Josh Needleman - Bass Player & Bass Teacher

Below you will find spontaneous live unaccompanied interpretations of the bass lines from tunes. They don't always come out perfect, but they are left up here to remind me that people love imperfection and authenticity. Man cannot live on click tracks alone!

4/8/16 "What Is and What Should Never Be" Acoustic Live Take!

Led Zeppelin! "What Is and What Should Never Be" on Kala Ubass!Another Friday Acoustic One Take Improv!
Posted by Josh Needleman on Friday, April 8, 2016

3/18/16 "Mellowship Slinky In B Major" Acoustic Live Take!

Red Hot Chili Peppers on Ubass! "Mellowship Slinky in B Major"... Quick little phone video from West Mountain!
Posted by Josh Needleman on Friday, March 18, 2016

3/9/16 "Come On Come Over" Acoustic Live Take!

Jaco's "Come On Come Over" on me Ubass! Imperfect but Spirited One Take!Originally Sung by R & B legends Sam & Dave."The more time you spend feeling happy, the less time you feel blue"Happy Friday Everybody!
Posted by Josh Needleman on Friday, March 11, 2016

3/4/16 "Whipping Post" Acoustic Live Take!

Whipping Post on the Ubass? What? Yeah.. I attempted it here...A bit of a challenge, but it sounds pretty cool.
Posted by Josh Needleman on Friday, March 4, 2016

2/19/16 "Blue Monk" Acoustic Live Take!

Blue Monk on my little Ubass totally acoustic...One spontaneous take! Have a wonderful weekend folks (-:
Posted by Josh Needleman on Friday, February 19, 2016

2/12/16 "Is This Love" Acoustic Live Take!

"Is This Love" at The Beach on my little U Bass totally acoustic. Happy Valentine's Day!
Posted by Josh Needleman on Friday, February 12, 2016

2/26/16 "Cherokee Maiden" Acoustic Live Take!

Cherokee Maiden on my lil' Kala Ubass!
Posted by Josh Needleman on Friday, February 26, 2016