Fima Ephron Bass Tone

[Type-55]

This guy has amazing tone. Plays finger style but his tone is so even and rich sounding.
Not bottom heavy and cuts thru the mix like a velvet hammer.

 

[jerry]

Lot of Fima love here! P-bass guy I believe.

 

[markjazzbassist]

yeah i love his stuff with Nate Smith, great player. I echo Jerry, Precision bass.

 

[JimK]

...I have only seen him with a Jazz-

 

[JimK]

...and don't forget his stuff with The Hasidic New Wave. Some have said they're a mix of Hendrix-Bitches Brew-era Miles-early Weather Report.

 

[markjazzbassist]

...I have only seen him with a Jazz-

 

[Reiska]

...Playing definently a 5`r on this one:

 

[jerry]

...Playing definently a 5`r on this one:

That Lost Tribe stuff is just awesome! Every player in that band was serious.

 

[Type-55]

Love Nate Smith. Fima compliments him so well.

 

[Reiska]

That Lost Tribe stuff is just awesome! Every player in that band was serious.

Yes, incredible sax and guitar solos on that one, Steel orchards!!! Ben Perowsky is a fantastic drummer, he can lay down a serious powerful groove and play delicately and beautifully too. Badass virtuosos with class and style all thru the band.

 

[MixBass]

Haven’t heard this before, so relaxed and settled for being tricky!

 

[Type-55]

Very tricky indeed.

 

[markjazzbassist]

Haven’t heard this before, so relaxed and settled for being tricky!

Very tricky indeed.

Nate smith is a master level drummer, truly ones of the greats of his generation. But I feel like so many “drummer written” music is odd meters just because they are so tired of playing in 3 and 4 all the time. I don’t blame them.

 

[jerry]

Nate smith is a master level drummer, truly ones of the greats of his generation. But I feel like so many “drummer written” music is odd meters just because they are so tired of playing in 3 and 4 all the time. I don’t blame them.

Chris Dave is the same way, he does some insane stuff!

 

[mrufino1]

Haven’t heard this before, so relaxed and settled for being tricky!

cool, I never saw that before. I’ve worked with the keyboardist, Jon Cowherd, in the past while doing sound, really nice humble guy and very talented. And Fima has always been a badass, I was lucky to catch him with Screaming Headless Torsos a long time ago. Very deep sound and great groove.

 

[Type-55]

Fima never overplays. Uses space and time to great effect all while playing with Nate.
Stays in the pocket with perfection.

 

[JimK]

Stumbled across a couple more I had forgotten about...

Tom Schmidt is a drummer...Fima is the only one I know from this album (freestream on Prime for members).

A long favourite of mine-

 

[JimK]

Nate smith is a master level drummer, truly ones of the greats of his generation. But I feel like so many “drummer written” music is odd meters just because they are so tired of playing in 3 and 4 all the time. I don’t blame them.

He is from around here...few years ago (2007?!?), we're on our way to a gig in downtown Richmond. We're at a stoplight & the sax player looks at the car next to us (with drums packed in the back)-
"...cool, it's Nate Smith. Guess he's on his way to a gig, too".
Damn!

 

[JimK]

Fima never overplays. Uses space and time to great effect all while playing with Nate.
Stays in the pocket with perfection.

One of Fima's compositions...


When I first got online (20 + years ago?!?)...and these guys had their emails out there, I asked him about how, how, how did he come up with this odd/poly-style(?) groove. His answer? Over my head. Of course.

 

[winston]

Haven't heard Fima in a bit but I recall he played MTDs too, as this interview from 2002 attests:
Fima Ephron