Anyone On Here Play The Guitar/Bass?

[jack walsh13]

One more interesting fact about James Jamerson. When Marvin Gaye was ready to record the song "What's Going On" he said he wanted James to play bass. But they couldn't find him. They called his house and he wasn't there. Everyone knew James was a bad drunk so Marvin and his manager went to 4 different bars in Detroit looking for him. At the 4th bar they found him. He was tore up from the floor up. Marv explained to him about the song and said it was gonna be an instant hit. Would bring him back for sure (at this time Marvin took off about 3 years from music after Tammy Trammell had died. He was really depressed about it) James told him I'll do it, but I'm drunk. Marv said "thats okay man, you know we need a little sauce to work right anyways." James said......."Naaaah, I'm drunk drunk." Marv asked, but can you play? He said , oh I can play, but I'm just letting you know I'm drunk. They left and went to the studio. James was so drunk he couldn't stand to play. He sat down on a stool but fell over. He said, lay me on the floor, on my back. I'll do it this way. AND THATS HOW JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS FOR IT. SO NEXT TIME YOUR LISTENING TO MARVIN GAYE'S WHATS GOING ON JUST NOTE JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS DRUNK THAN A MUTHAFUCKA LAYING ON HIS BACK!!!!

 

[black again]

One more interesting fact about James Jamerson. When Marvin Gaye was ready to record the song "What's Going On" he said he wanted James to play bass. But they couldn't find him. They called his house and he wasn't there. Everyone knew James was a bad drunk so Marvin and his manager went to 4 different bars in Detroit looking for him. At the 4th bar they found him. He was tore up from the floor up. Marv explained to him about the song and said it was gonna be an instant hit. Would bring him back for sure (at this time Marvin took off about 3 years from music after Tammy Trammell had died. He was really depressed about it) James told him I'll do it, but I'm drunk. Marv said "thats okay man, you know we need a little sauce to work right anyways." James said......."Naaaah, I'm drunk drunk." Marv asked, but can you play? He said , oh I can play, but I'm just letting you know I'm drunk. They left and went to the studio. James was so drunk he couldn't stand to play. He sat down on a stool but fell over. He said, lay me on the floor, on my back. I'll do it this way. AND THATS HOW JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS FOR IT. SO NEXT TIME YOUR LISTENING TO MARVIN GAYE'S WHATS GOING ON JUST NOTE JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS DRUNKEN THAN A MUTHAFUCKA LAYING ON HIS BACK!!!!

Great

Fuckin

Story!!

 

[jack walsh13]

Great

Fuckin

Story!!

When I read that shit I was like......

 

[respiration]

@respiration @black again @woodchuck @head214. I was just talking about James Jamerson and look what I found? I had no idea about the foam sponge at the end of the bass neither. Didn't know he played with one finger as well.

I learned to play classical acoustic bass in college and played there with a string chamber group. A bass player friend loaned me his MusicMan for a few months and in that time I taught myself electric. I remember learning Ron Carter’s riffs on Tribe’s, ’The Low End Theory” album. Never seriously touched or owned another bass until last Fall when I bought one. Recently, I got tired of emulating bass guitar with a keyboard on my tracks and wanted to give them the real thing. Was distancing myself from my bass player friends while on Covid lockdown. That’s why I copped one. Ran across that video you just posted back then too. I’d been muting the strings with my right hand to try to get that tight Jameson tone.

I’m gonna get a second bass soon so I can have one with flat wound strings on hand and another with round wound.

Yea, it’s inspiring to learn about the techniques of the masters.

One more interesting fact about James Jamerson. When Marvin Gaye was ready to record the song "What's Going On" he said he wanted James to play bass. But they couldn't find him. They called his house and he wasn't there. Everyone knew James was a bad drunk so Marvin and his manager went to 4 different bars in Detroit looking for him. At the 4th bar they found him. He was tore up from the floor up. Marv explained to him about the song and said it was gonna be an instant hit. Would bring him back for sure (at this time Marvin took off about 3 years from music after Tammy Trammell had died. He was really depressed about it) James told him I'll do it, but I'm drunk. Marv said "thats okay man, you know we need a little sauce to work right anyways." James said......."Naaaah, I'm drunk drunk." Marv asked, but can you play? He said , oh I can play, but I'm just letting you know I'm drunk. They left and went to the studio. James was so drunk he couldn't stand to play. He sat down on a stool but fell over. He said, lay me on the floor, on my back. I'll do it this way. AND THATS HOW JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS FOR IT. SO NEXT TIME YOUR LISTENING TO MARVIN GAYE'S WHATS GOING ON JUST NOTE JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS DRUNK THAN A MUTHAFUCKA LAYING ON HIS BACK!!!!

