wombatboter Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I rarely start a topic around here but this is just so amazing that I couldn't help posting this..(hopefully this hasn't been posted before) Many have praised Paul Turner but again this floors me.. When the bass comes in around 3'30" ...how good can you be ? Killer tone, great phrases and sometimes I hear echoes of Bernard Edwards and Rocco Prestia in his style. Turner is just one of the finest bassplayers around.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzRl7ftj0Hs&feature=related[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrC5E7f-JIA&feature=related[/media] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Tasty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chardbass Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 You know what I love about him is that he's not one of these inaccessible players where it's just jaw-on-the-floor chops and technique. It's when you come to play this style of music you realise just how good he is- he's got such a full arsenal of taste at his disposal. Def absorbed the players you mention and more prob but Bernard Edwards big time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I just sent the link of this page to Paul. I think he'll be pleased to hear such nice comments regarding hid playing & tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 fab sound, great groove... what more do you need in a bass player... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risingson Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 He's a really great bass player and a very nice guy to boot. One of my old lecturers introduced us a few years back and he was really open to some of my most likely silly questions about music and gear and stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 (edited) That's sweet Less is more again, letting the funk breathe. Great live sound. thanks for the post. Edited December 25, 2011 by deepbass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I've become quite friendly with Paul since being introduced via Nick Wells (Paul lives about 15-20 mins away from me). I think he's a fabulous player and a super nice guy. I've seen him playing, techically complex, Bernard Edwards lines whilst chatting away and showing me how Edwards used his thumb nail for some of those percussive sounds he got. He's a dab hand at Jamerson as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Tasty bass playing, but I'm unable watch the video for more than a few seconds without being irritated by that tit with the mic prancing about in his daft hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patch006 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 To my ears this is how a bass should sound , like a bass! Class player! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soliloquy Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 I knew him to say hello to years ago, he used to hang out in the old Birmingham Bass Centre. A band I played in used to support a band he played for regularly, and I played for them when he left. He was a monster play then, that was 20 years or more ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 A great player with great timing I know Jay Kay's latest offerings have been a bit 'so what' of late, but you can't deny he does a great live show. These performances are killing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevcooke Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Saw Paul Turner play with Jamiroquai at the Jazz Cafe last year. Truly inspirational... I'd love to be able to find out who else he's playing with and see him live more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molan Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Damn but that Alleva Coppolo sounds fantastic in Paul's hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
far0n Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Isn't Paul Turner a Sunderland lad ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stag Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Saw Paul at a clinic in Great Yarmouth, would you believe it.... With Derrick and the guitarist whose name escapes me. Really great guys, all of them... Question and answer session with instruments, very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 The band are fantastic. That bass player doesn't miss a beat. JK on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higgie Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 [quote name='Stag' timestamp='1324733063' post='1477424'] Saw Paul at a clinic in Great Yarmouth, would you believe it.... With Derrick and the guitarist whose name escapes me. Really great guys, all of them... Question and answer session with instruments, very cool! [/quote] Rob Harris I think his name is...Turner is brilliant - Met him just the once but he was a really nice guy to talk to, and totally down to earth. I'm a big fan of his for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-N-Y Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 What a monster player. You can't deny that Zender was great but this guy is my favourite of the Jamiroquai bassists. He has such an amazing groove and bounce to his playing, coupled with a wonderful tone. Magic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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