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One of my fave basslines ever. Dunno why it took me so long to YT it.

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[color=#548235][size=1][font="Verdana"][size="2"]Can anyone here play with finger sticks?[/size][/font][/size][/color]

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He's a total maverick, cool dude and ace player. I used to follow his blogs last decade when he would describe his portable espresso machine he designed for his motorbike, and his endless travels on tours.

Dude's been around so long he played in a school band for JFK in err '62?

I do want to know what Bass he plays and how for his tracks on the Union album for Yes. Sounds like a metal fretboard fretless, it's amazing.

Let's not even start on his stick playing (GAS!)

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[quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1484919755' post='3219714']
Not so keen on the finger stick thing tho. I find it a bit messy.

Dave
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Shame.. his stick playing is exemplary. The man is too cool for skool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHedekI5w4w

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[quote name='Daz39' timestamp='1484918558' post='3219688']
I do want to know what Bass he plays and how for his tracks on the Union album for Yes. Sounds like a metal fretboard fretless, it's amazing.
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He did used to have a Stingray with a fretless metal fingerboard, I remember seeing it in ads in some of the American guitar magazines years ago.

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[quote name='KevB' timestamp='1484927980' post='3219808']
Always liked the bass on this, comes in after about 1 min

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFDgBSk1ghM[/media]
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Is that the original? John Giblin if so. (TLev is only on I Don't Remember on PG3). Lovely stuff either way!

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On top of Crim and PG, with whom I've seen Tony Levin many times there's a load more outside stuff he's done. The BLS albums are great. This always comes with me when I'm testing a new hifi amp or speakers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfbdBZO9td0

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Always liked Mr Levin.Top, top player, I especially liked his early New York session days.

I know this will go down like a lead Balloon on this here Basschat, but his Jazz playing with the Buddy Rich Big Band was superb. He could certainly swing.
On the second and third videos, he played some classy classic, 70's Funk (Although BR is crawling over it a bit.)

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky_23rOl1Tk[/media]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p95UZ9AG-mc[/media]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg8V8LFUKZ0

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Cheers for the Family Snapshot info folks, as he's on the 'Plays Live' album I just assumed it was him on the studio track too. So to redress this let's hear him...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHviPKJDEs4

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