BEST Performance!!! "I Can't Make You Love Me" Josephs BassView Aug 2nd 2026
NEW LIVE 70’s Horn Band and Joseph’s BassView!!!”
A famous Bonnie Raitt tune on August 2nd 2026…
without slide guitar.
Song: “I Can’t Make You Love Me”
By: Bonnie Raitt you know this lady is a wicked guitar player, right? She plays a very clean a commercially viable blues slide guitar. She has been famous way before this song. Her dad was famous too. Yup, slide guitar and vocalist, and lead entertainer. One of the greatest of our time.
This video’s performance of this song is probably our best ever. The singer is smart and remembers previous conversations and hiccups. I look forward to complimenting her.
This song makes me cry every… just kidding, but I do try to play it that way. If the glissandos are done well, it can sound very mournful and melancholy.
The thing to cry about is our versions arrangement. It’s not the same as the original recording. I had to tell people over and over that our version has a horn soli section “injected” into it. That word gets their attention.
Differences in my playing. I’m not waiting to see what happens anymore. I am announcing, guiding, bossing, and demanding communication while performing. The best bands do it. They are very slick about it. We did a great job of communicating at this August 2nd 2026 performance.
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.” I use this bass for long periods of time. I modified it for longevity. Light strings, heavy-mass bridge, low action, grenade launcher with cup holders, thick strap, MAC-10s, toilet seat cover dispenser, and very useful tone knob controls.
I’ve been obsessed with quarter ever since arcades existed. I’ll probably add a quarter machine to my bass soon. :)
Music Stand AND Lights:
I purchased the stand lights for these Gaslamp performances. I don’t remember the brand name. The lights are rechargeable and they come with a long long long charging cable. It’s amazing how long it is. Black and long. Very, very long and black. Hard… to see. I don’t know what you were thinking, but the music stand has been with me for a long time. It’s very portable because it breaks down into a small manageable shape. It’s long and fits well into a former telescope bag. I recently fixed the zippers with a busted keychain. I’m surprised the stand is not broken yet.
The venue: