marcus bell Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 hey guys, just started listening to simple minds just wondering who the bass player was on glittering prize? and what bass you reckon it is? sounds great! ive read its either Derek forbes or john giblin, and have seen pictures with p basses, alembics, wal, zon etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Glittering prize is a compilation album so both Forbes & Giblin are on there, as well as Malcolm Foster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 I meant the actual song dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 i always thought it was john giblin playing a wal watches thread to wait for correct answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) allmusic.com only has derek forbes listed on bass for new gold dream 81 82 83 84 [b][url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-gold-dream-81-82-83-84-mw0000191850/credits"]http://www.allmusic....0191850/credits[/url][/b] edit: also [b][url="http://thequietus.com/articles/08040-simple-minds-jim-kerr-interview-5x5"]http://thequietus.co...r-interview-5x5[/url][/b] Edited January 5, 2014 by steve-bbb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Glittering Prize had Derek on bass - using his P-Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Precision then? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwNQosbDLVM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcus bell Posted January 5, 2014 Author Share Posted January 5, 2014 cheers geezers sure sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 derek later on .... (with a wal) [url="http://youtu.be/sU_5pSACjmM"]http://youtu.be/sU_5pSACjmM[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matski Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Yep,, most definitely Derek Forbes playing a Fender Precision on Glittering Prize - probably through a dirty great big old Ampeg stack.... In fact, maybe through this cab: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/219527-ampeg-vst-rig-derek-forbes-ex-simple-minds-l400/page__p__2288088__hl__ampeg__fromsearch__1#entry2288088 After the New Gold Dream album (when they had a bit of cash, I suppose) Mr Forbes started using all sorts of other basses: Wal, Alembic, Aria, Vigier spring to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toneknob Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 A couple of Del Forbes nuggets of joy... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX0eJkGmYUw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FX0eJkGmYUw[/url] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZs_l9hF8IY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZs_l9hF8IY[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 (edited) I remember going to see Simple Minds play live at the time that Glittering Prize was current and Derek Forbes was indeed using a P Bass with a pick and it sounded great . To recreate the sound on that record though, what you really need is not just a Precision Bass but also one of the crappy bass amps that were commonly available at the time, like a big Carsboro combo of some description . Such amps had "Bright " inputs or buttons that gave a boost to the scratchy upper frequencies in a manner that made every note you played seem like an endurance test, and if you "popped " a note in a funky fashion( as was very popular at the time) the resulting "clang" would deafen everyone within earshot. Most people would shy away from such a tone , but Derek, to his great credit, exploited it to the maximum on that record and it ended up sounding superb . Edited January 5, 2014 by Dingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I've always rated Derek Forbes as a great player - I got into the band from Empires and Dance onwards; happily his bass was often up front on Simple Minds recordings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1388926141' post='2327625'] allmusic.com only has derek forbes listed on bass for new gold dream 81 82 83 84 [b][url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-gold-dream-81-82-83-84-mw0000191850/credits"]http://www.allmusic....0191850/credits[/url][/b] [/quote] Don't bet your house on it... allmusic.com has Steve Kinch listed on bass for Jim Capaldi's 'Poor Boy Blue'... I've never even heard it, let alone played on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Linus27 did an interview with Derek Forbes for Basschat, a few years back: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/94210-basschat-derek-forbes-interview/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonsmith Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 [quote name='steve-bbb' timestamp='1388926141' post='2327625'] allmusic.com only has derek forbes listed on bass for new gold dream 81 82 83 84 [b][url="http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-gold-dream-81-82-83-84-mw0000191850/credits"]http://www.allmusic....0191850/credits[/url][/b] edit: also [b][url="http://thequietus.com/articles/08040-simple-minds-jim-kerr-interview-5x5"]http://thequietus.co...r-interview-5x5[/url][/b] [/quote] So does the album sleeve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 [quote name='SteveK' timestamp='1388956841' post='2328193'] Don't bet your house on it... allmusic.com has Steve Kinch listed on bass for Jim Capaldi's 'Poor Boy Blue'... I've never even heard it, let alone played on it. [/quote] thall be the other famous Steve Kinch then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 Ive met Derek Forbes and talked to him about his P-basses. He liked to use ones from the late 70's so prob had them from new. Also used a fretless one around New Gold Dream and beyond. I played support to the Minds back in the 90's on a UK tour and Foster was the bassist and another top bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I must say I love the bass line on promised you a miracle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichF Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Although the p-bass is the defining tone, here's Derek on a Wal, sounding and looking awesome [url="https://youtu.be/gHShzslJvHQ"]https://youtu.be/gHShzslJvHQ[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Dunky Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Waterfront has a very nice bass tone, I must say. It gets the spotlight at the start of the song, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 [quote name='Platypus' timestamp='1388960508' post='2328256'] Linus27 did an interview with Derek Forbes for Basschat, a few years back: http://basschat.co.uk/topic/94210-basschat-derek-forbes-interview/ [/quote] Thank you, I was going to search for the link to my interview to post here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linus27 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) [quote name='Funky Dunky' timestamp='1439769486' post='2845671'] Waterfront has a very nice bass tone, I must say. It gets the spotlight at the start of the song, too. [/quote] The main bass line that goes through the whole song is a sequencer although Derek did play it on early version of the song. The bass parts now are the little runs that play over the sequenced bass line. Edited August 17, 2015 by Linus27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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