I was lucky enough to be mentored by Carol back in the early 1980s. She kept journals of her sessions, and sometimes we would look though them (she was not only coaching my bass playing, but studio practicality, how to play well with others, etc). There were working titles of songs, sometimes no titles, but just who the session was for, etc. That's better than most of us have, but still can be misinterpreted even by Carol herself. A lot of people get pissed at Carol for making claims on songs she didn't play on, but we do know for a fact that she DID play on a lot of major stuff, so while she doesn't NEED to claim those disputed tracks, she was in the fray, and sometimes memory can be a funny thing. Plus, the nature of studio work back in the day was that you had a 2 or 3 hours max to create the track, then you moved on to the next gig. You didn't spend days or weeks doing something, it was just "play this", get paid, and leave. I played on a lot of tracks in the '80s that I have no idea which parts might be me, or not, just know I worked with that artist around that time and can't tell just by listening - wild as that may sound to some people, I just can't recognize my own playing from decades ago. Look at some of the Anthology interviews with the 3 surviving Beatles and George Martin going through old recordings - even when tracks are isolated, George H, George M, and Paul are constantly asking each other "Did you play that, or is it me?"
@billhare6 жыл бұрын
Liner notes aren't always that accurate either. I got credit on a Brian Wilson album for something I definitely didn't do, while someone else got credit for what I DID do on that album. In the end, the history gets muddy, and over time, we doubt our own memories anyway.
@jazzman19544 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this comment. Someone who actually knows what he's talking about!
@bassbob424 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your post here. You took lessons from the best. She is a great person and down to earth.
@BassByTheBay4 жыл бұрын
Hey Bill, it's Jay from +4db. Never knew you studied with Carol! Cool story, and your point about memory is totally valid. Hope you're doing well, buddy!
@billhare4 жыл бұрын
BassByTheBay JQ! Great to hear from you! Wow, surprised I never told you, haha, usually one of the first things I mentioned to other bass players! ;-)
@jeremykay16967 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, First of all, thanks so much for checking out the video and all the positive feedback. It’s truly humbling for me to play these iconic lines and know that people are enjoying them and finding them informative. Second, let me apologize for not being upfront about the controversy around I Was Made To Love Her. I truly love JJ’s AND CK’s playing and despite how it may appear in the video, my intention here was NOT to “pick a side”. Looking at the evidence I believe each has a good claim to it but the truth is that I wasn’t there and it’s not my call to make - so it’s really up to you who you choose to believe. I think we can all agree that it’s a great line regardless of who did it, and that JJ and CK have both contributed a ton to the music world. I know they both continue to inspire me! Peace, Love, and Basslines, Jeremy Kay
@cesarhernandez38617 жыл бұрын
the Stevie version was recorded in Detroit 1967. Can you guess who was the session bass player there? James Jamerson
@weeboy86 жыл бұрын
Jeremy Kay, but she also wore cat-eye glasses and painted her nails but you failed to mention that or replicate it. THANKS FOR NOTHING! You’re the man*
@dirkda24516 жыл бұрын
:-D
@rockcatinc.45056 жыл бұрын
Hey man. Thanks for a great video and for taking the time out to make this so others can enjoy.
@seanoxton55726 жыл бұрын
I sure wish someone had taught me the picking technique when I was a kid learning. Its pretty hard to unlearn the "wrong" way.
@tonymarinelli73044 жыл бұрын
Carol IS a living legend, every one of her interviews is money.
@Darryl66364 жыл бұрын
Wow that is one beautiful Precision Bass
@AngelicusImmortus3 жыл бұрын
I was told she volunteered to play bass, rather than being given it, so she had no previous experience of it when it was given to her. The felt idea came from pianos that she had seen in studios with front or top removed - showing that the string still sounded with the felt contact so tried it out against the bass strings, loved the tone and kept it. Truly the top bass player of all time.
@mrsummerseve7 жыл бұрын
Despite the "controversial" song choice toward the end, you really captured the Kay sound here. Nicely done.
@micemr765 жыл бұрын
Carol is an unsung hero of music. Shes the musician your favorite musicians admired
@michaelb.421123 жыл бұрын
Carol Kaye was not only a MONSTER, but she's super NICE !! I ordered her lesson and she signed it to me.
