Stanley Clarke Plays Country!

[Dr. Cheese]

This was one of the coolest tracks from Loading Zone, an album Stanley Clarke produced for the late Roy Buchanan. At this point in my life I all but worshipped Stanley Clarke, and I thought Clarke's playing was too cool. Almost forty years later, this time still holds up quite well.

 

[JRA]

really neat! who knew?

 

[Dr. Cheese]

really neat! who knew?

I did.

 

[JRA]

I did.

i believe it! if i could've given more than one like...i would have! thanks, Dr. Cheese !

 

[JimK]

Roy Buchanan was/is one of the great Blues players from that time frame. IIRC, the Stones offered him a gig after Mick Taylor left the band?

Danny Gatton is another one like Buchanan...similar fate as well.

 

[JimK]

This was one of the coolest tracks from Loading Zone, an album Stanley Clarke produced for the late Roy Buchanan. At this point in my life I all but worshipped Stanley Clarke, and I thought Clarke's playing was too cool. Almost forty years later, this time still holds up quite well.

During Clarke's popped solo, you can hear his influence on Victor Wooten. Pretty easy to hear the Flecktones doing this sorta stuff.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

During Clarke's popped solo, you can hear his influence on Victor Wooten. Pretty easy to hear the Flecktones doing this sorta stuff.

You're right! I did make the connection.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Just for accuracy sake,Stanley wasn't "popping" his bass.
Not in the usual way anyway.
He was known to pluck the strings quite hard.

 

[JimK]

Yeah, I know...been doing the same for 3+ decades.


Also, did I hear some bending of harmonics during his solo?
He was good at that in that same time frame. Gary King, too, for that matter.

 

[Watchootognbout]

Yeah, I know...been doing the same for 3+ decades.


Also, did I hear some bending of harmonics during his solo?
He was good at that in that same time frame. Gary King, too, for that matter.

Yep!He did that quite often!
He had a Bigsby Vibrato on his early Alembics.

 

[JimK]

...and you sound the harmonic-
Then push down on the string between the nut & the string tree or-
Flex the neck...carefully.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

...and you sound the harmonic-
Then push down on the string between the nut & the string tree or-
Flex the neck...carefully.

Get a fretless!