Bass Clarinet Stand

Bass Clarinet Stand

Bass clarinet stand

Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, and Victor Wooten’sS. M. V. – Thunder is a collaboration of three of the top bass players in the music world. It is not only the low rumble of the bass notes, but this is a finish release that will set the Jazz and music world on fire.

Thunder: Maestros de las Frecuencias Bajas, Thunder, Hillbillies on a Quiet Afternoon, Mongoose Walk, Los Tres Hermanos, Lopsy Lu – Silly Putty, Milano, Classical Thump, Tutu, Lil’ Victa, Pendulum, “Lemme Try Your Bass”, Grits

Personnel: Stanley Clarke: Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass (arco and pizzicato); Marcus Miller: Electric Bass, Obligato Bass, Fretless Bass, Bass Clarinet, Alto and Tenor Saxophone, Synths, Beat Programming, Min-Moog; Victor Wooten: Electric Bass, Obligato Bass; Ruslan Sirota: Keyboards; Ronald Bruner Jr.: Drums; Michael “Patches” Stewart: Trumpet; Steve Baxter: Trombone; Ariel Mann: Synths; Antoinette “Butterscotch” Clinton: Vocals, Beat Box, Voice Trumpet; Derico Watson: Drums; George Duke: Clavinet; Kevin Ricard: Percussion; Chick Corea: Piano; Poogie Bell: Drums; George Duke: Mini-Moog Solo; J. D. Blair: Drums; Karlton Taylor: Keys

S. M. V. – Thunder was freed on the Heads Up label and marks the introductory time that these three forces from the music world have come together to collaborate on a release. Carrying the torch for the electric bass, each representing a dissimilar era, their musical culmination is not just thunder, but it crackles with sufficient energy to light up the sky. Sometimes lost in the background of bands, but one of the necessities to hold a song together, S. M. V. brings the bass front and center. The addition of a stellar cast of guest artists such as Chick Corea, Michael “Patches” Stewart, George Duke, and Butterscotch (aka: Antoinette Clinton), results in a release for the ages, and one that crosses genres.

Each contributed to the writing on Thunder, and each left sufficient room within their respective tracks for the others’ ability to create and musicianship to flow through. The opening track Maestros de las Frecuencias Bajas, written by Stanley Clarke, is the prototypical tour de strength song that one comes to suppose to open up a highly prevised and high energy happening, and Thunder is all of that and more. Locked and loaded, the trio proceeds the pulse with the title track Thunder, written by Marcus Miller, which was written with the characteristic power rock melody and slap funk style made widely known and esteemed by Stanley, and in this case, you have three bass players slapping together.

Hillbillies on a Quite Afternoon, written by Victor Wooten, draws from the Stanley Clarke song Quite Afternoon from the classic School Days release (1976). You may listen and feel the respect that the three have for each other, and particularly for the senior statesman and bass player icon, Clarke.

The track Mongoose Walk features S. M. V. on their respective basses and Chick Corea lighting up the piano; Los Tre Hermanos slows it down and shows the romantic side of both the trio and their instruments.

The track Milano has Stanley on upright bass and to quote Victor, “This is a track that stands out… I’ve always been a fan of Stanley’s upright bass playing.” The tracks Classical Thump, Tutu, Lil’ Victa, Pendulum, “Lemme Try Your Bass”, and Grits show the beauty, power, and romanticism that an electric bass projects when in the hands of true maestros.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
I like it.
By Kurt Hoffman
Upside: Nice sturdy stand. My instrument is easy to grab on stage. Relatively inexpensive.

Downside: it’s finelooking huge when it’s folded up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Sturdy and breathtakingly versatile
By Brie Frame
Good and sturdy — as any stand for a large, pricey instrument ought to be. What makes me fond of this stand is the 2 swiveling legs and choices for extra instrument pegs: when I’m playing multiple instruments in a crowded pit orchestra, I need all the choices I may get! Swivel legs support the stand fit in the forest of nearby chairs and music stands, and the extra pegs (sold separately, but for a good price) cut down on the number of further and added stands I need for other instruments.

Another minor plus is that the box it comes in has a plastic carrying handle. The stand and box themselves are rather bulky, but just *having* a box with a handle means I may throw a music stand and other accessaries into the box, so overall it saves space.

1 of 1 humans found the following review helpful.
Hercules bass clarinet stand lives up to it’s name!
By Mary M. Muehlbach
This stand is so amazing I have now ordered my second one. (I like to keep two instruments ready to play at all times.) It is rock solid. With two cats in the house whose intuition is to brush up versus anything, these stands hold up. I never have to worry in regards to my bass clarinets toppling over. Bonus – I ordered an extra piece which screws in to the bottom of stand – sturdy soprano clarinet holder – with felt covering. Sweet. The stand is more for stay at home – I would not travel with this, have a tendancy to be a bit bulky. But, if I had a roadie to handle all my gear – would unquestionably fetch on tour!

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