Wailers bassist

[devain21to7]

I was listening to alot of Bob Marley Live at the Roxy yesterday and I noticed that the bassist has this real kool jungle sounding thump.

Does anyone know what bass hes playing or what effects or something???

 

[Woodchuck]

Aston "Family Man" Barrett. Sunburst Fender Jazz with a rosewood board, no FX. Here I am backstage with him earlier this month. We opened for them and Parliament/Funkadelic.

 

[Eyescream]

I imagine he uses flats to get that serious thump. You don't happen to know, do you Woodchuck?

 

[devain21to7]

Seriously , as tame as Marleys music may be, that bass is like full on funk.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Aston "Family Man" Barrett IS THE MAN! Exodus is the best example of recorded bass there is! It's also the first song I ever learned. And you better believe them is flats.

 

[devain21to7]

Exodous huh??? All ive got is live at the Roxy, but ill look into that one.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Keep in mind this is IMO. But like all Bob Marley albums the bass is thicker then hell. It also is one of the better "sounding" records out there.

 

[Kavorka]

Aston "Family Man" Barrett. Sunburst Fender Jazz with a rosewood board, no FX. Here I am backstage with him earlier this month. We opened for them and Parliament/Funkadelic.

Dude, you opened for Aston Barrett and P/Funk??! That's freaking awesome! I'm so jealous. Does your band have a CD out?

 

[Eyescream]

Exodous huh??? All ive got is live at the Roxy, but ill look into that one.

Exodus is a song. It's on the Best Of album that came out many moons ago. My personal favorite Marley tune is "Buffalo Soldier", but any of the songs you could find always, always have this buttery-smooth, so thick you'd need a machete to cut it bass tone. I figured they were flats, but I'm more curious what kind he's using.

Aston cemented my decision to give flats a go.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Exodus is a song.

ON A ALBUM CALLED EXODUS
My second favorite song on that ALBUM is natural mystic.