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SHARAY REED-VERY SICK GROOVE!!!!!!!

#101
Dr. Cheese said:
I guess you are just a better wheeler dealer than I am because I bought a new four pole piece four string Deluxe for about $800 back in 1996, if I remember correctly.
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I checked with a few friends back then who had purchased new. Maybe they paid less than they were supposed to... I don't know. In addition...
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IIRC the early JD4 and 5 basses had the single pole pieces.

Sharay's bass has double pole pieces but Gotoh tuners. I think that was a transitional model, maybe a 1998 or something.:confused:
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In the clip DougD posted it looks like the big single pole pieces.

In any event, we're probably focusing too much on the gear;)
 
#102
Dr. Cheese said:
This thread on Sharay Reed has been inspiring at a number of levels. First, it really shows how we live in a new media era. Sharay is a Chicago bassist playing in a local church, yet his performances are seen worldwide, and he has a CD we can purchase.

Second, he is a great reminder of how much study and practice matter when it comes to greatness. Unlike the latest slap lick, you just can't do what he does without some serious study time.

Third, the fact that he apparently is using pretty non-descript, off the shelf gear (I saw a well worn Jazz like his for $534 at a GC about a year ago), should remind all of us that there is a lot of potential in our instruments, but we as players have to be prepared to do the work to get that potential out to the world.:bassist:
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Sharay Reed has a very long list of national credits and is a great example of what you can do without living in NYC or LA. I have seen him use various Warwick's as he is a endorser but he does use his Fenders a lot too.
 
#104
Brad Johnson said:
I checked with a few friends back then who had purchased new. Maybe they paid less than they were supposed to... I don't know. In addition...
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:cool:

IIRC the early JD4 and 5 basses had the single pole pieces.




In the clip DougD posted it looks like the big single pole pieces.

In any event, we're probably focusing too much on the gear;)
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That's not a huge difference Brad, $750 after tax would be very close to $800.
 
#107
His Jazz looks like a 40 or 50th anniversary model, with the fotoflame r whatever top and the gold hardware..dig the sticker on the pickguard.

You what sucks..Im 33 from chicago and havent been too any where near as many recordings..but I do gig for a living so I cant complain:)

But then Bill Dickens and I hung out for the day today trying out new techniques...:smug: shameless soul-less name dropper!:p
 
#108
Ubersheist said:
There... fixed your punctuation... (Sorry, misuse of apostrophes and the absence of commas are my pet peeves.)
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,,,,''''',',',,' that should cover me for a minute.

One thing this thread reminds me of is every time your playing in public these days be prepared to have it broadcast somewhere.
 
#109
chicago_mike said:
His Jazz looks like a 40 or 50th anniversary model, with the fotoflame r whatever top and the gold hardware..dig the sticker on the pickguard.

You what sucks..Im 33 from chicago and havent been too any where near as many recordings..but I do gig for a living so I cant complain:)

But then Bill Dickens and I hung out for the day today trying out new techniques...:smug: shameless soul-less name dropper!:p
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Mike, never compare yourself or your career to someone Else's; just do you and things will come as they are supposed to and when they supposed to.
 
#111
Dr. Cheese said:
This thread has been very exciting for me because it just shows that bass guitar is alive and evolving. Sharay Reed is a great example of young bass players who have truly found a new way to get to the groove, and I love it!:cool:
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+1 I could never get tired of hearing this cat play. It's definitely a nice change from hearing all the mile-a-minute slapping going on these days.
 
#114
Bassman7PM said:
+1000 Watching him play just inspires me and makes my life a little harder and for that I'm thankful.
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Maybe I'm in a different place but why would watching someone else play well make your life harder? I understand the inspiration part but I have always used seeing a inspiring performance as a motivator.

Many years ago I was a young guy in school making my way around the Chicago scene,just going out and watching. I kept hearing about this band called Insight and how great they were. I was 19 and one of my buddies was home from college and was actually legal so we decided to try to go see this Band in a small legendary club in Chicago called the Bulls

My boy was a expert at getting people into clubs underage so we got in and sat up front. This was the first time i had seen Harke cab's in real life so i was staring at the bass rig so hard I was surprised when the band just walked up and started playing. The bass player was a guy named Richard Patterson and to be frank, he blew me away! I was in school but he took me to another type of school,everything I wanted to be able to do on bass he was doing and doing it well. The funny thing was that while he was playing I got the feeling that if I worked hard enough i could be on that level too. I knew I wasn't on that level at the time but I knew it was possible.

Turns out Richard had student taught my Buddie in high school when he was in college but my boy hadn't put 2 and 2 together until after we got there and he saw him,he also had never heard Richard play. Richard sat down and talked to us (which made a huge impression on me) and that night i went home and practiced until daybreak because I had a vision of where I wanted to go. Richard Patterson went on to play with Miles Davis and works with David Sanborn and Boz scaggs to this day.
 
