wateroftyne Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Hi all I've just been putting some stuff on YouTube, including a couple of songs from an Unreleased Jools Holland & Friends show at the RAH. There's some great stuff, but Dave really shines on this clip. What a player. (Hit the HQ button... it's far better) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Brilliant. I always assumed a Bongo would be a modern sound but that's almost upright sounding in the bit where's he's playing with his thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-ic Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Blimey I was at music school with a couple of the band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Top bloke Dave, and a top player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Sorry, but a half decent jazzer could do that as well on double bass. It's competent but nothing amazing. ..............runs for cover......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urb Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='bassace' post='493435' date='May 20 2009, 04:42 PM']Sorry, but a half decent jazzer could do that as well on double bass. It's competent but nothing amazing. ..............runs for cover.........[/quote] FYI - Dave's a very accomplished jazz double bassist as well - but he tends to play for the song before showing off He's played with just about everybody - check out this page on his website for some more vids [url="http://www.daveswiftbass.com/pages/people.html"]http://www.daveswiftbass.com/pages/people.html[/url] He's a dude and very down to earth chap as well Cheers Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='bassace' post='493435' date='May 20 2009, 04:42 PM']Sorry, but a half decent jazzer could do that as well on double bass. It's competent but nothing amazing. ..............runs for cover.........[/quote] 'K. Thanks for sharing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Never would've guessed that was a Bongo from the audio. Cool stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 [quote name='bassace' post='493435' date='May 20 2009, 04:42 PM']Sorry, but a half decent jazzer could do that as well on double bass. It's competent but nothing amazing. ..............runs for cover.........[/quote] I couldn't - I don't read enough jazz mags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB26354 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Dave swings, whether on upright or electric. Nice fat tone from of all things an ultra-modern Bongo. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 If you check my other videos, there some clips there of him playing with Jeff Beck, Dave Gilmour and the short fella out of Jamiroquai... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 What a tone.Absolutely blew me away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Just goes to show, the bass in your hands is only a tool. The tone is in your fingers to a large degree, and a competent musician can produce many tones from his instrument. The Bongo, as mad as it looks can do almost anything you want it to, and in the hands of someone who can really [i]play[/i] it's a top quality bass. Yes, I'm sure it'd sound great on an upright, but that's kind of not the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 He's a real pro, no doubt. But..he gets my personal alltimeworstbasssoundonagig award for Brecon jazz festival about 12 years ago. Upright acoustic in the dreadful sounding market hall - it was baaad..but not in a good way. Not his fault - nothing he could do about it, but it was a lesson in itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynot Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I like his playing. Dave has a real passion for Classical music these days so I heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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