What made you pick up that first bass at the start of this long and winding road?
I wanted to be able to have more chances to play in bands and every other person was a guitar player. I was always fascinated by bass lines and was more suited to the rhythm section, even on guitar. I can trace my original jump to bass to Pino’s playing on No Parlez. However, I was asked to play guitar in a band again, so some years back with the 6 string razor ensued. What brought me back to bass was listening to Chris Maresh playing with Eric Johnson and realising that’s what I really wanted to do.
Do you still have the same fire and enthusiasm? Do you still love it?
Probably not the same fire and enthusiasm and as to love, difficult one, I still love bass lines, but not that bothered if it’s me playing them (I’ve not been feeling it recently - definite ennui).
What has changed along the way? Your taste in music, taste in basses?
I’ve become better, that’s for sure. My taste is pretty much as it was. My taste in basses is always changing (GAS innit) and have just come out of a dalliance with short scales, having returned to my custom 33” basses.
What was the first bass? And what’s the latest?
First bass was a Yamaha BB300, the latest is either a Squire P or NS EUB, I can’t remember which came first.