Badass Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Hi all I am sure we are all aware of Jaco, Marcus, Sheehan, Stanley etc etc...But I am looking for new material to learn from lesser known players, who have produced some great basslines. Been playing many years and know of many great player / lines, but always on the lookout for new stuff. A recent addition was the Bass player from the Robben Ford band, Travis Carlton, son of Larry. When i heard him playing I was amazed i'd not heard of him before. Great feel and timing. Anyone have other 'great finds' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray5 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Badass' post='688959' date='Dec 19 2009, 11:30 AM']Hi all I am sure we are all aware of Jaco, Marcus, Sheehan, Stanley etc etc...But I am looking for new material to learn from lesser known players, who have produced some great basslines. Been playing many years and know of many great player / lines, but always on the lookout for new stuff. A recent addition was the Bass player from the Robben Ford band, Travis Carlton, son of Larry. When i heard him playing I was amazed i'd not heard of him before. Great feel and timing. Anyone have other 'great finds'[/quote] Talking of 'son of...' - try Kyle Eastwood, son of Clint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Bruce Thomas has come up with some great basslines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) If ya bored try this Aurra track by [b]Mark Adams[/b]....I'm pretty sure it's Mark Adams not Buddy Henderson or Steve Washington himself, although things changed a lot with Slave/Aurra and I see that one comment has the bassline down to Washington, but I will opt for Mark Adams? [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl4WcPqtVG4"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nl4WcPqtVG4[/url] Edit:- ohh, hang on found the LP credits.....it has Steve Washington mentioned but no Mark Adams! In that case Andy Rourke of Smiths....say Bigmouth Strikes again, maybe not known too well for the bassline, but great fun to play! Edited December 19, 2009 by iconic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted December 19, 2009 Author Share Posted December 19, 2009 Thanks guys I'll check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) Fish (the ex-Marillion singer) always surrounds himself with great musicians, and his bass players are no exception. Some of the fretless playing on his 1989 first solo album is fantastic. It features ex-Simple Mind John Giblin - an extremely tasteful player who has also played with John Martyn (try his Grace and Danger album). Next bassist after Giblin left was David (or Davie) Paton. Another great player, but in a very varied style, he played with the band until 1997 when Ewen Vernal (from Deacon Blue) took over for one album (Sunsets on Empire). Then came Steve Vantsis for the next 10 years - a very tasteful but under-rated player. They are ALL worth a listen! In a completely different style, I would recommend you have a listen to Leigh Gorman's work with Bow Wow Wow. Incredibly dextrous and fast, if a little "guitarist"-like in style... Good call on Andy Rourke iconic! Edited December 19, 2009 by Conan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkypenguin Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 A bassist ive recently discovered, if you fancy getting you fingers round his lines is Tony Grey. Bassist with Hiromi's Sonicboom [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL14_nd2C2Q"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VL14_nd2C2Q[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pgM-NVfWg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6pgM-NVfWg[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J3ster Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) I've always liked Mike Gordon of Phish.. For something different. Try the 'Picture of Nectar' from 92 Great album too Edited December 19, 2009 by J3ster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derrenleepoole Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 For something really different try some Tom Jenkinson aka Squarepusher. Some incredible bass solo pieces by him and a highly underrated player. I saw Ralf Gauck at Bass Day this year, and his solo bass interpretations of Beatles tunes was really original and refreshing. Certainly one to check out. Also Lawrence Cottle of the Gareth Williams Power Trio is a superb tasteful player as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Even more to checkout this holiday. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuNkShUi Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 [quote name='derrenleepoole' post='689417' date='Dec 19 2009, 10:17 PM']Also Lawrence Cottle of the Gareth Williams Power Trio is a superb tasteful player as well.[/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 [quote name='J3ster' post='689410' date='Dec 19 2009, 10:03 PM']I've always liked Mike Gordon of Phish.. For something different. Try the 'Picture of Nectar' from 92 Great album too[/quote] Massive +1 Phish rule and Mike Gordon plays some really nice stuff-especially on the live stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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