Jaco's bass of doom at NAMM 2013

[mr.black]

Originally Posted by qervo

Tell me more about this jaco movie being made. Is there a release date?

Also it's funny how both the twins inherited the double jointed thumb from their dad. As can be seen in the previous poster's link.

http://www.notreble.com/buzz/2012/05...umentary-film/

i believe they are still in need of funding and are working on it.

[JAUQO III-X]

Mike Bendy playing the bass of doom.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...v=d8Gl2xuCofU#!

[qervo]

I would like to hear it being played through the amp of doom.

[3234718]

I wonder what it's strung with?

[qervo]

Probably Rotosounds

[3234718]

I know he used 66's, but I'm wondering if they put on some more fingerboard friendly strings. The BOD's been through enough.

[zazz]

Originally Posted by qervo

Have y'all seen the painting of jaco at Pastorius Park in Florida ? Here's a video of his son Playing drums underneath it. Kind of breaks my heart though because one can sense how desperately he would love to be able to jam with his dad just once.

I get the sense he's laying down a groove for his dad to play along with up there.

[dougjwray]

Originally Posted by WaskoDS

I wonder how many people will comment about Jaco rolling in his grave over having his bass slapped. :P Kind of mind-blowing to see my "favorite living bassist" playing the iconic bass of my "favorite bassist, period".

I once began to ask about Jaco about his right hand thumb, specifically its famous double-jointedness... but as soon as he heard "thumb", he assumed I was talking about slapping, and he interrupted me rather intensely with, "No thumb! No thumb!"

[qervo]

Jaco once sat down with Marcus Miller, Marcus was doing his funky slap thing and Jaco just looked at him and said "yeah yeah, I can do all that stuff too, I just DON'T "

[Brad Johnson]

Originally Posted by qervo

Jaco once sat down with Marcus Miller, Marcus was doing his funky slap thing and Jaco just looked at him and said "yeah yeah, I can do all that stuff too, I just DON'T "

Genuinely curious if there's a source for this story. I've heard something similar before.

So... did he actually yell "don't" or was that personally applied for emphasis?

[qervo]

YouTube has a short interview with Marcus in which he tells the story. Sounded like he didn't yell "don't" but stressed it to Marcus (in typical cocky jaco style) "I Don't" ,like that's fine if you guys wanna play that thumping stuff but that ain't where it's at"- sort of comment.

[odin70]

Imo Marcus Miller should have that bass

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by qervo

YouTube has a short interview with Marcus in which he tells the story. Sounded like he didn't yell "don't" but stressed it to Marcus (in typical cocky jaco style) "I Don't" ,like that's fine if you guys wanna play that thumping stuff but that ain't where it's at"- sort of comment.

If that's how the original story went, you should have told it to others as it went down


And for the record Jaco did on occasion thump.

[qervo]

See video below

[qervo]

Originally Posted by JAUQO III-X

If that's how the original story went, you should have told it to others as it went down


And for the record Jaco did on occasion thump.

You can watch the video below, starts at about 1:20. Everyone can make up their own impression of it , I simply tried to express the story the way I saw it. And that is how I still see it. Given jaco's attitude towards slap style and just jaco's personality , I interpreted it as I saw fit . Take into account Jaco's "above the norm" personality and Marcus's laid back personality and story telling , i could totally see Jaco being a little cocky in his statement , whether it be he was intimidated by MM or be it he really thinks less of the slapping style or perhaps he just shunned it because he knows he isn't that great at it....watch and form your own thoughts as to how it went down.😊

[qervo]

MM talks about meeting jaco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ__ZxY2WoQ&sns=em

[qervo]

Here's some more of the same interview
http://youtu.be/8XwbL2d4tSg

[DanBass]

Originally Posted by qervo

Jaco once sat down with Marcus Miller, Marcus was doing his funky slap thing and Jaco just looked at him and said "yeah yeah, I can do all that stuff too, I just DON'T "

LOL

Love it.

[Brad Johnson]

Originally Posted by qervo

MM talks about meeting jaco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ__ZxY2WoQ&sns=em

Thanks.

[JAUQO III-X]

The way Marcus described it, there definitely was no attitude coming from Jaco about the whole slap thing. Sounded more like a chilled yeah I can do that but I just choose not to.