Author Topic: Freeman James  (Read 572 times)

susan

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« on: July 17, 2015, 07:54:00 PM »
We've recently reconnected with Freeman James and thought you all might enjoy some links to his bass solos from the past. He has Medium and Long scale Series I basses.
 
https://youtu.be/urw0uvPUHCc
 

 
https://youtu.be/EiEct1UwB6U

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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2015, 08:21:03 PM »
Wow! Susan, thank you forsharing this!
I never saw that kind of finger style playing before!  
He gets a lot different sounding effects from it.
Very cool,

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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2015, 08:34:15 PM »
Nice! Not that many videos on these beauties around, thanks for posting it.

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« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2015, 01:48:32 AM »
Great clips

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« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2015, 05:35:00 PM »
All Hail Sly Stone and the great Larry Graham for turning the bass world on to thumbin' & ah pluckin'!!!!

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« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2015, 08:49:01 AM »
Susan, Thanks for sharing the links . He has a very interesting technique. I enjoyed watching and listening.
 
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« Reply #6 on: July 19, 2015, 09:20:49 AM »
Susan,
many thanks for sharing.
Very impresse stuff he is doing.
Thank you!
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« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2015, 07:41:24 AM »
Nice links!  Had never heard of him, but I love the fact that he has total control of his bass while singing lead.  Much easier said than done.
1987 Series I
2000 Mark King Deluxe / Series II 5-string