oldslapper Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I maybe going out on a limb here, ....crazy as it may seem, but I reckon the programme wasn't aimed at bass players.😲 Let's face it, if it was, they'd have lost most of the audience within minutes. Can you imagine "points of view" the following week "Outraged of Esher here......how very dare you for not including Mark McPastoriflea in your so called show. His influence on the development of my playing has been felt across pubs in the Oxshott & river Mole region for decades...." 6 5 Quote
BreadBin Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 44 minutes ago, oldslapper said: I maybe going out on a limb here, ....crazy as it may seem, but I reckon the programme wasn't aimed at bass players.😲 Exactamundo! Quote
gareth Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I never thought much of Tina Weymouth as a bass player 3 Quote
Frank Blank Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 45 minutes ago, gareth said: I never thought much of Tina Weymouth as a bass player She speaks highly of you though. 7 Quote
Monkey Steve Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, oldslapper said: I maybe going out on a limb here, ....crazy as it may seem, but I reckon the programme wasn't aimed at bass players.😲 Let's face it, if it was, they'd have lost most of the audience within minutes. Can you imagine "points of view" the following week "Outraged of Esher here......how very dare you for not including Mark McPastoriflea in your so called show. His influence on the development of my playing has been felt across pubs in the Oxshott & river Mole region for decades...." yes, and that's exactly why I thought the drums episode was better, because it focused on the role of drums in music and explained how that had developed. I thought that was lacking in the bass episode, and it was more "look - bass players" 2 Quote
oldslapper Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Monkey Steve said: yes, and that's exactly why I thought the drums episode was better, because it focused on the role of drums in music and explained how that had developed. I thought that was lacking in the bass episode, and it was more "look - bass players" I agree it didn't have a similar timeline as drums one. (I'm a Stewart Copeland fanboy, so he could have talked about his concrete decorative pig collection & I'd have watched it)😌 I enjoyed the bass prog though. Perhaps it was more of an observation of how "bass" has become more prominent in popular music. I didn't know anything about the evolution of EDM, which was interesting. So wasn't necessarily all about bass guitar. Looking forward to guitar one. 1 Quote
gareth Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Frank Blank said: She speaks highly of you though. And Predictable 2 Quote
spectoremg Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 5 hours ago, gareth said: I never thought much of Tina Weymouth as a bass player Ooh mate, you can't slag TW off on here, you'll be telling us Geddy Lee's rubbish next! 😁 2 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 2 hours ago, spectoremg said: Ooh mate, you can't slag TW off on here, you'll be telling us Geddy Lee's rubbish next! 😁 or Jaco... or Mk... or Adam C or even... Davie 504 See. Quote
jezzaboy Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I thought the program was pretty poor to be honest. Seemed to spend a lot of time on doo wop and upright bass and never really mentioned the P bass which started off the whole solid body game. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I think we've had 8 pages of people pointing out that it wasn't " A history of the P Bass and its best known users" but I don't think the P bass fans want to hear. 2 3 Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 33 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: I think we've had 8 pages of people pointing out that it wasn't " A history of the P Bass and its best known users" but I don't think the P bass fans want to hear. Fixed. 1 1 Quote
ezbass Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 I thought tonight’s guitar episode was rather good. 2 Quote
oldslapper Posted January 25, 2019 Posted January 25, 2019 3 minutes ago, ezbass said: I thought tonight’s guitar episode was rather good. Indeed, I thought so too. Favourite bit? Mrs Paul could record her vocals whilst cooking the dinner, washing the dishes or doing the ironing. Ah the 50's. 😂 1 1 Quote
Deedee Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 I enjoyed tonight’s guitar episode. Faster moving perhaps and again showing that each of the three episodes were slightly different in their make up, but very enjoyable all the same. 1 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Yeah, just watched it on the iplayer it was good, maybe just needed a half hour section about the P bass used for the Shadows hits? Lol. 2 Quote
Skinnyman Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 1 hour ago, ezbass said: I thought tonight’s guitar episode was rather good. 7 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Yeah, just watched it on the iplayer it was good, maybe just needed a half hour section about the P bass used for the Shadows hits? Lol. You beat me to it 😀😀 Quote
drTStingray Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 7 minutes ago, stingrayPete1977 said: Yeah, just watched it on the iplayer it was good, maybe just needed a half hour section about the P bass used for the Shadows hits? Lol. Now now - and at least one was on a Burns 😏 Quote
miles'tone Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 (edited) I just watched it, bloody fantastic! I've had people texting me for days asking if I'd seen, finally got round to it. I love Tina Weymouth, a proper bass player. Great to see Herbie Flowers too. Really great to learn about Bernard Edwards technique. I really didn't know he used his fingers and thumb like a pick. I must try that myself as I always drop the damned things too! My tomorrow night is Stewart Copeland on drums. I don't fancy the guitar one though for some reason... Edited January 26, 2019 by miles'tone 1 Quote
Woodinblack Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 19 minutes ago, miles'tone said: Really great to learn about Bernard Edwards technique. I really didn't know he used his fingers and thumb like a pick. I must try that myself as I always drop the damned things too! I often play like that. Sadly doesn't make me sound like him though! 1 Quote
miles'tone Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, Woodinblack said: I often play like that. Sadly doesn't make me sound like him though! No one sounds like him Sounds like a fun new way to sound like me though! Quote
Telebass Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 Whoever was featured, whoever presented, the programme wasn't made by anyone who had much of a clue about bass. Just like the general public, in fact... Still enjoyed it, just for its acknowledgement of our existence, if nothing else! Quote
Steve Browning Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 To be fair, the bass one was about bass, as in the frequency, and its use in post classical music. That made the parts about the upright, doo wop and synth relevant. As for the rest, hard to cram everything into a single hour. I actually liked (what I perceived as) TMs enthusiasm. Pretty cool to think 'I must buy a bass' and go out and buy a '63 Precision (albeit the equivalent of a 2007 one now). As for her moves, during the intro Glenn Hughes does the same thing!! Not for long but a good excuse to post this! 1 Quote
grumpyguts Posted January 26, 2019 Posted January 26, 2019 It's a pity that the bass episode was as much about the bass as a frequency as it was about the bass guitar and its contribution to music. The drums and git episodes were focused on the instrument, I found this more entertaining. 3 Quote
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