If you haven’t lived her life, you don’t know . Besides , this is really nothing to lie about or make a myth or legend about . No one gets cool’s point for something like this.
Why are you saying this unless you can prove otherwise , why insinuate that she is lying or doesn’t remember correctly .
I firmly believe a very high percentage of what she says is highly embellished and often a complete lie. I’m sorry if this offends anyone here. She’s a legend and a tremendous talent but often there are holes so big in her statements you could drive a truck through them. Case in point: Fender basses were NEVER inexpensive, throwaway items. When adjusted for inflation they cost about the same as they do now to buy. No time to change strings? Mmm yeah. It takes longer to drive to the store and buy a new bass than it does to change strings. A lot longer.
Yes! This x1000. As humans we all often do this. We are imperfect. What bothers me about Carol though is she will go out of her way to tell you everyone is wrong and only she can be right. I understand fully why she’s so jaded about how she was treated at times and how she was overlooked or disrespected but she also hasn’t earned license for an alternate reality.
As I tried to say in an earlier post (unsuccessfully, I guess), compared to the double basses that they were replacing in the studios, Fender basses were *vastly* cheaper. I could imagine Ray Brown in 1970 having an expensive insurance policy on his double bass and buying a seat for it next to him on an airplane... but checking his P-Bass with his luggage and buying a new one if it got crushed. Cheap tools, comparatively. My guess is that in the early-to-mid-1960s, a bebop musician like Carol Kaye considered the Fender bass a rock 'n' roll toy. A useful toy which the producers wanted, and which earned her lots and lots of money.
Player perspective. I do t think Carol is the one embellishing words here.
When I was a production assistant for Johnny Mann's Stand Up and Cheer TV show in 1971-73, Ray Brown was our session player. He only used a double standup bass. The other players were Tommy Tedesco, Herb Ellis, Joe Pass, Paul Smith on piano, subbed by Chick Corea, Ray was subbed by Monty Budwig, Tommy Vig on vibes, Frankie Capp on drums, a good number of the Wrecking Crew.
I ordered Carol Kaye's autobiography, which is done by email directly to her. In the email I said the same thing as above, but in her reply, she made it very clear that she didn't like that name and the documentary.
Why do say that? A pure maple neck has always had a brighter, snappier sound, and yes, rosewood(being softer)is far more mellow.
