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Gladys Knight - Ain't No Sun.. (James Jamerson, bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 231 seconds Playing James Jamerson's classic line on the Gladys Knight tune "Ain't No Sun Since You've Been Gone", from "The Nitty Gritty". Fender '62 RI w/Seymour Duncan Vintage J pups and Audere JZ3 pre (in Lo-Z mode), Avalon U5 (no eq) Related: arcellus, audere, avalon, bass, fender, funk, gladys, jamerson, james, jazz, knight, soul, sykes, u5 |
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Stevie Wonder - I Was Made To Love Her (bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 160 seconds Here's my transcription of James Jamerson's bass line on "I Was Made To Love Her" by Stevie Wonder. I tried to be faithful to all of Jamerson's rhythmic variations - it was tough to keep them all straight but if I absorbed just a little of his groove, it was worth it. Fender '62 RI J-Bass w/Seymour Duncan Vintage J pickups and Audere JZ3 Pre, Avalon U5 DI w/EQ preset Related: arcellus, audere, bass, demeter, elrick, fender, funk, jamerson, james, jazz, stevie, sykes, transcription, wonder |
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Stevie Wonder - As (Nate Watts, bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 212 seconds My transcription of Nate Watts' bass line on "As", from Stevie's album "Songs In The Key Of Life". Hope you like it! Related: arcellus, avalon, bass, elrick, funk, jazz, nate, soul, stevie, sykes, transcription, u5, watts, wonder |
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Donny Hathaway/Roberta Flack - Back Together Again (Bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 210 seconds Basil Fearrington's bass line on "Back Together Again", by Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack. The high register lick in this is tricky - it was originally multitracked, so not really meant to be played by one player. I think I got pretty close to the idea, though. Related: aguilar, arcellus, avalon, bartolini, bass, donny, elrick, fender, flack, funk, hathaway, jazz, roberta, soul, sykes, u5 |
![Jaco - \"Bright Size Life\" Bass Solo](http://img.youtube.com/vi/4dAUW_2evz0/2.jpg "Jaco - \\"Bright Size Life\\" Bass Solo") |
Jaco - "Bright Size Life" Bass Solo Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 100 seconds Here's a read through my transcription of Jaco Pastorius's solo on "Bright Size Life", from the Pat Metheny album of the same name. All of my transcriptions are available on my website: arcellussykes.com/tr anscriptions Related: aguilar, arcellus, avalon, bartolini, bass, elrick, fender, funk, jaco, jazz, metheny, pastorius, pat, soul, sykes, u5 |
![Tower Of Power/Rocco Prestia: \"You Strike My Main Nerve\"](http://img.youtube.com/vi/dlSeLWovKJY/2.jpg "Tower Of Power/Rocco Prestia: \\"You Strike My Main Nerve\\"") |
Tower Of Power/Rocco Prestia: "You Strike My Main Nerve" Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 170 seconds Rocco's groove on You Strike My Main Nerve, from TOP's album "Bump City". Rocco has got to be one of the tightest, most in-the-pocket players out there. Solid as a rock! Mexican P-Bass, Avalon U5 (No EQ) straight into the board Related: arcellus, avalon, bass, fender, funk, main, nerve, of, power, prestia, rocco, soul, sykes, tower |
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Miles Davis: Straight, No Chaser solo (Bass playalong) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 132 seconds Here's my transcription of Miles playing an F Blues on "Straight, No Chaser", from Milestones. Nice and simple, but super grooving and tasty. Elrick Gold Standard (w/Bartolini pups & Aguilar OBP-3 pre) into an Avalon U5 (no EQ) Related: arcellus, avalon, bass, chaser, davis, elrick, funk, jazz, miles, milestones, no, soul, straight, sykes, transcription, trumpet |
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Nicholas Payton - You Stepped Out Of A Dream (bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 90 seconds My transcription of Nicholas Payton's gorgeous solo on "You Stepped Out Of A Dream" from his 1995 album "From This Moment". A couple of flubs in there, but I'll let them stand - the fingering on this one can be a bit tricky. Elrick Gold Standard 5 String (E-C) w/Aguilar OBP-3, Avalon U5 w/EQ preset Related: aguilar, arcellus, avalon, bass, bona, dipiazza, elrick, funk, jaco, jazz, nicholas, payton, solo, sykes, transcription, trumpet, u5 |
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John Coltrane - Blue In Green Solo (Bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 53 seconds Playing John Coltrane's short but beautiful solo on "Blue In Green", from Miles's "Kind Of Blue". Incredible phrasing and articulation on this one.. makes me (almost) want to play a wind instrument again. Elrick Gold Standard 5 String (E-C) w/Aguilar OBP-3, Demeter VTBP-201S pre (w/ mild EQ) Related: aguilar, arcellus, bass, bona, coltrane, demeter, dipiazza, elrick, jaco, jazz, john, saxophone, solo, sykes, tenor, transcription |
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Hang Up Your Hang-Ups - Herbie Hancock/Paul Jackson, bas Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 189 seconds Paul Jackson's groove, from the album "Man-Child" - my personal favorite of Herbie's funk albums. A noodley solo at the end of this - if time permitted I'd do a real take, but we got what we got. Related: aguilar, arcellus, audere, avalon, bass, elrick, fender, funk, hancock, herbie, jackson, jazz, paul, soul, sykes |
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Maxwell/Jonathan Moran - Ascension (Bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 256 seconds Jonathan Moran's groove on "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)", from Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite. Related: aguilar, arcellus, avalon, bass, elrick, fender, funk, jonathan, maxwell, moran, soul, sykes |
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Dave Douglas - Blue Heaven Solo (played on bass) Posted by: arcellus
Video duration: 72 seconds A short video of myself playing along with Dave Douglas's solo on "Blue Heaven", from his "Soul On Soul" album. I was really focusing on trying to imitate his phrasing and articulation - some of my favorite aspects of his playing. Elrick Gold Standard 5 String (E-C) w/Aguilar OBP-3, Avalon U5 w/EQ preset Related: aguilar, arcellus, avalon, bass, bona, dave, dipiazza, douglas, elrick, funk, jaco, jazz, solo, sykes, transcription, trumpet, u5 |
