Andrew Gouche

[ambient]

I’m a longtime admirer of Andrew’s playing. Here, he’s taking Chaka Khan’s two hits to another level completely.

 

I guess he’s able to do this because:

 

a) he has total mastery of his instrument and tremendous chops.

 

and 

 

b) he’s so familiar and at ease with the harmony in the two songs.

 

I have to learn these two songs for a new band I’m playing for. I play a 6 string bass, I’m definitely watching these for inspiration.

 

He detunes his bass by a tone by the way.

 

I have a transcription of these two tunes from a Chaka Khan concert.

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2023 by ambient

[AnalogBomb]

I could watch that all day!

[asingardenof]

21 minutes ago, AnalogBomb said:

I could watch that all day!

I could if I could crop the video to remove Mr D...

[Cairobill]

Awesome

[sammybee]

He is a beast!

[lowdown]

1 hour ago, ambient said:

I’m a longtime admirer of Andrew’s playing. Here, he’s taking Chaka Khan’s two hits to another level completely.

 

I guess he’s able to do this because:

 

a) he has total mastery of his instrument and tremendous chops.

 

and 

 

b) he’s so familiar and at ease with the harmony in the two songs.

 

   

The Bass phrasing with the vocal at 04:34...terrific stuff!

 

 

Thanks for posting.

👍

[SumOne]

I've been eyeing up an MTD Andrew Gauche for a while now.....it'd mean I could instantly play as well as him wouldnt it?!

[chris_b]

11 minutes ago, SumOne said:

I've been eyeing up an MTD Andrew Gauche for a while now.....it'd mean I could instantly play as well as him wouldnt it?!

 

guaranteed . . .

[fretmeister]

He's a fantastic player. I bought the AG1000 signature amp because I do love his sound.

 

I have to say though - his solo stuff is a bit pants compared to the legendary tunes like CK's one in the vid. I was a bit disappointed in his solo album. Fine playing - just in desperate need of a tune. 

[ambient]

1 hour ago, fretmeister said:

He's a fantastic player. I bought the AG1000 signature amp because I do love his sound.

 

I have to say though - his solo stuff is a bit pants compared to the legendary tunes like CK's one in the vid. I was a bit disappointed in his solo album. Fine playing - just in desperate need of a tune. 

 

I'm saving up for an AG1000.

[fretmeister]

It's a cracking amp. I'm very pleased with it.

 

The dynamic range is massive. Really responsive. As I swap a lot between fingers, slap, and pick I always use a compressor just to sort that out a bit. Otherwise that little slap lick in the middle of a fingerstyle tune has a habit of waking the dead.

[asingardenof]

20 hours ago, SumOne said:

I've been eyeing up an MTD Andrew Gauche for a while now.....it'd mean I could instantly play as well as him wouldnt it?!

It sounded great except on the really low notes on the B string, and I'm listening through decent headphones so it shouldn't be an issue.