thebassmandave Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 (edited) [quote name='dave_bass5' post='107689' date='Dec 21 2007, 07:29 AM']Didn't Henry play the bass part on the Minder theme?[/quote] Believe that was Mo Foster Edited December 21, 2007 by thebassmandave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 [quote name='thebassmandave' post='107915' date='Dec 21 2007, 10:44 PM']Believe that was Mo Foster [/quote] I stand corrected then. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMV Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 [b][i]*6 Year old thread resurrection*[/i][/b] It [i]looks[/i] like he's online now - [url="http://henry-thomas.co.uk/"]http://henry-thomas.co.uk/[/url] The content and external links are a bit odd in places though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 He must be a good session player, apparently he,s played with Billy Ocean twice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Henry is a great under rated player. That G&L 2000E He uses [u]is[/u] the bass i always wanted, its a very early 2000E, i did try and get some info from him about a year or two ago by sending him a message via his site, never got a reply so dont think he uses it as its not been updated at all, some live footage of him with paul weller here. [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/210689-gl-l2000e-series-e-porn-old-fender-head-only-please/"]http://basschat.co.u...ad-only-please/[/url] or search in the gear porn for... G&L L2000E ( series E) Porn (old fender head only please) Edited August 16, 2013 by funkgod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnyboy Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Wow!! I seem to remember him talking a lot about playing " Heavy, heavy bass" on Rockschool. When was Rockschool on TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 [quote name='Donnyboy' timestamp='1377808709' post='2192298'] Wow!! I seem to remember him talking a lot about playing " Heavy, heavy bass" on Rockschool. When was Rockschool on TV? [/quote] Circa 1983/84 IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dms Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 this makes me feel very old, in 1989 essex county council ran a "rock school" weekend for young musicians, henry Thomas came and taught bass and deidre cartwright did the guitars, henry Thomas made all the bass players play a bit so he could assess us, he made some notes, I saw his notes later on and next to my name was "v.good" - that still makes me chuckle, then i got to play in deidre cartwrights band for the rest of the weekend, having been told I was "v.good" she handed me some sheet music, I pointed out I could not play a note, she said just jam on "g" and then go to "e" when I nod..... oh and I got to play henry's g & l bass, the first active high spec bass I had ever played at that time, it was amazing. in his way henry Thomas was probably as important as mark king in the early 80s to the british bass explosion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 i found him very inspirational. At the time I was slowly realising that the six string was not for me and his bass was the first I really noticed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barking Spiders Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Ah, I'd almost forgotten about Rockschool which I regularly used to watch just for HT's humungous chops. Top player n all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 That show was a real tv gold nugget to a wannabee musician. I remember Ian Paice on it and John Taylor fluffing a demo of Planet Earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Does anyone have Henry's contact details? Please PM me if you do. Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulman Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Iv'e actually got,and use,one of the Dynachord bass combos he used a couple of times on the Rock School show,heavy as hell but sounds really good,and goes LOUD if you need it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 49 minutes ago, Soulman said: Iv'e actually got,and use,one of the Dynachord bass combos he used a couple of times on the Rock School show,heavy as hell but sounds really good,and goes LOUD if you need it too. Was that the Dynacord BS412? If so, I used one for about 8 years in the 80's and 90's. A wonderful sound, but heavier than a large planet. That's when I started using dolly boards for my gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulman Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Yep that's it,as you say,heavy!had it serviced last year and it's just a great tone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDaddy Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 On 14/06/2017 at 22:43, spectoremg said: That show was a real tv gold nugget to a wannabee musician. I remember Ian Paice on it and John Taylor fluffing a demo of Planet Earth. I remember the presenter who seemed to have his guitar under his chin 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoirBass Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I still have his book: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldslapper Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 I bought a Thunder III in 84/85 as a result of seeing his on tv. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 There was a female guitarist 'Deidre something or other' She always wore a boiler suit IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kodiakblair Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Hobbayne said: There was a female guitarist 'Deidre something or other' She always wore a boiler suit IIRC Deirdre was in Girlschool only they were called Painted Lady at the time 👍 Anybody remember Henry in "Finger Ease " adverts ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted April 15, 2020 Share Posted April 15, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Hobbayne said: There was a female guitarist 'Deidre something or other' She always wore a boiler suit IIRC http://www.deirdrecartwright.com/about/biography/ Edited April 15, 2020 by EssentialTension 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 Found this on line The bands he played with include : Bros, Ginger Baker, Paz, Laid Back, Crusaders, Working Week, 911, All Saints, Heatwave, Hot Chocolate, Tim Whitehead Quartet, Sunwind... He also played for and with : Gloria Gaynor, Debbie Gibson, Jaki Graham, Juliet Roberts, Martika, Sarah Jane Morris, Phyllis Nelson, Claire Hamill, Simona Bencini, Sally Johnson, Randy Crawford, Adrian Burns, Errol Brown, Jim Capaldi, David Grant, Billy Ocean, Geoffrey Osborne, Justin Hayward, Labbi Siffri, Leon Ware, Omar, Paul Weller, Troy Tate, Van Morrison, Cliff Richard, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Mullen, John Etheridge, Marc Ribot, Barbara Thompson, Mornington Locket, Didier Lockwood, Herbie Hancock... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 14/04/2020 at 09:06, Bilbo said: Does anyone have Henry's contact details? Please PM me if you do. Many thanks Do you count any nationally/globally well-known musos amongst your farcebook friends? Dave Swift, for example. He/they might be able to help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 21/12/2007 at 15:29, dave_bass5 said: WOW, i remember all of this. the Gary moore bit sticks in my mind the most but i do remember the Indian rhythm bit as well. Didn't Henry play the bass part on the Minder theme? Gary Moore was unhappy with the way his contribution was cut and used over several episodes. He thought he'd be featured in one episode. Christ! His rig had serious noise. Series Two also saw Deidre playing the Synth-Axe before cutting to... Allan Holdsworth absolutely tearing it up on one. Re. 'Minder' theme - think that was Mo Foster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_bass5 Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 56 minutes ago, visog said: Gary Moore was unhappy with the way his contribution was cut and used over several episodes. He thought he'd be featured in one episode. Christ! His rig had serious noise. Series Two also saw Deidre playing the Synth-Axe before cutting to... Allan Holdsworth absolutely tearing it up on one. Re. 'Minder' theme - think that was Mo Foster. Oh yeah, the noise was the most memorable part of the GM clips. I think you are right about Mo Forster. Back then I wasn’t interested in bass, so one bass played sounded the same as another lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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