Have I mentioned lately just how badly I want a P-bass?!?!? Man, these things sound so GREAT in a mix.
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Real Book Fun!!
- Thread starter RocketMusic
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Glad you posted this Greg.
My favorite memories of playing bass was when my daughter was in elementary band and we'd practice her trombone lessons together... at least until she became a better reader than me.
Darn kids...
My favorite memories of playing bass was when my daughter was in elementary band and we'd practice her trombone lessons together... at least until she became a better reader than me.
Darn kids...
Steve C asked for a sound clip of a Roscoe bass that I have in stock, so I figured it was time to get back to The Real Book in this thread that is supposedly related to The Real Book. 
I had a ton of fun today with Wayne Shorter's "Fall". I didn't recognize the tune, even though I know I've listened to Miles Davis's Nefertiti album dozens of times (it's probably been 15+ years, though, since the last listening).
This one became an exercise in 1/8 note precision for me. The melody and the rhythm call & respond with a mix of downbeats and upbeats, and it was a blast trying to nail them all once I got comfortable with the tune. The drum and rhodes programming was a lot of fun, too. Making some of the crazy chords mesh with the melody was a learning experience. All around, it's a very cool tune that I'm glad I know a lot beter now.
I used this Roscoe LG-3000 bass.
The melody was played through this signal chain:
Bass -> Invalid Link Removed -> P1 preamp
The bassline was played through this signal chain:
Bass -> Invalid Link Removed -> EM-Gold preamp
Here's the complete mix (full of EQ and FX) as well as the naked bass tracks (no EQ or FX).
"Fall" (Wayne Shorter, Complete Mix)
"Fall" (Wayne Shorter, Melody)
"Fall" (Wayne Shorter, Bassline)
I had a ton of fun today with Wayne Shorter's "Fall". I didn't recognize the tune, even though I know I've listened to Miles Davis's Nefertiti album dozens of times (it's probably been 15+ years, though, since the last listening).
This one became an exercise in 1/8 note precision for me. The melody and the rhythm call & respond with a mix of downbeats and upbeats, and it was a blast trying to nail them all once I got comfortable with the tune. The drum and rhodes programming was a lot of fun, too. Making some of the crazy chords mesh with the melody was a learning experience. All around, it's a very cool tune that I'm glad I know a lot beter now.
I used this Roscoe LG-3000 bass.
The melody was played through this signal chain:
Bass -> Invalid Link Removed -> P1 preamp
The bassline was played through this signal chain:
Bass -> Invalid Link Removed -> EM-Gold preamp
Here's the complete mix (full of EQ and FX) as well as the naked bass tracks (no EQ or FX).
"Fall" (Wayne Shorter, Complete Mix)
"Fall" (Wayne Shorter, Melody)
"Fall" (Wayne Shorter, Bassline)
I had the chance to spend the day with my youngest son at the store today. We had his cello, so we decided to record one of the little songs he's been working on in his cello lessons. This is probably a recording that only a father can love, but it gave me a chance to record another bass that I had yet to put in a sound clip. If you love slightly out of tune cello playing, by all means listen to the complete mix. If you just want to hear the Lull, skip to the naked bass track.
I've been listening to kids (in groups mind you) play that tune for 20+ years. Always out of tune, but always with great pride and excitement.
I've posted this in another thread, but this clip was another Real Book exercise for myself. So I'm posted it here, too!
This was a random choice. I just opened the book and pointed at a page. I'd never heard this tune before, but it's got some familiar sounding gospel changes and melody parts. Nina Simone released a very tasty version back in the late 60's that loosely guided me.
Here's my take using the new Roscoe PJ5 shown below:
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" (Billy Taylor)
Roscoe Century Standard Plus 5 PJ (Tobacco Burst)
This was a random choice. I just opened the book and pointed at a page. I'd never heard this tune before, but it's got some familiar sounding gospel changes and melody parts. Nina Simone released a very tasty version back in the late 60's that loosely guided me.
Here's my take using the new Roscoe PJ5 shown below:
"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" (Billy Taylor)
Roscoe Century Standard Plus 5 PJ (Tobacco Burst)
I've posted this clip in another thread, but this clip was another Real Book exercise for myself so I'm posting it here, too!
This was another random choice of a tune I've never heard before. I found what I think is the original version on youtube. It's very "New Orleans" sounding to my ears, I love it!
Here's my take using the new Suhr Classic J shown below:
"Jelly Roll" (Charles Mingus)
John Suhr Classic J (Trans Red)
This was another random choice of a tune I've never heard before. I found what I think is the original version on youtube. It's very "New Orleans" sounding to my ears, I love it!
Here's my take using the new Suhr Classic J shown below:
"Jelly Roll" (Charles Mingus)
John Suhr Classic J (Trans Red)
Here's another real book tune that I worked up this afternoon. This bass sounds really nice, dontcha think? All bass tracks were recorded direct through my REDDI tube DI by A-Designs. The bassline is all neck pickup, the chords are all bridge pickup, and the melody is both pickups. The first half of the bassline was palm-muted.
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, complete mix)
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, bassline)
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, melody)
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, chords)
Roscoe Century Standard Plus 5 (Bubinga, BEM)
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, complete mix)
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, bassline)
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, melody)
"Blue Monk" (Thelonius Monk, chords)
Roscoe Century Standard Plus 5 (Bubinga, BEM)
Sounding really good Greg. This is a great bass with a really nice combination of woods and options for a Standard Plus. I would know 
I already posted this in another thread, but here's another Real book recording. This one was done with this Roscoe SKB-3006.
