bassbora Posted January 16, 2020 Posted January 16, 2020 (edited) Not too shabby Edited January 16, 2020 by bassbora 3 Quote
MacDaddy Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 16/01/2020 at 22:15, bassbora said: Not too shabby Expand nah, he's using a pick. 😝 1 Quote
bassbora Posted January 17, 2020 Author Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 09:21, MacDaddy said: nah, he's using a pick. 😝 Expand I just thought it was cool that a guitar hero like Nuno would be happy to play the bass. I did see that Stu Hamm came on stage after but I didn’t watch the full video Quote
Storky Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 10:08, bassbora said: I just thought it was cool that a guitar hero like Nuno would be happy to play the bass. I did see that Stu Hamm came on stage after but I didn’t watch the full video Expand And why wouldn’t he be happy to play bass? IMHO I thought both the guitar playing and bass were dated and unoriginal and in the case of the guitar; overly self indulgent. Yep, not really my cup of tea, but each to their own. 😉 Quote
joeystrange Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 10:08, bassbora said: I just thought it was cool that a guitar hero like Nuno would be happy to play the bass. Expand Eddie Van Halen played bass on a Sammy Hagar album. I always thought that was cool. Quote
bassbora Posted January 17, 2020 Author Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 13:35, Storky said: And why wouldn’t he be happy to play bass? IMHO I thought both the guitar playing and bass were dated and unoriginal and in the case of the guitar; overly self indulgent. Yep, not really my cup of tea, but each to their own. 😉 Expand I totally agree with you and I only posted this for fun. Quote
Storky Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 13:45, bassbora said: I totally agree with you and I only posted this for fun. Expand L0L. Fair enough! 😁 Quote
MacDaddy Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 13:35, Storky said: And why wouldn’t he be happy to play bass? IMHO I thought both the guitar playing and bass were dated and unoriginal and in the case of the guitar; overly self indulgent. Yep, not really my cup of tea, but each to their own. 😉 Expand in a 34 year old song - surely not? Quote
mangotango Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 13:37, joeystrange said: Eddie Van Halen played bass on a Sammy Hagar album. I always thought that was cool. Expand Yep, and I recall an interview of the time in Guitar Player magazine where Sammy Hagar told the story of how EVH had started jamming on the bass as though he were playing his usual Frankestrat guitar; and Hagar was complaining "No, no, no - you got to think more …...bass". Whatever the f*** that's supposed to mean. Though I've a sneaking suspicion that he intended "crochet root notes for you, Sonny Jim, and yes you may be the most technically advanced guitarist in Rock; but when you have a bass in your hands, don't forget your place". From my perspective, nowt wrong with a bassist who also plays guitar, or a guitarist who additionally plays bass...as long as you play each appropriately to the instrument in your hands and don't try to turn on into the other. Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 Not sure about the bass playing, but I've always thought Nuno was an extremely underrated guitarist. He's up there with the best imo. 2 1 Quote
mcnach Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 09:21, MacDaddy said: nah, he's using a pick. 😝 Expand Not e-pic! Slap LIKE now! Quote
dave_bass5 Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) They need a guitarist who can play songs and not loads of random notes in the hope they work. what a poor performance on the guitar part (and no, i have no idea who he is, nor care). Edited January 17, 2020 by dave_bass5 2 2 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 In fact, Nuno Bettencourt started his musical career as a bass player, he then switched to guitar, because, urm, urm, he was playing too many notes. These are his own words in an interview with Extreme looooooooooooooooooooooooooong ago (still had long hair, or simply put hair). 2 Quote
Ricky 4000 Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 I reckon Hendrix is (was) my #1 guitar player who was equally amazing on the bass, for his lines on his cover of 'watchtower'... plenty of notes in there, and all of them good IMHO. 😀 Quote
ambient Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 Musicians often play a variety of instruments. 1 Quote
fiatcoupe432 Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 (edited) Here one Foward 3.10 Edited January 17, 2020 by fiatcoupe432 1 Quote
Guest Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 09:21, MacDaddy said: nah, he's using a pick. 😝 Expand Which marks him as superior 😉 Quote
Cato Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 16:27, dave_bass5 said: They need a guitarist who can play songs and not loads of random notes in the hope they work. what a poor performance on the guitar part (and no, i have no idea who he is, nor care). Expand That's just the nature of late 80s/early 90s guitar hero rock. It always seemed to be more about displaying very high levels of technical proficiency than writing great songs. Generally the rest of the band is just there to provide a framework for the guitarist to do his 'thing' It never did much for me but I had a few mates at school (all guitar players) who absolutely loved it. Quote
dave_bass5 Posted January 17, 2020 Posted January 17, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 18:37, Cato said: That's just the nature of late 80s/early 90s guitar hero rock. It always seemed to be more about displaying very high levels of technical proficiency than writing great songs. Generally the rest of the band is just there to provide a framework for the guitarist to do his 'thing' It never did much for me but I had a few mates at school (all guitar players) who absolutely loved it. Expand Dont time wrong, i don’t mind the hair rock stuff, its just that the guitar performance in the video posted was very poor (IMO). 2 Quote
Paul S Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 On 17/01/2020 at 14:46, Newfoundfreedom said: Not sure about the bass playing, but I've always thought Nuno was an extremely underrated guitarist. He's up there with the best imo. Expand You are not alone in that view 1 Quote
Newfoundfreedom Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 On 18/01/2020 at 09:41, Paul S said: You are not alone in that view Expand Cool little video, thanks. High praise indeed, coming from the legend that is Brian May. Probably long overdue time to dig out my old Extreme albums for an airing. Pornograffiti is still one of my favourite albums of all time. 1 Quote
Hellzero Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 To me it's III Sides to Every Story. Saw them twice at the time. Great concerts, but they never played the acoustico symphonic parts, sadly. 1 1 Quote
arthurhenry Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 It's worth pointing out that the clip posted is from a regular jam night hosted at a club in LA. Well known musicians often played and everyone had to stick to the rules of "no pedals, just get up, plug in and play". It's a fun jam, mistakes and wrong turns included; It's not supposed to be a polished, rehearsed performance. 1 Quote
Mastodon2 Posted January 18, 2020 Posted January 18, 2020 I love these threads where everyone shares their conservative musical views. Given how groundbreaking rock and roll was, you think that spirit of invention might have lived on, but it appears for many it got stuck somewhere in the mid 1970s. Anyway, I'll have my go, "Nuno Bettencourt plays with no soul / emotion etc". 😂 1 Quote
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