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Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: mica on January 02, 2003, 06:37:43 PM: Here's Trip and his Orion 5-string fretless:

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/2860.jpg)

If you ever get a chance to see him play, no doubt you will leave inspired.
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: Paul Lindemans (palembic) on January 03, 2003, 04:28:45 AM: That's the attitude!
Alas, I think I will feel some frustration too!
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: apdavis on August 07, 2006, 12:06:55 PM: Recently saw Trip in Denver. I don't know if he gets tired of the adjective awesome but it describes his performance and attitude to a T.

If you are out there, thanks again Trip!
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: laytonco on August 08, 2006, 07:15:28 AM: apdavis from Denver I see. I am sitting at Broadway and C470 right now!
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: edwin on August 11, 2006, 12:15:45 AM: Where is that Denver photo taken? I am sorry I missed his appearance.

Edwin
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: edwin on August 11, 2006, 12:16:04 AM: Where was that Denver photo taken? I am sorry I missed his appearance.

Edwin
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: mica on August 11, 2006, 02:04:24 PM: Trip sent me this picture from the LODO bass bash Tripster clinic

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/30555.jpg)

Don't miss a chance to see him live.

(Message edited by mica on August 11, 2006)
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: apdavis on August 11, 2006, 03:24:01 PM: I borrowed without asking, the photo I posted from the Lodo bass bash, but Mica's contribution is better.
I had understood the scheduled clinics for the Bass Bash were to be Friday(4th) and Saturday(5th), with Trip playing Saturday night. It turns out he played Friday and Saturday night with a clinic on Sunday, which I had missed having made other plans.
Spit and other dirty words on that one. . .

Adam
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: bassjigga on August 11, 2006, 03:28:41 PM: Yeah Trip is phenominal. Great guy too.
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: Bradley Young on August 13, 2006, 03:44:46 PM: That is a really big bass. Anybody know if it is strung B-Bb or F#-C?
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: apdavis on August 14, 2006, 11:13:41 AM: Trip is known for using alternate tuning. He may keep it in a standard setup, until his soul is moved to explore something new.
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: jacko on August 16, 2006, 07:53:49 AM: I saw trip last year at bass day uk. He was indeed a phenomenal player and very friendly with it. Unfortunatly, He wasn't able to bring his Alembic last year - maybe this time. He certainly got enough encouragement from the three Edinburgh Alembicians who went.

Graeme
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: mica on August 22, 2006, 12:17:57 PM: Trip will be at the Atlanta Institute of Music tomorrow night at 8:00 for a clinic, private lessons are from 3-7:00.
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: apdavis on August 22, 2006, 01:26:59 PM: Lucky Georgians!!!
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: bassjigga on February 06, 2007, 10:05:10 AM: Here's Xander Wamsley playing Trip's Epic.

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/35952.jpg)
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: bassjigga on February 06, 2007, 10:13:14 AM: Nice bass face Trip! And an Orion...

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/35955.jpg)
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: David Houck on February 16, 2007, 04:33:20 PM: Nice pics!
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: hieronymous on August 20, 2007, 09:08:33 PM: I've never heard of Trip Wamsley before, but he's playing at the Cozmic Cafe (http://www.thecozmiccafe.com/ target=_blank) in Placerville, CA (kind of near Sacramento) on Saturday, Sept. 1. Kind of thinking about going...
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: jacko on August 21, 2007, 04:38:08 AM: It'll be well worth your effort harry. Trip's an astounding player and a really nice guy to chat too aswell.

Graeme
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: apdavis on August 21, 2007, 11:24:21 AM: GO!
You won't regret the Tripendicular Experience.

Adam
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: David Houck on August 25, 2007, 05:35:33 PM: Definitely go!

