John Mayer - I Don't Trust Myself bass jam

I recreated this track (beat and guitars) and went for a funky jam, combining both Willie Weeks and Pino Palladino's bass parts (yes there are two basses on that tune)
Here is an excerpt from an interview with Bass Player Magazine (nov.2006 issue)

Chris Jisi: What’s the story behind you and Willie Weeks playing together on “I Don’t Trust Myself (With Loving You)”?

Pino Palladino: The day after the tsunami concert, Willie was coming to the studio to play on John’s CD. I was still in town, so Steve Jordan said I should come by and say “hi” to Willie. I’d met him a few times before, and he always makes a point to tell me he was in [New York music store] Sam Ash on 48th Street the day I bought my fretless Music Man in 1981. Anyway, I went to hang out and we all sat around talking, and Steve said, “This is crazy—you’re both here, so we should get two basses on something.” John came in and showed us “Trust.” So I said to Willie, “Whatever way you want to do it, you can take the business end and I’ll take the dusty end, and we’ll stay out of each other’s way.” Willie went into the room first and started playing the form to get the root notes for himself. I followed, plugged in, and just started marking out the chord changes with sliding 10ths, Larry Graham-style; then I added some pops at the end of the phrases. Steve was setting up and he said, “That’s it—that’s the vibe of the song.” John dug it, too, so we cut it in a couple of passes. It was such a buzz watching Willie play; I was like "I’m playing with Willie Weeks! What’s going on here?"

link to the whole itw: https://archive.ph/ugRjg#selection-41...
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Gear used: 1977 Aria Pro 2 Precise bass with a Di Marzio DP122 and D'addario 45/100 flatwounds, Radial Pro DI and Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

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