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Yup. That’s a very famous story. It does blow your mind, really. A bonafide musical genius. I always thought he did the bass line for Inner City Blues, but that session was Bob Babbitt of The Funk Brothers. on another note, the first time I heard Thundercat’s solo on Kendrick Lamar’s, ‘I’, it immediately reminded me of Jamerson.

 

[black again]

Borrowed the strat I gave my GF last night..I gave it to her, since she said she wanted to learn...she doesn't, but it's all good. I let her use my SG, while I play the strat for a few days...weeks.

I haven't played it in months...like it wayyy better than I remember.

 

[respiration]

Borrowed the strat I gave my GF last night..I gave it to her, since she said she wanted to learn...she doesn't, but it's all good. I let her use my SG, while I play the strat for a few days...weeks.

I haven't played it in months...like it wayyy better than I remember.

Sometimes those weeks can become months. lol

 

[black again]

Sometimes those weeks can become months. lol

I gave her the SG in its place...and I KNOW she hasn't been playing..her damn fingernails are long af.

 

[respiration]

I gave her the SG in its place...and I KNOW she hasn't been playing..her damn fingernails are long af.

Yep. They want the look without the sacrifice

 

[jack walsh13]

I learned to play classical acoustic bass in college and played there with a string chamber group. A bass player friend loaned me his MusicMan for a few months and in that time I taught myself electric. I remember learning Ron Carter’s riffs on Tribe’s, ’The Low End Theory” album. Never seriously touched or owned another bass until last Fall when I bought one. Recently, I got tired of emulating bass guitar with a keyboard on my tracks and wanted to give them the real thing. Was distancing myself from my bass player friends while on Covid lockdown. That’s why I copped one. Ran across that video you just posted back then too. I’d been muting the strings with my right hand to try to get that tight Jameson tone.

I’m gonna get a second bass soon so I can have one with flat wound strings on hand and another with round wound.

Yea, it’s inspiring to learn about the techniques of the masters.

/
Yup. That’s a very famous story. It does blow your mind, really. A bonafide musical genius. I always thought he did the bass line for Inner City Blues, but that session was Bob Babbitt of The Funk Brothers. on another note, the first time I heard Thundercat’s solo on Kendrick Lamar’s, ‘I’, it immediately reminded me of Jamerson.

Yeah Bob was phenomenal as well.

 

[head214]

Fret wraps?

https://gruvgear.com/collections/fretwraps
Pretty cool addition. I have found that with them on the music takes on a whole new tone depending on which fret you place it on.
@jack walsh13 man, it's hard to get to the messages. I start scrolling then one of your random chicks photos pop up and I get stuck for a bit.

 

[jack walsh13]

I gave her the SG in its place...and I KNOW she hasn't been playing..her damn fingernails are long af.

Yup. Ain't no way she playin with those long ass nails.

 

[jack walsh13]

https://gruvgear.com/collections/fretwraps
Pretty cool addition. I have found that with them on the music takes on a whole new tone depending on which fret you place it on.
@jack walsh13 man, it's hard to get to the messages. I start scrolling then one of your photos pop up and I get stuck for a bit.

Music and bitches. What a wonderful combination.

 

[respiration]

Music and bitches. What a wonderful combination.

Damn man...who is that woman with those mesmerizing eyes and lips?

 

[jack walsh13]

Damn man...who is that woman with those mesmerizing eyes and lips?

 

[black again]

https://gruvgear.com/collections/fretwraps
Pretty cool addition. I have found that with them on the music takes on a whole new tone depending on which fret you place it on.
@jack walsh13 man, it's hard to get to the messages. I start scrolling then one of your random chicks photos pop up and I get stuck for a bit.

