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Leland Sklar YouTube play along


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49 minutes ago, chris_b said:

Great playing again. Notice how the strings hardly move when Lee plucks/strokes them.

Also good advice. . . . . . . "We never did anything exactly like the record."

Yeah, that’s the main thing I’ve noticed from this - just how lightly he plays.

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33 minutes ago, NoirBass said:

Yeah, that’s the main thing I’ve noticed from this - just how lightly he plays.

And serves the song completely.  Apart from the outro on video 2 there's no overly flashy playing

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10 hours ago, NoirBass said:

Yeah, that’s the main thing I’ve noticed from this - just how lightly he plays.

Those Sklar Dingwall's are made just for that kind of technique. They have banjo frets on them and they play effortlessly. Really wish I hadn't sold mine.

The only issue I had with it was the pick-up placement which they have now solved with the Sklar II - 3 x Super Fatty's.

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Just watched the first video up at the top of the thread there 👆

You could show that to anyone learning bass to illustrate how to support the song, to play well without the need for flashy fills. It's a beautiful illustration and a wake up call for me. I'm nowhere near as bad as I was 35 years ago but I am still guilty of playing way too much. 

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