Recent content by andrewsfranca

I always loved the consistent and "on-ground" approach that Pino Palladino brought to this tune. And it was also a killer song to test my new fretless.

I love George Duke and have been studying this killer bass line played by the legend Byron Miller. I'm playing a Brazilian luthier bass guitar (Eliezer Lara) that was custom made, equipped with Nordstrands and John East :)

Practicing over one of the most celebrated Chuck Rainey`s masterpieces

Here I grabbed the Rich to practice some slap - difficult to be as accurate as Louis Johnson here, but we gotta try right?

Also, I was jamming some War some weeks ago... Love this band!

Being from Brazil, I'm served with a lot of regional music that the world seems to love. This one song is very well regarded worldwide and I gave it a shot, considering its groovy yet simple bass line. Dominguinhos & Anástacia - Tenho sede

Tried this groovy bassline, also to enjoy the new toy. It's a custom made bass made by one of the best Brazilian luthiers - Rodrigo de Freitas. Swamp ash body, quarter sawn maple neck, birds-eyes fingerboard, hardware hipshot + gotoh, and aero type 01 pickups. This thing is light, but it is...

Working out on some chops, came across Chic Corea - Armando's Rhumba. KInga Glyk tried this tune transcribing Jean Luc Ponty's violin solo to bass, so I had to give it a shot too!

I'm testing this new luthier "stingray inspired" bass, with nordstrand 2eq band preamp and a nordstrand MM pup. Love this Will Lee's bass line.

I tried this Bobby Caldwell song - love how the bass line was design to sound simple yet very groovy. Hats off the original bass player.

I hope this one can be watched. Just transcribed Roy Hargrove's solo on his seminal track "Strasbourg / St. Denis".

Tried this one with the latest acquisition: BC Rich Eagle 1978. This Herbie Hancock track is so fun to play, what a catchy and groovy bass part!

Also a groove god here in Brazil, a famous producer called Lincoln Olivetti, had amazing bangers. I'm covering the last tune of his instrumental album, called "Alegrias". Top notch stuff.

In Brazil we have a "godfather" of bass called Luizão Maia (rip). NHOP was a very big fan of his, for instance. He practically invented samba playing for electric bass and performed with legend Brazilian singer called Elis Regina. In homage to our music and to samba on electric bass, I recorded...

This is a famous Brazilian song that was covered by the one and only Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen. Although it was recorded with a double bass, I figured I could give it a try with a fretless electric bass. Well, I liked the result. The bass used in this video is a Godin A5 fretless.