Uploaded by arcellus on Nov 21, 2007
Here's my transcription of James Jamerson's bass line on "I Was Made To Love Her" by Stevie Wonder. I tried to be faithful to all of Jamerson's rhythmic variations - it was tough to keep them all straight but if I absorbed just a little of his groove, it was worth it.
Fender '62 RI J-Bass w/Seymour Duncan Vintage J pickups and Audere JZ3 Pre, Avalon U5 DI w/EQ preset
New transcriptions are also posted on my blog: arcellus.blogspot.com, and there is an archive of my transcriptions at www.arcellussykes.com/archive.html.
I also do custom transcription work - visit www.arcellussykes.com/transcriptions.html for details.
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@evancara1 I believe that you are MISTAKEN!
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@evancara1 No it was definitely Jamerson. Carol Kay never played anything this good.
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Wow! You killed that bro! Awesome!
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Yep! You're a certified badass in my book! Keep up the great work!
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i would take this white boy on the road anyday and get him in the studio
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@125jlm look up her page on FaceBook and read her posts
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@pauldebass look up her FB page and look through her posts
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@tblackd06 Carol played for Motown when the moved to LA
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sweet
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This is one of the most revered bass lines in all of R&B. It's sacred. People who mess this up or cut corners are immediately ran out of town. You nailed it.
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Carol Kaye my ass. This controversy has been going on for years, but this is straight up Jamerson at his best. Carol played on a lot of hits, but this ain't one of them.
gam90000 7 months ago 11
Tight, tight, tight!! Thanks for the inspiration man!
b3l13v3r 11 months ago 2