bubinga5 Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) Just wondered if there has been any famous people on BC.. apart from Stuart Clayton.. Just spotted Sheldon Dingwall on here.. i wonder if Marcus Miller has ever taken a look, or Mark Kning.. hes bound to have surely.. i can understand why they dont, they would get too many PM's/Questions.. im sure Mr Dingwall doesnt mind though.. Edited February 1, 2011 by bubinga5 Quote
Cat Burrito Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Marcus M[u]u[/u]ller was on here a while back but that's another story & a whole other can of worms Quote
Lfalex v1.1 Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) I was going to start a thread of this nature just today. Then I forgot. I bet there's some "famous" players lurking or posting under [i]noms de voyages[/i]... That's what I'd do. (Raps BC with knuckle to see what comes out of the (exotic) woodwork...) Edit - The last famous bassist that I know of that was asked DID know of BassChat. And No, I'm not saying who that is! Edited February 1, 2011 by Lfalex v1.1 Quote
Marvin Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) [quote name='bubinga5' post='1111670' date='Feb 1 2011, 09:38 PM']Just wondered if there has been any famous people on BC.. apart from Stuart Clayton.. Just spotted Sheldon Dingwall on here.. i wonder if Marcus Miller has ever taken a look, or Mark Kning.. hes bound to have surely.. i can understand why they dont, they would get too many PM's/Questions.. im sure Mr Dingwall doesnt mind though..[/quote] Stuart's an absolute top bloke. Knows his stuff and I've always found him approachable and helpful. Can I have that 5 quid now Stu? Edited February 1, 2011 by Marvin Quote
Doddy Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Janek Gwizdala used to knock about until he was given sh*t by a couple of people. Quote
ahpook Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 i was very impressed when i found out who spoombung was Quote
LiamPodmore Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 The guy from Elliot Minor was on here at one point, had a nice rig too, and they arent exactly the least famous of bands. Liam Quote
Marvin Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='ahpook' post='1111695' date='Feb 1 2011, 10:03 PM']i was very impressed when i found out who spoombung was[/quote] come on you can't leave that one hanging in the air like that Quote
LukeFRC Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 i kinda like the fact i can chat to folk on here and get advice and buy gear and it ranges from 16yr old teenagers, metal heads, pro musicians, jazz freaks and just your older, slightly overweight (and possibly shaved headed) bloke who plays down the pub every month. It's kinda nice not to have preconceptions. so i don't really care, I mean unless you can find a way for james jamerson to give me lessons.... Quote
xilddx Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='Doddy' post='1111688' date='Feb 1 2011, 09:57 PM']Janek Gwizdala used to knock about until he [s]was given sh*t by[/s] couldn't handle a little bit of sh*t from a couple of people.[/quote] Sorted Quote
Shambo Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Wasn't Guy Pratt seen around these parts not so long ago? Quote
derrenleepoole Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 I'm on here, what more do you want! I'll get my coat Quote
Sean Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 Time for the reveal... I am, in reality... ...Carol Kaye. I've been taking names and getting to know all you Jamerson freaks since BassChat was BassWorld! PS: major thirds are evil unless played by me. Quote
steve-soar Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='ahpook' post='1111695' date='Feb 1 2011, 10:03 PM']i was very impressed when i found out who spoombung was[/quote] Quote
nick Posted February 1, 2011 Posted February 1, 2011 [quote name='Marvin' post='1111705' date='Feb 1 2011, 10:08 PM']come on you can't leave that one hanging in the air like that [/quote] Quote
Kiwi Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 The ones that I'm aware of are: Andrew McKinlay - James Taylor Quartet Dave Swift - Jools Holland Joe Hubbard - 80's session giant Jimmy Sims - Saturdays/Mika Rob Burns - 80's session giant Guy Pratt - Pink Floyd Ed Hetherton - Elliot Minor Janek Gwisdala and Steve Lawson occasionally show up to promote something. I know Randy Hope Taylor, Nick Fyffe, Paul Turner and Lee Sklar have browsed but not joined, I strongly suspect Mark King is aware of the site. Any others haven't made themselves known. The pros I've conversed with find forums threatening and overwhelming, especially with how arguments tend to escalate out of all proportion. Sometimes I have my work cut out trying to persuade them that this isn't always the case. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I'm sure Mark King would be welcomed by all 13'000+ members , Him and Flea being equally the best 2 bass players in the world is something we all appear to agree on! ,and I bet he hasn't seen the drummer is at the wrong gig clip either Quote
Kiwi Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I suspect its also a question of their priorities, if and when they actually get time to relax. Quote
bubinga5 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Posted February 2, 2011 quote>>Him and Flea being equally the best 2 bass players in the world is something we all appear to agree on! Uhh.. not the worms... that was a Q yes?.. Quote
BottomEndian Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 Not [i]really[/i] famous as such (famous enough to have a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Hairsine"]Wikipedia page[/url] though)... I happen to know that comics artist Trevor Hairsine is a member on here, and you wouldn't guess who from his username. And no, I'm not telling. Quote
EBS_freak Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 [quote name='steve-soar' post='1111795' date='Feb 1 2011, 11:22 PM'] [/quote] Typical that they focus on anything but the bass when all the cool bass shizz is going down. Quote
ahpook Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 [quote name='Marvin' post='1111705' date='Feb 1 2011, 10:08 PM']come on you can't leave that one hanging in the air like that [/quote] looks like i didn't have to Quote
charic Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 [quote name='Crazykiwi' post='1111850' date='Feb 2 2011, 12:01 AM']Ed Hetherton - Elliot Minor[/quote] And he's am absolute gent. Had a great night at one of their gigs hanging out and just chatting bass (see what I did there? ) Quote
KevB Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 I can understand why they wouldn't become regulars, maybe look in occasionally as a guest or look at it on someone else's computer but not get directly involved. Irrespective of all the squabbling, to the really well known players it's a job and has been for many years. Do all of us with regular day jobs go home and then log on to user forums so directly related to what we do every day for a living? Not me. Quote
lettsguitars Posted February 2, 2011 Posted February 2, 2011 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' post='1111853' date='Feb 2 2011, 12:07 AM']I'm sure Mark King would be welcomed by all 13'000+ members , Him and Flea being equally the best 2 bass players in the world is something we all appear to agree on! ,and I bet he hasn't seen the drummer is at the wrong gig clip either [/quote] not me. Quote
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