Phish bass lesson the nine dimensions of tweezer youtube. Michael has performed and studied with worldrenowned educators and accomplished. Anyone have any recommendations for some relatively easy phish songs. Inside in is mike gordon s first solo album and was released august 26, 2003. Gordon mostly notices how phish influences his solo work, but he does take lessons from his own band to phish. He is a berklee college of music alumni, and first became an electric bass teacher at the age of 14. Jul, 2020 mike gordon, the bass player for phish who lives in vermont, told the burlington free press on monday that stone was a major part of the local music scene when the band born at the university of.
Mike gordon has to be one of the most criminally underrated bass players in rock history. Gordon has also released a pair of studio albums with acoustic guitarist leo kottke, a live album with the experimental beneventorusso duo, and a live dvd with grateful dead offshoot rhythm devils. Its been nearly 50 years since the improbable troubadour dropped the sound heard around the world via 1972s 6 and 12string guitar on mentor john faheys takoma label. By kathleen pohl paper reduce, reuse, recycle by alexandra fix why should i recycle. Mike gordon announces instagram live session with robert walter.
Riley is a featured artist at the berklee college of music fiveweek program. This album was wholly produced during and after the movie, outside out and uses aural tracks from it. Fellow vermont musicians recall gordon stone, the late. Mike sports a bass he played in the 1980s during the. New studio album moss in stores oct 19 mike gordon. Lets start off with some basics, heres the fundamental rhythm that underlies the.
Included in the liner notes are lyrics to some tracks, art and design by andrew cunningham, photography by david barron, confessions of a room, acronyms, a good. Phish bass lesson the nine dimensions of tweezer amarguitar. Two screens and led lights in the seethrough basses create a moire pattern, and gordon can change the colors by shifting fretboard positions. Mike gordon s remarkable blend of both instinctive and clever bass playing has propelled phish since day one, when the massachusetts native answered an ad posted by guitarist trey anastasio in 1983. Phish bass player mike gordon balances iconic band with solo. Gordon s band consists of guitarist scott murawski. Bassist mike gordon sits down for a live qa discussion and recording with his muiderman 5string bass on instagram. Hunter said that he wrote that down and moved on to.
Mike gordon bass lesson 2 ig livestream 32620 youtube. Phish bassist mike gordon learned that lesson the hard way. But his musical muse on his latest solo album, ogogo, was his 8yearold daughter, tessa, who introduces him to melodic pop songs via spotify when theyre riding in the car. Mike gordon remembers bass mentor jim stinnett following. Bass 2 bass with freekbass mike gordon bass musician. Michael is a bass enthusiast and instructor specializing in oneonone lessons for electric bass. He has released five solo studio albums and three studio albums with acoustic. Michael eliot gordon born june 3, 1965 is an american bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band phish. Oct 23, 2018 as a fellow bass player, i plan to ask questions that interest me from a freekperspective and bring each guest on abitofa funky journey of their bassmind. He toured four countries in africa with vibes great stephen bauer and japan with bass giant francis mbapp, as well as several trips to brazil. On his fifth solo album, ogogo, mike gordon trips the light fantastic with a newfound appreciation of pop simplicity and his custom. Mike gordon bass lesson livestream 3202020 youtube. Gordon plays his modulus tbx bass onstage with trey anastasio left in the legendary jam band, phish. Mike gordon has announced a new string of tour dates in support of his latest album, ogogo, that will take the bassist and his band through the northeast.
The extra dates which land in march and april, are added to his current 2018 schedule that focuses on the west coast and south. One of the most common nonswing rhythms that jazz guitarists explore is the bossa nova groove. Tabs and tablatures for guitar and bass in pdf format guitar. Michael is a featured artist teaching at bass clinics and festivals around the world. Nov 11, 2020 the union began at the dawn of the new millennium, when gordon a longtime fan of kottkes sent him a recording hed made of his bass added to the driving of the year nail from kottkes 1971 rhino release 6 and 12string guitar. His style is so enigmatic, and when you watch and listen to him play, its undeniable that he has a tangible mastery of the instrument. Mike gordon from phish, joins victor wooten at the victor wooten bass nature camp. Gordon s creative work extends to his solo career, duets with leo kottke, numerous sitins with other artists, writing and filmmaking. A few of the albums songs reflect the bands 1997 cowfunk sound, with bass guitarist mike gordon taking a more prominent role. Mike gordon took to instagram on monday to share a remembrance of his early bass teacher jim stinnett following news of his passing. Included in the liner notes are lyrics to some tracks, art and design by andrew. Thats where mike got some invaluable real world experience playing upwards of 200 shows a year and sharing the stage with the likes of, the allman brothers, umphreys mcgee, lettuce, mike gordon, primus and many more established acts.
The union began at the dawn of the new millennium, when gordon a longtime fan of kottkes sent him a recording hed made of his bass added to the driving of the year nail from kottkes 1971 rhino release 6 and 12string guitar. The volo bass guitar gig bag is designed as a lightweight case that is in between a hard shell. For this debut article, i am very excited to have one of the most revolutionary bassists out there, mike gordon from phish and his own band. When ive seen phish live, especially since garry brown has taken over foh sound, i hear some bandwidth compression being used for the low end to keep it tight while the highs are pretty open on the bass. Sire marcus miller v7 bass guitar alder 4 string tobacco sunburst. Mike gordon bass lesson howlin wolf global noise youtube. Follow along with this lessons notation pdf and video.
