Sound And Vision - David Bowie - Bass Cover

Thought I'd better pay tribute to the late great David Bowie. A huge inspiration who will be missed.
Parts Precision bass (CIJ neck, Ash body)
GHS Boomers
Barefaced Super compact
EBS Reidmar
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[@cristiansantibanez5742]

james you've got da groove... to play David Bowie's songs is not just technique.... the piece must have a soul.... and your performance clearly shows it......Congrats

[@JamesMaxted]

Wow thanks Cristian! :)

[@fredkelly4365]

One of my favourite Bowie songs and the bass is so lively. Really lifts everything.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@paulbristow6689]

Nicely done James! Some really interesting bass lines in a lot of Bowies songs.👍🏻

[@JamesMaxted]

+Paul Bristow He always got good players in

[@trumpdid7117]

Wonderful! A classic bass line!

[@JamesMaxted]

One of my desert island Basslines

[@NickHarman]

One of those bass lines that makes those of us with small hands start looking on eBay for a shortscale

[@middleagedpunk8923]

Lovely playing.

[@BIGeSTRING]

Really great playing. This is how the bass line sounds. Good job James!!!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much :)

[@markjenkins2540]

Awesome. Just awesome. Maybe by the time lock-down is over I can get a little closer to this great bass line. Thanks for sharing James!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much! It's a great one to learn :)

[@williantaschettomusic1664]

Great!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@massimo5526]

Don't you wonder sometimes 'Bout sound and vision? Blue, blue, electric blue That's the color of my room Where I will live Blue, blue Pale blinds drawn all day Nothing to do, nothing to say Blue, blue I will sit right down, waiting for the gift of sound and vision And I will sing, waiting for the gift of sound and vision Drifting into my solitude, over my head Don't you wonder sometimes 'Bout sound and vision?

[@ANDYPEARCY1]

magnificent, totally nailed it

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers!

[@qualquer-bobagem]

Very Nice! Congrats!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@pandjman]

Thanks. I needed that!

[@JamesMaxted]

+pandjman No problem :)

[@fullthrottlealways]

You make George Murray proud! Strong performance.

[@JamesMaxted]

+Chris Reed Wow there's a compliment! Thanks :)

[@fullthrottlealways]

+James Maxted What Bowie song do you enjoy playing bass to the most? Not 'Under pressure' ok?

[@simonwoozel54]

Excellent bass playing - a great tribute. thanks

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much!

[@ntcarvalhal]

So good! Thank you for sharing!

[@JamesMaxted]

Very kind! thanks very much!

[@shanekatene9804]

Fucken mean cover there brother.!.that bass is unreal.best ive seen on you tube.!.kept pretty true.sharp bro.cheers

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers very much :)

[@KarlHamilton]

Awesome mate

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers very much!

[@itersmus5887]

Awesome cover and awesome shirt! ;)

[@JamesMaxted]

+ITersmus Thanks :)

[@johnpod]

Outstanding job! Love this song, your bass line is perfect.

[@JamesMaxted]

Really kind, thanks :)

[@dimitreze]

so cool

[@JamesMaxted]

+Dimitri Bitu Thanks man

[@Roomer645]

Very good performance indeed !!! I will closely watch this video and try to learn a thing or 2. Thank you for sharing this !

[@JamesMaxted]

+Sergio Casino Thanks ever so much! Glad you like it

[@paulcolbourne5555]

Yes !

[@GScott50]

Lovely tight P sound there, played like it should be.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@jozahfa]

Muito bom este baixo! Esta música é mágica, pois todos os instrumentos têm os seus próprios riffs.

[@pedrocaballero7457]

!! Enhorabuena James !! Espectacular muy bueno .Gracias

[@blithespirit7839]

Oh heyll yeah!

[@JJimmyRoffee]

very good player mate.

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers very much :)

[@kevwitt9010]

great mmmm ty x

[@JamesMaxted]

Thank you 😋

[@Barbara2012]

Fabulous

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@ulikfk]

Great playing, man! Congrats! George Murray has great basslines! By the way, I loved your bass tone. What are the specs? Best regards!

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much! Yup he's done some great lines. The Bass is assembled from parts. It's a Fender crafted in Japan neck, Ash body, Squier bridge (higher mass with brass saddles), 70's voiced pickup (I forget the make). GHS Boomers 45-105. EBS Reidmar head, Barefaced Super compact cab mic'd with a kick drum mic (no DI).

[@ulikfk]

Thanks, man, that was quite thorough! I think the 60's style neck, the ash body and the thick strings are what I'm looking for! Hey, if in the future you do any other George Murray's bass lines, I'd like to hear The Secret Life of Arabia or TVC15. Cheers!

[@JamesMaxted]

It's a great Bass, but a bit on the heavy side! Good choices of songs! I'll add them to my list!

[@AllyKiss18]

Nailed it

[@JamesMaxted]

cheers very much!

[@joannetelling]

At last. Someone who knows what they're doing. Great playing. Would like to hear you do Ashes to Ashes. Glenn.

[@JamesMaxted]

+Perfrct pizza // emily t Joanne Telling Thanks very much. I quite fancy learning Ashes to ashes .... good idea!

[@GuitarSkash]

Learning this one from you

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers :) Hope I got it right! ;)

[@tonysmith4109]

Brilliant stuff

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@sgtpeppers27]

Can you please do a cover of "China Girl" of David Bowie? By the way, I love your cover. I play bass too and I have just a year but... I found the notes just with hear the song and when I hear your cover I realized that my notes are correct. Well, I love your funky style❤️

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much indeed :) I'll see what I can do when I've got some time. Good luck and keep playing!!

[@pressurehead4248]

Excellent Dude !

[@chrisspurs]

Love this👏👌

[@paulstreet8939]

Not going to lie, it reminds me a bit of the scene from Alan Partridge but it's still awesome.

[@JamesMaxted]

Ha! Thanks :)

[@selenasarah]

LOVE IT!!! Thank you!!

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers very much :)

[@corpseweed]

Nice job.

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks :)

[@FlyingDutch63]

cool!

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers!

[@777petew]

In 1977 this was a record that was too futuristic. I think it still is.

[@JamesMaxted]

Crikey it's a great track! Takes ages for the vocals to come in and it doesn't suffer at all

[@fernandopulichino2780]

great playing & sound. Are those flatwounds?

[@JamesMaxted]

Thanks very much. They are GHS boomers (round wounds)

[@yardbird24]

bealting bass

[@DavidRFIT]

Damn I'd like tabs for this. Yes I suck.

[@JamesMaxted]

There's some online. Otherwise slow my video down (bottom right corner) and have a go at your own :)

[@Hana666555]

I love this! Any chance of doing some tabs? (:

[@JamesMaxted]

I don't use tabs I'm afraid, but you could slow the video down, copy the part and write your own perhaps?

[@bassjakekuss2232]

Great cover man, check out some of my Bowie covers as well.

[@JamesMaxted]

Cheers I will

[@karinhorn9449]

Emmer widdr nett 😂