Neil Stubenhaus

[midbass]

Would you guys agree that Neil is perhaps the most underrated of the big names?

(Marcus Miller, Nathan East, Pino Palladino, Will Lee, Freddie Washington, Anthony Jackson, Chuck Rainey, Louis Johnson, etc)

 

[cnltb]

Would you guys agree that Neil is perhaps the most underrated of the big names?

(Marcus Miller, Nathan East, Pino Palladino, Will Lee, Freddie Washington, Anthony Jackson, Chuck Rainey, Louis Johnson, etc)

I don't think he is under rated, I do think many are vastly over rated though.
I think he is highly respected and is getting work.
The one thing he is not doing,as far as I can see, is attract a lot of hype around himself.
I quite like that.

 

[Justinian]

From Midnight Run(1988)

One of my favorite movies, and soundtracks

That bass slide right as the rest of the band comes in is just mean!

 

[bwoodman]

I believe he was the bassist for the Tom Hanks movie "Doing That Thing You Do"[

That Thing You Do! (1996) - Larry Antonino as Scott 'Wolfman' Pell - IMDb

That was Larry Antonino - currently in Pablo Cruise....

 

[bwoodman]

I know - this is an old thread, but I've been watching reruns of CHiPs recently after having not seen any episodes for many years - man, there's some really great slap bass going on here - that is after the soundtrack went disco. I think the first two seasons were not disco style. I know - extremely cheesy show, but I used to watch it when I was a teenager - along with Emergency! and all those other great shows in the 70s and 80s. Bass players listed on the credits along with Neil are Abe Sr, Chuck Berghofer and Ken Wild, but I'm 99% sure that Neil is doing most of the heavy slap stuff! Anybody else been checking out CHiPs or am I the only one geeking out!?

 

[Michedelic]

I know - this is an old thread, but I've been watching reruns of CHiPs recently after having not seen any episodes for many years - man, there's some really great slap bass going on here - that is after the soundtrack went disco. I think the first two seasons were not disco style. I know - extremely cheesy show, but I used to watch it when I was a teenager - along with Emergency! and all those other great shows in the 70s and 80s. Bass players listed on the credits along with Neil are Abe Sr, Chuck Berghofer and Ken Wild, but I'm 99% sure that Neil is doing most of the heavy slap stuff! Anybody else been checking out CHiPs or am I the only one geeking out!?

I’m on the Emergency! tip…had a mad crush on Julie London as a kid, but now I watch it(along with Adam 12)after having lived in LA, to spot various locations I’m familiar with(including my old neighborhood)… how’s that for geeking out? Anyway, yes, the basslines, repetitive and suspenseful, are killer. Some if them would make great metal riffs. I’m guessing it’s Carol Kaye, as she got deeper into film/TV work in the 70’s, but who knows?

 

[bwoodman]

I’m on the Emergency! tip…had a mad crush on Julie London as a kid, but now I watch it(along with Adam 12)after having lived in LA, to spot various locations I’m familiar with(including my old neighborhood)… how’s that for geeking out? Anyway, yes, the basslines, repetitive and suspenseful, are killer. Some if them would make great metal riffs. I’m guessing it’s Carol Kaye, as she got deeper into film/TV work in the 70’s, but who knows?

I was going to mention that - spotting locations I'm familiar with - I do the same thing and I even Google places to see if they're still there etc. Funny how many shots are around Griffith Park and Forest Lawn Drive area - close to a couple of the studios. Carol Kaye was doing a lot of TV for sure, but I don't think she did any slap styles. I found a site that shows credits on film and TV dates - my guess is that on the CHiPs stuff, the slap guys were most likely Abe Sr and Neil. Other shows like Mannix had a lot of upright bass in the soundtrack. Lee Sklar was in with Mike Post, so pretty sure Lee was all over the Rockford Files and Magnum PI shows. I'm not sure when the trend changed from full bands doing these dates to one guy on a synth - prolly by the 90s the full bands were out - just a guess.

 

[Michedelic]

I was going to mention that - spotting locations I'm familiar with - I do the same thing and I even Google places to see if they're still there etc. Funny how many shots are around Griffith Park and Forest Lawn Drive area - close to a couple of the studios. Carol Kaye was doing a lot of TV for sure, but I don't think she did any slap styles. I found a site that shows credits on film and TV dates - my guess is that on the CHiPs stuff, the slap guys were most likely Abe Sr and Neil. Other shows like Mannix had a lot of upright bass in the soundtrack. Lee Sklar was in with Mike Post, so pretty sure Lee was all over the Rockford Files and Magnum PI shows. I'm not sure when the trend changed from full bands doing these dates to one guy on a synth - prolly by the 90s the full bands were out - just a guess.

IMDB is the ultimate resource; for every show(or film), every episode, if the info was ever available, shooting locations are listed, and are linked to a map. If a particular business or structure no longer exists, it is often mentioned.
Then, sometimes in the credits, under “music department”, some of the session players(once again, if the info was made available)are given a listing. Here is Stubenhaus’ page…
Neil Stubenhaus | Music Department, Producer, Soundtrack

 

[bwoodman]

IMDB is the ultimate resource; for every show(or film), every episode, if the info was ever available, shooting locations are listed, and are linked to a map. If a particular business or structure no longer exists, it is often mentioned.
Then, sometimes in the credits, under “music department”, some of the session players(once again, if the info was made available)are given a listing. Here is Stubenhaus’ page…
Neil Stubenhaus | Music Department, Producer, Soundtrack

I use IMDB for looking up actors, but never looked up musicians - thanks for the tip! Here's a good one I found:

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Lots of details in the right column on musicians.....

 

[Sinserif]

I bought Tom Scott's Flashpoint in a garage sale after checking a few of its tunes with my phone. I immediately loved the music and the bass lines. Later at home I checked the bass player. He is great, no doubt. I'm glad I found this recording.