"I Wish" by Stevie Wonder via Joseph's BassView Aug 2nd 2026
Published on HivePostify by @steemseph · Tue Aug 25 2026
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Welcome! MORE BassView video from June 7 2026 while performing with the Jazz Derelicts Horn Band.
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Song Featured: “I Wish” By: Stevie Wonder
The bass charts/sheet music is vague in most places and that’s fine. It has the molody lick written and that’s very helpful. I like the chart. It has chart changes written above the anticipation beats. I like that. It’s fun to interpret the song my own way, but I still listen to original album version a lot. Fake it like the original part and yet avoid mimicking the original bass part.
Gear: Amp: The venue has an amp that I like to use. I plug into a direct box and also the amp. I finally took pictures and I can say that it’s an Ampeg B2-RE head. 450 watts at 4 ohms or 250 at ??? The amp head is on top of a speaker cabinet with 4 ten-inch speakers. I like that for my boomy Fender Jazz bass tendency. 4 tens should be more punch and less big low boomy speaker sub type sound. So far, band mates have no complaints. I also plug into a direct box so that the sound guy can get a clean feed directly from my instrument. He told me later that it sounds good and he runs the bass signal though a compressor. He also plays bass. I ask him if it gets too clicks and he says all good. I like all of that. I have the freedom to accidentally play too loud a little.
Bass: Fender Jazz Bass Deluxe 4 String… also known as “Bread and Butter.” when I was a full-time musician I used this bass for long periods of time. I modified it for longevity. Light strings, heavy-mass bridge, low action, grenade launcher, thick strap, MAC-10, and very useful controls (even when broken). Technically it's broken, but I just deal with it. I wanted more midrange anyway. My video’s and bandmates needed it. I spent a long time carving mid-range out of my bass for an island band. Now, I want a sound that cuts though and prints better to video.
Music Stand AND Lights: I purchased them for these performances. I don’t remember the brand names, but the lights are rechargeable and they come with a long long long charging cable. I might try to go without them some day soon. It might force me to get away from the music. The music stand has been with me for a long time. It’s very portable because it breaks down into a small manageable shape.
Venue A locally world famous type of spot that loves to have our band, Jazz Derelicts. We bring an audience that likes to buy drinks and can afford to eat also. We make them lots of money on an early Sunday afternoon. I hear the burgers are good. The beer is good enough. Lots of seating and the room is large. Probably holds 100 to 150 people. Seating is almost all the way around and most of it is 2.5 feet below the stage. People say the sound is good. There are many good places to hide our equipment. No wind.
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