Mike stern chromazone bass transcription jeff andrews. Mike gordon tone and sound bass gear guide jam buzz. Phish bassist mike gordon shares memories of instructor jim. The album features an emphasis on the jazzfunk influenced cowfunk style, which the group had been experimenting with in concert throughout 1997 and 1998.
Feb 09, 2021 one of jims most famous students was phish bassist mike gordon. In addition, everyone is automatically entered to win a chance at the moss grand prize. In this video, youre going to learn each of mike s bass parts in one of my favorite phish songs, tweezer. It is his first solo album in five years since 2003s inside in. While many of us learn to play brazilian jazz tunes in our practice routine, learning how to play an authentic bossa or samba groove on the guitar can be tricky.
The manual calls it a midi programmable tube bass preamp. Tabs tablatures and notes notation of tunes by famous musicians as pdf for guitar and bass. Mike shared a remembrance of stinnett in a video posted on his social feeds. Mike gordon remembers bass mentor jim stinnett following his. Jan 27, 2019 mike gordon s remarkable blend of both instinctive and clever bass playing has propelled phish since day one, when the massachusetts native answered an ad posted by guitarist trey anastasio in 1983. Phish bassist mike gordon shares memories of instructor. Aug 18, 2020 acoustic guitar pioneer leo kottke and phish bassist mike gordon have announced the release of their first new album together in 15 years.
Casey jones is a huntergarcia composition that was released on the deads 1970 album workingmans dead. Mike gordon talks phish tour habits with gusters ryan miller. Im willing to bet mike has a ton of headroom on his rig, and in the foh. Stinnett, a fixture of the northeast music scene from the new. Last week at the jones beach theatre in wantagh, new york, gordon was backstage taking pictures at a concert when he spotted a 9year. The story of the ghost is the seventh studio album by american rock band phish, released by elektra records on october 27, 1998. Free bass transcription of chromazone by mike stern. Bass lessons unlimited 84 followers on linkedin riley hagan is a bass guitar instructor located in boston massachusetts.
Mike gordon just announced he will be doing his own little instagram live stream tonight at 7. The albums first single was birds of a feather, which was a top 20 hit on billboard magazines adult. Making a rare london appearance, bassist and cofounder of seminal improvisational rock band phish mike gordon has announced he will play at the. I dont really get a lot of complexity in the midrange from mike s. Mar 28, 2018 phish bass player mike gordon finds balance with solo band.
In addition to bass, gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano and guitar. The pair met at vermont university and formed phish with drummer jon fishman and guitarist jeff holdsworth in 1983. The cool part about them is you can switch between patches on the fly using a midi. Nov 23, 2020 what seems unfathomable to most mortals makes perfect sense for musical mutants like guitarist leo kottke and bassist mike gordon. One of jims most famous students was phish bassist mike gordon. The scale of choice to play over c7 is the f harmonic minor scale, also known as the c phrygian dominant scale or the c mixolydian b9 b scale. Mike gordon has been playing with phish since 1983.
Many years after the overthrow of wilson, a rebel soldier crouching high on a hilltop above the war torn forests of gamehendge spots a group of loyalists approaching from their lakeside encampment below. Mike gordon announces instagram live session with robert. Fellow vermont musicians recall gordon stone, the late banjo. Phishs mike gordon will be embarking on another solo tour this winter focusing on the. Phish bass lesson the nine dimensions of tweezer mike gordon has to be one of the most criminally underrated bass players in rock history.
Mike gordon announces instagram livestream tonight live. Riley hagan is a bass guitar instructor who specializes in oneonone online bass lessons. From 20062011, mike toured the world performing with the original rock band, the bridge. Apr 29, 2020 mike said hes experimenting with the format and went from giving bass lessons to bringing aboard guests such as his band mates, guitarist scott murawski and keyboardist robert walter. Mike s pawn on september 10, 1995 phish challenged its audience to a tour long game of chess, with a different audience member making a move onstage. Acoustic icon leo kottke on miking, reunions, and how to play. Bass lessons unlimited is dedicated to providing the best oneonone private online bass education in the world. He is also a filmmaker rising low, outside out and author mike s corner. Acoustic icon leo kottke on miking, reunions, and how to.
Michael bourne, aaron cohen, howard mandel, john mcdonough. The green sparrow is the second solo album from phish bassist mike gordon, released august 5, 2008. Noon arrives via ato records at all dsps and streaming services on friday, august 28. Robert hunter stated in a 2015 interview with rolling stone that casey jones didnt start out as a song, instead it suddenly popped into his mind. Mike gordons remarkable blend of both instinctive and clever bass playing has propelled phish since day one, when the massachusetts native. He is a berklee college of music alumni, and started teaching electric. Mike gordon sat in with global noise bass player during jazz fest 08.
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