Thursday, March 19, 2026
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Ronnie Laws – Always There – Bass Cover


Transcription of the Bassline played by bassist Wilton Felder from the 1975 Ronnie Laws LP entitled ‘Pressure Sensitive’. *The ‘Bridge’ is at 3:01.
*Tuning band at end of video.

Link to the Original Studio Recording: https://youtu.be/ANhb-svKimY

Bass is a Rickenbacker 4003 Jetglo bass manufactured in February 2018 with both original pickups.
Neck pickup volume 9 and Bridge pickup volume at 10; and neck tone switch at full and bridge pickup tone switch is at 10.
MODERN Tone selected.
The strings are Rickenbacker 45w -55w-75w-105w Nickel Round Wound strings — RIC No. 95511.
and the bass is playing through a:
Marshall B25 MK II amp settings: Bass almost 4 o’clock, Mid 5 o’clock, Treble 5 o’clock.
My guitar pick is a vintage HERCO Heavy gauge nylon grey pick that I purchased new in 1972.

***A big thanks to legendary JEFF BERLIN, whose BASS MASTERY sight-reading practice packages I often use to maintain competency at sight-reading standard notation. (Even though I’ve been reading music since 1972 it is still important to “practice”.

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*Note: I own no part of this music in this video.
I CANNOT MONETIZE ON MY CHANNEL.
Purely educational and instructional so as to show aspiring bass players
where to place their fingers on the fretboard of the bass guitar

#Ronnie #Laws #Bass #Cover

Originally posted by UCqqu_hDup4xNHQWa0Va6fBA at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJ4NyS7d04U

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