Rob Kohler: At The Top
Kevin shared this video with me a few days ago, and it blew me away.
Bassist Rob Kohler performs “At The Top,” a tune the bassist says is “an old bass song.”
I’m not familiar with the tune, but whatever the origin, it is a great tune matched with this terrific performance.
If you know about this song, please share in the comments.
I am not familiar with this tune; but I dig. Very nice ditty of bass goodness. I love the tone he’s getting too. Good stuff.
Thanks for the nice comments, Mike. It is an original of mine.
Rob and I both play with a local songwriter in Southern Oregon. We also recently shared simultaneous bass duties at a gig down there. He’s a fantastic player and a beautiful guy. He also has some very sever hip problems and is currently trying to pay for a hip replacement. If anybody is so inclined, feel free to check out this link (or put it out there far and wide via social media). Let’s all help a wonderful player in need!
https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/vz76/rob-kohler-medical-expenses?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=fb_share_feed&utm_campaign=ui_frshare_publish&og_action=hug&t=3&fb_ref=2736917
typo… severe, that is. sorry!
Thanks Damian. A severed hip would be much worse, ha!
Really pretty, Rob…. Great articulation and expression .
Thanks, Anthony
Wow. Excellent piece and well executed. Great job, sir.
Thanks, Jeff!
Is that a 5 string with a high C instead of the low B? I’ve always wanted to have a 5 string but with this confirguration… don’t care much for the lowB string… I’d rather have a DeTuner on my E string… Do you think I could get a regular 5 string and replace the nut to get the same result? and put a set of strings with a high C of course (so E A D G C). Let me know what you think about that, thanks! And nice playing too, I like your tone… I see so many bass players with a horrible tone (tone knob open…I hate that, I always play with the tone knob completely closed, or at most 10% open)
It is a High C. I also use a drop D so it is tuned D,A,D,G,C. It is a Bartolini hard wired to the output jack. I find that I am always playing with knobs if I have them! I designed this bass with Jared Burrows. He configured the string spacing from a combination of my 3 favorite basses. A Gibson Ripper, Taylor/Klien ABG, and a Musicman Stingray. Thanks for listening, Fred!