The Nightfly – bass cover & transcription (as played by Marcus Miller)

Donald Fagen – The Nightfly (1982), copy right: Warner Music Group (Reprise)
bass guitar transcription & cover, as played by Marcus Miller
The bass in this recording is originally doubled by a clavinet that you still hear; I mostly EQed the original bass away.
This track is a great example for how important for a bass groove it is not only where each note starts, but also how long exactly it is held. You'll notice that I paid particular attention to this in the written transcription and as best as possible in my rendition.

I want to dedicate this work to my former ear-training teacher at the Conservatory of Maastricht: Jan Nobbe. Back in 2007 he introduced this album to us students; thank you, and greetings to his family and friends!

Equipment:
Human Base, Daily Base
Mama Pickups Omnia Special
Glockenklang Electronics
Elixir Strings
Direkt-in + a bit of EQ/compression. No other editing, of course.