@VallinSFAS Жыл бұрын
Sonny Bono only had an E-minor guitar vamp for "The Beat Goes On" until Carol added that iconic walking line. Kaye, Joe Osborne, and Paul McCartney had such a distinctive, clearly defined mix space through cheap 3"-6" paper speakers; it defined the burgeoning Prog-Rock sound of bassists like John Lodge, Chris Squire, Greg Lake, and Jon Camp.
@jazzman19544 жыл бұрын
The thing that everybody forgets to mention is that I suspect she is a good reader as well. So many guys can't read. Limited options.
@_richardleon3 жыл бұрын
terrible
@_richardleon3 жыл бұрын
double bass players can read and learn electric bass easily
@jazzman19543 жыл бұрын
@@_richardleon Well that’s pretty obvious, so what’s your point? Most bass players these days are electric guitar bassists who can’t read and who were the target of my post. Upright players are a tiny minority.
@RDYC4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget Joe Osborn. I bought so many records only to later discover that it was the same bass player - Joe Osborn! I think he actually had a more distinctive sound, and I certainly respect Carol and all the great bass players. Met Victor Wooten at NAMM a year ago and he is phenomenal too.
@raphaelmann3 жыл бұрын
Same here. So many of my favourite bass parts I now know are Joe Osborn, that I might have assumed were Carole. Not to take anything away from Carole, but Joe has to be about the most underrated player...
@matthewlux93513 жыл бұрын
Not to mention Joe was pioneering that pick bass sound on records years before Carol ever got a bass.
@jerseycurl3 жыл бұрын
@Reverb Jeremy- Hi, great video on Carol Kaye! Love her! My husband @Steve Dockendorf was lucky enough to have a few private lessons from Carol in 1973. One thing he told me could be added to the video was that Carol advised to tap your foot twice as fast when you get to the sixteenth notes. Thank you for creating this video and giving Carol well deserved acknowledgement. :-)
@randolphpatterson50616 жыл бұрын
I can see that flatwounds & higher action combine to help eliminate string noise, but the bigger factor is your careful, accurate fretting & picking, which is probably a lot harder than it looks, and especially if a player is gonna do a five-hour-long gig or an all-day session. You really do it justice, and that's no small feat. I'm impressed by the wonderful audio capture in this video, too. It makes my Bluetooth sound like a real speaker. I take my P-bass to jams and use Dean Markley stainless in a very light gauge, with moderately-stiff action and I usually bring my Vibrolux Reverb. I palm-mute. A lot of the other players bug me to turn it up, and they may be on to something, as I feel that the bass shouldn't too often be strident or commanding, but just covering the low end in the perimeter of the musical landscape. I always set the amp on a padded riser to kill floor-coupling. I think the folks who want me to crank it are too habituated to working with bass players who are generally way too loud and who set their amp right on the floor. But I insist the music doesn't need all that throbbing & boominess, and that listeners tend to turn off to it. The bass isn't the star of the show, and shouldn't be competing for attention or drowning out the band. Carol is admired for her craftiness & her wicked-sharp musical intellect, not for being able to play circles around Stu Hamm. She knows when to lay out and when to lay it on, and she's never too busy in the mix. You made a gem of a video. Short & sweet & to the point, and very much fun to watch. Thank you. Great job!
@DerekJason30007 жыл бұрын
I know her from taking lessons too. You got it! I buy Thomastik flatwounds wounds from her for my 68 P Bass and my 74 Jazz Bass. They last forever had she has the best price. Goes without saying she is the best and quite a task master to say the least. Truly blessed to know her.
