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Jimmy Haslip tells the story of his bass

Mohini Dey - definitely a Mayones, although she's been seen with a Comodous Classic more recently ( https://mayones.com/page/mohini-dey-ind/) Anthony Jackson - I think it's the Fodera Presentation II pictured ( https://www.fodera.com/anthony-jackson-presentation-ii/ ) Joe Dart - Music Man Joe Dart signature bass ( https://www.music-man.com/instruments/basses/joe-dart ) Debbie Googe - First Act Delgada ( https://equipboard.com/pros/debbie-googe ) Geddy Lee - custom build seafoam green Fender Jazz, if http://www.therushforum.com/index.php?/topic/80373-basses-used-on-clockwork-angels/ is to be believed - any more info on this one? Mike Gordon - Visionary Instruments Moiré bass ( https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/26924-mike-gordon-hooks-bass-lines-and-thinkers ) Pino Palladino - Music Man Stingray Fretless (probably this one https://thebassgallery.com/products/music-man-stingray-fretless-1979-ex-pino-palladino ) Lauren Tahiel - Music Man Stingray HH 5 string ( https://australianmusician.com.au/lauren-taneil-lt-in-the-key-of-bey/ ) Jimmy Haslip - Roscoe LG-3006 ( http://www.roscoeguitars.com/endorsers/endorsers.html - see below for youtube link) Billy Sheehan - Yamaha Custom Shop Attitude Double Neck ( https://www.billysheehan.com/gear/instruments_09.html) Sting - fretless 8-string Hamer Explorer ( https://www.fretlessbass.com/stings-8-string-hamer-explorer-fretless-bass-the-police/ ) Ida Nielsen - Sandberg California VM4 Hardcore Aged (http://www.idanielsenbass.com/signature-bass/) Stu Hamm - Fender Urge custom bass - one of many in an ongoing series Jack Casady - Epiphone Jack Casady LP Signature Bass ( https://www.epiphone.com/Guitar/EPI8IY78/Jack-Casady-Bass/Metallic-Gold ) Chris Wolstenholme - Status Kitara Doubleneck ( https://www.musewiki.org/Status_Kitara_Doubleneck_Bass )

Ding ding, we have a full set. Good work team! Top row is Mohini Dey, Anthony Jackson, Joe Dart. Then Debbie Googe, Geddy Lee, Mike Gordon Pino, Lauren Taniel, Jimmy Haslip Billy Sheehan, Sting, Ida Nielsen Stuart Hamm, Jack Casady, Chris Wolstenholme Bit of controversy around Lauren Taniel. Search for Divinity Roxx and you'll find the picture I originally used, and indeed same pic can be found on DivRx's Discogs page (https://www.discogs.com/artist/3018244-Divinity-Roxx). It is definitely Lauren Taniel of up and coming starlet Beyonce Knowles band. Well done everyone!

Yesshows > Yessongs if you ask me (I know you weren't but anyway)

Get Relayer if you want to hear something awesome Avoid Topographic Oceans. Well, maybe except one time.

All of them are none of John Entwistle, James Jamerson, Kim Gordon/Deal

Badly

He can be a bit careless in that respect.

7/15

Hah

12/15 (assuming you were right on the previous 11)

Yeah, of course. No sprinkles though.

11/15

You lot should get these no trouble. Inspired by calls that the Reverb quiz ( https://reverb.com/uk/news/quiz-can-you-name-the-bassist-by-the-bass ) that's recently resurfaced is too easy and doesn't rely on the player's actual bass for identification, I threw this together with some shonky photoshop skills based on recognisable bass guitars as much as possible, failing that their playing style should give it away. Insufferable bragging rights to the first person to get all 15, doubly so if you can name make/model for all the basses as well.

14. Turns out Kim Gordon and Kim Deal are different people

Yep I'd need 25 years to learn a Gentle Giant song.

Brilliant isn't it. As well as the aforementioned Gentles, there's also Jakko Jakszyk, Lee Pomeroy and probably a load of others I should recognise (as well the host of talented regular fans of course)

Do any of them start "Hey groovehacker"?

The following appeared in a recent Guitar World interview with the great Rocco Prestia from Tower Of Power: "Looking back over your 50-year career, do you have regrets? Sure—I should have involved myself more in the business and leadership side of TOP, instead of just going along for the ride. I might have gotten into writing sooner and helped with decisions on some of the directions we went in. I also should have learned to read music. Not being able to read handcuffed me drastically, because there’s so much work that can be had with that one skill. I gave up on it early; I just didn’t have the patience required, and then my career got underway. I’ll follow chord and even notated charts as best I can, but best for me is when someone calls out the changes." (https://www.guitarworld.com/features/rocco-prestia-looking-back-on-50-years-with-tower-of-power)

Now is the perfect opportunity to avoid tab and go straight to reading music. If I was to give one piece of advice to me starting out 100 years ago, it'd be try to avoid tab if poss. That and if your strap is twisted, whichever way your turn it will be the wrong way.

Going to see what all the fuss is about.

Apologies, I had just been reading/posting about it on another thread and it was toppermost in my mind. The Canty book tip still stands though!

"Fingerboard Harmony For Bass" by Gary Willis Or, Laurence Canty's "Electric Bass Guitar: The Complete Guide"

I'm sure Scott Devine would approve Meanwhile, can anyone explain what "a linear approach" is, as mentioned in the title of Mr Willis' book? easy words only please.

Speaking of Bela Fleck, here's the Twelve Time Signatures of Christmas