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ron carter on electric?
- Thread starter bearhart74
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He's on BG all over a bunch of CTI albums from the early 70s. Even one of his own, Yellow and Green. Also his Embryo album Uptown Conversation. I'm pretty sure he has no BG studio credits after leaving CTI in 1976.
This is the most bought, the most listened Ron Carter bass playing, the most popular and most loved, most hypnotic and all, although perhaps you don't realize it before,... and it's on electric. Yes it was sampled, and no it's not Bootsy. I like it, I love the bassline, I like the song, and I'm sure many people in the world too..
And, listened from the sound, he was probably played the bass using pick, although it's possible too that the bass was just overdubbed, doubled with guitar, a common way to get that kind of sound when recording.
Sampled from Herbie Hancock's song for a movie.
And, listened from the sound, he was probably played the bass using pick, although it's possible too that the bass was just overdubbed, doubled with guitar, a common way to get that kind of sound when recording.
Sampled from Herbie Hancock's song for a movie.
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I would hazard to guess that he did not get any residuals for that performance.
Sadly, however good the bassline might be, the backbone or even the highlight of the song which made it famous may be, but normally, a session Bassist will never get any royalty from a song. Herbie Hancock get some (I read about that), but Ron Carter very probably not. Mean world yea, Ron deserves it
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IIRC, Richard Davis composed the music for a movie called "Dealin'", and played electric bass on it. His was a Precision. (I asked him when I studied with him.) He also sang on that project!
I agree with the person who alluded to this earlier: I think Richard was just a bit more adventurous than Ron is. I'm sure that he preferred double bass (for one thing, he specialized in doing some pretty avant-garde things with a bow), but he probably didn't mind stretching out occasionally on the Fender.
I agree with the person who alluded to this earlier: I think Richard was just a bit more adventurous than Ron is. I'm sure that he preferred double bass (for one thing, he specialized in doing some pretty avant-garde things with a bow), but he probably didn't mind stretching out occasionally on the Fender.