@mechanichalpixels3 жыл бұрын
Back in 2005, I was applying for music school in Los Angeles and thought I would contact Carol Kaye to see if she was available for lessons, so I wrote her an email asking her opinion. In that email I also asked about "I Was Made to Love Her" thinking she would just write it off with a comment about how no one kept track of things back then, the way they do now, as I've heard other people explain it. In her response, she began criticizing the school I was applying for, saying it's a scheme to take away people's money (I've since graduated from there, learning that while it did cost me some tuition, they weren't cheating anyone). She went on to express her annoyance - not so much with my question about the song, but that she believed that her valuable work had been accredited to Jamerson because that fit the story better. I then had the opportunity to ask Bob Babbit (R.I.P.) about "I Was Made to Love Her". He then referred to "Standing In the Shadows of Motown", stating that while some aspects of the movie are perhaps romanticized for the sake of film, the events described were all true and indeed, Jamerson played the bass track to "I Was Made to Love Her". What I conclude is that Jamerson played bass on "I Was Made to Love Her". When people defend their position with lashing out, they're usually trying to cover something up. Please don't misunderstand - I truly respect Carol Kaye for her work and especially with the Beach Boys, but I cannot imagine she went through life without some scrutiny about being "a woman in a man's world" back then. Also - ALL of the music coming out of Motown back in the 60s was recorded in Detroit. It wasn't until years later when they open up studios in California that other players than the Funk Brothers began appearing on the recordings - Carol Kaye wasn't even affiliated with Motown - She's from Washington (state) and played for The Wrecking Crew in California. It just doesn't add up. Also - listen to ALL the songs with her bass lines, then listen to I Was Made to Love Her. From an analytical perspective, the choices made in "I Was Made to Love Her" is not Carol Kaye. Also the sound is softer and muffled unlike the picked sound of Carols guitaresque style. But, what do I know?
@PRESTO57962 жыл бұрын
Excuse me but Carol Kaye is from Long Beach CA …🚫NOT Washington state! And she was a white woman in a predominantly black man’s world! So, dear, what exactly do you know? Just sayin’….
@blainebauman5722 жыл бұрын
@@PRESTO5796 It requires only one google search to confirm that what Martin said is true, quit talkin' out yer ass.
@nawll202 Жыл бұрын
It’s not true. Motown had offices in California since the early 60s. Kaye did work for Motown and Frank Wilson confirmed it along with other musicians. In fact, Hal Blaine and Earl Palmer said the same thing. Blaine also claimed Motown hits attributed to the Detroit musicians yet nobody discredit him. She wasn’t the only bass player hired by them in LA but Motown had to hide them due to their shenanigans. I know y’all like to think that JJ played on everything ever put out by Motown but that’s untrue and unrealistic. Anyway, Kaye played bass on a lot of songs for them and you can find a good article about it online. I don’t know why it’s so hard for people to believe that Motown would hire the best musicians in town. I’m sure being a white woman doesn’t help her credibility.
@strat08715 жыл бұрын
She's the best, her playing and licks made me love bass, and play it since my 14 y.o. Then I started guitar at 15, and still play both.
@michaelal.29552 жыл бұрын
Hey, can anyone tell me if the bass line from "I Was Made To Love Her" is actually James Jamerson's? I've only read it in the comments a million times... And if I'm being honest, Kaye's bass on Mel Tormé's "Games People Play" is far more impressive and memorable to me than anything else being debated in these comments. Just enjoy the video, folks. It was very informative with regards to her style and technique.
@juliuscaesar74483 жыл бұрын
This guy needs to come back, he always did great videos
@ronj94486 жыл бұрын
She played on Good Vibrations but she played a line that Brian Wilson wrote out for her. There are several YT videos of talking about that. She respected that he knew what he wanted to be played.
@deadwtxsky7 жыл бұрын
Yeah! Thats an amazing precision sound! Thanks for sharing this Reverb!!! Now I'm going to look up everything by Carol kaye.
@kwisbar7 жыл бұрын
Just need to mention She also plays up near the neck like you were doing. A lot of pick players play down near the bridge or also rest there had on the bridge, you sounded just like her but you didn't mention it. She also holds the pick with a thumb over finder grip which is a little firmer than you were holing it. Great video loved that you featured her and your sound approach and attack was spot on. chordal tones
@snoopythedoge56394 жыл бұрын
When I play with with a pick I also play near the neck. It’s just so much more comfortable.
@Yellow_Magpie7 жыл бұрын
Woah, I was made to love her is defo Jamerson, it sounds like finger style on the record and the whole approach cries out in Jamerson's language. Great respect for Carol Kaye all the same, and some kool insights into her sound, thanks for the vid!
@Yellow_Magpie7 жыл бұрын
I feel silly mentioning this again after seeing the comments, I guess all us Jamerson lovers flip out when Jamerson is in any way overlooked! To clarify, it seems Carol Kaye played on a beach boys cover of the song and her line very similar.
@drwold14552 жыл бұрын
YOU replicate Carol Kay with her Superlative tecnique and chordal under- standing. Thank You, Always, Dr
@Lainer15 жыл бұрын
She is the absolute best session musician and awesome jazz player of her time, and our time
@shnarfy5 жыл бұрын
It sucks when people make comments that are negative, he's just trying to help people. If you don't like it click on.
@fragmatic19647 жыл бұрын
Jeremy you absolutely made my day. Terrific video. Informative and fun. And you NAIL her techniques!!
@MarkRhodesSongs3 жыл бұрын
Good video. I’ve played guitar for decades and used lots of Carol’s material for guitar. Now I’ve taken up the bass and will work w her bass books. Such a great and creative player.
@cgirl1113 жыл бұрын
The key to her success was her jazz training.
@BrockBarr3 жыл бұрын
And cool sunglasses 😎
@trolley43883 жыл бұрын
You mean the kaye of her success
@tita4ewaz3 жыл бұрын
That’s true but I believe when she tackled bebop and esp latin music (samba, she was able to write these incredible parts that no one could come up with
@BrockBarr2 жыл бұрын
You can have jazz training but you still need a good degree of creativity to come up with some of those very cool baselines.
@JapanoiseBreakfast2 жыл бұрын
@@trolley4388 oh no not puns again. I couldn't carol less about these.
@dennislittle42796 жыл бұрын
another vote for Jamerson on "I was made to love her". it's a classic example of his style.
@OsmarOliveira7 жыл бұрын
This "Bass Tricks" series are awesome. Keep them coming! =D
@cheshirecat4387 жыл бұрын
great video! she played nothing like most Rock bassists as her lines were built out of chords, not the usual runs. i've been playing bass for 42 years and i couldn't play like Carol if u put a gun to my head. she's just so amazing.
@sweetfoampunishment32864 жыл бұрын
Great Vid, THX! Even though Carol is very familiar with music theory she says that playing and knowing the modal scales is overestimated: "You only have to play the notes that fit to the chords." Bam! You know... She's the living legend! Thank you for endless inspiration and great mentorship, Queen Kaye!
@BassGuitarInstrumental5 жыл бұрын
yes! great player, and good to see a pick player who knows what's what. Kaye and Joe Osborn are huge heroes of mine.
@blocksnstuff147 жыл бұрын
The beach boys did a version of I was made to love her as well, he is probably referring to that
@Agos2264 жыл бұрын
Ron Brown played bass on that
@ravingcyclist6246 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks! I've ordered some of Carol's books. Looking forward to their arrival.
@joannalewis52794 ай бұрын
Fascinating with the upstrokes on the upbeats
@kingstumble7 жыл бұрын
When I was trying to learn bass back in the 60s the only tutor book I could find was by Carole Kaye. Unable to read music it was way over my head. What on earth was a beguine anyway?! So I resorted to learning by ear and watching bass players in local bands. Now I am much more knowledgeable and realise what a great player and influence she was.
@Achase4u7 жыл бұрын
Carol is one of the best to ever live. Thank you for putting up this video.
@AngelicusImmortus3 жыл бұрын
add on to my previous post - she didn’t bother with sticking to down & up strokes when she played guitar - in her own words she said “I just made sure I got the note, it didn’t matter to me whether it was up or down stroke. Working on Good vibrations I got told the best advice I got, “play your way, it’s awesome” when asked about being a woman in music at that time she said “no one cared it was can you play or not”
@NickiTedesco7 жыл бұрын
I just love your reviews!!! I can't get enough. I love the level of detail and that its all about bass. You're awesome!
