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09-21-2006, 07:17 PM
|  | Looking like a born-again. Living like a heretic. Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: California | | | Who's the electric bassist with the best gig nowadays?
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I mean in terms of the quality of the act, the music and exposure.
A few years ago, I thought it was Nathan East with Clapton, now I'm not sure. Maybe Darryl Jones has the top spot with the Stones.
What do you think?
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09-21-2006, 07:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indianapolis, IN | | | Pino Palladino..
Has virtually his pick of awesome names to play with.. |
09-21-2006, 07:41 PM
|  | put a bird on it | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Minnesota | | Will Lee in the CBS orchestra 
millions of people see him and his band every night, and he plays with high quality musicians every night  |
09-21-2006, 07:43 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Boston, MA | | | Yeah, Pino seems to get such a cool variety of gigs. Mind you, Daryll Jones' gig is pretty cool. That's not a bad catalogue of tunes to be working with every night. There's a couple of crowd pleasers on the setlist, you know?
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09-21-2006, 09:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cincinnati OH | | If your talking about an interesting range of gigs, I'd pick Tony Levin.  |
09-21-2006, 09:33 PM
|  | prefers electric miles davis | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | +1 on pino. i like who he plays with. variety. I think DJ with the stones could get real old, real fast (root fifth, and o yeah, a root). |
09-21-2006, 09:35 PM
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Nathan East is just a freaking Monster.
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09-22-2006, 12:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Woodlands, Texas | | | James Genus does a great job on SNL |
09-22-2006, 12:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indianapolis, IN | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Grueber James Genus does a great job on SNL | Didn't even think of him.. Not only does it play with SNL, but plays with some other people like Terri Lynn Carrington and Brecker Bros..I didn't realize he was a monster player until I saw a video of him doing stuff with the Brecker Bros.. |
09-22-2006, 02:32 AM
| | | | IMO, my buddy Jim Mayer who has been Jimmy Buffet's bassist for the last 15 years. They only play every three days or so for a couple of three month tours a year, Buffet uses them in the studio and gives song writing credit. They fly to the gigs and stay in the very best hotels, etc. I assume the pay is good, and every show is sold out (12,000-20,000 seat venues).
Plus.... Ralph McDonald plays percussion with the band.... what's not to like about that!
Also, the music is more interesting than you might think, and Jim gets to play fretless electric, DB and standard EB during the concert. What a gig! |
09-22-2006, 05:11 AM
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09-22-2006, 05:31 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | I gotta say Nathan East! He had ALL the high profile gigs at one time! Clapton (20yrs & counting), Babyface & Phil Collins just to name a few! I know Daryl Jones is getting paid very well but Nathan's gotta be at the top of the pay scale! Here's an interview MF did with him for more info!
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09-22-2006, 05:32 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oklahoma City, OK | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Blackbird I mean in terms of the quality of the act, the music and exposure.
A few years ago, I thought it was Nathan East with Clapton, now I'm not sure. Maybe Darryl Jones has the top spot with the Stones.
What do you think? |
+1 on Nathan East, though on this current tour, Willie "M.F." Weeks is playin with Clapton |
09-22-2006, 05:44 AM
| | The Funkfather
Endorsing Artist: Kohlman Bassworks | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hampton Roads, Virginia | | | I have to add that Ricky Minor probably has the top spot because he's literally playing for 'everybody' at any televised (and probably non televised) musically related event! |
09-22-2006, 08:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Madison, WI | | | I'm not a fan of the band at all, but I gotta say Robert Trujillo. He's playing in a band that he loves, it was already established, they sell out everywhere, they continue to come up with new music constantly, plus he's in Metallica. That's gotta count for something |
09-22-2006, 08:51 AM
| | Looking like a born-again. Living like a heretic. Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: California | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ElMon +1 on Nathan East, though on this current tour, Willie "M.F." Weeks is playin with Clapton | So what's Nathan's gig nowadays?
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09-22-2006, 09:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Dakota | | | I have to go with my first instinct. I think if I could "have" someones gig, I'd take Nathan East's. He has the Clapton thing, as well as Fourplay with Bob James, Larry Carlton and Harvey Mason. Then there's all the studio stuff and tours with a number of other artists. He has 7 pages of credits at allmusic.com. He's also a great singer. |
09-22-2006, 09:15 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Philadelphia, PA | | | Will Lee. definitely.
a way cool TV gig w/Letterman, a fun Beatles cover band, top NYC session player... and endorsed by Sadowsky! Can't beat that. |
09-22-2006, 09:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Blackbird So what's Nathan's gig nowadays? | He's probably still down with Clapton but is probably touring with Fourplay promoting the new record. |
09-22-2006, 10:58 AM
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Sales Rep: Benavente Guitars - Endorser: SIT strings, & Epifani Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Atlanta/Lexington | | most of the cats I would have mentioned (Will Lee, Genus, Pino, East), have been posted... Charles Baldwin's gig with Emeril has got to be great, heck I love to just eat good food! Quote: |
Originally Posted by KJung IMO, my buddy Jim Mayer who has been Jimmy Buffet's bassist for the last 15 years. They only play every three days or so for a couple of three month tours a year, Buffet uses them in the studio and gives song writing credit. They fly to the gigs and stay in the very best hotels, etc. I assume the pay is good, and every show is sold out (12,000-20,000 seat venues).
Plus.... Ralph McDonald plays percussion with the band.... what's not to like about that!
Also, the music is more interesting than you might think, and Jim gets to play fretless electric, DB and standard EB during the concert. What a gig! | Not too shabby. I did 4 theater gigs with Jimmy Buffet's sax player (Amy Lee) from that Coral Reefer band. I think that she was with him for about 14 years. recently moved back to ATL with her husband. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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