#115
willgroove2 said:
Maybe I'm in a different place but why would watching someone else play well make your life harder? I understand the inspiration part but I have always used seeing a inspiring performance as a motivator.

Many years ago I was a young guy in school making my way around the Chicago scene,just going out and watching. I kept hearing about this band called Insight and how great they were. I was 19 and one of my buddies was home from college and was actually legal so we decided to try to go see this Band in a small legendary club in Chicago called the Bulls

My boy was a expert at getting people into clubs underage so we got in and sat up front. This was the first time i had seen Harke cab's in real life so i was staring at the bass rig so hard I was surprised when the band just walked up and started playing. The bass player was a guy named Richard Patterson and to be frank, he blew me away! I was in school but he took me to another type of school,everything I wanted to be able to do on bass he was doing and doing it well. The funny thing was that while he was playing I got the feeling that if I worked hard enough i could be on that level too. I knew I wasn't on that level at the time but I knew it was possible.

Turns out Richard had student taught my Buddie in high school when he was in college but my boy hadn't put 2 and 2 together until after we got there and he saw him,he also had never heard Richard play. Richard sat down and talked to us (which made a huge impression on me) and that night i went home and practiced until daybreak because I had a vision of where I wanted to go. Richard Patterson went on to play with Miles Davis and works with David Sanborn and Boz scaggs to this day.
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Will, I think we're on the same page. When I talk about making my life harder, I mean that after watching Mr. Reed play he motivates/inspires/pushes me to want to practice all the more. And that's a good thing. Talk about Richard Patterson, we went to High School together and I too was blown away by his playing especially with Insight. One of the proudest days of my life was watching him perform with Miles Davis at the Chicago Jazz Fest. Chitown has then and still does produce some of the funkiest, groovinest bass players around.
 
#117
Bassman7PM said:
Will, I think we're on the same page. When I talk about making my life harder, I mean that after watching Mr. Reed play he motivates/inspires/pushes me to want to practice all the more. And that's a good thing. Talk about Richard Patterson, we went to High School together and I too was blown away by his playing especially with Insight. One of the proudest days of my life was watching him perform with Miles Davis at the Chicago Jazz Fest. Chitown has then and still does produce some of the funkiest, groovinest bass players around.
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I was at that Miles show Too!! small world
 
#118
willgroove2 said:
Maybe I'm in a different place but why would watching someone else play well make your life harder? I understand the inspiration part but I have always used seeing a inspiring performance as a motivator.

Many years ago I was a young guy in school making my way around the Chicago scene,just going out and watching. I kept hearing about this band called Insight and how great they were. I was 19 and one of my buddies was home from college and was actually legal so we decided to try to go see this Band in a small legendary club in Chicago called the Bulls

My boy was a expert at getting people into clubs underage so we got in and sat up front. This was the first time i had seen Harke cab's in real life so i was staring at the bass rig so hard I was surprised when the band just walked up and started playing. The bass player was a guy named Richard Patterson and to be frank, he blew me away! I was in school but he took me to another type of school,everything I wanted to be able to do on bass he was doing and doing it well. The funny thing was that while he was playing I got the feeling that if I worked hard enough i could be on that level too. I knew I wasn't on that level at the time but I knew it was possible.

Turns out Richard had student taught my Buddie in high school when he was in college but my boy hadn't put 2 and 2 together until after we got there and he saw him,he also had never heard Richard play. Richard sat down and talked to us (which made a huge impression on me) and that night i went home and practiced until daybreak because I had a vision of where I wanted to go. Richard Patterson went on to play with Miles Davis and works with David Sanborn and Boz scaggs to this day.
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+1 I was one of the unfortunate schlumps who grew up with Tommy Kennedy in St. Louis. Talk about either subbing for him or having him sub for you, or having him sitting there in the audience with that 's**t eati'n smile' of his while you are soldiering on:D You have to either make it motivating or it will kill you:D
 
#119
DougD said:
Anybody notice the differences in younger Sharay and older Sharay?


Watch the kid at 0:058
Looks like he's grooving more and not sucking up all the space as much as he used to. I think his playing on the second video is much better. more ...mature?
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IMHO, I don't think that Sharay is sucking up the space in the first video at all! I think that he is grooving like crazy and dropping some ridiculously tasty fills!!! If you haven't checked out New Direction's CD, Get Your Praise On, you need to! Sharay is killing on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8 and 10. Along with Darrell Freeman, Mr. Reed is in another class on another planet!


A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste! :cool:
 
#120
bottomzone said:
IMHO, I don't think that Sharay is sucking up the space in the first video at all! I think that he is grooving like crazy and dropping some ridiculously tasty fills!!! If you haven't checked out New Direction's CD, Get Your Praise On, you need to! Sharay is killing on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8 and 10. Along with Darrell Freeman, Mr. Reed is in another class on another planet!


A Groove is a Terrible Thing to Waste! :cool:
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I got that cd:) Mabe its because the feel is different? idunno. He's droping killer bombs on both :):):)
 

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