@brennanmcnally7 жыл бұрын
Loving these bass videos! Jeremy rules. Also had no idea bass could sound so great through a Super Reverb... *rethinks everything*
@pbrtaskforce1165 жыл бұрын
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT EITHER
@abesdemise4 жыл бұрын
Tommy Cogbill played Son of a Preacher Man through a Twin with 1 broken speaker.........or so the legend goes.
@MrSageXP4 жыл бұрын
Joe Osborne played on many hit records playing a fender jazz bass through a super reverb. Listen to let the sunshine in by the fifth dimention
@adamr637 жыл бұрын
Thanks great vid Nice playing, great technique as well! For info, Jamerson used the mute that was installed under the bell cover. He only muted un-sounded strings with his RH thumb. And, yes, IIWSM was Jamerson all the way, like the many other iconic Jamerson lines she erroneously claimed were hers.
@iaminbetweendays5 жыл бұрын
Only 8 minutes and 3 seconds! Great video!
@JoshuaPickenpaugh7 жыл бұрын
These are great, more please! Pino maybe?
@alancastro42587 жыл бұрын
I think a episode on Paul McCartney is in order!
@communitycollegegenius96847 жыл бұрын
Yes he was great, that is until he died in 1966.
@sanyatyr7 жыл бұрын
Community College Genius Cool story bro =)))Lol
@lewisbons25036 жыл бұрын
Community College Genius xD
@NickSBailey6 жыл бұрын
if that were the case his best work was done by the imposter lol
@brampratama89735 жыл бұрын
@Johnny Wheels had you heard wings ? like silly love song live 1976 at america, paul play very nicely
@FredHerrman5 жыл бұрын
I’m a big John Entwistle fan. He really helped me to listen to music in a different way than had I never know of him. That said, I love Carol Kaye’s playing. Her focus was on recording obviously, and as far as I know, not so much live performance, so these are two different styles. But the notes that Carol Kaye chose in her recordings was, to my ear, always the perfect choice. I’m so glad that the Wrecking Crew is recognized. I love Glen Campbell too. 👍🏼
@johnhodgson53134 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, she said she could make far more money doing studio work. She could go to various studios a day. She mentioned doctor's pay.
@lgndnhswnmnd4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this post! Grateful for KZfaq! I took a few Bass Lessons from this Amazing Musician! She is Such A Cool Cat!
@GeorgiaBoy19614 жыл бұрын
Carol Kaye claims to have played on the Stevie Wonder session for "I Was Made to Love Her" - but Motown veterans present at the session tell a different story. Refuting Carol's claims is Allan Slutsky, author of "Standing In The Shadows of Motown." His research shows that James Jamerson, who was the bass player of the Motown house band The Funk Brothers, played the bass on this track. All Motown associates he contacted, including the Holland-Dozier-Holland songwriting team, said it was Jamerson. Hank Crosby, who co-wrote and did production on this song, signed an affidavit saying that the bass line was performed by Jamerson. The only way Kaye's story is true is both somehow played sessions for the same number. The style of the bass-line is consistent with Jamerson, and not with Kaye. Also, it is not played with a pick, but instead features the warmer fatter tone characteristic of the playing finger(s) on the strings. The lines played in the song are utterly consistent with Jamerson, and have no antecedent in Kaye's style on other known recordings. The studio logs cannot be located or no longer survive, so the dispute isn't likely to be settled soon. Wrong-doing isn't necessarily involved, either - after the passage of so many years, memories can become garbled or grow dim. It is enough to know that both are giants of electric bass.
@flarfadelic56543 жыл бұрын
it was extremely common for session players to be "replaced" on the spot due to unforeseen circumstances and many session players get payouts vs royalties in which they don't always get credit. it's entirely possile CK did play on that session and that they told her they were going to use that and then comes in Jamerson......who know since the notes aren't available. I don't really think it fucking matters though, she's a beast and Jamerson is a beast. they both fucking kill it in the studio
@austinsangels123453 жыл бұрын
As they tried different songs with different singers - they could have tried it with different players. But yes I have heard this for many years.
@PeterPug3 жыл бұрын
Often times a musician will track and then they use a different musician in the end. So she MAY have played on that studio session but her track wasn't the one used?
