The Bass Guitar Thread

[marylandstoke]

Well someone had to.

We were due a lashing on a goalkeeper thread 

[flea79]

but what about the distribution stats of the rumoured keeper, lets have that discussion here instead

[marylandstoke]

Jan 25, 2023 13:43:28 GMT flea79 said:

but what about the distribution stats of the rumoured keeper, lets have that discussion here instead

His movement through the major pentatonic can be quite smooth but his modality can be shaky.

[musik]

Jan 25, 2023 13:38:09 GMT marylandstoke said:

Well someone had to.

We were due a lashing on a goalkeeper thread 

Bass guitars
What do you want to discuss?

[marylandstoke]

Jan 25, 2023 14:00:14 GMT musik said:

Jan 25, 2023 13:38:09 GMT marylandstoke said:

Well someone had to.

We were due a lashing on a goalkeeper thread 

Bass guitars
What do you want to discuss?

We were polluting someone else thread but the start out was how you attack the strings and what your string preferences are.

[marylandstoke]

IN THE BEGINNING.
In the beginning there was a bass.
It was a Fender probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz—–nobody knows.

Anyway, it was very old…definitely pre-CBS.

And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very good, in fact, and couldn’t be improved upon at all (although men would later try). And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.

And lo, the man look upon the bass, which was a beautiful sunburst red, and he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments. Thus reverb come to be. And it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork.

In the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo, it was funky.

And God heard this funkiness and He said, “Go, man, go.” And it was good.

And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops.

And he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the heavens.

And God heard this sound that sounded something like the wind, which He had created earlier. It also sounded something like the moving of furniture, which He hadn’t even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man, saying, “Don’t do that!”.

Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels started to dance, but that is another story).

And God heard this—how could He miss it—and lo, He became bugged.

And he spoke to the man, and He said, “Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts.”.

And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off the bass that God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And in his excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.

Now God’s wrath was great. And his was thunder as He spoke to the man. He said, “ OK for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. LO, I shall create a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can even think of.

“And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And I shall make you to always stand by the drummer, and he shall play so many notes thine head shall ache. ”You think you’re loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass.

“And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this: that all the other instruments shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play too fast or too high all the other musicians shall say “wow”, but really they shall hate it.

And they shall tell you you’re ready for your solo career, and they shall find other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night.

And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand and go to the bar for a drink.”.
And it was so.

[chuffedstokie]

No offence maryland I scrolled straight to the end, I'll read it thoroughly later.

John McVie pretty useful.

[felonious]

You've just reminded me of this....

[marylandstoke]

Jan 25, 2023 14:35:43 GMT felonious said:

You've just reminded me of this....

Superb work there Fel. 

[dexter97]

Jan 25, 2023 14:09:19 GMT marylandstoke said:

IN THE BEGINNING.
In the beginning there was a bass.
It was a Fender probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz—–nobody knows.

Anyway, it was very old…definitely pre-CBS.

And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very good, in fact, and couldn’t be improved upon at all (although men would later try). And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.

And lo, the man look upon the bass, which was a beautiful sunburst red, and he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments. Thus reverb come to be. And it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork.

In the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo, it was funky.

And God heard this funkiness and He said, “Go, man, go.” And it was good.

And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops.

And he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the heavens.

And God heard this sound that sounded something like the wind, which He had created earlier. It also sounded something like the moving of furniture, which He hadn’t even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man, saying, “Don’t do that!”.

Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels started to dance, but that is another story).

And God heard this—how could He miss it—and lo, He became bugged.

And he spoke to the man, and He said, “Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts.”.

And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off the bass that God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And in his excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.

Now God’s wrath was great. And his was thunder as He spoke to the man. He said, “ OK for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. LO, I shall create a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can even think of.

“And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And I shall make you to always stand by the drummer, and he shall play so many notes thine head shall ache. ”You think you’re loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass.

“And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this: that all the other instruments shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play too fast or too high all the other musicians shall say “wow”, but really they shall hate it.

And they shall tell you you’re ready for your solo career, and they shall find other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night.

And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand and go to the bar for a drink.”.
And it was so.

What about the Chapman Stick?

[marylandstoke]

Jan 25, 2023 16:09:18 GMT dexter97 said:

Jan 25, 2023 14:09:19 GMT marylandstoke said:

IN THE BEGINNING.
In the beginning there was a bass.
It was a Fender probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz—–nobody knows.

