miles'tone Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) Andy Rourke 😗👌 It was only relatively recently that I discovered that most of his beautiful, melodic and highly memorable driving bass contributions to The Smiths were performed using regular (and pretty high tension) Rotosound 66s, but tuned up to F#! He made it look easy. Fabulous talent. Edited May 22 by miles'tone 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 3 hours ago, miles'tone said: Andy Rourke 😗👌 It was only relatively recently that I discovered that most of his beautiful, melodic and highly memorable driving bass contributions to The Smiths were performed using regular (and pretty high tension) Rotosound 66s, but tuned up to F#! He made it look easy. Fabulous talent. Not a fan of the Smiths i'm afraid but i've never heard of tuning up to F#. Why not just play it 2 frets up with normal tuning. Bit baffled by that one. Was there a reason for it that i'm missing ? Genuinely curious. Love his bass rig. I had one of those big Peavey heads. They were amazing but heavy beasts but you could get a huge array of tones from them. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 12 hours ago, NHM said: Let's hear it for Dave Pegg Ahh, this is a great one actually! I started trying to play Dirty Linen all the way through in my teen years and I'm still trying at 40! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 12 hours ago, rushbo said: Has anyone mentioned John Deacon yet? The bass break in "Liar" from the first Queen album was the first time a bass part really hit home with me. You even managed to pick the same picture! Great choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) 50 minutes ago, dmccombe7 said: Not a fan of the Smiths i'm afraid but i've never heard of tuning up to F#. Why not just play it 2 frets up with normal tuning. Bit baffled by that one. Was there a reason for it that i'm missing ? Genuinely curious. Love his bass rig. I had one of those big Peavey heads. They were amazing but heavy beasts but you could get a huge array of tones from them. Dave I believe it was due to Johnny Marr mostly playing with a capo on second fret or tuning up to F#, and as Andy's basslines were quite busy it allowed him to get around easier while still being able to use the E string open. Obviously he could've also used a capo, but as any bassist who's tried that likely knows they don't tend to work too well on bass and often end up muting one of the open strings. Edited May 22 by bakerster135 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) Double post, doh! Edited May 22 by bakerster135 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 24 minutes ago, bakerster135 said: I believe it was due to Johnny Marr mostly playing with a capo on second fret or tuning up to F#, and as Andy's basslines were quite busy it allowed him to get around easier while still being able to use the E string open. Obviously he could've also used a capo, but as any bassist who's tried that likely knows they don't tend to work too well on bass and often end up muting one of the open strings. I've often wondered if Johnny Marr wrote and played in that tuning to suit Morrissey's natural vocal range at the time. It worked for them anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 On 20/05/2024 at 19:47, Jackroadkill said: Extra points if you can name them all (no reverse-Googling allowed!). Cliff Burton, obviously, too. Is that Enid ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 11 hours ago, bakerster135 said: Ahh, this is a great one actually! I started trying to play Dirty Linen all the way through in my teen years and I'm still trying at 40! Dirty Linen's dead easy to play. At half the speed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackroadkill Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 11 hours ago, Geek99 said: Is that Enid ? From Painted Lady? No, it's Melissa Auf Der Maur, who played in Hole and has been involved in many other projects, most notably her own albums under the Auf Der Maur name. She's a superb lyricist and vocalist as well as a great bass player. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 No, Enid from girl school I was thinking of 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Great thread and photos. Mine (from my teenage years) have already been posted several times now. John Deacon Geddy Lee Billy Sheehan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) First, I’d have to go with the two that got me into bass: Lemmy Steve Harris Also: Billy Sheehan Jo Bench Edited May 24 by KingBollock 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godathunder Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) now, some three plus decades from my teens, almost all of the bassists posted have been influences on my playing however, someones mention of sisters of mercy reminded me: Patricia Morrison had a huge influence on me in my late teens, admittedly not in terms of bass playing though edit: possibly in terms of right hand technique......... Edited May 24 by godathunder rudeness 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Nice old thread this. We've all cited our famous heroes but to be honest there was a guy back in the very early 80's who played in our local area, probably the smoothest bassist Ive ever heard/seen and he's still at it as far as I know.....Guy had a huge influence on me. Some people are born to play a certain instrument and he was a heck of a melodic player, one of those that made it look like he wasnt even trying. Funny thing was I eventually replaced him in a pretty good show band but I was never as good... And I knew it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy109 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Slightly left field but as a teen Psychobilly I would often travel to The Klubfoot and especially if Frenzy were playing. Steve Whitehouse played high octane slap bass and main vocals. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 40 minutes ago, paddy109 said: I would often travel to The Klubfoot … Man, some great gigs there, good times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegs07 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 11 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Man, some great gigs there, good times. strange to think some of us probably were at the same place, same time but had no idea … 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 25 minutes ago, tegs07 said: …but had no idea … Due to the same drugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddy109 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 11 minutes ago, Frank Blank said: Due to the same drugs. High on Wrecking and testosterone! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leonard Smalls Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 2 hours ago, Frank Blank said: some great gigs there Saw The Guana Batz and The Wigsville Spliffs... And more oddly, the Chilli Peppers (though that was the plain old Clarendon) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 As a rather bizarre one, given its links to psychobilly, I saw Wrathchild at Klub Foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Japhet Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 (edited) Juan Nelson (RIP) PS; Not from my teens! That would be Andy Fraser. Edited May 24 by Japhet 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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