leftyhook Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 He may be king Shredder, but Billy has some great advice. Reveals his techniques, well worth a watch http://youtu.be/3CAGinmT9Po Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightSix Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I met Billy twice - once at a bass clinic and once at a Mr.Big aftershow party (namedropper eh ). Both times he was the consumate gentleman and was eager to talk about all things bass. Great sense of humour and he had time for people. A lovely man...and scary bass player...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 he usually makes the point that 90% of what he does, is holding down the bass in a band. But if I went to see a band featuring Billy Sheehan, I would be a tad disappointed if he didn't do a bass solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='MacDaddy' timestamp='1325602403' post='1484936'] he usually makes the point that 90% of what he does, is holding down the bass in a band. But if I went to see a band featuring Billy Sheehan, I would be a tad disappointed if he didn't do a bass solo. [/quote] He usually does, he's always asked too and will though sometimes reluctantly! Check my avatar, got a signed What If... album aswell If i can be as humble as him succesful or not AND a shread as talented i'll feel proud of myself. Plus his solo music is awesome! There is another youtube clip from the same clinic "Thank you Billy Gibbons" worth a watch also. He always emphasises what he does comes from his tone helping hold down low end, and the ability from have grinded the basics till they are air-tight! Althought he is always labeled a shredder it's extremely rare that he'll do anything of the sort with a band. Minus maybe some of the talas stuff but that was before all the experience plus he was the did alot of music/song writing and played pretty much the lead Edited January 3, 2012 by AttitudeCastle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 He's always answered my emails too. Usually about signal routes and compression use! Really nice guy. Shame he's a scientologist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1325617778' post='1485299'] He's always answered my emails too. Usually about signal routes and compression use! Really nice guy. Shame he's a scientologist. [/quote] scientology (!) doesn't make his bass playing any worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 true!!! I met him and Wes Borland at a Yamaha / PMT signing thing a few years ago. Both real gents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightSix Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 (edited) [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1325617778' post='1485299'] Really nice guy. Shame he's a scientologist. [/quote] Yes - I didn't know that...a great shame...getting shafted by scavengers is no way to earn a living...here's a great quote from L.Ron Hubbard (the 'creator' of scientology) which shows his intentions early on: "Writing for a penny a word is ridiculous. If a man really wanted to make a million dollars, the best way to do it would be start his own religion." L. Ron Hubbard, 1948 Edited January 3, 2012 by StraightSix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 When i went to my first BassDay at Manchester in 2010, he was standing at the Rotosound stand almost the entire day, signing cds and posters, basses, hats etc etc. I saw him stand for hundreds of photos and smile for them all. He spoke politely to everyone who came up and looked interested in what they had to say. I saw him notice a few young fans who had been hovering nervously at the back clutching cameras and cds. He noticed them and went up to them and asked if they wanted a picture with him while he signed their stuff. Genuinely nice bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Top bloke !,Met him at one of his clinics years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1325617778' post='1485299'] He's always answered my emails too. Usually about signal routes and compression use! Really nice guy. Shame he's a scientologist. [/quote] No reason to judge people for what they may or may not believe, and he doesn't preach it to everyone so where is the issue? Interviews with him about it and with the bands and his friends about it have all said they don't know who or what happened but when he was in his early 20s he "signed up" and since has become the man he is today and been positive, and life loving since. I'd usually say learn the religion before you judge it, but in this case i won't. As you all full well what it is and that this country recognises it as a cult.. I'm not one of them by the way! Great guy though, went out of his way to get my Attitude neck-pickup cover signed, took a photo for me of myself and Paul Gilbert, talked to me about gear, then later at the gig i was in the front row, he saw me, and knelt down to shake my hand (again ) from the stage. Best night of my life so far. Many in the music industry could learn from the way he acts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 +1, I met him after a clinic once, and he was just the nicest guy - really humble and willing to chat about all kinds of crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AttitudeCastle Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 [quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1325678438' post='1485905'] +1, I met him after a clinic once, and he was just the nicest guy - really humble and willing to chat about all kinds of crap. [/quote] Very true, i spoke to him about cooking for about twenty minutes haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margusalviste Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 I have to agree, he is an extremely nice person and a great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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