Terrible bass mimes

[stingrayPete1977]

Headless Steinberger (?not my thing) with a pick played to a totally different rhythm, could it be much more different to the recorded bass?

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlh_JJihv4g[/media]

What else have we found out there?

Anyone fancy a stab at who and what it is actually played on? Leland Sklar, Nathan East and Dean Garcia all come up in google searches.

Edited August 21, 2016 by stingrayPete1977

[lowdown]

But even funnier. A Soprano Sax player has turned up to mime to a track with no Soprano Sax on it.

EDIT.
Dean Garcia was a lovely Fretless player and I think, played on some Eurythmics stuff around the same time.
Fretless on that OP track, so my guess is him. Edited August 21, 2016 by lowdown

[stingrayPete1977]

I enjoyed the sax mime too

That was my thought, fretless Ray? Not a picked fretted steiny, lol

[lowdown]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1471801771' post='3116001']
That was my thought, fretless Ray? Not a picked fretted steiny, lol
[/quote]

Like you said, not much, if any info about who played on that track.
But, I think during my searching, strangely enough, he has, or had a headless Steiny (Talkbass I think).
So, it may well be him doing a pi** taking mime?

I am sure a geek will be along with the real story behind it all.


I have got to say. Terrific, tight Bass playing on the track.

EDIT : Yes, he might have used a Ray, and it does sound like one...And you are the one to know for sure!!

Edited August 21, 2016 by lowdown

[kevin_lindsay]

I seem to recall Dean Garcia saying he played on the original recording. The album was produced by Dave Stewart.

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1471802597' post='3116010']


Like you said, not much, if any info about who played on that track.
But, I think during my searching, strangely enough, he has, or had a headless Steiny (Talkbass I think).
So, it may well be him doing a pi** taking mime?

I am sure a geek will be along with the real story behind it all.


I have got to say. Terrific, tight Bass playing on the track.

EDIT : Yes, he might have used a Ray, and it does sound like one...And you are the one to know for sure!!
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Yes it's a nice bass line isn't it, im no expert on fretless basses tbh but it sounds like one and everyone wanted to be Pino back then surely?

[lowdown]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1471803419' post='3116019']
Yes it's a nice bass line isn't it, im no expert on fretless basses tbh but it sounds like one and everyone wanted to be Pino back then surely?
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Regarding who is doing the mime. Dean Garcia played Guitar very well.
Look what the Bass (miming) player is doing ? Is it Dean?
Actually the more you watch the video, the more funny things you see.

[gjones]

Two basses in this John Lennon video for 'Instant Karma'. Guess which one is the real bass player?

[media]http://youtu.be/4f5P5nQXlgw[/media]



An explanation is here for the curious among you http://www.bpfallon.com/category/john-lennonplastic-ono-band/

Edited August 21, 2016 by gjones

[HowieBass]

Air bass doesn't count but Alan Partridge miming Palladino and 'Music For Chameleons' always cracks me up.

http://youtu.be/VokAbAfTfCc

[BottomE]

[quote name='HowieBass' timestamp='1471806931' post='3116052']
Air bass doesn't count but Alan Partridge miming Palladino and 'Music For Chameleons' always cracks me up.

[media]http://youtu.be/VokAbAfTfCc[/media]
[/quote]
That's ruddy bloody brilliant.

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1471796773' post='3115952']
Headless Steinberger (?not my thing) with a pick played to a totally different rhythm, could it be much more different to the recorded bass?

[/quote]

Am I going mad - isn't that a second guitar, not a bass?

[stingrayPete1977]

[quote name='Mykesbass' timestamp='1471808376' post='3116067']


Am I going mad - isn't that a second guitar, not a bass?
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You could be right, even watching it again I cant see very well, I said they aren't my thing, lol.

[paul_5]

I always liked Maiden's TOTP performances - here's one from German TV. Not strictly a bass 'mime' though...
https://youtu.be/orr4MhDpvOM

Edited August 21, 2016 by paul_5

[lowdown]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1471812886' post='3116120']
You could be right, even watching it again I cant see very well, I said they aren't my thing, lol.
[/quote]

So, we now have a second Guitarist miming when there is no second Guitar player on the track.
Along with the Soprano sax, that's two musicians at the wrong gig.
Oh, and one of those Drummers is at the wrong gig as well.

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1471846832' post='3116230']


So, we now have a second Guitarist miming when there is no second Guitar player on the track.
Along with the Soprano sax, that's two musicians at the wrong gig.
Oh, and one of those Drummers is at the wrong gig as well.

[/quote]
And NO bass player (not even the wrong one)!!

[Grassie]

Mark King would often have his bass behind his back and not even pretend to play it, especially while "performing" slower tunes like "Its Over". 😃

[stu_g]

i remember going to my local pub and there was a covers combo there, a male and female, playing to a backing track.
the suprising part was the male chap was bass miming with a musicman stingray, bit ott for a pub i thought!