Nibody Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) This [media]http://youtu.be/nxHcx7FO8nI[/media] Any JJ Burnell, Any Jameson or Dunn. Wishbone Ash (Throw Down The Sword particularly). ANY Phil Lynott Edited January 31, 2012 by Nibody Quote
Nibody Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 so this [url="http://youtu.be/ohRbJJohv6Y"]http://youtu.be/ohRbJJohv6Y[/url] Quote
Nibody Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 And This [url="http://youtu.be/gLjMmZ8D0E4"]http://youtu.be/gLjMmZ8D0E4[/url] Quote
Nibody Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 And lastley THIS [url="http://youtu.be/VyJiZJddsWU"]http://youtu.be/VyJiZJddsWU[/url] Quote
KevB Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 [quote name='Big_Stu' timestamp='1322382381' post='1450015'] It's what they did best, they did a lot of support slots. I had a brief "chat"with their singer/guiatrist John Reid(??) for a while years ago. He said they became known for blowing away the headliners which I believed - until he said that included Slade in '78 - which just didn't happen - I was there. [/quote] Sorry to hear that Gordon Rowley had passed away. As you said in an earlier post he was a fine player and visually commanding on stage. Strife were just a bit before my time but I did see him play in Nightwing in 1981. Very striking with that huge mane of red hair flying around as he played. As for my fave P bass lines well there are dozens of them and many bands have already been listed. However, here's a P bass sound that (although it may be tweaked with an effect perhaps?) I've always liked and in particular scroll to the [b]cool riff at 5:40[/b]. Also of interest is that it is Ian Anderson playing this bassline. John Glascock (another fine player) was too ill to manage more than 2 or 3 tracks on the album and Anderson did the rest. Glascock died not too long after from a heart condition: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuM-yatN0pI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuM-yatN0pI[/url] Quote
Earbrass Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) Love the way it goes from huge growl to sweet round tones and back on this one: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8zbPRvVIwA[/media] And, featuring the most tasteful ten second bass solo ever at 3:30 - [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW8R6T60fb0[/media] Edited January 31, 2012 by Earbrass Quote
Rayman Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 My hero [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq9psY6yXJY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq9psY6yXJY[/url] Colin Moulding Quote
GarethFlatlands Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Glassjaw - great sound on the 1st album, "When One Eight Becomes Two Zeroes" starts of with some dirty P action. Deftones and The Stranglers also have consistently great P-bass tone. Quote
schmig Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Mega-unlurk, I picked up the bass very late on after a few years of listening to this guy play. I love the sound he produces here. Travelling to the US 2 weeks from now, rare chance to see him play the same stuff.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=nBGQ1xVroqk#t=958s Quote
Green Alsatian Posted January 31, 2012 Posted January 31, 2012 Too many! Loads to choose from my personal faves - Phil Lynott, JJ Burnell, Bruce Foxton, Steve Harris, Colin Moulding, James Jamerson (to name but a few) but I'm going with Norman Watt-Roy's P-bass tone and fantastic line on Ian Dury & The Blockheads' 'My Old Man'. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooPVuG8ZbNE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooPVuG8ZbNE[/url] Quote
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