bubinga5 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 Lovely Status Jazz bass he's playing.Short but Interesting info on how he came up with a few early bass lines. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 7, 2019 Author Share Posted February 7, 2019 even more interesting. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazed Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 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). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Insulation tape? B&Q Also - spotted the TC Spectradrive in the first pic. Wakka wakka. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_lefty Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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