It also contains transcriptions of his greatest lines with no TAB so fantastic for reading practice. This is widely considered as one of the bibles of bass and is a wonderful resource for learning all about his upbringing, gear, technique, style and much more. You have the definitive, archetypal blueprint in James Jamerson. Pick the bass players you listen to carefully as their influence will inevitably creep into your personal voice. Check out his incredible one finger technique as well as his touch, feel, tone and creativity. A tube DI like the A Designs Reddi, Jules Monique or Acme Motown DI will get you even closer.
Any Precision style bass with some flatwounds and a foam mute will get you close to that tone. The bridge cover of these old Fenders had a mute on the underside, giving the bass a lovely thuddy, warm and fat tone. Gearġ962 Fender Precision with heavy gauge flatwound LaBella strings and an Ampeg B15 and/or direct signal into a mixing desk at the studio. He rested his right hand on the pickup cover and plucked away with that index finger. Techniqueįamous for his hooked one finger plucking style which came from his double bass technique (see pic above and video below). His jazz experience enabled him to effortlessly play beautifully creative lines employing chromaticism, melody, rhythmic interest and a strong sense of groove and feel. He was required to come up with his lines quickly, often following a chord chart. StyleĪ jazz player at heart, having switched from the double bass, Jamerson’s bass lines have a life and melody all of their own. He died in 1983 but his bass playing will live on for centuries. He was the in house bass player for the Funk Brothers the legendary session group out of Detroit, most famous for creating the Motown sound. James Jamerson is without a doubt one of the most influential bass players of all time, perhaps the undisputed number one.
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