Staying in love
(I strained a tendon while rock climbing so have been playing bass only when absolutely neccessary. I’ve been keeping up with transcriptions so prepare for a deluge!)
Raphael Saadiq is one of my favourite bass players. He’s always so firmly in the pocket that it hurts. I urge you to check out his back catalogue as soon as possible. This is one is super influenced by the great James Jamerson (again). Plenty of syncopation and root-fifth-root rakedowns going. Get stuck in!
I recorded this on my Fender 50s Precision Bass with Ernie Ball Slinky Flatwounds and a Badass II bridge. Volume and Tone fully up. I stuffed a whole load of foam under the bridge to get that 60s muted bass sound. I went into my Markbass Compressore set so every note was compressed when i was playing at normal volume. I DI’d out of my Tech21 VT BASS DI with the character knob at around 11 and the drive at around 10. I boosted the highs slightly.
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Jonathan Proud 