Author Topic: Kool & the Gang (Read 722 times)

klinkepeter · « **on:** October 30, 2014, 04:02:40 AM »

Hi friends, this year might be the most successful in my musical life, besides the collaboration with Gregor Meyle ( a meanwhile very succesful german singer/songwriter) and the collaboration on the upcoming album of Phil Gould i'm happy to pronounce, currently i'm recording the bass tracks for the next Kool & the Gang album. The bass i'm using is the lovely lady you can see on the attached picture. As i figured out, Kool (Robert Bell) was using an Alembic in the early years of his band too .

zomnius · « **Reply #1 on:** October 30, 2014, 04:07:24 AM »

kool!

klinkepeter · « **Reply #2 on:** October 30, 2014, 04:08:30 AM »

here is the pic

klinkepeter · « **Reply #3 on:** October 30, 2014, 04:12:30 AM »

ha!, i can see the bass is not connected, that pic was made while checking the charts before the session...

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #4 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:15:09 AM »

Kool indeed... and that cute knobby-headed four-strings makes up for a nice Gang... (Sorry, had to do it

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jazzyvee · « **Reply #5 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:16:10 AM »

I'm curious as to why Mr Kool himself is not playing bass on the album?

klinkepeter · « **Reply #6 on:** October 30, 2014, 06:30:32 AM »

good question, i don't know it either

artswork99 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2014, 01:22:34 PM »

What a trip around the sun it's been, may it continue to be full of bright moments

David Houck · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2014, 02:21:55 PM »

Very kool!

funkyjazzjunky · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2014, 07:28:50 PM »

I thought Mr Bell played Jaydee basses

jazzyvee · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2014, 11:30:23 PM »

I've always associated him with Zon basses

sonicus · « **Reply #11 on:** October 30, 2014, 11:52:55 PM »

I love that BASS !_____ Das ist aber Kool!!!!_____ Congratulations on the gigs !

klinkepeter · « **Reply #12 on:** October 31, 2014, 03:01:35 AM »

guess, i was wrong, thought, that bass is an alembic, but it?s not, which brand is that? It?s a nice looking instrument, very similar to the Alembic style...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M

keith_h · « **Reply #13 on:** October 31, 2014, 04:47:40 AM »

It looks like an Oasis to me but I can't get a good look at the logo.

Keith

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #14 on:** October 31, 2014, 07:39:06 AM »

If I recall correctly, I remember him playing a ZON bass on the Live at the house of Blues video (Which, by the way, was a KILLER concert!, double horn and rhythm sections and all!)