biguglyman Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 http://www.todaysbigthing.com/2010/10/07 "There's not enough bass in the mix unless the first three rows are having involuntary bowel movements." http://www.myspace.com/biguglyman_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Move over Marcus and Victor, you have company. Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Wow, that was really good. Dang prodigies! Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Switch hitter Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 holy crap! That bass is bigger than he is! I now have major bass envy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzone Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Time to nail my bass to the wall !! Rotten kids (Love to see young kids like him playing good music.) "I could drink booze to unwind every day instead of learning bass... But then my wife would never tell me how much I'm improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngoldsby Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 That is with a 13-year old named Pipoquinha. There's also a young upright player who is worth checking out by the name of These kids today . . . www.goldsby.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biguglyman Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 Last couple of open mic nights here in Rochester have featured a 12 year old guitar prodigy named Jon Dretto. Freaking kid is awesome. Sort of a Stevie Ray meets Jimi kind of thing. Again, the strat he plays looks bigger than him. I'll try to find some video of him. "There's not enough bass in the mix unless the first three rows are having involuntary bowel movements." http://www.myspace.com/biguglyman_bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky McDougall Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Seeing that little guy playing that 6 string makes me laugh at all of our discussions over "fast Jazz necks, vs. big, fat, slow precision necks". I couldn' resist the poke. Rocky "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb, voting on what to eat for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb, contesting the vote." Benjamin Franklin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 Here's one of my students. She's 15 and this is a high school band. [video:youtube] Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizzone Posted October 23, 2010 Share Posted October 23, 2010 They are soooo good ! And she inspires me to practice more even though I'll never be as good as her. "I could drink booze to unwind every day instead of learning bass... But then my wife would never tell me how much I'm improving" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby LowTones Posted October 24, 2010 Share Posted October 24, 2010 That's it, I'm done! I'm 59 and the kid outperforms me to the power of 10. The girl? I can't play and sing at the same time, so... PM me, I've got four axes and one 1.6Kw pwr amp for sale. As for the cabs, forget it, I'll use them to heat my house this winter by burning them in the fireplace. Ah, the speakers, I need the magnets to make myself a time machine. Okay, I'm kidding. johngoldsby, jeremy, you make my day - thanks!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57pbass Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 She is really talented and a great singer as well...she should always be able to work.... www.danielprine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamy ALB Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Man these Kids are seriously talented!!! That wee girl has to have a career at this!!! Good Job JC. http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Little-Bitter/185235472447 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo9247 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow to all of the above. This thread is one of the reasons music programs need to remain in elementary schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 I wish my high school had had a Motown/show band like Albany (California) High School. But of course I went to high school before the Motown era. The parents of Albany California schools are funding the music department and almost 40% of all children in these schools are playing a musical instrument. The middle school is going to add a third jazz ensemble because there are so many kids that want to play. albany music fund Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 It looks like she's already learned the first rule of being a bassist in a band--no matter where you play, there is bound to be a pole on the stage to partially obscure you from the audience's view. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 At least when she comes out front to sing you can see her. The rest of time, she's at the back of the band and because of her height, she's practically invisible. She's a sophomore this year. Last year, she was not only the first freshman to get the bass chair, she also was the first bassist ever to get to sing. She started lessons at age 11, is very, very motivated and I'm extremely proud of her. (and proud of myself for teaching all the bass players in this band for last 10 years or so.) Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 And you should be proud of her. She's clearly kicking ass. And I dig her aviator glasses. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveC Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 She's great. I can barely play that lick, let alone sing it, too. I wish e had enough talent to do a group like this at my school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 Wow to all of the above. This thread is one of the reasons music programs need to remain in elementary schools. +100! Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Back to the original kid. Does anyone know his name? His age? Where he is from? He's fabulous and makes it look easy. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul K Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Ha! Sir Duke. When that came out I took the sheet music ($1.95, if I remember...) and arranged it for our school stage band (Ugh! By hand, it took forever). The 27 flats in the key signature made the horns go brain dead (remember, this was high school....) All I remember is that we only played it like, twice, and the director put it away. I never found out how it sounded with all the right notes. And J.C.: the band sounds great! Kudos! Things are just the way they are, and they're only going to get worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric VB Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Back to the original kid. Does anyone know his name? His age? Where he is from? He's fabulous and makes it look easy. The link says his nickname is Larvae (because he is a fan of Flea). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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