Whyyyy did I see this? You know I have to try this now.

 

[black again]

Yep. They want the look without the sacrifice

Yup. Ain't no way she playin with those long ass nails.

She knows she don't have time to play or practice, but I guess she thinks its a good couples hobby...but only if you put in the work.

The way I see it, it's one less thing to take over her crib when I fall through..

 

[Rythm]

One more interesting fact about James Jamerson. When Marvin Gaye was ready to record the song "What's Going On" he said he wanted James to play bass. But they couldn't find him. They called his house and he wasn't there. Everyone knew James was a bad drunk so Marvin and his manager went to 4 different bars in Detroit looking for him. At the 4th bar they found him. He was tore up from the floor up. Marv explained to him about the song and said it was gonna be an instant hit. Would bring him back for sure (at this time Marvin took off about 3 years from music after Tammy Trammell had died. He was really depressed about it) James told him I'll do it, but I'm drunk. Marv said "thats okay man, you know we need a little sauce to work right anyways." James said......."Naaaah, I'm drunk drunk." Marv asked, but can you play? He said , oh I can play, but I'm just letting you know I'm drunk. They left and went to the studio. James was so drunk he couldn't stand to play. He sat down on a stool but fell over. He said, lay me on the floor, on my back. I'll do it this way. AND THATS HOW JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS FOR IT. SO NEXT TIME YOUR LISTENING TO MARVIN GAYE'S WHATS GOING ON JUST NOTE JAMES JAMERSON PLAYED THE BASS DRUNK THAN A MUTHAFUCKA LAYING ON HIS BACK!!!!

Bout to go right now and listen to the isolated bass track with this story in mind. I just had to play this song at a super bowl gig.

 

[jack walsh13]

Bout to go right now and listen to the isolated bass track with this story in mind. I just had to play this song at a super bowl gig.

 

[jack walsh13]

She knows she don't have time to play or practice, but I guess she thinks its a good couples hobby...but only if you put in the work.

The way I see it, it's one less thing to take over her crib when I fall through..

Yup. My wife got a guitar too talkin bout you know I played right? I'm like, I ain't never seen yo ass play this damn guitar.

 

[black again]

Yup. My wife got a guitar too talkin bout you know I played right? I'm like, I ain't never seen yo ass play this damn guitar.

After playing that strat today....I ain't sure I'm in any rush to get my SG back.

Question (anyone)...I have an ax with a bad crack starting where the neck is bolted on and extending down the back almost the length of the guitar. Where it starts it's BAD...you can slide a knife in the crack. As it goes down the back, it's just a crack, but not split open.

It has sentimental value, so I wanna fix it...any ideas? I thought of screwing a flat piece of metal across the crack and some gorilla glue in the deepest part of the crack...

 

[jack walsh13]

After playing that strat today....I ain't sure I'm in any rush to get my SG back.

Question (anyone)...I have an ax with a bad crack starting where the neck is bolted on and extending down the back almost the length of the guitar. Where it starts it's BAD...you can slide a knife in the crack. As it goes down the back, it's just a crack, but not split open.

It has sentimental value, so I wanna fix it...any ideas? I thought of screwing a flat piece of metal across the crack and some gorilla glue in the deepest part of the crack...

If that crack is that bad I would take it to a professional luthier and have them look at it. Find a private guy. Not someone associated at a store like a Guitar Center. Me and my uncle was talking and he found a guy who lives near me in fact who's phenominal at servicing guitars and setting it up exatly how you like it. Those private guys sometimes are better than the ones in the stores. You find the right guy they can fix that thing up like new.
Google one in your area.

 

[black again]

If that crack is that bad I would take it to a professional luthier and have them look at it. Find a private guy. Not someone associated at a store like a Guitar Center. Me and my uncle was talking and he found a guy who lives near me in fact who's phenominal at servicing guitars and setting it up exatly how you like it. Those private guys sometimes are better than the ones in the stores. You find the right guy they can fix that thing up like new.
Google one in your area.

If I can, I wanna do the work myself. I used to take guitars apart and work on em, when I was a kid.

I had a Teisco bass , when I was a kid...think I paid
$20 ( which was like $1000 to me at the time)..not a 4 string..not a 5.. a 3 string bass. one of the machine heads was missing.

