stewblack Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 It's a Gregory Isaacs kind of day today. First discovered him in the early 80s when a mate put Night Nurse on a mix tape for me. What a voice! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, stewblack said: It's a Gregory Isaacs kind of day today. First discovered him in the early 80s when a mate put Night Nurse on a mix tape for me. What a voice! Can’t beat a bit of the cool ruler stew ☝️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Reggaebass said: Can’t beat a bit of the cool ruler stew ☝️ Like musical honey 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 10 minutes ago, stewblack said: It's a Gregory Isaacs kind of day today. First discovered him in the early 80s when a mate put Night Nurse on a mix tape for me. What a voice! Night Nurse one of the greatest of all time - not greatest Reggae, just greatest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewblack Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Just now, Mykesbass said: Night Nurse one of the greatest of all time - not greatest Reggae, just greatest. No argument from me! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, Mykesbass said: Night Nurse one of the greatest of all time - not greatest Reggae, just greatest. Fond memories of that tune being on the jukebox in a pub in Stratford, east London, it cost me a lot of money, I played it non stop 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nail Soup Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 This looks worth a listen: Don Letts presents the story of King Tubby on Radio 4 Thursday 21st at 11.30. BBC Radio 4 - Dub Revolution: The Story of King Tubby Available to listen on BBC sounds afterwards of course! Here's the blurb: 28 January 2021 would have been legendary sound engineer King Tubby’s 80th birthday. The sonic experiments he created in his tiny studio in the ghettos of Kingston Jamaica during the early seventies helped create a genre that’s now part of the very fabric of contemporary music – Dub. Tubby’s productions pre-empted today’s remix culture, were instrumental in the creation of rap an inspired an eclectic mix of artists from Massive Attack to Primal Scream. Dub went on to inform Jungle, Rave,Techno, Ambient right up to Grime in the 21st century. Don Letts celebrates the godfather of Dub, with contributions from Dennis Bovell, Adrian Sherwood, Hollie Cook and Mad Professor. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 29 minutes ago, Nail Soup said: This looks worth a listen: Don Letts presents the story of King Tubby on Radio 4 Thursday 21st at 11.30. BBC Radio 4 - Dub Revolution: The Story of King Tubby Thanks for that NS , I hadn’t seen that advertised ☝️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 A new track here from Owen Knibbs who’s been around for a long while, but you don’t hear about him much, skip the intro to 1.02 , nice Bassline to this, I’m going to steal it, I make it F C G Bb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StickyDBRmf Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 5 hours ago, Reggaebass said: A new track here from Owen Knibbs who’s been around for a long while, but you don’t hear about him much, skip the intro to 1.02 , nice Bassline to this, I’m going to steal it, I make it F C G Bb Real good. New Classic! We need more warriors! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 18, 2021 Author Share Posted January 18, 2021 28 minutes ago, StickyDBRmf said: Real good. New Classic! We need more warriors! Definitely Sticky👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Two versions here some might be interested in of , Take it Easy, the first is I think the original by Dennis brown around 1973 on studio 1, and my favourite, a great heavy version with Gregory isaacs, mixed by Joe Gibbs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 It’s not the greatest video quality, but I enjoyed this solo at 2.24 over a Burning spear cover 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 This is a great track I like to listen to now and again, you’ll recognise it from the great Steven segal film 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caz Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hey folks, I must have skipped over this thread somehow. There's loads of great stuff here!! I've recently been learning a few Bob Marley & The Wailers tunes.. so far Could You Be Loved, Is This Love, Redemption Song, Three Little Birds and Waiting In Vain. I've been checking out some videos and documentaries to see how Aston Barrett plays.. so far advice I've got has been play with the right hand up by the fretboard and roll back the tone to get a fatter sound. Are there any other tips from folks in the know please? I posted this a few days ago on the Show Us Your Playing thread.. hope it's ok to post again here, it just shows where I'm at so far with the technique and sound. I've been playing bass for just over a year and a half now, still getting the basics together so appreciate any advice. Thanks, Caroline 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, Caz said: Are there any other tips from