Which Bass to cover Bee Gees?

[KJung]

Originally Posted by Biggbass

Excellent! Thanks for finding this!

+1 Actually playing and singing live. Again, not that I listen to this stuff at this point, but it was quite someting when it hit.

The coolest thing about that clip (for me as one who played full time in that era) was the shot at the beginning of the two keyboard players, each with 5 or 6 keyboards!!!! I remember hauling those B3's and string ensembles and clavinets and rhodes and acrosonics and moogs, etc. Back then (for you kids) every different 'sound' needed an entire separate keyboard. I don't miss that, but it was pretty bada** looking on stage, and I've yet to hear samples that get 100% there.

[Ric5]

Originally Posted by Misterwogan

Which Bass would you choose to cover Bee Gees songs from Saturday Night Fever?

I don't have a Rick, so that's not an option for me. Please choose from one of the following:

1 - P-Bass with 62 Pickups
2 - Jazz Bass Am Deluxe
3 - Stingray HS
4 - Gibson SG

Dude ... the bass won't matter ... what will matter is if you can cop the falsetto tremelo vocals ... How to grown men sing that high?

[DwaynieAD]

Warlock. cuz you can.

[mccartneyman]

Originally Posted by Ric5

Dude ... the bass won't matter ... what will matter is if you can cop the falsetto tremelo vocals ... How to grown men sing that high?

Grown men have been singing that high at least since the doo wop era. And then there's Smokey & The Temps and the Stylistics and ... too many to name.

[Rip Topaz]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

It ain't the gear. Ever. Just remember that Jaco, Larry Graham, and John Paul Jones played nearly identical basses and amps.

Best advice on Talkbass.

[Biggbass]

So interesting that this thread came up recently. I've been battling bronchitis for the past 16 days and much of that was spent in bed. During my awake times I've been Netflix mainlining and just a few days ago watched a great documentary on the Bee Gees. I've been a fan of the group since day one and even through their disco years and into the last couple of decades as they evolved from the stage to writing for other arrtists. The talent level among the three of them is incredible. One interesting thing I learned from the documentary is that Barry has played guitar in open E from the very beginning when they were just lads of 5 (the twins) & 8 yrs old when they first started singing together. I always noticed his chording and knew he was in open tuning but to think that almost every song he's written was constructed from his open tuning references is pretty amazing.

I can only imagine how the loss of his two twin brothers has affected him as an artist.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by Rip Topaz

Best advice on Talkbass.

Thanks Rip, but I have to admit I plagiarized it a little bit from something Reggie Hamilton said on here

[dje31]

Originally Posted by JimmyM

It ain't the gear. Ever. Just remember that Jaco, Larry Graham, and John Paul Jones played nearly identical basses and amps.

That's just the kind of blasphemous, inflammatory crazy talk that gets folks around here banned, and will not be tolerated. Your posting privileges will be revoked, and you will be burned as a witch.

[the yeti]

Originally Posted by KJung

Just learn the line. Any bass will do. Roll off the treble a bit and there you go. Nothing particularly distinctive about that bass tone. Of course, the groove is famous and wonderful!

Also, make that old tune your own. Just like the old Motown stuff, etc., there is nothing wrong with 'updating' the tone a bit, and even the feel and line somewhat, as long as you respect the tune. Once a tune is that old, the rules kind of go out the window for me. Make it sound good, make it feel good, don't worry about 'copying' everything exactly.

this.

[JimmyM]

Originally Posted by dje31

That's just the kind of blasphemous, inflammatory crazy talk that gets folks around here banned, and will not be tolerated. Your posting privileges will be revoked, and you will be burned as a witch.

Yeah yeah yeah...happens once a year anyway