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Jings! what a load of moaning minis! The Who were staying at Mar Hall and relaxing next door. They heard the band and Daltrey had a wee listen. After a quick talk, everyone agreed to a busk of 'Can't Explain.' Everyone happy and kudos to the bass player who really knew what he was doing.

Cheers for this - very interesting.

pm'd

BUMP!

Tony Levin. Always brings something to a song...even the John Lennon ones! I think Levin is quoted that on meeting Lennon in the studio for the first time he was told, 'I heard you're good. Don't play TOO many notes!' [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=im3AUiCGqnk#t=46"]http://www.youtube.c...m3AUiCGqnk#t=46[/url] This is the original version of 'I'm Losing You' that ended up over-produced on Double Fantasy. [quote][b]“I’M LOSING YOU,” [i]ANTHOLOGY,[/i] (1998):[/b][color=#211F1F] Skip the more polished version found on [/color][i]Double Fantasy,[/i][color=#211F1F] which doesn’t — for some reason — include the original take’s crack group of sidemen: Guitarist Rick Nielsen and drummer Bun E. Carlos from Cheap Trick, and do-anything bassist Tony Levin. [/color] [color=#211F1F]There’s a crunchy, kinetic sizzle here, as John looks back at his own alcohol-induced mid-1970s dumbassed-ness. We get an even deeper sense of the return of Lennon’s muse — the vibrant, angry yang to his bread-making house-husband yin. Levin’s chunky bass part is also far more prominent in this mix: “Playing with John, that was great — an honor and a huge musical pleasure for me,” Levin tells us. “Not a lot to report about it except that, of course, I wish there had been more.”[/color] [color=#211F1F]That this version somehow ended up on the cutting-room floor is another reason to reconsider [i]Double Fantasy,[/i] which often ended up more gossamer than necessarily great. Lennon was, at his zenith, a scratched-and-dented treasure, laconic and all edge, and too often on this project he seemed to have settled into middle-aged domesticity — both figuratively and, by employing the prevailing pop veneer, literally. [/color] [color=#211F1F]That’s blown apart by his muscular alternate take on “I’m Losing You,” which emerges with a sinewy new grit. We hear more distinctly the way Lennon was beginning to understand what lay before him — middle age, a settled life, marriage and parenthood — and, how much fight was still left in him. Lennon, blessedly clearer of voice, sounds like a rebel again.[/color] [/quote] Just bumped a Basschat original thread! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/70403-john-lennon-with-cheap-trick-and-tony-levin/"]http://basschat.co.u...and-tony-levin/[/url]

Found this years ago and love it. Great orchestral concert. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aI9lo5BRJmg[/media] Antwerp and I'm assuming [i]Hofner[/i] are sponsoring it!

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1416079677' post='2606715'] ...the one you haven't got yet. [/quote] No - the OP's one bass!

If you go on the site - very interesting storey about the Randy Rhoads doc.

That's not the prince, it's the King!

And the one bass to rule them all is?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uFaUowgbf4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCriwORA4E4

[quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1415797137' post='2603838'] I wonder how many people on here who admire Guy's playing would find his bass is 'unplayable'? Or anyone else for that matter. Surely it's obvious that such a characteristic is only relevant for the person doing the playing? Reference has already been made to Jamerson's famously 'badly' set up bass and I can just imagine BCers coming across it in a pawn shop and thinking that such a pile of crap is not even worth a tenner Makes 'signature' basses a bit of a joke doesn't it? [/quote] His bass is unplayable by all of us on here because we can't get our grubby mitts on it!

Contact 7String on here. He has one he is refurbishing and knows them inside out.

Hit me wiv your whyvym stick Slave to the Rhythm Pull Up to the Bumper Sledgehammer

[quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1415441490' post='2600315'] Great player who is a member here. Shame he felt the need to have to 'leave' Ferry knows the value of a great band ...it keeps him going. [/quote] Never knew that...why? He's quite happy to tweet.

Basically cos he is! Nice shell pink jazz bass showing everyone why he's a boss man!

See Bill, Billy, Ryan, Paul or Danny - all top men.

Genius. GReat song although I love the one the burny cigarette one too!

In my life, I've had:[list] [*]Genuine 70s P-bass I traded for a Steinberger copy because it was so poor sounding and woolly to pay. [*]Fender American Strat (90s) that I sold as it was not great as a player or sounding. [*]Fender American Telecaster (2004) that I sold as it was a poor sounding and average player. [*]Fender Classic 50s Telecaster - very good player that I sold as I believed the crap about 'you need a flatter radius!.' [*]Fender Classic Player Cabronita Thinline - best sounding and playing out of the lot. [*]Squier P bass Special - sounded brilliant but was a bit of a mission to play [/list] I have also had a long term loan of a Hank Marvin CS stratocaster built to order. It was a good guitar but the nut cracked and it had a few wee repairable problems that were a nuisance. Conclusion? If any young player asks me what to get I say...play as many as you can but if you don't have a lot of time buy a classic player second hand. Best value in the range. IMO though, Fender have went nuts recently with models and I think there are far too many blurred lines. Conclusion?

Not for the easily offendered.

Next you'll be backing Clapton and Collins....

One of the great bass lines.

About 15 months ago they were about £601-680 new. I'd say that was a touch too ambitious a price.