It's a Love Thing - The Whispers (1980) - bass

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  • Опубліковано 22 січ 2014
  • Leon Sylvers III on bass (presumably a Rickenbacker)

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  • @KlabauterManiac
    @KlabauterManiac 2 роки тому +3

    This is the kind of song that when i'm driving home from work, i hear it on the radio, and put it super loud en sing along and air bass to. It gets me so excited!

  • @BelgaBass
    @BelgaBass  10 років тому +6

    In the early '90s, I left my first one standing outside my house door when leaving for a travel... never found it back of course. That's when eBay came on and I found myself buying a complete Sabre harem to compensate for the loss :). They still appear on eBay sometimes, but am not sure what the current value of a good '79 would be.... $2-2500 ? I wanted a Sabre because I thought Bernard Edwards played one on TV when I was a youngster, but probably he only had Stingrays. The two pickup Sabre has lots more tonal possibilities, so I stayed with them, for over 20 years, until I picked up Baby Bass and salsa music about 10 years ago.

  • @Breakbeats92.5
    @Breakbeats92.5 6 років тому +11

    My music teacher always told us to bring session players an idea as to what you want in terms of tone and overall musical feel. This is a perfect example of how I want the bass to sound on my records. Nice and smooth, with an emphasis on the groove!

  • @dannymitchell5987
    @dannymitchell5987 8 років тому +15

    This is terrific. Im a Bass player myself and Leon's basslines were the GREATE4ST. People used to talk about Louis Johnson who was a great bass player in his own right but Leons bass lines were unmatched.....

  • @buckcannon7515
    @buckcannon7515 7 років тому +19

    This is a Leon Sylvers III song, he is a great Bassist and one of my favorites!

  • @ghostwriter1869
    @ghostwriter1869 2 роки тому

    Wow, a twin-pickup Sabre with active electronics. Never played one, never even thought about it, but now I'm going to get one to try it out. Who knows, it could be "A Love Thing"-LOL

  • @elcioavila2542
    @elcioavila2542 Рік тому +1

    Outstanding

  • @miketaylor7440
    @miketaylor7440 7 років тому +2

    Fantastic tempo, no notes missed from what I can hear compared to the original ... wonderful playing ...

  • @BigSwoleMusick
    @BigSwoleMusick 2 роки тому

    Funky...FUNKY!

  • @joeltudor521966

    Super Power Finger Style Groove Man!🤩

  • @donnialves

    Wonderful playing!

  • @robertwallace6492
    @robertwallace6492 3 роки тому

    Your amazing bass playing on display here was truly 'Rock Steady'. 🥂🎉🎊🥂

  • @richardrichard5409
    @richardrichard5409 3 роки тому +2

    Ohh my god, you even have the Leon slide sound, fantastic stuff

  • @madametia5379
    @madametia5379 9 років тому +3

    THIS is just so awesome I had to come back to listen! LOVE IT!

  • @michelzucchetti4778
    @michelzucchetti4778 8 років тому +1

    J'adore cette chanson!!!! vous êtes le "King of Bass", vraiment génial!!!!

  • @haroldalexis4200
    @haroldalexis4200 2 роки тому

    A WHISPERS FAN THROUGH & THOUGH. YOUR VERSION OF THIS HIT: SUPERB! ✅👋🎶

  • @MrPjwilliams
    @MrPjwilliams 3 роки тому

    right on beautiful am glad we have real artist still around

  • @stanojevicmarko
    @stanojevicmarko 9 років тому +4

    Masterful! Not only that your playing is definitely top-drawer, but your choice of pieces with which you treat us is also impeccable. Nowadays there is so much overplaying and groove-lacking bass "noise" that digging up truly musical pieces, especially when they come with a bass-line such as this comes as a true remedy for my aching ears (and heart).

  • @charlesrowan5138
    @charlesrowan5138 3 роки тому

    Great stuff!

  • @guylainetremblay1801
    @guylainetremblay1801 7 років тому +2

    i like it the whispers and the bass thanks