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DWBass

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Wood, Brass & Steel - Theme Song
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Bassist: A young Doug Wimbush


Thread parameters: Provide a funk bassist's name and provide an example of said bassist's work (or direct us to it)

 

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00Funk

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• Mar 4, 2007

• #2

I cant get it to work on my mac

 

DWBass

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Pleasure - Sending My Love

Bassist: Nathaniel Phillips

 

DWBass

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Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers - Bustin' Loose

Bassist: Jerry Wilder

 

DWBass

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Can't say this is a true funk song but the bassline IS funky and a classic! This is a tune ALL funk bassists MUST know! Can you pass the test?

Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
Forget Me Nots (Enhanced version)

Bassist: "Ready" Freddy Washington

 

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jIvan

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Mar 7, 2007

#6

• Mar 7, 2007

• #6

DWBass said:

Can't say this is a true funk song but the bassline IS funky and a classic! This is a tune ALL funk bassists MUST know! Can you pass the test?

Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots
Forget Me Nots (Enhanced version)

Bassist: "Ready" Freddy Washington

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oh man...that was a crazy slap line...stuff you think he used hammer ons were actually him still slapping it!

 

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jIvan said:

oh man...that was a crazy slap line...stuff you think he used hammer ons were actually him still slapping it!

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+1

Nice stuff!

 

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Mar 7, 2007

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Oh, I thought you meant the NYC-based cover band. They're good, too. Their bassist went to Berklee and is a student of Matthew Garrison. His name is Seth Rivers.

Dave

 

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"cannot create DirectShow player"
Anyone know a fix for this :S

 

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Wow, +1 more to that slap line. Good stuff

 

DWBass

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Dave Muscato said:

Oh, I thought you meant the NYC-based cover band. They're good, too. Their bassist went to Berklee and is a student of Matthew Garrison. His name is Seth Rivers.

Dave

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huh?

 

DWBass

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Fretloos said:

"cannot create DirectShow player"
Anyone know a fix for this :S

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huh?

 

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DWBass said:

huh?

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I'd love to see these clips, but my computer tell me that error

 

DWBass

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• Mar 10, 2007

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Invisible Man's Band - All Night Thing


Bassist: Keni Burke

 

DWBass

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Pull out your double stops and flangers! Are you ready to............

Slave - Dance

Bassist: Mark Adams

 

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Mar 10, 2007

#16

• Mar 10, 2007

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DWBass said:

Pull out your double stops and flangers! Are you ready to............

Slave - Dance

Bassist: Mark Adams

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Oh yeah!! Way to go DW!

 

DWBass

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Mar 18, 2007

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• Mar 18, 2007

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Act Like U Know - Fat Larry's Band

Bassist: Larry Labes

 

DWBass

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• Mar 18, 2007

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Break My Heart - Jimmy G. & The Tackheads

Bassist: Jimmy Giles (Who happens to be George Clinton's younger brother)

 

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Mar 18, 2007

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• Mar 18, 2007

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I support this thread. I need to listen to all these.

 

DWBass

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Mar 18, 2007

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• Mar 18, 2007

• #20

crown heights affair - far out
crown heights affair - you gave me love


Bassist: Muki Wilson