Bass Musician Magazine - SPECIAL August 2014 Female Bassist Issue | Page 137

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Fuzzy - Featuring a Dave Larue fretless solo
Dave has been a great friend and supporter of TLB for
awhile and we had talked for years about getting him
on a record. The schedules finally came together, the
tune Fuzzy seemed like the perfect song and he nailed
it. When I heard his solo I was practically depressed
about it. The vibe of his solo was important to the
song, I knew I couldn’t execute THAT solo live, but I
also didn’t want to mess with the vibe by just doing
my own thing. So I jen-etically altered it with some
tapping and carefully deconstructed chords. It’s not
Dave’s solo by any means, but it does the trick under
smoke and lights.
Georgia on My Mind Victor Wooten performed the recorded version of
Georgia on My Mind, and if an instrumental guitar
trio can have a “hit”, Georgia would be our hit.
Expressive, yes. He’s Victor, what more can I say?
Axe to Grind The chorus is one of those thumb-played pedal notes
with the bass version of rhythm guitar parts played
on top. I alternate using chorus, reverb or delay to
make the part more ambient live, but it depends on
the room and my mood. There is a lot of tasty bass
on this tune, unison lines, slap and tap solo… one
of my favorites to play live when I’m in decent shape.
Is there anything else you would like to
discuss in this interview?
It’s important for me to express gratitude to our
friends and fans who have long supported Travis
Larson Band. I think a lot of artists put themselves
in a place of entitlement, where their focus is on
themselves when it should be on their audience.
Art is something to be shared and appreciated by
both the creator and the consumer; one cannot exist
without the other. When you stop to think that the
moments you create are not just about “you”, it’s a
pretty humbling and cool thing. Oh, and check out
travislarsonband.com. Wink!

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