"If You Never Come To Me" (Jobim/De Oliveira/Gilbert)
"If You Never Come To Me" (Jobim/De Oliveira/Gilbert)
My Bossa Nova adventure continues! This is such a fun style of music to play, and it's challenging in a not-too-challenging kind of way for an old rock guy like me. What did I struggle with a bit in this one? Soloing in this key (Eb), a few altered chords (b5 and #5), and just trying to make it not sound like elevator music. All things that I should (and did) eventually get comfortable with over the course of several days of arranging and recording.
All of the bass tracks were recorded direct through my REDDI tube DI. I used this Roscoe Century Standard Plus PJ 4-string. The bassline and solo parts are all P pickup, the melody is PJ, and the chords and harmony part are all J.
Enjoy!
"Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham)
All of the bass tracks were recorded direct through my REDDI tube DI. I used this Roscoe Century Standard Plus PJ 4-string. The bassline and solo parts are all P pickup, the melody is PJ, and the chords and harmony part are all J.
Enjoy!
"Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham)
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I like all of the Aguilar pickups I've heard but their P is incredible. Beats out a lot of the favourites for P pickups in my mind for an authentic, clear and powerful P tone.
As part of a Roscoe PJ setup is just that much better.
As part of a Roscoe PJ setup is just that much better.
I posted about this in another thread, but here it is again since I did this straight out of the Real Book... oh, and credit where credit is due: I didn't improv the solo at the top, I grabbed that Link Removed. Thanks to Jim for the very nice ideas!!
My bottom line with this little experiment? My goodness, playing a ballad is TOUGH. The 3 T's are all on display for the entire world to see: Touch, Taste & Tone (or lack thereof).
"Blue In Green" (Miles Davis)
Roscoe LG Standard Plus 5 FL RMLE
My bottom line with this little experiment? My goodness, playing a ballad is TOUGH. The 3 T's are all on display for the entire world to see: Touch, Taste & Tone (or lack thereof).
"Blue In Green" (Miles Davis)
Roscoe LG Standard Plus 5 FL RMLE
All of the bass tracks were recorded direct through my REDDI tube DI. I used this Roscoe Century Standard Plus PJ 4-string. The bassline and solo parts are all P pickup, the melody is PJ, and the chords and harmony part are all J.
Enjoy!
"Blue Bossa" (Kenny Dorham)
This clip makes me think maybe a 4 string would be OK to have around...and a REDDI.
While not technically a Real Book tune, I did read this music from a seasonally appropriate source! "Keeping Christmas, Seven English Carols For String Trio" by Catherine McMichael is a great little packet with separate sheets for the violin, viola and cello parts.
I recorded 4 tracks for this tune, all using the same bass (a Roscoe 5-string modeled very closely after Jimmy's Haslip's main Roscoe):
Roscoe LG-3005 (XQM, Pau Ferro)
Here's the complete mix of the tune:
"Deck The Halls" (arranged by Catherine McMichael)
When I played the bass track, I recorded two tracks simultaneously (once clean, one dirty). The clean track was the bass into my REDDI tube DI. The dirty track was the bass into a Wren & Cuff Box Of War fuzz pedal into a P1 preamp by A-Designs. In the mix, there's just a touch of the dirty track in there to add a little cut. I played the bass part using nothing but neck pickup, and the EQ was flat.
"Deck The Halls" (Bassline, clean)
"Deck The Halls" (Bassline, dirty)
I recorded the Violin track direct through the REDDI. I used both pickups blended equally, and the EQ was flat.
"Deck The Halls" (Violin, clean)
I recorded the Viola track direct through the REDDI. I used just the bridge pickup, and the EQ was flat.
"Deck The Halls" (Viola, clean)
Merry Christmas, everybody!!
I recorded 4 tracks for this tune, all using the same bass (a Roscoe 5-string modeled very closely after Jimmy's Haslip's main Roscoe):
Roscoe LG-3005 (XQM, Pau Ferro)
Here's the complete mix of the tune:
"Deck The Halls" (arranged by Catherine McMichael)
When I played the bass track, I recorded two tracks simultaneously (once clean, one dirty). The clean track was the bass into my REDDI tube DI. The dirty track was the bass into a Wren & Cuff Box Of War fuzz pedal into a P1 preamp by A-Designs. In the mix, there's just a touch of the dirty track in there to add a little cut. I played the bass part using nothing but neck pickup, and the EQ was flat.
"Deck The Halls" (Bassline, clean)
"Deck The Halls" (Bassline, dirty)
I recorded the Violin track direct through the REDDI. I used both pickups blended equally, and the EQ was flat.
"Deck The Halls" (Violin, clean)
I recorded the Viola track direct through the REDDI. I used just the bridge pickup, and the EQ was flat.
"Deck The Halls" (Viola, clean)
Merry Christmas, everybody!!
Oh - and for you reading nerds - I dropped the cello part down an octave to make sure I hit the B string a lot and to achieve better separation between the parts. I also had to drop a handful of notes down in the violin part because they exceeded the range of the bass. No biggie... but fun!!
