Author Topic: Stanley Clarke + Jimmy Johnson + Bunny Brunell + Stuart Hamm + Marcus Miller + (Read 263 times)

funkyjazzjunky · « **on:** July 12, 2012, 09:50:14 AM »

What a clip

VMG

tubeperson · « **Reply #1 on:** July 12, 2012, 10:37:14 AM »

Quite remarkable. Sorry that Tis is gone now. Brian Bromberg shows what 4 strings can do, who needs a quitarist anyway? JK

terryc · « **Reply #2 on:** July 12, 2012, 11:24:49 AM »

Some bass heavyweights there..'School Days'..the universal song to solo over

flpete1uw · « **Reply #3 on:** July 13, 2012, 03:17:21 AM »

Aside from the amazing performances we get to hear the tonal differences of the instruments. Everyone bringing their best foot forward. Humble opinion is this could be an Alembic Advertisement.
Peace
Pete

rustyg61 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 13, 2012, 04:51:14 AM »

Talk about intimidation factor!!

rustyg61 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 13, 2012, 04:58:53 AM »

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jazzyvee · « **Reply #6 on:** July 13, 2012, 05:19:08 AM »

I'm trying to work out what Billy is doing here to get the note to drop in pitch. I've seen stanley push the neck forward and brace the body of his bass to drop the note on a harmonic but I can't exactly see what billy is doing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdRG-hD5ZKo&feature=player_detailpage#t=463s

By the way I have this DVD it's called Night School

Jazzyvee

811952 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 13, 2012, 05:32:09 AM »

Something similar to a B-Bender, perhaps?

David Houck · « **Reply #8 on:** July 13, 2012, 06:30:56 AM »

Jazzyvee and John; in the video that Terry linked in his bolting things to your bass thread, Billy shows what he's doing, and it's basically bending the neck. I've cued it up here.

811952 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:44:34 AM »

Wow. That's a lot of bend to get the pitch to drop that much!

John

peoplechipper · « **Reply #10 on:** July 21, 2012, 12:10:28 AM »

I've bent the neck on my Distillate lots to drop notes, but not that much; kinda scary to go that far with a bolt-neck bass...i used to do that with an old guitar of mine, a Framus (Hollywood I think) that has a very flexible mahogany neck...I always figured that one day I was gonna snap that neck onstage, but amazingly it lived to it's retirement(the neck's really narrow, so riffs and power chords only)

Stu Hamm's bass had an awesome paint job, beautiful metal flake! great playing all around too...Tony

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #11 on:** July 21, 2012, 08:18:37 AM »

In this video, around 4:35, you can see Billy using the D-Tuner along the neck bending to low E string really down:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=349HPUk2dfU&feature=relmfu

As he uses his left hand to bend the neck holding the headstok, he can flip the D-Tuner key at same time.

(Message edited by mario farufyno on July 21, 2012)

mario_farufyno · « **Reply #12 on:** July 21, 2012, 08:30:15 AM »

And here, at 7:30, he talks about bending the neck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWTCaSX7Pkg&feature=relmfu

Good when you have a bolt on neck, but better if some companie will give you a new bass if you ruin it...

jazzyvee · « **Reply #13 on:** July 21, 2012, 08:30:41 AM »

I'm still confused as I can't see how he is bending the neck unless the neck is not stiff at all.