TOWER OF POWER "So Very Hard To Go" Joseph's BassView Live Feed 08022026
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My GoPro battery usually runs out by the third set. iPhone and YouTube’s live service to broadcast live got it. This performance is from August 2nd 2026 with the Jazz Derelicts. You can tell because the title screen has the green goggles/glasses.
This is not a repost!!!
Song: “So Very Hard To Go”
By: Tower Of Power
By the way, I plan to broadcast live on many of the platforms available to me.
I like to have the exposure, lol. I also get a record of it use later for videos. Caution: this is the original full live broadcast on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/live/9wOZwCm3Q2o?si=beR_Js3wXmz96mfb I recommend my edited versions unless you are into some of the behind the scenes drama, jokes, nudity, porn, bad jokes, awkward laughs, inside jokes, and fart sounds.
We all like playing this song.
I’m grateful to have a singer who knows Tower Of Power songs. So Very Hard To Go is a great song for most audiences. It’s not one of their hard, busy, funk tunes. Non-musicians can dig it.
The Jazz Derelicts like to do this song every time if we have Brian singing.
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: