Live "Sweet Caroline" Bass Camera Nov 2 2025

Welcome to Josephs BassCam footage from November 2, 2025! Another performance with the Jazz Derelicts.

Song: “Sweet Caroline” again I play a slightly busier version of the two “original” bass part. No complaint from anyone so far. Just stay out of the singer’s way, keep the horns from pushing or dragging, and mark every 8 and 16 and section change to help guid the band and the audience through a transition.

Same Gear:

GoPro: Hero 11 Black Mini on a GoPro sticker mount. I was incorrect in the previous posts. This 4 string bass has a GoPro style sticker mount that I added many years ago. This was for a different camera, a Hero 3. It still works for modern GoPro cameras. It’s not the suction cup like I use for driving footage and the 5 string bass. This mount had a better angel with the older cameras. The newer camera just won’t flex as much.

Bass: Fender Jazz Bass Deluxe 4 String… also known as “Bread and Butter.” when I was a full-time musician I used this bass and I modified it for longevity. Three hour performances on consecutive days can wear down your fingertips and muscle strength. I modified this bass to have the lightest flatwound strings I could find and I payed a master to balance it and set up the strings. This guy is top tier and did some interesting things to balance my Fender Jazz Bass Deluxe. He was actually a technician at the factory in Orange County long long ago.

Beer: “Avalon” a West Coast Pilsner• 5.2% ABV hopped w/ Krush, Nelson, Simcoe, & Krush Quantum. Great flavor not too sweet, and not too boozy. Same serving, not a new beer per song. I would be dead! #beer

Pizza: One slice is dumb.