Who played bass for the Carpenters?

CJK84 · #1 02-10-2005, 07:55 PM

I like the Carpenters studio music from '69-'73.

Who played the EB on these cuts? It's obviously a pickstyle player so I'm thinking it might be Carol Kaye.

Anyone have any idea?

KeithPas · #2 02-10-2005, 08:08 PM

I think it was Joe Osborne.

superfly · #3 02-10-2005, 08:13 PM

TaySte_2000 · #4 02-11-2005, 05:55 AM

brianrost · #5 02-11-2005, 06:05 AM

Joe Osborne took them under his wing and helped them cut the demos that got them their deal with A&M.

CJK84 · #6 02-11-2005, 08:23 AM

What was Joe's bass? Equipment?

Recording techniques?

JimK · #7 02-11-2005, 08:58 AM

Fender Jazz...Lakland makes a Joe Osborn bass, too(based on the exact Fender Jazz he used; IIRC, Lakland had the bass disassembled, measured, weighed, etc to get it perfect!).
IIRC, with the neck pickup solo'd & played with a pick.
Some interview I read long ago...Osborn said he played 90% of everything on the "A" & D" strings, somewhere between the 1st & 5th frets.

He also worked with The 5th Dimension("Let The Sun Shine/Aqaurius")

Freaky Fender · #8 02-12-2005, 08:47 AM

Kim Gorden...