's only big musical contribution is a MJ cover... you better have a backup plan | This.
Why do you think nobody pays attention to a lot of talented bassists (Los Lonely Boys and Robert Randolph & the Family Band come to mind)? The bands aren't popular. Popularity =/= Talent.
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08-21-2009, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by FunkMetalBass This.
Why do you think nobody pays attention to a lot of talented bassists (Los Lonely Boys and Robert Randolph & the Family Band come to mind)? The bands aren't popular. Popularity =/= Talent. | this.
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08-21-2009, 11:12 AM
|  | DTID | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Watauga,Texas (DFW area) | | | Love his playing. That debut cd is one of the best, well written rock albums of that time IMO. Not a bad song on there.
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08-21-2009, 11:19 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Frederick, Maryland | | | I'm not a huge AAF fan at ALL. But Tye is THEE man.
In regards to why they aren't popular; didn't the singer (or other member) break their neck in an accident right after "smooth criminal" was getting its buzz? I'm sure that hindered any sort of wave riding on the popularity of that song.... which is a bummer.
In any case, AAF kinda reminded me of a nu-metal version of Glassjaw...
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08-21-2009, 12:30 PM
| | | | I liked their first album. I could be wrong but didn't Tye leave the band for a while, to finish / go to college or something like that? Nice to see a rocker with the sense to think beyond their music career!
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08-21-2009, 12:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nelson, B.C., Canada | | | He had a Fender signature bass that was made a while back. Killer looking six string, I wonder if anyone has it?
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08-21-2009, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by FunkMetalBass This.
Why do you think nobody pays attention to a lot of talented bassists (Los Lonely Boys and Robert Randolph & the Family Band come to mind)? The bands aren't popular. Popularity =/= Talent. | Bam, bam, exactamundo. all three have amazing bassists, but... They have a small, devoted fan base, much like AAF.
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08-21-2009, 12:45 PM
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That's his Fender model. Cost $7400  |
08-21-2009, 02:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: northern virginia | | | in their these days vid it looks like hes playing a victor bailey, but that was in 03. is that even possible?
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08-21-2009, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by TheLowB in their these days vid it looks like hes playing a victor bailey, but that was in 03. is that even possible? | I think I read somewhere that he himself built that bass in the Smooth Criminal video...
grifff...fender made a neck through ???!!!??? tres incroyable !!!
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08-21-2009, 03:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: northern virginia | | | i always thought it was a ken smith
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08-21-2009, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TheLowB i always thought it was a ken smith | Close, it is a Ken Lawrence Brase I if I recall the video correctly.
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09-07-2009, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by rob2966 Close, it is a Ken Lawrence Brase I if I recall the video correctly.
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Rob | Exactly http://www.luthiersaccessgroup.com/m_kl_brase.html
Then he got that custom 6str fender. He plays this fender in The Movies video.
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09-08-2009, 12:12 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: New York | | | he also endorsed a builder named Parr(or somethign like that....bass player told me so!) for his main six string which i think influenced the fender one. decent band, pretty fun player.
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09-08-2009, 11:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ferndale, Michigan USA | | He actually co-built the first bass with Dave Parr (Movies Video). Then got sponsered by Fender, and had the Fender Custom shop make a version of his design. This is what he told me when I met him backstage. At one time, there was going to be a signature model.
I'm a huge AAF fan. Tye did leave the band for a while to go to school, he recorded the bass parts for their last album before taking off. He has since rejoined the band, and I can't wait for a new album.
He has been a big influence on my playing style.
Tye has a lot of basses, including one being built by Shawn May of Plymouth Michigan. http://www.myspace.com/maycustombasses |
09-08-2009, 06:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brooklyn | | | Absolutely amazing bassist. Although his on stage antics make me cringe, he is one of my main influences. The band as well is fantastic. Just listen to Denigrate or Universe. Amazing basslines and band. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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