@juliuscaesar74483 жыл бұрын
Carol did play on The Beach Boys version of i was made to love her tho
@corporalclegg9142 жыл бұрын
she’s been cool for a long time. anyone that is irreplaceable to Phil Spector & Brian Wilson has to be the greatest.
@cykratzer34635 жыл бұрын
I love your videos and I love Caril Kaye, but I Was Made to Love Her was recorded at Hitsville USA. That's a Jamerson line.
@cykratzer34635 жыл бұрын
Apparently Im not the first person to bring this up. From what Ive gathered, Jamerson did not initially make the change from Detroit to LA, and resisted playing the newer style basslines that were coming into vogue inthe early 70s. I am also pretty sure they went on to record alot of these songs again, newer versions, different artists. So it is entirely possible that Kaye did at some point record versions of all these tunes.
@la1967 жыл бұрын
Thank you! More more is right. Hope to see many more vids like this. Beautiful Fender too! Nothing better than for us all to learn from the "greats".
@jsam44624 жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorites. Thank you.
@dwightdawson3578 Жыл бұрын
That’s not how Carol taught me to use a pick. Your thumb should be across the pick at a 90 degree angle with your index and middle fingertips pointing towards the point of the pick. It’s in her book “How to Play the Electric Bass”. Great video!
@benjaminmyatt57217 жыл бұрын
This and the Jamerson video were great introductions for me to start learning from some classic players. Would be cool to see some more, maybe a Bootsy Collins video? Or Jaco Pastorius?
@VFusco7 жыл бұрын
Great Video, I love that vintage P Bass you are playing. I have a 1963, and that one looks much older than mine. Yours is in gret shape. What year is it. I always loved Carol's work. Like Jamerson and McCartney, her bass defined much of rock music and the greatest hits of all times.
@BehindTheSounds7 жыл бұрын
Though its been said by others here, she did not play on "almost every Beach Boys record". Though they did use a lot of session musicians, Ray Pohlman was Brian's go-to bassist, with Carol usually doubling his part along with Lyle Ritz on string bass. Also, her playing was not heard on Good Vibrations, which was assembled from many sessions which she did not play on.
@JackTheRevenantTalor6 жыл бұрын
kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7uhgdl-tMrMd4k.html She must be lieing in this video then.
@codymeng15806 жыл бұрын
full of shit
@keisi15746 жыл бұрын
BehindTheSounds Well...Pet Sounds is no Astral Weeks...ha
@philomelodia6 жыл бұрын
BehindTheSounds I don't know where you get your information but it's a pretty well-known fact that she played on good vibrations. I've seen this mentioned in lots of places including documentaries and interviews by not just her but other session musicians who were there. Good vibrations required two people playing the bass parts. There was one person playing the regular baseline and then Carroll played the higher notes. Brian Wilson was, by all reports, quite impressed with her. Called her the best damn bass player in the history of rock 'n' roll. That's high praise. Can't imagine him not using her a lot.
@DZRaz185 жыл бұрын
@@philomelodia thats most likely what BehindTheSound meant. But in session tapes you hear Brian often call out to Ray. Brian tried to replicate Phil Spector's wall of sound having multiple instruments play the same parts.
@jsam44624 жыл бұрын
One of the most prolific musicians ever. The beat goes on!
@lincolnadams834 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this! Everyone really needs to hear more about the phenomenal Queen of the bass!!
@d.p.90055 жыл бұрын
I’m jealous of her she plays real good
@robertokinks72515 жыл бұрын
Milestone Bass Player. My top 5 favorite bass player ever.
@gdrugg20067 жыл бұрын
I was made to love her was jamerson!
@slimdudeDJC5 жыл бұрын
magradygrind Ah, someone was listening!!
@RileyJE5 жыл бұрын
That's one I don't get that she claims. To my ears it really doesn't at all sound like it was played with a pick and those chromatic runs are one of the most James Jamerson things I've ever heard.
@johncarver34535 жыл бұрын
I am certain she didn't play on the Stevie Wonder original, but there is a good chance she did play on the Beach Boys cover on their Wild Honey album.
@bpabustan5 жыл бұрын
@@johncarver3453 although Ron Brown is credited on the Beach Boys cover as the bassist. So we still cannot totally ascertain.
