ANITA BAKER,,Fairy tales

basspro557 · #1 07-29-2008, 09:17 PM

Can someone tell me what bass was used on Anita Bakers Fairy tales song?? Its a Killer sounding bass.
I am aware that Natan East played on some of her songs as well as Freddie Washington.

bottomzone · #2 07-30-2008, 09:30 PM

I'm pretty sure it's Nathan East.

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

DWBass · #3 07-31-2008, 05:59 AM

Hmmm.....not sure what Nathan played back then but I want to say it was a Yamaha. I think Freddie played a Smith. Not sure though.

bottomzone · #4 07-31-2008, 06:04 PM

It's Nathan. I'm fairly certain he's playing a Yamaha, probably his signature model. He is also killing on "Lonely"!!!

http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/...mpositions.htm

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

basspro557 · #5 07-31-2008, 09:39 PM

I know its Natan,,But the tone sounds like a Smith and he does appear on Smith;s page of endorsers.I cant see a Yamaha with that kind of tone and that album came out in 1990 and was recorded perhaps in 89.
Does anyone know for sure????

DWBass · #6 08-01-2008, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by basspro557

I know its Natan,,But the tone sounds like a Smith and he does appear on Smith;s page of endorsers.I cant see a Yamaha with that kind of tone and that album came out in 1990 and was recorded perhaps in 89.
Does anyone know for sure????

Could have been a Smith but Nathan's been playing Yamaha's since the 80's.

Rodriguez · #7 08-01-2008, 10:07 AM

What's up guys? Nathan also owns a few Fodera basses...

bottomzone · #8 08-01-2008, 06:20 PM

I just remembered that I had the pleasure of being invited as a very interested observer to a studio session run by the late, great arranger Gene Page and Nathan was there. He was replacing the bass parts on some tracks-and he was playing a Fodera 5-string! This was around 1985-87. I don't remember the exact tone of that bass-but it sounded very nice in Nathan's very capable hands! Whether he played that bass on the Anita Baker Compositions CD is unknown to me.

A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste!

basspro557 · #9 08-01-2008, 08:33 PM

The back Anita Bakers Composition CD reads,,Natan East on bass.
Its a KILLER TONE and man it cant be a Yamaha.I lean more towards a Sm
ith or Fodera as mentiomed by Rodriguez.
Do anyone know for sure???????

bassnote6 · #10 09-16-2008, 03:57 PM

It's Nathan and Yamaha..!

**Pacman** · #11 09-16-2008, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by basspro557

The back Anita Bakers Composition CD reads,,Natan East on bass.
Its a KILLER TONE and man it cant be a Yamaha.

Why not?

bassnote6 · #12 09-16-2008, 06:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by basspro557

The back Anita Bakers Composition CD reads,,Natan East on bass.
Its a KILLER TONE and man it cant be a Yamaha.I lean more towards a Sm
ith or Fodera as mentiomed by Rodriguez.
Do anyone know for sure???????

Ask John Patt,, Billy S. or Tony Kanal Even Michael Anthony.About Yamaha. Yamaha is the brand but it's these guys who make it work.