Solo Bass Giant steps

[@DrNickReynolds]

It's made by a local luthier (Lindsay Barron) and just went straight through a Cube amp with some delay...nothing fancy.

[@Gregorypeckory]

Nothing fancy required; it is a beautiful sounding recording, although I would say the custom bass arguably does add an element of something fancy to the tone recipe. It is cool that you make it sound great with such a simple setup! As a reminder to myself and all guitar and bass players, another part of the tone recipe that rarely gets mentioned (I'm as guilty of overlooking it as anyone) but is probably just as important to how it sounds here, is the microphone and its placement.

[@tabonejohann]

Is it made from the same company of Steve swallow bass ?

[@DrNickReynolds]

@@tabonejohann It was made by a local luthier in West Sussex...I've just uploaded a video on it. 🙂

[@Gregorypeckory]

@@tabonejohann No, that is a Parker Fly bass. Only the shape is similar.

[@blublub6056]

Oh wow this scratched an itch in my brain i LOVE it

[@DrNickReynolds]

@georgesmith - a bit of Steve Swallow / Jaco / Tal Farlow...but mainly years of just figuring my own approach and finally getting round to recording it. 🙂

[@georgesmith-p8f]

cool is there any book on this

[@DrNickReynolds]

@georgesmith - may bring a book out or do a few tutorials on this channel about my approach.

[@DavidONeill-u3d]

Phrasing and everything just so musical. Nice harmonics

[@DrNickReynolds]

Thanks 👍

[@giocoso4576]

that's a marvelous instrument

[@DavidONeill-u3d]

That is such a nice sound!

[@jbjb9691]

Absolutely superb 😮

[@laurentdarcq5624]

Superb ! Congratulations !

[@rockersun]

Love your playing so much! The tone is awesome

[@DrNickReynolds]

Thanks 👍

[@Joshdrums]

Phenomenal playing Nick

[@ripollolivier2489]

sobrement magnifique très musicale !😊

[@jediobi6268]

Amazing stuff ❤

[@DrNickReynolds]

Thank you 👍

[@awickedtribe]

At about :54, am I hearing little taste of Hillage or maybe Frith? Digging' it

[@xenontesla122]

Nice, such a cool ending

[@DrNickReynolds]

Thanks 🙂

[@Datababble]

Great playing, gorgeous instrument! Can you tell me about the bass and your signal chain here?

[@RishiRamraj]

Shout out to John Coltrane.

[@DanielSauter22]

Nice Reverb

[@DrNickReynolds]

Thanks 👍

[@bassheadjazz2708]

Nice and woody! Man , check out Carles Benavent! He plays a similar style bass with a pick

[@HipsterNgariman]

I assume the bass itself is largely inspired by Steve Swallow ?

[@DrNickReynolds]

Yes 🙂

[@aronjakob1]

15 subscribers? Make that 16.

[@georgesmith-p8f]

Hi where did you learn this style of bass?

[@regularrandom6045]

I hate to be that guy but youre a bass player not a guitar player

[@jonathonmcmillan9410]

Then don't be "that guy". Nobody likes "that guy" and his stupid and irrelevant opinions.

[@devlintaylor9520]

Hate to be that guy, but not all bassist have to play roots and be buried in the mix. Any instrument can have a solo