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Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: afrobeat_fool on August 07, 2011, 10:22:12 PM: Montreux 1980 Marvin's bassist looks to be playing an Alembic SI. Sounds like it too. You can catch a glimpse at 5min. What do you guy's think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7eTOnNBwYU&playnext=1&list=PLD37C6FAC4CEB609E (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7eTOnNBwYU&playnext=1&list=PLD37C6FAC4CEB609E)

Nick
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: elwoodblue on August 07, 2011, 11:03:34 PM: It certainly sounds like one...it's got an assymetry to the body shape.
I added a high quality code (&fmt=22) to the url and got this pic...after a little adjustments you can see the bass better.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/110863.jpg)

I thought Ibanez at first, until I heard it alone in that break : )
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: FC Bass on August 07, 2011, 11:24:11 PM: My guess would be Aria SB
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: FC Bass on August 07, 2011, 11:46:49 PM: Here's a better shot from this vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHaKEAAj6oA target=_blank):

(http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/110867.jpg)

That would be an Aria Pro II SB900 (http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/bass/sb/sb.html target=_blank)
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: elwoodblue on August 08, 2011, 12:39:54 AM: nice shot FC ...no question about it
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: pierreyves on August 08, 2011, 06:15:12 AM: How you can say it's a serie's sound ? its a flat sound, like boum boum.... or tak tak, no relief, no alembic sound, just a kalachnikov's cry LOL
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: terryc on August 08, 2011, 07:57:42 AM: you got to take into consideration the record quality and sometimes a flat sound may suit the music.
I don't think old Motown records would have sounded like they did without Jamerson's P bass with strings that were so old they were just about rusty!
Sometimes too hi fi would not suit the mood if you see what I mean
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: pierreyves on August 08, 2011, 08:10:59 AM: not really hi fi but the typical alembic serie I grain which can be ear on old record (Mother's finest for example), dont worry it was just my opinion.
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: nnek on August 08, 2011, 08:48:45 AM: I would agree that the sound has to fit the music. I thought the bass punch was just right as a thumping drive with nice pattern. There was a moment when there was more attack but he pulled right back into the groove. I was impressed with Marvin's command of the mic too. He held that SM58 pretty far away and at an oblique angle. The band must have been at a nice stage level for the sound guy to open that type of mic that wide.
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: pierreyves on August 08, 2011, 09:37:00 AM: not really hi fi but the typical alembic serie I grain which can be ear on old record (Mother's finest for example), dont worry it was just my opinion.
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: bigredbass on August 09, 2011, 10:52:22 AM: IF I had to guess, I'd actually say it LOOKS like an Aria SB 900 (more than a little ALEMBIC influence !) :

http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/catalogs/c1980/c1980_catalog_pg9.jpg.html (http://www.matsumoku.org/models/ariaproii/catalogs/c1980/c1980_catalog_pg9.jpg.html)

J o e y
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: nnek on August 09, 2011, 03:22:03 PM: I must say I do like his playing! Who is he? I started mining the video vaults for Marvin just to catch the bass player...
Obviously Jamerson's influence but with a little more articulation to the attack.
Title: Marvin Gaye's Bassist
Post by: sonicus on August 09, 2011, 03:37:59 PM: I like the Bass chops ! Sounds like CHUCK RAINEY ? http://www.chuckrainey.com/ (http://www.chuckrainey.com/)