andy67 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 what a player - I'd also forgotten how good he is.... link: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhCilozomo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FhCilozomo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) I used to absolutely love Andy Fraser. The bass solo on the live version of Mr. Big was the only bass solo I've ever heard that - IMHO - actually worked as part of a song, and not sounded like fret w*nkery that the song could live happily without. Edited October 17, 2007 by Musky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 YOU SAY USED TO? something happen to change your mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumbo Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 cool vid, really enjoyed that. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 There is one song, i was listening to it the other day but the title escapes me. the sound was awful, like a fart in a bucket , but he did have an awsome sound most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysbass Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 [quote name='Musky' post='75494' date='Oct 17 2007, 11:03 AM']I used to absolutely love Andy Fraser. The bass solo on the live version of Mr. Big was the only bass solo I've ever heard that - IMHO - actually worked as part of a song, and not sounded like fret w*nkery that the song could live happily without.[/quote] The Mr Big solo is a firm favourite of mine - I frequently borrow bits of it for warm-up exercises or mindless noodling. I’ve always really liked the tone he got on this (particularly the studio version) – anyone know what gear he used? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 [quote name='andy67' post='75504' date='Oct 17 2007, 11:44 AM']YOU SAY USED TO? something happen to change your mind?[/quote] Not really, I'm just not as fanatical as I used to be. Times change, tastes move on. He's still a great player though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musky Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 [quote name='Krysbass' post='75553' date='Oct 17 2007, 01:20 PM']The Mr Big solo is a firm favourite of mine - I frequently borrow bits of it for warm-up exercises or mindless noodling. I’ve always really liked the tone he got on this (particularly the studio version) – anyone know what gear he used?[/quote] EB3 into a Marshall stack was his usual setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdragon Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 [quote name='Musky' post='75561' date='Oct 17 2007, 12:38 PM']EB3 into a Marshall stack was his usual setup.[/quote] I think Marshall was nearly everyones choice then, maybe the odd Hiwatt or Fender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 He was only about 17 or 18 at that time. Makes yer sick...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Get Free Forever on DVD. Features this plus two other live versions of Mr Big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted October 17, 2007 Author Share Posted October 17, 2007 apparently he was fifteen when paul, simon and paul spotted him playing in a jazz band...he is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I've never forgotten how good he is. Love that tone too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) [quote name='andy67' post='75697' date='Oct 17 2007, 06:59 PM']apparently he was fifteen when paul, simon and paul spotted him playing in a jazz band...he is great![/quote] Actually, he was in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers [quote]Andy Fraser was all of fifteen years old when he was handed a gig playing bass in John Mayall's seminal Bluesbreakers band. The gig came through Fraser's mentor, British blues godfather Alexis Korner, whom he had befriended through Korner's daughter. Although Fraser's tenure with the Bluesbreakers was to be short lived, it did pair him with future Rolling Stone guitarist Mick Taylor, and turn enough heads that he caught the attention of vocalist Paul Rodgers, drummer Simon Kirke and guitarist Paul Kossoff when they were looking for a bassist to fill out their ranks. The four young men conspired to jam and, in May of 1968, Free was born.[/quote] from [url="http://www.the-fuze.com/andyfraser.html"]http://www.the-fuze.com/andyfraser.html[/url] Edited October 18, 2007 by RichardH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest subaudio Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Totally Love Fraser's playing, I will have to hunt down the DVD mentioned earlier, I cant beleive he was only 15! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy67 Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 [quote name='RichardH' post='75906' date='Oct 18 2007, 09:38 AM']Actually, he was in John Mayall's Bluesbreakers from [url="http://www.the-fuze.com/andyfraser.html"]http://www.the-fuze.com/andyfraser.html[/url][/quote] thanks for the correction richard didn't know that was the connection though..john mayall doesn't half pick them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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