folks in the know please? Smoke quantity 😉 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Seeing Monty Alexander mentioned a while back prompts me to share an idea for a tune that would make a great ska number . Monty has made an album of ska/reggae arrangements of Thelonious Monk tunes , ... ... so why not a Skatalites type treatment of Kojo No Tsuki ( Japanese Folk Song ) , the tune that Monk included on Straight , No Chaser . - Bass player Larry Gales quotes the head at the end of his solo at 11:40 : ( imagine a ska version segueing into the Poirot Theme . ) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Caz said: I've been checking out some videos and documentaries to see how Aston Barrett plays If you've not seen it, this is a nice video from Devon Bradshaw and Donovan Miller: I think @Reggaebass may have a link to part #2 ? 👍 Edited January 27, 2021 by Ricky 4000 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 41 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: I think @Reggaebass may have a link to part #2 Thanks Ricky 👍, Hi caz, welcome to the reggae thread, there’s some great tips in the Devon Bradshaw videos, I saw your video, great choice and nice work 👍, there’s some really good music contributions here and @Mykesbass has kindly put them on Spotify maybe he could re post the link . Also I think @donstrumentalwould help with any questions you would like to ask about playing reggae 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caz Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Ricky 4000 said: If you've not seen it, this is a nice video from Devon Bradshaw and Donovan Miller: Oh yeah I did stumble across this yesterday on youtube funnily enough, but didn't see the 2nd part so will check that out. I noticed he talks about the sweet spot for the right hand to be a bit further back from the fretboard than it looks like Aston Barrett plays it. 2 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Hi caz, welcome to the reggae thread, Thanks for the warm welcome Reggaebass, I'll look forward to going through this and checking out the music posted up here. 4 hours ago, DaveFry said: Seeing Monty Alexander mentioned a while back prompts me to share an idea for a tune that would make a great ska number . Monty has made an album of ska/reggae arrangements of Thelonious Monk tunes , ... Definitely going to check this album out. I love Monty's trio and had the privilege to support them at Cadogan Hall a couple of years ago (as a drummer, not bassist!). Great band - I especially love Jason Brown's playing on kit. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 4 hours ago, Reggaebass said: Thanks Ricky 👍, Hi caz, welcome to the reggae thread, there’s some great tips in the Devon Bradshaw videos, I saw your video, great choice and nice work 👍, there’s some really good music contributions here and @Mykesbass has kindly put them on Spotify maybe he could re post the link . Also I think @donstrumentalwould help with any questions you would like to ask about playing reggae 🙂 Here you go Caz - the idea was just one song per artist but it wasn't a hard and fast rule, just a good place to get some ideas. Turned into a fairly substantial playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/59RhYT5dLPwboS9u3njL4S?si=lVSyQRB2QXS_y7rlFfRCMA 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Caz said: Oh yeah I did stumble across this yesterday on youtube funnily enough, but didn't see the 2nd part so will check that out. I noticed he talks about the sweet spot for the right hand to be a bit further back from the fretboard than it looks like Aston Barrett plays it. I suppose there are many factors involved. 🙂 I read somewhere that Aston Barrett uses a 5 string set on his 4 string Jazz bass, discarding the thin one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggaebass Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ricky 4000 said: I suppose there are many factors involved. 🙂 I read somewhere that Aston Barrett uses a 5 string set on his 4 string Jazz bass, discarding the thin one. There’s a bit of info about Aston here I remember reading from notreble 🙂https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2014/06/26/legend-an-interview-with-aston-family-man-barrett/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Ricky 4000 said: I suppose there are many factors involved. 🙂 I read somewhere that Aston Barrett uses a 5 string set on his 4 string Jazz bass, discarding the thin one. Do you know if he still tunes it EADG, or does he drop it to Eb or D? Or some otherworldly tuning? TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky 4000 Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 2 hours ago, TheMaartian said: Do you know if he still tunes it EADG, or does he drop it to Eb or D? Or some otherworldly tuning? TIA Hrm, well I don't know, but if the Fender is still his 'main bass' for playing all the Wailers stuff -- I assume standard tuning. Along with incredibly high string tension from those over-fat Fender flats. Maybe that's the key. 😃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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