A few years back, Bakithi did a Bass Clinic at Groth Music in Minnesota. I was working there at that time. The guy was GREAT & Gracious! He did an excellent Clinic. Exceptional advice on practicing... On working well with others in a band, as well as all kinds of technical advice & life advice for musicians... Afterwards, he was more than generous with his time.. He stayed way late, & met & talked to all the peeps whom had attended. What a Pro!
Wow! I NEVER heard of Washburn period until I saw the Graceland Concert on TV. Bakithi had a sound unlike anybody back then. That sound and his playing was so emotional; made me look @ Fretless a whole lot differently. Love that album TO THIS VERY DAY!😌🎶🎸❤️👍🏾
Haha, yeah usually when people like that inspire me, they make it look so easy until I actually try, realize wow this is really hard, and give up too soon 😆 If you don't give up though, just keep struggling through the uncomfortable suckiness, eventually you find yourself at a point where you can enjoy it, even if you're not near as good as your hero
sound comes from the fingers ! you can give any kind of bass, it will sound good ! the same for richard bona that i played with for months ! he had the same sound with a 400 dollars bass than with his fodera
When I got into bass in 1988 I saw the Graceland concert, and couldn't figure out how his bass, his Washburn sounded so different for the different songs. I know now of course that the bridge pickup is so close to the Bridge which is why its so trebly and nasally sounding when its turned up and the P-pickup is turned down, especially duing the Boy in the bubble, and during You cn call me Al he has both Pickups turned up full. I remember too that for that show he played a pink Fender JB special. A certain white coloured version of that would become synonimous with Duff McKagan from Guns n Roses.
A few years back, Bakithi did a Bass Clinic at Groth Music in Minnesota. I was working there at that time. The guy was GREAT & Gracious! He did an excellent Clinic. Exceptional advice on practicing... On working well with others in a band, as well as all kinds of technical advice & life advice for musicians... Afterwards, he was more than generous with his time.. He stayed way late, & met & talked to all the peeps whom had attended. What a Pro!
What an inspiration playing a fretless bass .that sound
I'm really proud as a South African. Watching these guys on stage
This soul just doesn't know the influence his music had on me as a child growing up in the 80's. God bless you Bakithi, great content!
Wow! I NEVER heard of Washburn period until I saw the Graceland Concert on TV. Bakithi had a sound unlike anybody back then. That sound and his playing was so emotional; made me look @ Fretless a whole lot differently. Love that album TO THIS VERY DAY!😌🎶🎸❤️👍🏾
Beautiful!! 🙌🏼
Met him at a Namm show and he signed my badge. cool dude!
What is so awesome to me is that it appears effortless.. Although I doubt I can play like him ... I'm inspired to try.
Haha, yeah usually when people like that inspire me, they make it look so easy until I actually try, realize wow this is really hard, and give up too soon 😆
If you don't give up though, just keep struggling through the uncomfortable suckiness, eventually you find yourself at a point where you can enjoy it, even if you're not near as good as your hero
Somebody have a link of the concert of the beginning?
It's the 1987 African concert th-cam.com/video/Hk7MCvCHNQA/w-d-xo.html
sound comes from the fingers ! you can give any kind of bass, it will sound good ! the same for richard bona that i played with for months ! he had the same sound with a 400 dollars bass than with his fodera
When I got into bass in 1988 I saw the Graceland concert, and couldn't figure out how his bass, his Washburn sounded so different for the different songs. I know now of course that the bridge pickup is so close to the Bridge which is why its so trebly and nasally sounding when its turned up and the P-pickup is turned down, especially duing the Boy in the bubble, and during You cn call me Al he has both Pickups turned up full. I remember too that for that show he played a pink Fender JB special. A certain white coloured version of that would become synonimous with Duff McKagan from Guns n Roses.
Anyone know what Washburn model this Bass is? It appears to be so rare!!
Washburn B-40
@@34hedgehog Thx. Did they make B-40 in Fretless? I thought B-40 was Fretted. Not B-20?