Saw BB about 10 years ago with the Downright Upright All-Stars with Dave Weckl on drums at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis. WOW!!!😲 This guy is an AMAZING bass player, BOTH acoustic AND electric bass!!!😎
"You can't practice art, you can't practice innovation." I've worked as a monitor tech in the past and you can hear the talent beyond the notes when you're in the presence of a true artist. Very cool to hear someone SO good go full fan boy when talking about someone they love and admire. I love my B25.
Thank you Mr Bromberg for all that you have done for the bass world. Love all your music but like the jazz works best. Wish I had known about the broadband project!
Great interview of an amazing bassist and his rant about Jaco was inspiring. One cannot overstate the influence Jaco had not only in the bass world but music in general. Every great bassist today talks about Jaco and other than Mingus who else had a movie made about them? Jaco was also a wonderful composer who could arrange and use complex harmonies. Brian Bromberg himself is a mindblowing bassist. In Jaco's time there was only Jaco and Stanley Clarke. Today you have many many bassist who can play circles around even many guitarist. Thanks for the wonderful interview.
Thanks, Brian, for sharing all of your observations and insights. I can relate to all your views and experiences in relation to your bass guitar. Back in 2009 or 10, after noticing the A-string imbalance on my Australian-made, semi-custom Belman 5-string bass, I finally found a Bartolini pickup to replace to stock, flat humbucker pup. The Bartolini (with a radius and magnets/pole pieces set accordingly) did the trick and the bass came to life. The bass also has a true master volume and a string-through bridge, plus an active/passive bypass switch where the bass can even be used without a battery installed. All of this is pretty logical thinking and I am glad you got your signature model. George Urbaszek from Down Under Australia
As one of my favorite bassists, I have to ask, Brian: What is a "ramp"? I've NEVER heard that term/word used in reference to the bass. Or, if any of my fellow bass players out there know what that is, would you be so kind as to explain it to me?
Hi, Nathaniel. The basic definition of a ramp is an incline on the body of the bass that lets you the distance between the body and strings. It helps you control how much you dig “dig in” when you pluck the strings.
Saw BB about 10 years ago with the Downright Upright All-Stars with Dave Weckl on drums at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis.
WOW!!!😲
This guy is an AMAZING bass player, BOTH acoustic AND electric bass!!!😎
Brian is amazing for sure! Thanks for weighing in, Chris!
"You can't practice art, you can't practice innovation." I've worked as a monitor tech in the past and you can hear the talent beyond the notes when you're in the presence of a true artist. Very cool to hear someone SO good go full fan boy when talking about someone they love and admire. I love my B25.
Thanks, Thom.
Thank you Mr Bromberg for all that you have done for the bass world. Love all your music but like the jazz works best. Wish I had known about the broadband project!
Thanks for weighing in, James. Brian’s great!
Mr. Bromberg is and always will be a pioneer; great forward thinking and very sorry I missed the station when it was current
Yes, Brian is truly amazing. Thanks, Greg!
Great interview of an amazing bassist and his rant about Jaco was inspiring. One cannot overstate the influence Jaco had not only in the bass world but music in general. Every great bassist today talks about Jaco and other than Mingus who else had a movie made about them? Jaco was also a wonderful composer who could arrange and use complex harmonies. Brian Bromberg himself is a mindblowing bassist. In Jaco's time there was only Jaco and Stanley Clarke. Today you have many many bassist who can play circles around even many guitarist. Thanks for the wonderful interview.
Well said, Vincent. Thanks!
BB is definitely in my top 7 favorite upright bass player list. Love him.
Brian’s awesome for sure! Just curious… Who are the other 6? 😀
Thanks, Brian, for sharing all of your observations and insights.
I can relate to all your views and experiences in relation to your bass guitar. Back in 2009 or 10, after noticing the A-string imbalance on my Australian-made, semi-custom Belman 5-string bass, I finally found a Bartolini pickup to replace to stock, flat humbucker pup. The Bartolini (with a radius and magnets/pole pieces set accordingly) did the trick and the bass came to life.
The bass also has a true master volume and a string-through bridge, plus an active/passive bypass switch where the bass can even be used without a battery installed.
All of this is pretty logical thinking and I am glad you got your signature model.
George Urbaszek from Down Under Australia
Thanks, George!
Not only one of the greatest bass players ever but also very articulate. Highly informative video.
Glad you liked it. Thanks!
I need this badly.
Thanks, Joe.
👌💯💯💯💯🎸🎸🎸
Brilliant outro. Great interview!
Thanks!
As one of my favorite bassists, I have to ask, Brian: What is a "ramp"? I've NEVER heard that term/word used in reference to the bass. Or, if any of my fellow bass players out there know what that is, would you be so kind as to explain it to me?
Hi, Nathaniel. The basic definition of a ramp is an incline on the body of the bass that lets you the distance between the body and strings. It helps you control how much you dig “dig in” when you pluck the strings.
We want that bass in Sweden!!
www.kieselguitars.com/catalog/guitars/b25
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16:11 Joel Taylor cameo, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You never know who you’ll see at a NAMM show! 😁