And post a review please!
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: richbass939 on August 26, 2007, 08:32:37 AM: Here's a Bass Player review of Trip's latest CD.
Rich

Trip Wamsley
By Bryan Beller | July 2007

Curve [twbass.com]

Trip Wamsley, virtuoso bassist and self-described resident of the ?Louisiana Dirty South,? survived Hurricane Rita and myriad other obstacles to crank out this shimmering, ethereal album of creative solo performances. The technical mastery required to carry this material is there and then some; he can slap, tap, arpeggiate, chord-comp, employ harmonics, and solo with the best of them. But for every one ripping piece of ?how?d he do that?? fireworks (check out ?Redneck Monolith? or ?Non A-06? if you just want your head blown off), there are two pieces that slow down and hypnotically emphasize tone, layering, atmosphere, and melody. Disposed to disparate dynamics, and using the feel, technique and mannerisms of a Michael Manring-influenced bassist, Wamsley creates a sonic universe reminiscent of a cross between Bill Frisell and modern folk acoustic guitar. Curve serves as a rewarding exercise in the Zen of solo bass composition and performance.
-Bryan Beller
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: dannobasso on August 26, 2007, 08:04:15 PM: Go here http://www.bassplayer.tv/ (http://www.bassplayer.tv/) and pick summer namm 07 and you can see 2 clips with Trip. One with the Alembic 8 and another demoing other basses. I got to play the 8 at namm years ago. Amazing bass. Trip is also a wonderful individual as well as an incredible musician.
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: David Houck on August 29, 2007, 07:31:14 PM: Thanks Danno, that was really nice!
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: hieronymous on August 29, 2007, 11:20:09 PM: Yeah, thanks for the heads-up dannobasso!

I don't go to the Introductions section too often, but when I did I found Trip's own introductory thread (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9471)! Toshiaki gave a link to a really nice YouTube video in there.

So basically I'm pretty much planning on going to the show if I can make it (sometimes work intrudes into my off-time...)
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: hieronymous on September 01, 2007, 03:15:41 PM: Unfortunately, I don't think I'm going to make the show tonight. I've driven over 1500 miles in the past three weeks for work, and I'm totally worn out! It's three hours round trip, and although I'll probably be kicking myself tomorrow, I don't think I'm up for it. If only it was a little bit closer, like Sacramento...
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: richbass939 on March 16, 2009, 10:01:13 AM: This was in the BP Recommends section of the April 2009 issue of Bass Player.

The Power Triplets
Ta-Da
(ThePowerTriplets.com)

Virtuoso bassist and eclectic composer Trip Wamsley has established himself as a master of solo bass on fretless and fretted alike, with deeply warm tones and exquisitely refined technique sprinkled liberally throughout his past solo releases. But he's got a rowdy side to his playing as well, and on Ta-Da he lets loose with a downright rude barrage of overdrive, heavy picking, power chords, aggressive rock-slapping, and open jam madness. Wamsley's interplay with guitarist Chris Nix (a Beck/Johnson/Morse-influenced revelation in his own right) and drummer Tom Hurst is raw and unafraid, it defiantly occupies the ample space necessary to make this power-trio's interesting material work, and it leaves nothing on the table.
by BP's Bryan Beller
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: jazzyvee on January 30, 2010, 03:10:35 AM: I just found this by accident on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXo3M1uWjg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXo3M1uWjg)

Enjoy
Jazzyvee
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: jazzyvee on January 30, 2010, 03:15:47 AM: I just found this by accident on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXo3M1uWjg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLXo3M1uWjg)

Enjoy
Jazzyvee
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: bassfingers on February 15, 2010, 02:09:57 PM: This guy is fantastic!.
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: reinier on September 19, 2011, 11:34:53 AM: Just the Artist, not his Alembic this time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKdUREAa2JA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKdUREAa2JA)

Not sure whether it's OK to post this commercial (for a nonetheless very nice sounding envelope pedal), but I found the 1st demo song (running from 0m59sec 'til 1m57sec) just so sweet that I felt I should add it to the other great song already up here by this amazing bass player. Take care, Reinier
Title: Trip Wamsley
Post by: jacko on June 16, 2014, 02:40:27 PM: Here's the Tripster's latest youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA_rCJaHNB0&feature=youtu.be) . a zillion notes on a beautiful 5 string fretless.

Nice stuff Trip.

Graeme