If you play guitar/bass

[quickervicar]

I read about JT in Bass Player back in the day. Saw one of his albums at a listening station at a music store. "Sweet!". Listened to it. Did not understand what was going on. Did not buy. :(

[StereoInstaller1]

I match your weirdness and see you one: Jamaladeen Tacuma: Renaissance Man.

51 minutes of incredible bass playing I just cannot fucking stand. Incredible skill, horrible style.

[quickervicar]

Luke, I think I'm the only person in the world with a copy of Manring's Thonk album. (with Tim "Herb" Alexander on drums)

[Jean]

and this one is pretty pimp too

[Paul G]

Who would have thought a car forum changes my entire conception of music and musicians...

I've been listening to the OP's little clips daily since they were posted. This Zon guy's also got some skills. You guys remind me a little bit of John Butler:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xZw9D9c18E

Why are all the nitwits who can strum I-IV-V chords headbanging on Leno, but people like you are relatively unknown?

[StereoInstaller1]

Holy crap. Will buy. He deserves my monies.

Wonder if that is the guys who builds Zon basses' on?

[brandon450]

I came across this guy the other day, his stuff just blows me away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEI_vzI_CWQ

[Sepp]

Great songs man!

The guitar playing reminds me of Stanley Jordan.
I've been listening to Stanley since '88.

random sample vid...

[T Verdier]

No i actually have an ibanez gsr 200 its a $100 bass and its the only bass ive ever owned haha. Yeah i should probably look into getting something better. But for now its doin its job :D

Damn ive never seen anything like that. hmmm if i sold both of my cars and lived off top ramen for a year i just might have enough to get one.....

Where in nor cal are you? i travel up to santa cruz every so often to skate and visit family.

Santa rosa

And Alembic DOES make great stuff. I haven't found a sweeter preamp than my F-1X.

their electronics are the best ive ever played. tonal range was rediculess. they take 1 pickup and test it against 80 others to find the quietest match, they spray silver paint on the internals.

[BobombETA]

On the first vid:

Are you using anything at the nut for your pull offs, or are you pulling off to a fretted note?

Regardless, it sounds very nice. You have a nice sense of tone and melody.


edit:

Nevermind I watched it again.

[N2MYE30]

Manring has several types of basses but if I remember correctly, all of those tuning keys have a tunable quick drop. And I even remember that the bridge has a drop. So essencially he can have 4 notes per open string. Just nutty! I have a "how to" vid of him. He is just on another level all together.

OP, nice work. Two had tapping is where its at. Nice work. Get some harmonics in there. I like your style!

[almostM]

Whats that on the headstock he keeps hitting that drops the E string down?

[StereoInstaller1]

You've got a great style. Reminds me a bit of a song that left a huge impression on me as a kid watching PBS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jN3439l4HR0

Interesting you should bring up Michael Hedges. The guy who payed bass on most of his stuff is Michael Manring who basically (haha, get it? I crack me up) designed the Zon "Hyperbass", and is easily the single biggest creator/inventer of any kind of "Harmonic" bass play IMO.



And (HOLY SHIT!) Michael just fuckign around fretless:

Good vids dude. You play in a band in SD?

[quickervicar]

And Alembic DOES make great stuff. I haven't found a sweeter preamp than my F-1X.