@francescolauro27614 жыл бұрын
Right!
@JoaninFloridaАй бұрын
She's a legend because she's a naturally hip person. She can figure out how to kick a song into the stratosphere.
@trappenweisseguy277 жыл бұрын
She's the type of player that Leo actually had in mind with the invention of the electric bass; a guitarist who could double on bass. I'm also pretty sure she mentioned many times about using Thomastik flatwounds, which are anything but big and beefy.
@hotstarmusictv77117 жыл бұрын
Can't believe you didn't mention that she played bass on Witicha Lineman by Glen Campbell ❤️🎶
@Redshooz187 жыл бұрын
Well done Jeremy. Thank you!
@lynnturman81576 жыл бұрын
Hey Reverb, do one on McCartney's bass playing.
@duckydrummer63312 жыл бұрын
Boy that Carol Kaye sound is so sweet, buttery and smooth. Like a fine after dinner port.
@rome81804 жыл бұрын
If someone tells you bass players shouldn't use a pick, just say "Carol Kaye" and walk away. In fact, so many legendary bass players have been pick players.
@bipbipletucha4 жыл бұрын
McCartney, Lemmy, McKagan...
@GeorgiaBoy19614 жыл бұрын
That's a bogus comment to make, given the number of legendary rock players alone who have played with a pick, either some of the time or most of it. John Entwistle, anyone?
@cgrimes724 жыл бұрын
Bobby Vega plays with a pick and Steve Swallow. A pick is just a tool. I don't know why everyone wants to debate it. Why is it that a guitar player can play with just fingers or a pick and no one gives a crap but the second a bassist uses a pick, the end of the world.
@TheCopeland453 жыл бұрын
Joe Osborn another pick player whose bass lines on The Carpenters songs is amazing!!
@richieluckenbill15902 жыл бұрын
Joe Osborn played bass with a pick before she ever did and played on possibly more hits than she did. A lot of people mistake Osborn's sound as hers.. He was in the Wrecking Crew. All of the Mama's and Papa's hits, 5th Dimension, and Carpenters were in fact Joe Osborn. He started out playing with Ricky Nelson in 1960!
@michaelmarshall17136 жыл бұрын
She was amazing the sounds the style and things she did that , man I would kill to play like her.
@ryanmelvey87644 жыл бұрын
really great tone on the bass and really enjoying the playing here!
@gregoryblake10017 жыл бұрын
James Jamerson was the bassist on "I was made to love her" not Carol Kaye. Listen. You can tell the difference if you are familiar with both players.
@BoutYoungAnnaLee6 жыл бұрын
She played bass on the Beach Boys cover of the song
@galetinm3 жыл бұрын
@@BoutYoungAnnaLee Ron Brown was credited on The Beach Boys version of the song.
@TheBassfresh4 жыл бұрын
as Carol herself told me her strings are also key : Thomastik Infeld JF344 flats.
@theanthonyrw6 жыл бұрын
We in the AV love carol and Peter.. Awesome people ...
@everettrain64247 жыл бұрын
James Jamerson played on Stevie Wonder's original version of I was made to love her. Carol Kaye played bass on the The Beach Boys version which came out not much later. Her version isn't an exact copy of what Jamerson played, but it's close.
@gonzalot747 жыл бұрын
Everett Rain she didn't play at all on the Beach Boys version... it's on Wild Honey and that was recorded in Brian's house by them only without session musicians.
@everettrain64247 жыл бұрын
Jamie I read somewhere that yes the Band recorded that album themselves at Brian's house, but they still brought in CK for the bass on that track, but I've also heard from CK herself that she played bass on the stevie wonder version which I always thought was JJ so I dunno you may be right
@Herfinnur7 жыл бұрын
I think she sometimes gets confused as to what songs she played on, which is understandable. No human would be able to remember exactly which 10,000 recordings they played on
@GOGOLH7 жыл бұрын
Except that she also claims to have played on Bernadette, Reach Out, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, virtually the entire Motown canon. To be confused over a couple of songs is perhaps understandable, but it's something else to call the late JJ's legacy into doubt.
