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Leland Sklar: any recommendations?

#42
Leialoha said:
They reprised it on Letterman last week. Unfortunately Sklar gets no screen time until the last two seconds of end credits. Will Lee steps back on percussion.

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Come on, we never picked this instrument for "screen time".

We picked it by the love of it and the love of music.

If you want screen time, play guitar, drums or sing.

There is a reason why bass and key guys are so hard to find.... We don't get much appreciation from the larger audience, which makes the other instruments more attractive.
 
#43
NickInMesa said:
Come on, we never picked this instrument for "screen time".

We picked it by the love of it and the love of music.

If you want screen time, play guitar, drums or sing.
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"Play guitar and sing" is what I used to do 20 years ago, but in retrospect, I was never happy or comfortable with my role as the center of attention.

I guess being a bass player better suits my personality in that I always prefer being in a supportive role out of the spotlight to being the "main attraction".

That's why I admire guys like Lee Sklar, who always knows how to support the musical context at hand with rock-solid grooves and tastefully melodic lines without the need to draw attention to himself.

My kind of bass player!
 
#46
MNAirHead said:
I normally have students listen to Suzy Bogguss Aces

Biggest reason is to shake them of the necessity of flash and understand a non geeddy/flea/claypool role .. I'll have them play Lee's timing with a shaker... freaks them out how tough a an "easy" tune is

Helps them understand deliberate and tasteful note placement (ahnd how tough it is to play slow and in time)... it's a great intorduction into what perfect pitch is (Suzy has it)
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You sound like a very good teacher, my friend. I hope you're very busy.
 
#48
jaywa said:
You sound like a very good teacher, my friend. I hope you're very busy.
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Thanks folks...

I'm kind of picky on who I take in (via email or in person).

I find that 90% of the folks just "dont' have it".. unfortunately bass aptitude is a rare thing... most want to be guitarists.. some are really drummers.. the remaining should be jocks.

We can cheat -- it's much more fun discussing how to with cool guys like NBoyer and Geoff (both TBers doing fantastic).

I don't have enough time to spoon feed groove.

Thanks for the vote of confidence - means a lot.... will be a good reminder as I'm starting an performance based school with some of the hottest players in the region..

Timmy
 
#49
groovenut57 said:
That's why I admire guys like Lee Sklar, who always knows how to support the musical context at hand with rock-solid grooves and tastefully melodic lines without the need to draw attention to himself.
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Exactly. Although I don't mind Flea, I think he is fantastic and I don't want to join the "Flea is overrated" bandwagon. It's great to see a bass guy come up to the front, but you only need one RHCP.
 
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We can cheat -- it's much more fun discussing how to with cool guys like NBoyer and Geoff (both TBers doing fantastic).
Timmy
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Props have to go to Tim in this case. He is a super teacher who has taught me to look at my approach to bass in a totally different way than before. I would be interested in coming to one of your regional workshops if you have any on tap this summer. Thanks and look forward to lots of future lessons.
Regards,
Geoff
 
#51
NickInMesa said:
Exactly. Although I don't mind Flea, I think he is fantastic and I don't want to join the "Flea is overrated" bandwagon. It's great to see a bass guy come up to the front, but you only need one RHCP.
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I understand.. can't tell you how many new learners get side tracked and tripped up by these guys...

The Mark King materials are simply the best at defining the role.
 
#52
+1 to Tim. He meets up with me and sits down face to face with a couple of basses and teaches me whenever I need it. Its always appreciated.

-To the Flea thing: I own a video and it has him talking about the true role of a bass player. He admits that most of what he does is showboating. He does a very good job of explaining how a bass player should be playing and giving support to the rest of the band. It's fun listening to him talk about it.

P.S. I've been listening to Lincoln Brewster a lot lately. Its great.
 
#56
Thread resurrection. Just heard Lee last night with Invalid Link Removed So inspiring to see the master at close range in an intimate venue. He was playing a stock Warwick(mandofrets) thru his Euphonic Audio rig.
They have 4 more shows of this small club tour and i'm pretty sure they are all free .... Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
This thread helped me sort thru his huge discography and i was wondering if anyone knows of any good transcriptions of his work ?
Thanks ... J
 

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