For 2-years, I watched this almost everyday for the bass solo. This has to be one of the all-time great 6-string bass solos. So tonight, several years later, instead of my wife’s cake for desert (her cakes are mighty good), I listened to this 3-times! Caron on the bass is almost spell-binding. Be well. 🙃👍🏾
I just watched this, and at the end of the bass solo, I started clapping in my living room... I completely forgot I was not there in the audience! Great groove
I had the opportunity to attend a clinic he held. First of all, when he did his double slaps, I shit my pants. I always thought I understood funk until I met him. Incredible.
I have this DVD and it is GREAT. Alain isn't just a great player, his basses have such a great tone. Both his fretted 6 string F-Bass and his fretless 6 string F-Bass are distinctive and wonderful sounding. Man I'd love to study with this guy for awhile!
Alain Caron,July 5.2009, Toronto Alain Caron plays F Basses,built by Ontario luthier George Furlanetto. GF has built basses for Caron for nearly 20 years.
@J0B0S0 that's his style. Bass is not what it used to be, because of greats like him, but some people just can't get over it. Welcome to bass after Jaco, buddy!
Le maître du groove ! Alain est Aussi gentil que super musicien ! Doudou Weiss (batteur de Johnny Halliday me l'avait présenté ! à Paris ,il est vraiment très sympathique ! (un batteur-compositeur chanteur scater ex Rhoda Scott , Etienne M'Bappe Guy N'SANGUE et des centaines d'autres musiciens ! )
I read comment on hear from someone stating that if you heard one slap bassist you've heard them all. Well,that's not true,and that shows that this person knows little about playing the bass. Each bass player has his own touch (or technique) that adds his take on this style of playing,so whereas its sounds all alike to untrained ears,there's clearly as difference. I can the technique of the bass player playing the music and usually be able to tell the bassist. This is good music.
Phil Spigner that individual probably can't distinguish between the other tones and instrument voicings either. Like you stated this is real good music
@SFMedias ; you make a good point,about squared swing.Oddly enough,when i saw SMV in Toronto,Victor was good as always ,Stanley commanded the Room,and Marcus held it down . In his playing with Steve Bailey,I always am more impressed with Bailey ,than Victor. yet at this level all these guys are world class. For some reason i always gravitated toward Stans playing rather than Jaco,thru they both are amazing ,just different.Personal taste I say
That bass is more like a $6,000 instrument. No cheap instrument has that depth of tone or can be set up with that low action.He has a lot more than chorus going on, he uses the V synth system ,in some very creative ways . He is great all around musician, DR. Alain .Caron!.
I have this on DVD, the whole disc is great. Alain Caron isn't just a great player, his basses sound so fantastic. Both is fretted 6 string F-Bass, and his fretless 6 string F-Bass have a distinctive voice, yet do not sound quirky but are very musical and great sounding. I'd love to study with him!
Alain Caron has being playing Furlanettos for at least25 yrs by judging Uzeb stuff from the early to mid 80,s. I believe Alains musician ship would complement any bass. Still dont know how he can play those Super steps,so little tension,but he makes them sound great.
2 finger pull (Flick) and one Damper (Barree) before or after that and/or "double thumping" (pull with tumb) right after slapping.. There is also a technique "double damper" (2 barree - middle, then index finger.) Combinations are possible. The Slap-Damp-slap-pull does not work unless you wanna play slower
@@renaudbonneville wasn’t expecting you to answer at all! I found a video abour it deep on the interwebs thankfully, basically he “alternate pops” with two fingers and that’s how he does the crazy fast ghost notes. Hope you’re doing well man!