Anyway, it was very old…definitely pre-CBS.

And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very good, in fact, and couldn’t be improved upon at all (although men would later try). And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.

And lo, the man look upon the bass, which was a beautiful sunburst red, and he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments. Thus reverb come to be. And it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork.

In the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo, it was funky.

And God heard this funkiness and He said, “Go, man, go.” And it was good.

And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops.

And he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the heavens.

And God heard this sound that sounded something like the wind, which He had created earlier. It also sounded something like the moving of furniture, which He hadn’t even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man, saying, “Don’t do that!”.

Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels started to dance, but that is another story).

And God heard this—how could He miss it—and lo, He became bugged.

And he spoke to the man, and He said, “Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts.”.

And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off the bass that God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And in his excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.

Now God’s wrath was great. And his was thunder as He spoke to the man. He said, “ OK for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. LO, I shall create a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can even think of.

“And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And I shall make you to always stand by the drummer, and he shall play so many notes thine head shall ache. ”You think you’re loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass.

“And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this: that all the other instruments shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play too fast or too high all the other musicians shall say “wow”, but really they shall hate it.

And they shall tell you you’re ready for your solo career, and they shall find other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night.

And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand and go to the bar for a drink.”.
And it was so.

What about the Chapman Stick?

Just sold one last summer.

Was a Grand (the 12 string)

[maninasuitcase]

Mark King
Derek Forbes
Geddy Lee
Nick Beggs

Four of my favourite bassists.

I have a bass gathering dust and i have always wanted to learn how to play it.
Maybe this is that year to dust it off.

[riverman]

Jan 25, 2023 14:09:19 GMT marylandstoke said:

IN THE BEGINNING.
In the beginning there was a bass.
It was a Fender probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz—–nobody knows.

Anyway, it was very old…definitely pre-CBS.

And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very good, in fact, and couldn’t be improved upon at all (although men would later try). And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.

And lo, the man look upon the bass, which was a beautiful sunburst red, and he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments. Thus reverb come to be. And it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork.

In the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo, it was funky.

And God heard this funkiness and He said, “Go, man, go.” And it was good.

And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops.

And he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the heavens.

And God heard this sound that sounded something like the wind, which He had created earlier. It also sounded something like the moving of furniture, which He hadn’t even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man, saying, “Don’t do that!”.

Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels started to dance, but that is another story).

And God heard this—how could He miss it—and lo, He became bugged.

And he spoke to the man, and He said, “Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts.”.

And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off the bass that God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And in his excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.

Now God’s wrath was great. And his was thunder as He spoke to the man. He said, “ OK for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. LO, I shall create a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can even think of.

“And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And I shall make you to always stand by the drummer, and he shall play so many notes thine head shall ache. ”You think you’re loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass.

“And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this: that all the other instruments shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play too fast or too high all the other musicians shall say “wow”, but really they shall hate it.

And they shall tell you you’re ready for your solo career, and they shall find other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night.

And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand and go to the bar for a drink.”.
And it was so.

[marylandstoke]

Jan 26, 2023 14:07:50 GMT riverman said:

Jan 25, 2023 14:09:19 GMT marylandstoke said:

IN THE BEGINNING.
In the beginning there was a bass.
It was a Fender probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz—–nobody knows.

Anyway, it was very old…definitely pre-CBS.

And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very good, in fact, and couldn’t be improved upon at all (although men would later try). And so He let it be and He created a man to play the bass.

And lo, the man look upon the bass, which was a beautiful sunburst red, and he loved it. He played upon the open E string and the note rang through the earth and reverberated throughout the firmaments. Thus reverb come to be. And it was good. And God heard that it was good and He smiled at His handiwork.

In the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo, it was funky.

And God heard this funkiness and He said, “Go, man, go.” And it was good.

And more time passed, and, having little else to do, the man came to practice upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have upon him a great set of chops.

And he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the heavens.

And God heard this sound that sounded something like the wind, which He had created earlier. It also sounded something like the moving of furniture, which He hadn’t even created yet, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke to the man, saying, “Don’t do that!”.

Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes. And the heavens shook with the sound, and the Angels ran about in confusion. (Some of the Angels started to dance, but that is another story).

