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Title: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 13, 2008, 12:07:24 AM
I have this DVD, it is sweet! Sit back and enjoy......DWbass, I know you lovin those single coils pickups!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmsmtF9wMjc&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmsmtF9wMjc&feature=related)
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 13, 2008, 12:25:44 AM

Same song with a different "flavor"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5BnztY23wg&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5BnztY23wg&feature=related)
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 13, 2008, 12:38:36 AM

One more time with "Attitude"



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRxItWYoUig&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRxItWYoUig&feature=related)
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: DWBass on August 13, 2008, 06:24:13 AM
Absolutely! Melvin is a monster bassist! I just saw him with Eric Marienthal at the Norfolk Jazz Fest and he played one heck of a solo. He thumped so hard the whole place was shakin'!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: DWBass on August 13, 2008, 06:31:40 AM
Same song with a different "flavor"



[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5BnztY23wg&feature=related[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5BnztY23wg&feature=related[/url])
Man, this cat sure knows how to surround himself with some serious talent!!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: DWBass on August 13, 2008, 06:33:34 AM
One more time with "Attitude"



[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRxItWYoUig&feature=related[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRxItWYoUig&feature=related[/url])
I'd just like to see Marcus Miller (the originator of that bassline) play with Lee on that song!! Killer bassline!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: DWBass on August 13, 2008, 06:36:26 AM
Oh, one more note. I think he switches between a Fender and a KSD bass.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Godsbassman62 on August 13, 2008, 02:29:10 PM
And the brother still takes time to play at his grandmother's church in Santa Ana, CA when he is not on tour.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Bullitt on August 13, 2008, 03:00:07 PM
Great song....check him out on another of Lee's songs called "Room 335".  Awesome solo at the end!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfchN7G-oQk&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfchN7G-oQk&feature=related)


Be Blessed,
J

Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 13, 2008, 03:02:30 PM
Oh, one more note. I think he switches between a Fender and a KSD bass.

Correct he does...he is so smooth.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 13, 2008, 03:04:34 PM
I'd just like to see Marcus Miller (the originator of that bassline) play with Lee on that song!! Killer bassline!

Did Marcus originally record that with Lee? My girl Patrice Rushen still doing her thang! Before Alicia Keyes there was Patrice......
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: DWBass on August 13, 2008, 05:07:22 PM
Did Marcus originally record that with Lee?
Yep.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: malthumb on August 13, 2008, 10:28:38 PM
All I gotta say......



(http://images.commentfarm.com/images/60a97dc1-c9a4-4f6e-b790-df7ac4a4d3b7.gif)


Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: malthumb on August 13, 2008, 10:35:18 PM
Does anyone know how to get these YouTube videos onto an iPod?

Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: floaded27 on August 13, 2008, 10:58:01 PM
Does anyone know how to get these YouTube videos onto an iPod?




the way i did it was you can go to www.savetube.com (http://www.savetube.com) and enter the link of the video and it'll save it as a flash movie. then you can download a program to convert .flv to .mp4 file and then convert the file. a bit convoluted. maybe someone knows of a better way
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Groovesmith on August 14, 2008, 01:09:24 AM
Yeah thats the easiest way.  A site like that and use 3G converter, you can use it to convert youtube clips to ipod format or divx so you can play it on your dvd player it the best.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: bassthumpa on August 14, 2008, 08:01:58 AM
Man that's some tasty stuff right there.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: ddwilkins on August 14, 2008, 08:12:23 AM
Yeah thats the easiest way.  A site like that and use 3G converter, you can use it to convert youtube clips to ipod format or divx so you can play it on your dvd player it the best.

Or if you have a smartphone phone, ie. blackberry, palm, ppc, use your internet browser and go to m.youtube.com and play from there. That's what I do. ;D
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: malthumb on August 14, 2008, 12:43:57 PM
I thought about going the m.youtube route, but since my Blackberry expenses are picked up by my company, I don't want to push it.

Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: carlmack7183 on August 14, 2008, 01:08:57 PM
One more time with "Attitude"



[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRxItWYoUig&feature=related[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRxItWYoUig&feature=related[/url])


This may sound corny.....But my favorite part of this video is when Melvin starts to play and the crowd yells, "Ahh Yeah". I love that ;D
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: ddwilkins on August 14, 2008, 01:10:44 PM
I thought about going the m.youtube route, but since my Blackberry expenses are picked up by my company, I don't want to push it.



Check with the provider. BB service should be unlimited and not monitored.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: bassthumpa on August 14, 2008, 01:27:04 PM
Check with the provider. BB service should be unlimited and not monitored.

Indeed, that shouldn't be an issue.  I love my BB Curve!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: ddwilkins on August 14, 2008, 03:02:43 PM
Indeed, that shouldn't be an issue.  I love my BB Curve!




The Curve is the real deal. That's what my wife and I both have.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: malthumb on August 14, 2008, 03:49:40 PM



The Curve is the real deal. That's what my wife and I both have.

I wonder if Melvin Davis has a Blackberry Curve?

less than subtle attempt to return the thread to where it was b4 I hijacked it
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: bassthumpa on August 14, 2008, 05:04:48 PM
I wonder if Melvin Davis has a Blackberry Curve?

less than subtle attempt to return the thread to where it was b4 I hijacked it

LOL!  Nice try!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 15, 2008, 10:34:51 AM
I wonder if Melvin Davis has a Blackberry Curve?

less than subtle attempt to return the thread to where it was b4 I hijacked it

I bet he does! I am not as fortunate. I have the Samsung BlackJack....
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 20, 2008, 12:15:08 AM
DW, how tall is Melvin? When he stands up he makes lee look like a munchkin!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: DWBass on August 20, 2008, 06:26:54 AM
DW, how tall is Melvin? When he stands up he makes lee look like a munchkin!
I don't know but he's 6'4" at the very least!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: dhagler on August 20, 2008, 09:13:54 AM
I bet he does! I am not as fortunate. I have the Samsung BlackJack....

Palm Centro here!
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 20, 2008, 12:02:09 PM
I don't know but he's 6'4" at the very least!

That Fender looks like a banjo in his hands. I would think someone of his size would be playing a 6, or 7 string. It looks like he can wrap one hand around the neck twice. It is funny because when he stands up on the 3 video he just towers over Lee.... :D
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: DWBass on August 20, 2008, 01:12:02 PM
Lee's not a big guy to begin with. Melvin does indeed play a monster looking 7 string. He toured with Chaka Khan for a minute and pretty much played it exclusively.

(http://www.melvinleedavis.com/pictures%20site/Melvin%20Lee%20Davis1.jpg)
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: Quebass86 on August 20, 2008, 01:44:30 PM
Now that looks more like it! LOL!! He definately is versatile. Looks like he loves the Fender & Ken Smith basses. He plays a six string KS on the dvd I have which is from the first video along with his fender.
Title: Re: Melvin Davis and his Fender.....
Post by: hands5 on August 22, 2008, 02:03:12 PM
Did Marcus originally record that with Lee? My girl Patrice Rushen still doing her thang! Before Alicia Keyes there was Patrice......
,and Karla Bley