Portrait Of Tracy on my fretless Bongo

[Alvabass]

Hi everybody.

After my first semester trying to teach some of my students this piece with satisfying results in most cases, they asked me to record a video for keep checking it out during the vacation time. I tried to do my best but of course the usual mistakes always appear. Anyway, I think this is a half-decent version and I wanted to share it with all of you. I played it on my fretless Bongo with flatwound strings. One thing I noticed after my first attempt at playing this piece seriously while seated is that it's much easier for me to play it while standing (specially the D# stretch). I have to work on that. Hope you enjoy it!

Link:

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[Psycho Ward]

WOW!

 

[Dr Stankface]

Bravo my man! Bravo!

 

[maddog]

Very nice Alvaro!

 

[limitk7]

yup yup that about sums it up.

Amazing, man.

 

[florin]

So I am not the only one!!! I have the portrait of Homer Simpson Very nice indeed, nice work!

 

[roballanson]

Brilliant man. Sometimes I am humbled by the talent of you guys.

Any chance you teach by correspondance?

 

[ras1983]

alvaro, that sounds great.

and the harmonics on the bongo rock!!!

 

[strummer]

Great playing, Alvaro!
And me not even close to nailing the eruption piece yet

One thing I noticed is you wearing long pants this time, which probably means you still havn't got a good tan going

One serious question: If you play better standing, why'd you want to sit?

Again, seriouly nice playing, and those stretches are insane on a fretless!

 

[Alvabass]

One thing I noticed is you wearing long pants this time, which probably means you still havn't got a good tan going

One serious question: If you play better standing, why'd you want to sit?

Thank you for your comments, Magnus (and everyone ). Well, I played that seated just because I feel more comfortable that way for recording a video. I mean, the camera location, start/stop recording...

Anyway, I've always thought that you must be able to play any material either standing or sitting. That way you eliminate variables that can lead to mistakes. It's just that I've never played this piece in its entirety while seated before, just when showing some parts to my students. Again, it's very important for me to work and solve that problem.

 

[Alvabass]

Any chance you teach by correspondance?

Well, whenever I may help, you can count on me, man.

 

[drgroovenstein]

holy cow, and on an unlined fretless! How'd you do that!

 

[Mobay45]

Just got a chance to watch it.

WOW!

Very, very, very, very nice. Thanks for sharing it with us.

 

[stretch80]

Nice playing! As a fellow fretless fan, Its fun to see it played so well. I just wish my fretless was a Bongo!

 

[TSanders]

Sounds very good bro. Thanks for the vid.

 

[NorM]

OK You got my fretless gas pumping. That was cool.

 

[jongitarz]

Awesome

 

[tkarter]

I seriously need lessons.

tk

 

[Psycho Ward]

I seriously need lessons.

tk

Hey Tom, are you going to SOBII? I figure after going to that I would be able to play at least one or two of those notes!

I listened to this again today, loud, and it was excellent all over again!

 

[tkarter]

Nope.

Not that I shouldn't but it is not in the cards.

I heard notes I thought should be higher on the neck that he was playing I am rethinking all of my bass playing right now.


tk