John Stirrat in Wilco uses a J w flats quite a bit:
Aside from his tone, while there's lotsa talk about "underrated" bassists on TB, Stirratt definitely qualifies!THIS must be why it was a “tone in my head” moment. Love me some Wilco.
Dude. Seriously. Just a masterAside from his tone, while there's lotsa talk about "underrated" bassists on TB, Stirratt definitely qualifies!
Two Classic Jazz with flats grooves performed by two masters of funky Jazz Bass.
And everything he played on at FAME studios, which is a TON! Even got a solo on this one:
I was surprised when it was page 4 and David Hood hadn’t been mentioned yet. I assume he holds the title for most songs recorded with a J bass + flats.
I was surprised when it was page 4 and David Hood hadn’t been mentioned yet. I assume he holds the title for most songs recorded with a J bass + flats.
There's a live Traffic album where he is playing one of the replacement Jazzes, and it sure sounds like flats--judging by the era I'd wager those are the strings it came with. Great playing.To be completely honest, we don’t know if everything he played was on flatwounds ir not. His early 60s J was stolen, and he said the later J’s he replaced it with never sounded quite as good. When asked what kind of strings he played he said, “whatever they come with”.
Here's another more current example. Brandi and her band are so great, and Phil Hanseroth kills (and a good example of how plucking down at the bridge pickup isn't just for the Jaco sound):
James Jameson
Was that going to be a video of James on a very rare occasion playing a Jazz bass with flats instead of his P basses with flats he always played?