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davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck
Post Number: 5889 Registered: 5-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 6:50 pm: | |
Keavin mentioned this tune the other day. Here's Marvin Gaye doing What's Going On with James Jamerson on bass. |
briant
Junior Username: briant
Post Number: 30 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Saturday, December 29, 2007 - 11:47 pm: | |
That is bass heaven. Jamerson was exactly where it's at. He defined bass playing *for the song* and with a groove like no one's business. Awesome. Thanks for this. |
keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin
Post Number: 1320 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 4:36 am: | |
the amazing thing about jamerson is he only used one finger to play all those notes (his index finger). |
811952
Senior Member Username: 811952
Post Number: 1283 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Sunday, December 30, 2007 - 1:43 pm: | |
Thanks for posting that, Dave! Marvin sounds great as well.. Geddy Lee has been doing the index-finger-only thing also now for quite some time. A guy I know from high-school days always played that way too, and could totally smoke me on the bass. Every now and again I get brave and try it, but can't even begin to pull it off with any dignity! :P Jamerson makes it look so effortless.. John |