No one has ever accused me of being funky. And playing 8th notes is a bit of a weakness of mine. So, the masochist in me thought it'd be a good idea to try learning this song. To make it even more interesting, the 8th note segments, as heard in the intro and throughout the song, seem to have a bit of a shuffle feel to them which I achieved better in some parts than others...or not.
I wanted to pay some attention to this Classic 70's P-bass, that I turned into a Classic 70's PJ-bass, so, last weekend, I recorded a handful of songs with it. Before giving up on the bass, I wanted to put in a matched set of pick-ups and finally decided on a set of Dimarzio DP 126's. The short list of contenders were Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounders and the EMG Geezer Butler Signatures. I went with the Dimarzios because they're supposed to have a strong midrange presence, as did the EMG's, and because their pole pieces are individually adjustable with an allen wrench. I'm having them installed with a volume, tone and 3-way toggle. I went with the 3-way because I'm not a fan of blending pick-ups and I'd rather not have the option available. I just dropped the bass off to have the pick-ups fitted earlier this evening. I'll let you know how it sounds.
The song is "Behind The Lines" as recorded by Phil Collins on his 1981 album, "Face Value." This is probably as close as I'll get to covering a Genisis song and I consider Phil Collins to be only the slightly lesser of the two evils.
Before reading up on the song, I'd have bet you that it was Verdine White from Earth, Wind and Fire playing bass. But, to my surprise, it was actually Alphonso Johnson.
8 окт 2024