And God heard this—how could He miss it—and lo, He became bugged.

And he spoke to the man, and He said, “Listen man, if I wanted Jimi Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick to the bass parts.”.

And the man heard the voice of God, and he knew not to mess with it. But now he had upon him a passion for playing fast and high. The man took the frets off the bass that God had created. And the man did slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high upon the neck. And in his excitement, the man did forget the commandment of the Lord, and he played a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks. And the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.

Now God’s wrath was great. And his was thunder as He spoke to the man. He said, “ OK for you, pal. You have not heeded My word. LO, I shall create a soprano saxophone and it shall play higher than you can even think of.

“And from out of the chaos I shall bring forth the drums. And I shall make you to always stand by the drummer, and he shall play so many notes thine head shall ache. ”You think you’re loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall guitar amps to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass.

“And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this: that all the other instruments shall look to you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play too fast or too high all the other musicians shall say “wow”, but really they shall hate it.

And they shall tell you you’re ready for your solo career, and they shall find other bass players for their bands. And for all your days if you want to play your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night.

And if you finally do get to play a solo, everyone shall leave the bandstand and go to the bar for a drink.”.
And it was so.

Jaco (his playing on Hejira is sublime)
Tony Levin
Gail Anne Dorsey
Leland Sklar
McCartney
Duck Dunn

Pretty good five a side team.

[scfc1863]

James Jamerson was a top bass player, he was part of the Tamla Motown session musicians (latterly the Funk Brothers) from 1963 to 1973, he played mainly a Fender Precision Bass.

This video is a great example, just bass and vocals with all backing muted.

[kidcrewbob]

Les Claypool
Chris Squire
John Entwistle

[iancransonsknees]

[thehartshillbadger]

Jan 26, 2023 16:57:39 GMT iancransonsknees said:

Was just about to give a shout to my absolute favourite bass player Pino Palladino, who indeed play bass on Music for Chameleons by Gary Numan in this clip of Partridge and a whole host of other well known tracks👍🏻

[thehartshillbadger]

Andy Rourke from the Smiths and Tony Butler from Big Country another two favourites

[slash]

Jan 26, 2023 15:53:35 GMT kidcrewbob said:

Les Claypool
Chris Squire
John Entwistle

can't make a bassist list and not include Lemmy

[iancransonsknees]

Jan 26, 2023 17:26:57 GMT slash said:

Jan 26, 2023 15:53:35 GMT kidcrewbob said:

Les Claypool
Chris Squire
John Entwistle

can't make a bassist list and not include Lemmy

Played it like rhythm guitar though he said.

[innocentbystander]

Andy Fraser, especially "Mr Big" where Kossoff is equally superb.

[innocentbystander]

The most dreaded words in the English language:
"Here's one written by our bass player".

[Gunslinger]

Russell Webb
Mick Karn
Derek Forbes
Dave 'Taif' Ball
Youth

Honourable mention to:
Tina Weymouth
Tony Butler
Graham Bailey
John Deacon


I have a Yamaha BB414, bought it new 16 years ago.

[meggeth]

Jan 26, 2023 20:29:45 GMT innocentbystander said:

The most dreaded words in the English language:
"Here's one written by our bass player".

......The Wall?

[marylandstoke]

Forgot Pino 

[Davef]

Jan 26, 2023 17:26:57 GMT slash said:

Jan 26, 2023 15:53:35 GMT kidcrewbob said:

Les Claypool
Chris Squire
John Entwistle

can't make a bassist list and not include Lemmy

Or Phil Lynott and Cliff Williams.

[thehartshillbadger]

Jan 26, 2023 21:57:43 GMT Gunslinger said:

Russell Webb
Mick Karn
Derek Forbes
Dave 'Taif' Ball
Youth

Honourable mention to:
Tina Weymouth
Tony Butler
Graham Bailey
John Deacon


I have a Yamaha BB414, bought it new 16 years ago.

Mick Karn of Japan, brilliant. Another taken too young

[riverman]

Jaco Pastorius
Percy Jones
Larry Graham
Stanley Clarke
John Paul Jones
Chris Squire

[lordb]

Jan 26, 2023 20:29:45 GMT innocentbystander said:

The most dreaded words in the English language:
"Here's one written by our bass player".

Jazz Oddysey
'he wrote this'