Bottom End Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 On making music, and making a living, great six part interview with Carol Kaye. You might have to scroll down to find part 1. Carol Kaye's lesson were some of the first I bought and played, she really is a great bass player, an all-around accompanist. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wraub Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 While I'm sure she's a fine lady, and she definitely is a killer bass player with an amazing recording career, I'll just say that some of her Motown-related history memory seems, shall we say, selective. Peace, wraub I'm a lot more like I am now than I was when I got here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted August 6, 2011 Share Posted August 6, 2011 I've read that about CK before. But even that portion of her career history that's undisputed qualifies her as a legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousInvent Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Kudos for her for being a female bass player in the male dominated environment of that time! Anonymous Inventions http://www.anonymousinventions.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I read a biography of Hendrix that says hey and Buddy Miles jammed with her, and they both thought she was the absolute bomb as a bassist. To me, that's quite a recommendation. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russkull Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 This was interesting. Carol's pretty opinionated but I guess she has the experience to back it up. That setup on the bottom of her Ibanez - is that an updated type of mute? "Of all the world's bassists, I'm one of them!" - Lug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted August 8, 2011 Author Share Posted August 8, 2011 She talks about it, it's an improvised mute. Might be a cool idea, especially with palm muting. She was probably always bold, but being one of the few females slugging it out as a studio musicain, and being a damn good one, probably made her even brassier. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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