Sonny T !!!!!

[chris_b]

Unashamedly nicked from a thread on that terrible Talkbass. . . . .

Damn, I've got to practice harder! Ex-Prince bassist Sonny T stretching out. . . .

 

Edited August 8, 2019 by chris_b

[Cuzzie]

Saw that, not even on TB

Makes me feel like putting down my bass

[Deedee]

4 minutes ago, Cuzzie said:

Saw that, not even on TB

Makes me feel like putting down my bass

Me too ☹️

[Cuzzie]

You can join me on our new site sonnytruinedbassformechat.co.uk

[casapete]

Crikey, very impressive. Also, who knew Russel Kane played such amazing funk guitar? 😆

[ben4343]

Very cool.

And, a left handed bass, strung like a right hander...?

[burno70]

Listened to this a few months ago - awesome awesome track. Much love for this band - and not just Dart.

Woops - should have read the OT! Not seen this version, will listen at home. Thanks for posting.

 

Edited August 9, 2019 by burno70

[Lozz196]

Funktastic!

[nikon F]

18 hours ago, ben4343 said:

Very cool.

And, a left handed bass, strung like a right hander...?

I didn't notice that ,,,,,,what would the reasoning be behind doing that I wonder ?    ,,,,,answers from anyone please ,,,,

[Deedee]

9 minutes ago, nikon F said:

I didn't notice that ,,,,,,what would the reasoning be behind doing that I wonder ?    ,,,,,answers from anyone please ,,,,

There are a surprising number of players who do this.

I think the theory used to be that left-handed players could only get hold of right-handed basses when they started playing, so therefore just spun basses around and played them left-handed ‘upside down’.

Or of course he just felt that he wasn’t being challenged enough with the more orthodox string arrangement. 😁

 

[chris_b]

This happens when you are left handed and you just grab a right handed bass and learn how to play it like that.

Stan Sargeant with Keb Mo plays like this and Albert King used to. It's no handicap, you just play the same stuff, but differently.

[musicbassman]

.... and not forgetting the wonderful Mononeon !  🤗

 

[Steve_M]

Check out the amazing Jimmy Haslip too.

 

[casapete]

Also Lee Pomeroy, ( ace session bassist with Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Take That, Steve Hackett, It Bites etc) plays left handed but strung the ‘wrong’ way up. Sounds great too.

[fleabag]

My pal does something just as odd. Plays a right handed Stingray, but left handed,  so the knobs are all at the top, but he doesnt restring it, so the strings are back to front.

[stewblack]

That is just amazing. The whole thing. I think CWs reaction says it all. 

And that guy can play, if JD ever got sick they have quite a capable dep right there. 

[Jus Lukin]

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Edited March 3, 2022 by Jus Lukin

[SICbass]

Prince‘s quote about Sonny T. (I think it was on the cover of the Diamonds and Pearls album)

 

prince on sonny t........cool quote ! "my childhood idol on the bass-sonny t.he can play a french girl's measurements on the bass and make u see' em"