Mark King on Jazz FM.

[bubinga5]

Lovely Status Jazz bass he's playing.Short but Interesting info on how he came up with a few early bass lines. 

 

[bubinga5]

even more interesting. 

 

[visog]

He's a bluff old cove... I remember the impact of him hitting the scene with his slap, but the impressing the hell out of a wider audience on TotP with his fingerstyle on the Chinese Way.

[Dazed]

Yeah very much agreed. There’s  much more to his playing than just the slapping. Very melodic player, I love lots of little harmonic fills and runs he’s played over the years. 

[visog]

Side 1 of Influences is ace! Basically four song mushed together. A sort of 'Close to the Edge' of jazz-funk. Really, really great... replete with awesome slap solo (with mistakes left in).

[Guest subaudio]

Cheers for posting, love Mark King.

I always wondered though, what is the thing he uses on his right hand thumb & where can I get one?

[Daz39]

Insulation tape? B&Q

 

Also - spotted the TC Spectradrive in the first pic. Wakka wakka.

[uk_lefty]

12 minutes ago, subaudio said:

Cheers for posting, love Mark King.

I always wondered though, what is the thing he uses on his right hand thumb & where can I get one?

Electrical tape.

Wickes.

[Guest subaudio]

Cheers I always thought it was something hard like plastic as it has a strong attack but watching the second video he does say it's tape.

I ask as when I was doing a lot of slap I also split my thumb open, which is why he uses it. That's my only parity with him playing wise