Nick Beggs – Bass Just working my way through the Steven Wilson masterpiece, ‘The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories). This is a shorter (5 minute) track ‘The Pin Drop’/ The chart is not microscopically accurate as there are subtle differences in the phrasing of many of the triplets that he utilises throughout…

Nick Beggs/Steven Wilson – Bass The discographies are ambiguous. A lot of it sounds like Nick Beggs and it it clearly him on the Chapman Stick sections. There are, nevertheless, sections where there is a bass AND a Stick playing so I guess that is why they both get a credit but I think it…

Gary Willis – Bass I had the Gary Willis bass video and it was a real eyeopener in terms of understanding how he got such control over his phrasing and ghost notes. His right hand technique is incredibly idiosyncratic and he uses the fingers of his right hand to mute the strings he plays rather…

Geddy Lee – Bass Another chunk of Weinrib, this is the bass part for the tune ‘Red Lenses’ from the 194 Rush album ‘Grace Under Pressure’. These were the 1980s albums that a lot of us struggled with – synths, reggae, 4 minute tunes – we couldn’t cope. There is much to like about the…

Composer – J. S. Bach These Cello Suites are great for working on your reading chops as you end up with a musical experience that is fairly satisfying (isn’t practising Bass a bit boring sometimes?). I have tweaked this to allow for four string players to be able to do (the notes in brackets can…

Frank Zappa – Bass According to the interweb, Zappa plays the bass guitar on this choon. Who am I to argue with the interweb? I am not a masshoosive fan of Frank Zappa although I very much respect his artistry. He took the whole thing into areas where no-one else dared to go and his…

Rosanna Nicolosi – Bass This track was recommended by a Talkbass member. I have to admit that, whilst I was a massive fan of what was eventually called Fusion (I think it was still Jaxx-Rock when I was listening to it), I was never really a fan of Billy Cobham. Great player, it was just…

Stefano Cerri – Bass I have enjoyed this album since purchasing the vinyl the year it came out. It was always a little confusing who the bass players were on each track as the credits listed Cerri alongside Jack Bruce and John Giblin. I am pretty confident that this is Cerri, however, as the other…

Unknown (suspect sample) – Bass I know nothing about this thing other than it was from a movie that was supposedly a spoof on Three Men and a Baby or Four Weddings and a Funeral or something. Or was it Alien 3? It is a request from a Talkbass forum user. A relatively easy read…

Anthony Jackson – Contrabasse Guitar The more time I spend transcribing this guy, the deeper my respect for him. There are a couple of passages in this tune where I am struggling to get down what he is playing even when I slow it down to 25% of the original speed. This one is fun…