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Hi Zach,
I agree with TheRev,especially Danny Thompson,he has the nicest natural feel I've ever heard,very melodic. Also agree Solid Air
is a classic album.
However,there's one major omission when listening to pioneering d.bass playing,(and my fave),Willie Dixon.
You can hear him playing on just about any song by the Chess record label with a d.bass. Chuck Berry,(You Can't Catch Me is a beauty),Muddy Waters,
Memphis Slim,Little Walter,etc.all used Willie Dixon. He also wrote loads of their hit's,Little Red Rooster,Wang Dang Doodle,etc.
Check out this for a mean d.bass instrumental,full of technique and sheer physical strength!
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcqqyL-Y6Go"]Willie Dixon - Bassology[/url]
Mr Dixon pioneered the slap style,his early recordings go back to the 1930's. Listen to anything by his band,The Big 3 Trio,groundbreaking stuff.
The Rockabilly slap style technique triplets is believed by many to have begun in the 1980's by such plank-slappers as Lee Rocker,Stray Cats,
but on Willie's early B3T recordings,there he is,larger than life,slapping his plank silly. Magic.
By the way,I live in Bristol and have been a happy slapper almost 30 years. If interested give me a PM and we can meet for a jam or to talk bass,
best wishes and good luck,
Andy[/font]