Jodie Bass

My pal Enda Scahill is worth checking out.  A bit of an authority on all things banjo, he has just released some online courses, and also has various study books published too:

https://www.soundslice.com/users/EndaScahill/

Thanks @Teebs!

22 hours ago, Han said:

YOU ROCK! Thank you so much for doing this Jodie and Merry Christmas!! 🎄 

No problem @Han, let me know how you get on with it!

Here you go, a wee early Christmas present for all bass players!  Plenty of time to get the song under your fingers to amaze or irritate your nearest and dearest by the 25th 😆

https://jodiebremaneson.tumblr.com/post/637309431396417536/vince-guaraldi-trio-christmas-time-is

Let me know how you get on with it, and please share and tag me if you're so inclined!

Cheers all

On 30/11/2020 at 20:19, StickyDBRmf said:

HA! Sleeper Alert! Great rendition, GREAT TUNE (TOON), Great Composer, the whole album is bitchin', and yes, I remember the first time it was on and watch it every year! And it's the only Christmas tune I know on Stick.

Thanks @StickyDBRmf  I agree, what an album and writer!  It's pretty much the only Christmas album I can have on permanent rotation and not get tired of!

On 01/12/2020 at 08:00, KingPrawn said:

Thank you. It’s great. Do you have the chords you could post?

Happy Christmas 

 

Same to you @KingPrawn No chords on hand, but I'll be sure to add them to the notation when transcribing!

On 28/11/2020 at 18:34, Han said:

This is so beautiful! Was there ever a transcription released? I would love to learn to play this! 😍

Hi Han, glad you like my arrangement.  I never did get around to transcribing it, but your post is a much needed reminder!  Coincidentally I'm working through how to arrange pieces for solo bass with some of my students at present, so this will tie in nicely with that!

I'll get on it and keep you posted

3 hours ago, Andy Brice said:

many thanks other than the neck i can't fault this instrument ... are the usa ones significantly better i wonder??

 

They do feel a bit more premium all round, and more importantly come with a choice of necks, finishes, woods and weights.  Saying that, the Tributes are incredible for the price, and tonally pretty much the same in my experience!

I had my L2000 Tribute neck reprofiled by a luthier (to a 90's P-bass shape I believe) and it was a great move!  It was my touring workhorse for years until I finally tracked down a USA L2500.  Great basses, so versatile.

1 hour ago, rollie 55 said:

excellent and a merry christmas to you

1 hour ago, lowdown said:

Great stuff...

👍

16 minutes ago, spongebob said:

Would love to see this tab'd or a how to video. I'd be really keen to play this! 😀

Thanks all!  Will do my best to knock out a transcription at some point @spongebob  

Merry Xmas Basschatters!  Thought I'd share a quick arrangement of "Christmas Time Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio, taken from the incredible "A Charlie Brown Christmas" album.  Always loved Guaraldi's contrast of sweet melodies against unusual harmonies so thought I'd have a go at transcribing a piece finally!

Have a great Xmas when it comes, all!

3 hours ago, gapiro said:

Sorry to holy thread revive, but does anyone still have the copy of the dots/scan of the bass guitar mag with it in?

The links earlier didn't work for me

 

Been meaning to transcribe this up for a while, so your post was a good boot up the bum!  Here's the verse groove which will hopefully get you started

http://jodiebremaneson.tumblr.com/post/179996854396/waitresses-christmas-wrapping-bass

No problem urb, thanks for checking it out

Hi all,

Thought I'd share my transcription of this killer track from Thundercat's "The Golden Age of Apocalypse"! Some performance notes included too

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Cheers!

J