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#863
JimK said:
John Pierce is with Lukather & the current version of Toto, right?
IIRC, I played thru his rig once. We opened for the headliner he was gigging with...GK 800RB with an old SWR Goliath cab. IIRC. :)
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According the Wikipedia he tours with Toto.
I loved my SWR Goliath (and 15" speaker), but it was too heavy. After 10 years of hailing 100kg of gear, I switched to lighter speakers and eventually to in-ears. I still have my SWR Mo'Bass amp

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#871
ChrisDev said:
Excellent song and an excellent bass line by Ed Walker. Check out that chorus!

Jordan Rakei - Selfish | Bass Transcription | Ed Walker

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Just one interesting side note.

I was listening to the chord notes of the keys, but something was "bothering" me.
It was the rhythm guitar line. The rhythm (simple) pattern is by 2 Beats ahead of the rest of the band during Verse.
And just because of that "displacement" the guitar rhythm line/pattern remains "constant" and does not require any 2/4 (extra) measure.
If we follow the rhythm guitar, then the first bass tutti is on Beat 3, not on Beat 1.
The first bass note, B is on Beat 3, and so on.
I've said to myself, "Hey, they have really screwed up during the mixing process," but...
When I've listened to the live version of that song, the rhythm guitar was playing the same - displaced - rhythm pattern. It's not some mixing error.
Interesting.
Here is a short part of clearly displaced rhythm guitar pattern.

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What an attractive bass line Chorus.


Live version:

 

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#872
Whousedtoplay said:
Just one interesting side note.

I was listening to the chord notes of the keys, but something was "bothering" me.
It was the rhythm guitar line. The rhythm (simple) pattern is by 2 Beats ahead of the rest of the band during Verse.
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I had another listen and my version is definitely not correct.
There are 2 ways to look at it:
* at 65bpm with guitar on the up-beat and bass on 2 & 4
* at 130bpm with guitar 2 & 4 and bass on 3
The first works best on the verses, the second on the choruses.
You see the same in the bass player's movements in the live version. Listening to the drums and the chorus being the most important part, option 2 (what you suggest) would be best
I'll change it as soon as possible.

Thank you for the feedback!
 
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#874
LeeNunn said:
Not many forums provide this level of feedback. And free of charge. And in a respectful way. Thank you ChrisDev and WUTP.
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Lee,

It's YOU and ChrisDev who do that wonderful job. I'm just "eating and enjoying" the fruits from your garden.
P.S. There are always some "typos" that I'd like to question.
Ex.: From Donny Hathaway's transcription.
I'm trying to figure out the G7 chord with Bb in the bass.

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ChrisDev said:
And another one
New Radicals - You Get What You Give | John Pierce
Could this be the same John Pierce as on Belinda Carlisle's "Heaven is a place on earth"?

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Yes, one could easily recognize a very good bass player.
The transcription is good. Some minor questions.
Just one measure/bar that got my attention.

It's the last measure (1:22 before Chorus 1)
I hear some different notes.

A simplified version.
(The eight notes.)
Beat 1: muted E followed by E sliding to A.
Beat 2: A
Beat 3: (sliding from G) A and E.
Beat 4: F# and, kind of, slide from F# to D.

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