Sade - Smooth Operator (MusicMan Stingray 5)

Описание: This week, I'm still sticking to the 80s, but this video has a small twist. I wanted to play my own version of the song, including the bass solo. Coincidentally, the groove is not that far off what was on the original recording, but it's just different enough for you to go 'ah, I see what he went for'.

More than anything, I just wanted solid playing here, so I was intentionally very reserved with fills and other stylistic elements. For the solo, I felt like going with something completely different when comparing to the original recording. I'm a huge fan of using space when improvising something, to let ideas breathe.

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Rig used:

MusicMan Stingray 5 w/mods (Nordstrand Bigman 5 pickup, Aguillar OBP-3 preamp)
ZeroFiveAudio Lowrider
Empress Bass Compressor
Jad Freer Capo Preamp

Everything was recorded into my Focusrite Scarlett 18i8. This was take 2 of 2. No post-FX were added whatsoever, I just bumped the track down around 3Dbs when I took the bass solo, to make it sound clearer.

I do not own this song, the rights go to their respective owners.

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