fatback Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Charming or what. And the real deal, no doubt about it. A treat. Also, wins the prize for the largest number of times the word 'practice' is mentioned in any bass vid I've seen so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted November 4, 2012 Author Share Posted November 4, 2012 He's looking a bit older these days (aren't we all?) but here is discussing his new signature strings from Rotosound which I guess will be released imminently http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbsZvnlR8Cg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 [quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1347122366' post='1797211'] I bought this recently as I love Danny Thompson's playing with John Martyn and David Sylvian. It was recorded in 1991 (and it shows in the picture quality) but its really quite inspiring. Its a bit slow off the mark (reminiscences about washtub basses etc) but once he gets into playing 'Victoria' its wonderful stuff. In particular I had always wondered about his superb tone and sustain and I discovered that he raised the nut (making it very gruelling for his left hand) in order to deliver the sort of volume and sustain he gets with open strings. I reckon his left and right hands must be like Popeye's! No wonder my wimpy hands cannot deliver anything like his type of tone. Anyways for £8 its a snip, as long as you have a VHS player [url="http://www.laceysjam.com/catalog/item/1812715/1375408.htm"]http://www.laceysjam...715/1375408.htm[/url] [/quote] [quote name='sarah thomas' timestamp='1351024848' post='1846446'] It's been re-released on DVD: [url="http://www.dannythompson.bigcartel.com/product/bassically-speaking"]http://www.dannythom...ically-speaking[/url] [/quote] thanks for the heads up Clarky & Sarah, got myself an early xmas present Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Hooray! I have finally got my very own copy, even managed to get the family watching a bit of it on Christmas Day, but then Dr Who came on. So now on Boxing Day morn, while they all sleep off their hangovers and their snores rattle the foundations, I finally get to watch it. What a lovely man. It's made me look forward more than ever to his Double Bass Love-in, in March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Asked for this for Christmas.....didn't get it :-( If you want something doing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 I thought I'd been given soap instead of Danny, despite my husband sending the link to his mother, and her saying to him that she had got it. Then she said it was in with the soap, and sure enough, a slip case with the disc in was nestling in the discarded paper. Phew! And the soap's really nice too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 [quote name='sarah thomas' timestamp='1356542236' post='1910972']...she said it was in with the soap, and sure enough, a slip case with the disc in was nestling in the discarded paper...[/quote] Ha..! Nearly slipped up there, then..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah thomas Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 A comment worthy of a drum roll ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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