I hated sunburst color, so I stripped it down and put it through a planer at a woodworking shop.
When I finished, it was about an inch thick....stained it and was jammin...kinda

I replaced the scratched up black pickguard on my SG with a pearly white one...tryna attach the pickups to it took about 2 hrs

Replaced the tuning pegs on my Grote with pearly ones to match the fret markers.

Put a lil chrome skull on the pickup selector of my LP Special.

Part of the reason I fuck with the cheaper ones is to use as project guitars.

The cracked one was completely beat to hell...it was my son's first touring guitar and he pulled a Pete Townsend on it...I was all over ebay getting parts and i got it playing again. But the crack is spreading, so I stopped playing it.

 

[jack walsh13]

If I can, I wanna do the work myself. I used to take guitars apart and work on em, when I was a kid.

I had a Teisco bass , when I was a kid...think I paid
$20 ( which was like $1000 to me at the time)..not a 4 string..not a 5.. a 3 string bass. one of the machine heads was missing.

I hated sunburst color, so I stripped it down and put it through a planer at a woodworking shop.
When I finished, it was about an inch thick....stained it and was jammin...kinda

I replaced the scratched up black pickguard on my SG with a pearly white one...tryna attach the pickups to it took about 2 hrs

Replaced the tuning pegs on my Grote with pearly ones to match the fret markers.

Put a lil chrome skull on the pickup selector of my LP Special.

Part of the reason I fuck with the cheaper ones is to use as project guitars.

The cracked one was completely beat to hell...it was my son's first touring guitar and he pulled a Pete Townsend on it...I was all over ebay getting parts and i got it playing again. But the crack is spreading, so I stopped playing it.

I wanna learn how to care for my guitar like that.

 

[black again]

I wanna learn how to care for my guitar like that.

Damnnnnn that's a bad broad

Ok..back to the topic hand..

Bruh, hit up Offer up, Clist, pawn shop and get a lil $40..$50 joint and take it apart.

It's really not too hard...not too many parts.

I wanna do a custom paint job on at least one...and I wanna wrap one in vinyl, for the hell of it.

I'ma pickup one of those kits and build one...prolly a Flying V.

 

[jack walsh13]

Damnnnnn that's a bad broad

Ok..back to the topic hand..

Bruh, hit up Offer up, Clist, pawn shop and get a lil $40..$50 joint and take it apart.

It's really not too hard...not too many parts.

I wanna do a custom paint job on at least one...and I wanna wrap one in vinyl, for the hell of it.

I'ma pickup one of those kits and build one...prolly a Flying V.

I have a few extra acoustics laying around. I'll try with those 1st.

 

[black again]

@head214 @jack walsh13

Tabs for Superstition
Couldn't squeeze the chorus on, so I just wrote it out.
If you wanna check the strumming, I got it from Mark66 on YouTube.
I think he said the first chord of the chorus is a B7

Enjoy


D ___________________________5________________________5_____
A 5 h 7 5 7__________7 5 7________5 h 7___________5 7______5 7_____
E ___________O_____________________________5 7__________________

h =hammer

Chorus
E-7 D-7 B-7 G-8. E-8 D-8 B-8 G-9. E-7 D-7 B-7 G-8

E-6 D-6 B-6 G-7 E-5 D-5 B-5 G-6. E-7 D-7 G-8 B-8

 

[jack walsh13]

@head214 @jack walsh13

Tabs for Superstition
Couldn't squeeze the chorus on, so I just wrote it out.
If you wanna check the strumming, I got it from Mark66 on YouTube.
I think he said the first chord of the chorus is a B7

Enjoy


D ___________________________5________________________5_____
A 5 h 7 5 7__________7 5 7________5 h 7___________5 7______5 7_____
E ___________O_____________________________5 7__________________

h =hammer

Chorus
E-7 D-7 B-7 G-8. E-8 D-8 B-8 G-9. E-7 D-7 B-7 G-8

E-6 D-6 B-6 G-7 E-5 D-5 B-5 G-6. E-7 D-7 G-8 B-8

Good lookin

 

[jack walsh13]

Foud the tab for the intro for Billy Joel's "Movin Out"
Just gotta remember to come back to the 5-3. You'll see what I mean when you play.

