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Greatest Precision Player?

Greatest Precision Player?

  • Steve Harris

    Votes: 27 8.7%

  • Carrots

    Votes: 40 12.9%

  • Pino

    Votes: 36 11.6%

  • Jamerson

    Votes: 191 61.6%

  • Lynot

    Votes: 5 1.6%

  • Vega

    Votes: 11 3.5%
  • Total voters
    310
#103
bobyoung53 said:
I like that bass minus the pick guard, I might even try those strings on mine..
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YMMV. I likee

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#107
bobyoung53 said:
I think alcohol had a lot more to do with ending his career than anything else, but what do you mean by switching?
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I mean being open to trying different strings , amps, etc. Continuing to progress as the music changed.
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However, in Los Angeles Jamerson was not working with a steady group of musicians, and he was not as free to improvise. He felt out of place and over time his increased dependence on alcohol affected his work. As other musicians went on to use high-tech amplifiers, round-wound strings, and simpler, more repetitive bass lines incorporating new techniques like slapping, Jamerson's style fell out of favor with local producers as he was reluctant to try new things. By the 1980s he was unable to get any serious gigs working as a session musician.
 
#112
LadyLoveStingRay5 said:
I mean being open to trying different strings , amps, etc. Continuing to progress as the music changed.
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However, in Los Angeles Jamerson was not working with a steady group of musicians, and he was not as free to improvise. He felt out of place and over time his increased dependence on alcohol affected his work. As other musicians went on to use high-tech amplifiers, round-wound strings, and simpler, more repetitive bass lines incorporating new techniques like slapping, Jamerson's style fell out of favor with local producers as he was reluctant to try new things. By the 1980s he was unable to get any serious gigs working as a session musician.
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He died from Cirrhosis of the liver in 1983, he had to have been a very advanced alcoholic with all it's attendant problems for some time before that. I do know that he resisted change but if he had been on top of his game he would have gotten studio work with a broom handle and a piece of string, he burned himself out with alcohol unfortunately, ruined his rep.
 
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#116
I don't mean to hijack the thread but this thread got me wondering who are some of the most technically proficient "too many notes" P Bass players...who are still playing a P Bass with one split-coil pickup. I'm genuinely interested. Is there a Jaco of the P?
 
#117
Herrick said:
I don't mean to hijack the thread but this thread got me wondering who are some of the most technically proficient "too many notes" P Bass players...who are still playing a P Bass with one split-coil pickup. I'm genuinely interested. Is there a Jaco of the P?
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I don't think he's using Fenders anymore and I think he's semi-retired but Tim Bogart of Vanilla Fudge/Cactus/Beck Bogart and Appice fits that description, he's a great powerhouse player.




 
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#118
Tim Skaggs said:
How would we measure "Greatest"? Each of the choices listed could win the poll if the measure of greatness was defined.

Greatest in technical proficiency?
Greatest groove?
Greatest P player who is a lead singer?
Greatest session player?
etc. etc.

It's a fun post, but a bit like asking who is the greatest football player without naming a position, era, team, etc., I still had to vote Pino;)
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im with you with pino. but i had to vote phil lynott as he is my fave
 

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