Bass_In_Yer_Face Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 ...just played 'Why' by Carly Simon. Loved the bass on it and without looking it up, you can just tell it's Bernard Edward's magic touch again.....and I was correct. Are there any other bassists that are so obvious you can tell them without looking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbass Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Flea - On You Oughta Know, Alanis Morrisette; and again on Butterfly by CrazyTown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 joe preston on anything he does, because its ussually accompenied by some really bad drum machines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dood Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Billy Sheehan.. that middly compressed tone is a signature sound, no doubt.. Actually, I doubt myself now. If you listen to Paul Gilbert's 'Get Out Of My Yard' - the bass is very much the Sheehan-esque tone, but bass duties were taken up by the equally dextrous Mike Szuter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) Mick Karn- the fretless tone, attack and the way he does slides. a funny aside- on Derek Forbes' new band Four Good Men's forum, there was a discussion of the current Simple Minds album- I remarked that Eddie Duffy's bassline on "stay visible" sounded a lot like Derek- he replied-"if it sounds like me, that's because it IS me!" - he played on a couple of tracks, only they didn't credit him. -it's the way he plays with a pick- rhythmically busy with lots of dead notes. Edited March 5, 2008 by SJA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_In_Yer_Face Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='SJA' post='151640' date='Mar 5 2008, 12:25 PM']Mick Karn- the fretless tone, attack and the way he does slides. a funny aside- on Derek Forbes' new band Four Good Men's forum, there was a discussion of the current Simple Minds album- I remarked that Eddie Duffy's bassline on "stay visible" sounded a lot like Derek- he replied-"if it sounds like me, that's because it IS me!" - he played on a couple of tracks, only they didn't credit him. -it's the way he plays with a pick- rhythmically busy with lots of dead notes.[/quote] I was going to say Mick Karn but I mention him all the time so I didn't!...some of the mid -eighties Pino stuff sounds a lot like MK. Are Derek Forbe's new outfit any good?...i love that early simple minds stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Mark King - I can't think why though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Steve Swallow, Jaco, Anthony Jackson, Jeff Berlin, Percy Jones, Jimmy Johnson, Ron Carter, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden, Steve Swallow, Paul Chambers, Niels Henning Orsted Pederson, Ron Carter, Marc Johnson, John Patitucci, Chris Squire and Steve Swallow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh3184 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='coasterbass' post='151619' date='Mar 5 2008, 11:54 AM']Flea - On You Oughta Know, Alanis Morrisette; and again on [b]Butterfly by CrazyTown[/b][/quote] I KNEW IT. Thought a bassist that good couldnt be in a band that ass... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='151713' date='Mar 5 2008, 01:48 PM']Are Derek Forbe's new outfit any good?...i love that early simple minds stuff[/quote] it's mainly Minds and Big Country covers, but they're working on new material too- [url="http://www.fourgoodmen.com"]http://www.fourgoodmen.com[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='josh3184' post='151820' date='Mar 5 2008, 04:11 PM']I KNEW IT. Thought a bassist that good couldnt be in a band that ass...[/quote] -it's "pretty little ditty" (on Mother's milk) sampled for Butterfly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 (edited) It's sometimes difficult to separate the band from the bassist, so I might think I'm recognising the bassist when I'm recognising the band. I think this list has to be about session players, and Pino has already been mentioned... TLev is the only other example I can think of. Edit: oh yes: Eberhard Weber too. Edited March 5, 2008 by bnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ray Brown............... and Jim Fielder (who's Jim Fielder?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Danny Thompson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Theodore Spinkle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Tony Franklin comes to mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='151715' date='Mar 5 2008, 01:50 PM']Mark King - I can't think why though...[/quote] But would you have guessed he was playing on "If I Was" by Midge Ure if you didn't already know? I can generally spot Marcus Miller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeefChief Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='151944' date='Mar 5 2008, 07:01 PM']I can generally spot Marcus Miller.[/quote] It's the hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='BigBeefChief' post='151947' date='Mar 5 2008, 07:04 PM']It's the hat.[/quote] Ba-dum-tish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombboy Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Steve Harris And Michael Anthony.... because he's always drunk!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Bill Wyman - especially when he mumbles along only occasionally hitting an actual note. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 [quote name='Thunderthumbs' post='151944' date='Mar 5 2008, 07:01 PM']But would you have guessed he was playing on "If I Was" by Midge Ure if you didn't already know?[/quote] I haven't actually heard the original of that, only the version that was played at the 1987 Princes Trust Gala by... ...mmm, Mark King of all people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 A few spring to mind, some more well known than others: Robbie Shakespeare (Sly & Robbie) James Jamerson McCartney John Entwhistle Leigh Gorman (BowWowWow) Justin Chancellor Dennis Dunnaway (Alice Cooper) The guy from Muse is pretty distictive too and that guy who plays solo and does loads of super-fast slapping on a MusicMan SR4 who's name I can't remember for the life of me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acidbass Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 [quote name='silverfoxnik' post='152097' date='Mar 5 2008, 11:19 PM']McCartney John Entwistle[/quote] +2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderthumbs Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='152086' date='Mar 5 2008, 10:44 PM']I haven't actually heard the original of that, only the version that was played at the 1987 Princes Trust Gala by... ...mmm, Mark King of all people.[/quote] Aah...so it sort of gave the game away then! I also remember hearing a track called "Easy" by Nik Kershaw many years ago, and knowing instantly it was Mark King. It was all slapping, so it was a lot more obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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