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First guy I ever heard live doing that was Bill Wyman when I first heard the Stones live in 1966. He used it a lot through the years. His bass line in Miss You is a fine example.
The Dano is very cool. I have 2 others, a original 58 and another made in 62. The Seafoam Green one I just picked up was made in 98 but looks and feels brand new. I don’t think the owner that sold it to me knew much about them. This one has upgraded tuners and real Jerry Jones pickups made in 2004. The Longhorn is it’s own animal. Short scake and very light in weight. It sounds very cool through my SVT’snand gets a great sound for Blues. I also have a original DC-2. They are all great players, and add a little history to any collection.
You are doing what a lot of the early ” funk” players did. Larry Graham use to be a master of the “push down with the thumb and snap up with the first finger ” style. Listen to the lines on some of Graham Central Station, and Sly Stone recodings. Great tone. As the style got more treble related and more “poppy”, he had to change with the times , which is a shame. He simply sounds like one of the zillion whack, slap, poppers in the world today.He was, at one time, a real inovater.
Yeah man, that is his main site. He is a great R and B singer and a very good guitar player. Never uses a pick. Plays with his thumband first finger,
You are right on man !! Have to live the Blues to really feel it and preach it from your soul. If you are in to Robert that much you should listen to the guy that really got Robert in to Blues guitar and the kind of tone he uses. The guy is a close friend of mine. His name is Lloyd Jones. He is from Portland, Oregon. Get some of his stuff and you will hear where Robert came from. The band is The Lloyd Jones Struggle.
JLR
8) Well, you won’t care for my reply then !! First off, big thumping killer bass tone does not happen with a pick. Many great players use a pic, but if you study the tone they getm it is not sound you are after. Do not listen to the guys that tell you ” I heard this guy in concert and his tone was fantastic”. Remember they are hearing the sound through the sound board and the mains ( big power and huge cabs like you hate). Too get big full thundering tone you have to move speaker cones and air. Modern “10” cabs are very efficient and sound just like they are built to sound. Most all of them have HF Horns with a crossover. Big huge fat tone is not what they are built for. Your choice of pickups nas a lot to do with your tone also. A oickup that was desinged for a “modern” sound will NEVER get you big thundering tone
I could go on for hours here, but I am tired and on the road. If you are interested I will discuss it more with you when I get back home next week.
Just wish you could play through my “small” rig I have with me now. Ampeg B5R, four 10 cab with four EV’s and a Hardtrucker single 18 cab loaded with a JBL 18. No HF Horn. I think even with a pick you could tell what I am talking about.
JLR
8) Hey Oz. Just back from a great gig, Sitting in a motel room and saw your reply. Sound City strings are not too good !! They work better as a radio antenna than as bass strings !! Part of the “thump” you are chasing may be your amp, your bass, your pickups, your attack, etc. I am a old tone dog, so tell me the set up you use and I’ll try to help you as best I can 8) JLR
8) I have sat down and talked with several of the old time bass players that were working at the same time as Jamerson, Jerry Jamalt, etc, in the Motown and Stax-Volt days ahd they all told me that they hate roundwound strings and any string that sounds anywhere close to being new. The string of choice back in those days were Gibson Flatwounds in the only gauge they came in, HEAVY. Remember that manufacturing tech. was a lot different than it is today. I have a old set of Gibson flatwounds from the late fifties that I found at a Garage sale. They are nothing like the flatwounds of today. I still have them in their original bright green box. Hope you can someday see a old set. The difference would amaze you.
Let me know if you need strings I can get about any brand at wholesale price, 8)
8) Not so stunning man, I was just at the right place at the right time. John Lee taught me a lot about the GROOVE ! It’s a primal thing that just comes from the heart and soul. Can’t learn it from a book or video or even from another player, You either can sense it or not. John Lee was the King of the Pocket. Primal, simple, lowdownm lots of power my friend.
I have known Robert since his days in Eugene, Oregon. Robert on guitar,Rich Cousins on bass,Dave Moe on Drums,Dover Weinberg on keys, and Curtis Salgado on harp for a while. Great band !!!! 8)
8) .45 to 1.05 seems to be the most used set almost everywhere. Except for me ! I do use that gauge on some of my newer basses, but for the tone and volume I need in my band I am a old school .55 to 1.15 guy. Action set low it gets the “rumble” I need. I am not and never will be in to slapping and popping, and in the Blues there is no need for much treble when you are suppose to be holding the foundation down. I am endorsed by SIT and KNUCKLEHEAD strings and find them both to hold up well and not dig in to my frets too bad. Flatwounds use to be great but have changed a lot over the years. I do have a set of light flats on a 64 fretless Jazz Bass and they sound very good, You have to really check out the different makes of Flatwouns man, some of them come out of the package nonresponsive and dull sounding. As for my 5 strings all the low B’s are 1.30 or bigger. They are not as floppy feeling as you work your way up the neck. 8)
8) Yes, I met Lightnin’ in Austin, Texas for the first time. I later was able to talk with him, as he played several of the Blues Festivals that I was lucky enough to play at with guys like Big Walter Horton,J.B. Hutto, Pete Karnes, etc. He was a true Bluesman in EVERY WAY !! He loved whiskey, women, Cadillac cars, and had his own unique style that made him the Bluesman he was . You are into a great Bluesman if you are in to Lightnin’. 8)
8) You asked me for pics. Well man you tell me how to put them on here and I will send them.
As for what I use the gear for, I have been playing a long time my friend. I play all over the world and am on the road most of the time. I was John Lee Hooker’s bassman for several years and have worked with a lot of Bluesmen over the last 40 years. My band is Jimmy Lloyd Rea and The Switchmasters. Loud,Rowdy,Rockin’ Roadhouse Blues is all I play. I have been in your country several times and hope to be back soon. Maybe we can meet somewhere down the line. JLR 8)