 

[black again]

Good lookin

This is a perfect example of finding the right teacher...

I subscribe to Eric Blackman music on YT, and usually I like how he shows how to play a song...not on this one.

I switched to someone else and picked it up in 5 minutes.

 

[black again]

Foud the tab for the intro for Billy Joel's "Movin Out"
Just gotta remember to come back to the 5-3. You'll see what I mean when you play.

I forgot about the riff in the intro..that's nice. It's the best part of the song.

 

[jack walsh13]

I forgot about the riff in the intro..that's nice. It's the best part of the song.

Yup.

 

[jack walsh13]

This is a perfect example of finding the right teacher...

I subscribe to Eric Blackman music on YT, and usually I like how he shows how to play a song...not on this one.

I switched to someone else and picked it up in 5 minutes.

I'm on it!!

 

[respiration]

If I can, I wanna do the work myself. I used to take guitars apart and work on em, when I was a kid.

I had a Teisco bass , when I was a kid...think I paid
$20 ( which was like $1000 to me at the time)..not a 4 string..not a 5.. a 3 string bass. one of the machine heads was missing.

I hated sunburst color, so I stripped it down and put it through a planer at a woodworking shop.
When I finished, it was about an inch thick....stained it and was jammin...kinda

I replaced the scratched up black pickguard on my SG with a pearly white one...tryna attach the pickups to it took about 2 hrs

Replaced the tuning pegs on my Grote with pearly ones to match the fret markers.

Put a lil chrome skull on the pickup selector of my LP Special.

Part of the reason I fuck with the cheaper ones is to use as project guitars.

The cracked one was completely beat to hell...it was my son's first touring guitar and he pulled a Pete Townsend on it...I was all over ebay getting parts and i got it playing again. But the crack is spreading, so I stopped playing it.

Damnnnnn that's a bad broad

Ok..back to the topic hand..

Bruh, hit up Offer up, Clist, pawn shop and get a lil $40..$50 joint and take it apart.

It's really not too hard...not too many parts.

I wanna do a custom paint job on at least one...and I wanna wrap one in vinyl, for the hell of it.

I'ma pickup one of those kits and build one...prolly a Flying V.

Yeah. That's why I got those Fireflies, to use a couple of them as project guitars. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. When I do, I'm gonna change up the pickups, tuning machines and bridges and then do basic cosmetic shit...knobs and pickguards.

Here's a nice side by side comparison of the sound of Firefly 338 with Gibson ES-335

 

[black again]

Yeah. That's why I got those Fireflies, to use a couple of them as project guitars. I just haven't gotten around to it yet. When I do, I'm gonna change up the pickups, tuning machines and bridges and then do basic cosmetic shit...knobs and pickguards.

Here's a nice side by side comparison of the sound of Firefly 338 with Gibson ES-335

Bruhhhhh, that Firefly in the vid is SICK!!!

I'm still only one year into playing...I honestly think I'd be able to feel the difference, but alotta the subtleties between a 335 and a Firefly or Grote would be lost on me, until I could appreciate them more...I've never played a real Gibson, so I don't even know what one sounds like in comparison.

But like the guy in the vid...and I'ma go back and watch all of it, my Tele is my main bitch. The Grote was to give me something to play jazzier licks, than what I have. And I mostly play rock, but I wanna expand my repertoire, as I get better.

When I can hear the difference, I'll change the pickups...or if I'm lucky, get a real 335.

As far as my Grote, the finish on it is damn near perfect... I've looked it over from top to bottom and I can't find one blemish, and for $169 brand new and free shipping, I couldn't say no.

 

[black again]

I'm tryna find apps to hookup to my rig to get different amps and effects. Bought an irig to interface with my tablets and thought I'd have dozens to pick from...
Didn't work nearly as well as I hoped...

I have a Digitech Rp100 effects pedal...got it used under $50 and it does several amps..the 65 Twin Reverb and Marshall stack are what I use mostly..it even has an acoustic setting that's not awful.

You also have a buncha effects and stuff, but it's not really intuitive, so I'm just getting the hang of it, after several months.

Had a chance to get a Vox wah wah for $30 and I slept on it unfortunately..

Players, what effects y'all using?