@Livsie6 жыл бұрын
I think that not stating the names of studio musicians which have participated in records is quite a shame for music labels. They used musicians as a paid music labor, not bothering even to write their names on albums covers. I think it's a shame. That's why we have so much confusion now considering who played in what record.
@jerryclement52894 жыл бұрын
Your BASS is beautiful and sounds fantastic!
@weeboy86 жыл бұрын
Thank you my good man. I’ve been trying to figure out the Carol Kaye/ The Byrds / The Animals type bass sound. I have a Fender Jazz Bass but I should be able to make it work. Thanks!
@bass-callbo84346 жыл бұрын
Great work. Very detailed research and teaching. 👍
@BK-je7ww6 жыл бұрын
I love these bass videos. Great work!
@robfninh6 жыл бұрын
Great video! I started out with Fender amps in the 60`s but they would distort bad at high volume. I never went back. Your sound was great here. Maybe an experiment is in order. Thx!
@ryangunwitch-black Жыл бұрын
Carol Kaye is SO cool.
@johnnyryall51467 жыл бұрын
I loved Carol's playing on David Axelrod - Urizen
@matthewcurtiss75577 жыл бұрын
I love that tone
@bentpolski7 жыл бұрын
I wish I could take lessons from Carol!
@rockstarcke7 жыл бұрын
Cool video, but i'm pretty sure that I ways made to love her, is Jameson on bas.
@Dwetmaster7 жыл бұрын
Great video. But I believed James Jamerson played "I was made to love her".
@timothysprague39307 жыл бұрын
Dwetmaster
@kennet78377 жыл бұрын
Definitely James Jamerson on "I Was Made to Love Her". You don't get that deep sound with a pick.
@charlescoleman68967 жыл бұрын
Kaye has, for years now, claimed that she played on several famous tracks that everyone else says Jamerson played on.
@michaelhermanson27557 жыл бұрын
Charles Coleman both played, James made the cut.
@charlescoleman68967 жыл бұрын
Well, that may be so, but I think she says it's her on the records.
@rileylam28836 жыл бұрын
really wish Jeremy led lick of the week! props, dude! xo
@TimV937 жыл бұрын
Really good, however you missed the big fact almost all of her bass tracks went direct into the board. You could have grabbed one of those UA 610 preamps like the board that was at the popular LA studios in the 60s. Though I would like to know how the Beach Boy's sound engineer got Al Jardine the nice pick sound on "Don't Worry Baby" and "I Get Around".
@damnitboy96357 жыл бұрын
Al Jardine doesn't get enough credit for his share of recorded bass tracks. I heard that while Carol recorded many bass tracks during the Good Vibrations sessions, the released version featured, I think, Carl Wilson's bass track.
@peterbaird75974 жыл бұрын
Funny, Carol says otherwise. She says she insisted they use the sound of her amp. Most of the time it was one of her Versatones, not a Fender.
@danjacobson94762 жыл бұрын
Kaye and Kay, I'm assuming unrelated. Great video!
@gnramon7 жыл бұрын
great video , why you speak of her in the past :) she still with us,.
@ronlight70137 жыл бұрын
more . . . more!
@Gravyballs20116 жыл бұрын
Played on Frank Zappa's first two albums "Freak Out" & "Absolutely Free"
@musicrat517 жыл бұрын
James Jamerson was the original bass play on Made To Love Her. That was recorded in Motown Carol later played a remake when Stevie left Motown and started recording in California. I've heard Carol take credit for the bass line but that just not true.
@BoutYoungAnnaLee6 жыл бұрын
She played bass on the beach boys version of the song.
@galetinm3 жыл бұрын
@@BoutYoungAnnaLee Ron Brown was credited on The Beach Boys version of the song.
@teunputker7 жыл бұрын
More of these!
@dg8642 Жыл бұрын
awesome video thanks
@matuloco5 жыл бұрын
I miss this dude, is there a chance he comes back for more videos?
@IanMartinAllison7 жыл бұрын
Jeremy! Great sound, playing and presentation. You sound so great! Can you tell us what kind of flats are on that beautiful P bass?
@Theparadoxband4 жыл бұрын
You better give James Jamerson credit on that last song