Recent content by Jamiebassface

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    players who are ashamed of having "entry level" brand instruments...

    I believe it's more important for us to play well. A good tight groove with the close approximate appropriate tone. A lot of the mini details are not apparent to the non-musical listener (especially through a PA) and a lot of what we do is to generate a certain type of "feel" or "vibe" that...
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    Aston Barrett's tuning in "Stir it up"

    Nice observation Baltimore bass. I've played live in one particular environment three times if I recall correctly, and every single time certain notes sounded clearly "out there".
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    TLC "Waterfalls" bassist?

    Stretchcat is correct. You can clearly hear the Ken Smith tone. There was an article about Jefferson in Bp magazine a while back where he stated that he used that bass on the recording. He calls it the "waterfalls bass". The whole track is righteous. I won't get into the bass playing because...
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    Aston Barrett's tuning in "Stir it up"

    Sup Brupo! The note is clearly "out there"...but sounds so damn groovy. Old flatwounds are funky like that (in a good way) but that's an extreme case. Whether or not it was done intentionally or not we may never know, but I love it! I'm sure you and I can agree on this one...It's the...
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    Earl Falconer[ub40]

    All I know is he's been using a stienberger live for years. His bass lines and playing is second to none. He is UB40 :)