Unexpected bassists

[merello]

On 30/06/2023 at 17:51, asingardenof said:

That's Ryan Gosling, my dude...

Only Meghan can decide!

[MrDaveTheBass]

[Russ]

On 11/02/2025 at 01:39, Bolo said:

Jason Momoa. There's a YouTube vid of him visiting with Les Claypool 

He's not a great player, but he's a big supporter of the bass "scene", and especially small custom luthiers.

 

Here's a nice pic of him with Marek from Stradi at the NAMM show the other week: 

 

As was mentioned, he's friends with Les Claypool, and has a custom Carl Thompson and a Pachyderm. He's also got multiple vintage Fenders. 

[Terry M.]

3 hours ago, MrDaveTheBass said:

Ha ha I know this Laurel and Hardy movie,it's hilarious. He's just pulling on the strings for comedic effect and clearly can't play but it's comedy gold regardless 🤣 

[Bilbo]

Putter Smith, proper bass player. Taught the instruments, led albums, murdered people etc.

 

Edited February 14 by Bilbo

[nekomatic]

Plotting how to get my hands on the boss’s job? Not me mate, I’m just the bass player. 
 

 

from here

[LeftyJ]

On 14/02/2025 at 13:09, Bilbo said:

Putter Smith, proper bass player. Taught the instruments, led albums, murdered people etc.

 

 

Not sure how that's an "unexpected" bass player. He totally looks like one of us 

[knirirr]

A fictional character, but the actor was a musician. 

 

[Steve Browning]

On 17/09/2025 at 09:34, knirirr said:

A fictional character, but the actor was a musician. 

 

He could have done with that in Colditz. 

[super al]

On 14/02/2025 at 01:45, Russ said:

He's not a great player, but he's a big supporter of the bass "scene", and especially small custom luthiers.

 

Here's a nice pic of him with Marek from Stradi at the NAMM show the other week: 

 

As was mentioned, he's friends with Les Claypool, and has a custom Carl Thompson and a Pachyderm. He's also got multiple vintage Fenders. 

In one of the early scenes in Aquaman there's a bass guitar, I think it's supposed to be his screen dad's bass...the guy who plays Boba Fett , can't remember his name.

Anyway, not a lotta people know that.

[Russ]

4 hours ago, super al said:

In one of the early scenes in Aquaman there's a bass guitar, I think it's supposed to be his screen dad's bass...the guy who plays Boba Fett , can't remember his name.

Anyway, not a lotta people know that.

Temuera Morrison.  Yes, I remember noticing that at the time! 

[Downunderwonder]

There's another much bigger surprise bassists thresd, needs merging.

[Downunderwonder]

 

[super al]

19 hours ago, Russ said:

Temuera Morrison.  Yes, I remember noticing that at the time! 

That's it! Thank you @Russ

We love quoting that Boba line in his NZ accent "he's no good to me dead!"

[Geek99]

On 17/09/2025 at 08:59, LeftyJ said:

 

Not sure how that's an "unexpected" bass player. He totally looks like one of us 

Too youthful 

[super al]

I've been listening to a lot of reggae over the summer, it seems like my whole family agrees to like only one genre of music.

 

There was one album that captured the rest of my family's imagination, Benjamin Zephaniah's 'Rasta' ('82/'83 ish). A fantastic album with some great instrumentation. Apparently the ol poet himself was fond of picking up the bass, I've seen pics of him holding one but I'm unsure if he played live or on his own recordings.

 

Rasta was my introduction to Benjamin Zephaniah back in the early 90s, I taped it off a mate and wore that tape out in the car stereo, I've listened to subsequent albums of his and, although good, none match the impact of that first album.

 

Anyway, can anyone shed any light on Benjamin's bass playing out there please?