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How to get the James Jamerson bass sound

October 12, 2016 by Best Bass Gear

Max Kay’s nephew Jeremy Kay makes an appearance in a Reverb video (seen below) describing how to get that beloved Motown bass tone played by bass great James Jamerson. Something very important to note in the video is that Motown did not use amplifiers for studio recordings. What they used was their version of a … Read more

Bernard Edwards "Chucking" Bass Technique – Everybody Dance by Chic

May 10, 2015May 5, 2015 by Best Bass Gear

While BBG does sell plenty of stuff to help you get the Bernard Edwards tone (such as the Bartolini MM-size offerings among other things,) learning the technique Bernard used can be a challenge. The song with the bass line which is arguably one of the toughest to learn is Everybody Dance; this is the song … Read more