Bruce Foxton - blimey!!

[police squad]

1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said:

And not plugged in or on a strap. Maybe it was the other guys.

 

Same here. Had so much fun learning those bass lines and playing those songs. At that town i wasnt a Jam/Weller fan so most of them were very new to me.

I love the bass line to Ghosts, never noticed it was fretless. 

Ghosts is a great song and I always played my fretless on it

[dave_bass5]

11 minutes ago, police squad said:

Ghosts is a great song and I always played my fretless on it

I thought it was a chorus pedal lol. I really didn’t know much about the Jam or Bruce back then. 

[Stub Mandrel]

1 hour ago, dave_bass5 said:

I love the bass line to Ghosts, never noticed it was fretless. 

That's why you shouldn't mark the fret positions 🙂

 

[Stub Mandrel]

The clue to the bass is those brass 'coins' that anchor the strings, I just wish I could place them...

[Beedster]

23 hours ago, ricksterphil said:

Loved the sound of his Rickenbacker

Or not

[Maude]

13 hours ago, police squad said:

I was lucky enough to play in a Jam tribute for a bit. I realised then how much of an influence BF was to me. Most of the fills I would do were very similar to Bruces.  

 

 

4 hours ago, dave_bass5 said:

Same here. Had so much fun learning those bass lines and playing those songs. At that town i wasnt a Jam/Weller fan so most of them were very new to me.

I've been in a Mod/Northern Soul/Ska band for the last four years and The Jam usually feature quite heavily. Pretty much the entire pool of songs we compile setlists from is bass heaven. Some great basslines around in the 70s/80s mod revival period. 

[louisthebass]

On 03/09/2020 at 07:39, police squad said:

I was lucky enough to play in a Jam tribute for a bit. I realised then how much of an influence BF was to me. Most of the fills I would do were very similar to Bruces.  

 

Like it - I've never been able to play with a pick...

[sshorepunk]

Off on a tangent, but several years ago, I photographed FTJ on several gigs

BF’s back line sounded epic, big Marshall stack if I remember right

I have a signed print if this photo I took! 

[dave_bass5]

Very cool shot and story. 

[MB1]

On 01/09/2020 at 11:20, Steve Browning said:

Yoffi lifts a finger....and the mouse is there!

[dave_bass5]

4 minutes ago, MB1 said:

Yoffi lifts a finger....and the mouse is there!

I was going to put ‘this is a pick, you wont get anywhere unless you use one......’ 😬

[MB1]

I own a copy of touch sensitive!...and I’m Trying to forget you!

[MB1]

....25 or 6 to 4?

[MB1]

Freak!

[Stub Mandrel]

On 01/09/2020 at 11:20, Steve Browning said:

See that?

That's your royalties, that is.

[40hz]

On 01/09/2020 at 11:20, Steve Browning said:

There is 'this' much time left before Paul buggers off and forms The Style Council.

Edited September 6, 2020 by 40hz

[Lozz196]

Or “this is how much appreciation you’ll get whilst everyone thinks Weller is a genius”.

[dave_bass5]

21 minutes ago, Lozz196 said:

Or “this is how much appreciation you’ll get whilst everyone thinks Weller is a genius”.

.....‘Weller will only have this much respect by 2020’....

[KevL]

53 minutes ago, 40hz said:

There 'this' much time left before Paul buggers off and forms The Style Council.

...and 'this' is also how much of a **** he'll give about you when he's done it.

[alexa3020]

Bruce’s rig is at the rehearsal studio I use. Very nice it is too

[Lozz196]

4 minutes ago, alexa3020 said:

Bruce’s rig is at the rehearsal studio I use. Very nice it is too

Is it the Marshall VBA head & two VBC412 cabs, or his Ashdown rig?

[alexa3020]

1 minute ago, Lozz196 said:

Is it the Marshall VBA head & two VBC412 cabs, or his Ashdown rig?

It’s his Ashdown rig

ABM1300, 410 & 215. The 215 has favourite cab written on it in marker pen

[Lozz196]

Nice, I’ve heard both in action and quite typically for me the Ashdown wins it.

[sshorepunk]

12 hours ago, Lozz196 said:

Nice, I’ve heard both in action and quite typically for me the Ashdown wins it.

He was using the Marshall when I was pointing my camera at them, sounded great

[GeeCee]

On ‎03‎/‎09‎/‎2020 at 13:05, Stub Mandrel said:

The clue to the bass is those brass 'coins' that anchor the strings, I just wish I could place them...

Without a doubt a Jaydee - very early model too.  Probably a Jaydee Session bass and I would guess around 1980/1.

Edited September 26, 2020 by GeeCee