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Mark Adams...bassist for "Slave"

#44
I'm all late on this thread. Mark's one of my influences to make me start playing bass. Saw them once on a old school tour way back in '94. He brung it, but the rest of the group was meh, especially whoever sang lead at the time. Trying their best to sound like Steve and failing miserably, while Mark was running around and tearing it up trying to get some excitement going. It was good to see them, but also sad at the same time as they never seemed to gel that night. The concert was in Greensboro, with Mary Jane Girls, Ohio Players and Zapp. Funky all the way..
 
#45
otis_thick said:
Some of the stuff with Aurra is on a jazz


BUT I don't know if it was with all 3 pickups. If I remember correctly he said it like having a bass knob on an active preamp. The little black knob is for the neck pickup..he could dial in more lows.

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On that particular Aurra tune, "Are You Single", Steve Washington was the bassist. Mark Adams was playing on their earlier stuff, though. I love his work on Aurra's Who Are You and When I Come.
 
#47
For me, Mark's tone on "Just a Touch of Love" has always been the epitome of the late '70s J bass tone, meaning heavy ash body, maple fretboard, '70s spacing, and all that good stuff. The tone is super aggressive and grindy. Basically, the "Marcus tone" without the preamp and heavy bridge.
 
#49
Ryan Mohr said:
For me, Mark's tone on "Just a Touch of Love" has always been the epitome of the late '70s J bass tone, meaning heavy ash body, maple fretboard, '70s spacing, and all that good stuff. The tone is super aggressive and grindy. Basically, the "Marcus tone" without the preamp and heavy bridge.
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Amazing, I'm sitting here at the computer with my iPod on listening to that very song on repeat. His tone and playing just kills me. I want to copy it so badly. Of course I'm not anywhere near as good. Mark Adams is the man!!!!:hyper::D
 
#50
Heres one from the dead, but any chance I get to give props to MHA, I'm on it. Ant Wellington turned me onto Mark, and Mark caused me to springboard into a pool of funk, which I luciously drowned in.

Dudes, it wasnt musical training, it was LIFE training. Or, as our Native American brothers and sisters call it, , it was all part of my on-going orenda.

Peace, thanks and Blessings MHA!
 
#51
Ryan Mohr said:
For me, Mark's tone on "Just a Touch of Love" has always been the epitome of the late '70s J bass tone, meaning heavy ash body, maple fretboard, '70s spacing, and all that good stuff. The tone is super aggressive and grindy. Basically, the "Marcus tone" without the preamp and heavy bridge.
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To me, it sounds like an Alembic. My Jazz gets nothing close to it, but I can nail it with my Alembic, though....
 
#52
Funkinthetrunk said:
To me, it sounds like an Alembic. My Jazz gets nothing close to it, but I can nail it with my Alembic, though....
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You might have the wrong jazz. I know a Skyline DJ4 can nail it, and I can do it with my Super Ferrite Foundation too.

You probably already know it, but Mark Adams did play an Alembic for a minute, but I think most of his great work was done on a Jazz.
 
#55
Layin' low unfortunately.

I'm almost the exact same age as Mark, and I'll tell you what back as a kid I was near pro, and I sold everything off to keep my nose clean and finish college. I'm not implying Mark is like me ( or that I have his level of chops) , or had the same issue I did. But I had to turn away from music in the late 70's because of the "white noise" that surrounded me. Can't even imagine myself at 17 or 18 being in a touring situation like Mark. The last band I auditioned while at Syracuse University was a touring fusion band named after some freakin' loser arse pill, 714, 814 , some junk like that. It was my sign.

Maybe Mark got his sign too. Or maybe not.
 
#56
Dr. Cheese said:
You might have the wrong jazz. I know a Skyline DJ4 can nail it, and I can do it with my Super Ferrite Foundation too.

You probably already know it, but Mark Adams did play an Alembic for a minute, but I think most of his great work was done on a Jazz.
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Well, I'm pretty sure "Slide" is done on a PBass with flats...I know, you said "most". On the only concert I've ever seen of Slave, he did use a silver Jazz with a mirror pickguard. I was upset that he wasn't using his Alembic. But my 'Bic really nails that sweet, twangy "Just a Touch...." sound and "Just Freak" (if anybody even knows that song). Oh yeah, that super growling "Volcano Rupture" too.
 

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