jeremy c Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 I am very honored that my name has been mentioned in this thread. I am not worthy. Thanks, guys. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcr Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Originally posted by jeremy c: I am not worthy.Oh. Never mind, then. (Still, you're on my short list of people I'd like to take a lesson from.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotosound45 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by Mike Bear: As a metal head, I nominate Steve DiGiorgio and his magical fretless.Great call!! DiGiorgio was one of the greatest death metal bassists, as Murphy was on guitar. Example - DiGiorgio's solo on "Cosmic Sea" from Death's "Human" album is still just as cool today as first time I ever heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Ed, I understand what you need in terms of concrete explainable ideas. The thing is that you can make a column/lesson out of a fairly small but important idea. I was impressed by your series when you'd do 2 pages on a blues shuffle, etc. There was always a recognizable bit of music to get us started. It's hard for us to know whether our favorite bassist is articulate and cohesive. Of course we know about Jeremy and DBB (and yourself) from your time here. Tony Levin has done some writing, so he'd be a good choice. I'm sure McCartney is less available, but I'd want his lesson to be about fitting the bass to the music (Beatles or otherwise). Will Lee played at BPLive by choking the strings with his fretting hand. I need to learn that. And any player with a good melodic sense would interest me (Johnson from his James Taylor work, Brian Minato from Sarah McLachlan, Tony Levin, Greg Lake). And TM Stevens, for how to have fun while groovin. Too many more to suggest. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenLoy Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Anthony Jackson would be a wonderful suggestion...I have a feeling he'd just go tell us to listen to James Jamerson, though. I'd be interested to hear Tim Lefebvre talk about how he keeps things held down with Wayne Krantz (or Anthony talk about the same thing for that matter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspangleyahoo.com Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 I'd like to see another lesson from Jeff Berlin, where he has written out some more of his chord-tone exercises that he has mentioned in his past interviews & articles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Friedland Posted December 16, 2004 Author Share Posted December 16, 2004 Originally posted by RalphM: I don't have a specific name in mind, but I'd want someone who has something to teach. In other words, not a 'name' player just because they're a 'name' player. The biggest names are not necessarily the best teachers.Well, I know that one criteria is a name that is familiar. The larger population will not necessarily be interested in hearing from someone they've never heard of. They aren't all as enlightened as Lowdowners. The person doesn't have to be a teacher either, in fact, the point is that I'M supposed to make sense of their concepts and make it work for you guys. Anyway, the first step is getting someone to call me back. This is a busy time of year, and I've had no luck so far. NAMM is a good prospect for hunting them down, but I'll only be there Sunday as I'm working that weekend and can't blow off making a living to cruise and shmooze for the hundreth time.... Maybe I'll see some bleary-eyed stragglers dragging across the floor on Sunday.... So, thanks for the input, many good suggestions, and ideas. I will have to focus on players that have a familiar name, they don't have to be "young and hip", but they do have to be recorded. (Not my decision, but it makes sense from a magazine standpoint). Ed www.edfriedland.com The Bass Whisperer Bass Whisperer TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I I mjrn Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Re: contacting players...I'm syre you're quite experienced at this already but one thing that occurs to me is when trying to contact a particular individual analyze their career schedule. A player in efforts for any production, whether recording, touring or promotion would have less time than one in a freer period. I bring this somewhat obvious point up because I really hope you try for McCartney (see my first post as to why) & if you catch him when he's not trying to sell a CD or modern symphony or something, success may be more likely. & Thanks for giving us the chance to feed you suggestions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
way2fat Posted December 19, 2004 Share Posted December 19, 2004 I went back through the list and noticed that Tommy Shannon hadn't been mentioned. www.ethertonswitch.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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