Old Horse Murphy Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) I've just heard that Mo Foster has sadly passed away Edited July 3, 2023 by Old Horse Murphy 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Browning Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Oh, that is a shame. An absolute session legend. One of my very best basses is made up of bits from his spares drawer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Horse Murphy Posted July 3, 2023 Author Share Posted July 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, Steve Browning said: Oh, that is a shame. An absolute session legend. One of my very best basses is made up of bits from his spares drawer. I hope he has taken his DFA pedal with him to that great big gig in the sky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Just saw this on Facebook. Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeyboro Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) That is beyond sad… the man had a big heart, and even more talent. He offered me fretless lessons when I despaired of ever mastering it - wish I had taken up the offer. EDIT I liked his British Rock Guitar book and have just found more (unpublished) writings on his Facebook page. Shame we won’t get any more. Edited July 3, 2023 by Mickeyboro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles'tone Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Such a great player, educator, and lovely man. What a contribution he made. Farewell and thank you Mo👏👏👏👏👏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Mickeyboro said: EDIT I liked his British Rock Guitar book and have just found more (unpublished) writings on his Facebook page. Shame we won’t get any more. 17 Watts remains the best. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Was one of the bassists that appeared on so many great albums in my younger days and i even bought a fretless P bass because he used one. A true bass legend sadly missed. RIP Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 A true legend for me. I loved “Minder” theme tune. Sad loss. R.I.P. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 45 minutes ago, BlueMoon said: A true legend for me. I loved “Minder” theme tune. Sad loss. R.I.P. Yes, and for me. Also his Bass on the 'Bergerac Theme'. R.I.P. Mo Foster. A UK session treasure. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 (edited) One of the nicest people it's ever been my immense privilege to meet. We had a lovely chat and he very graciously agreed to let me 'interview' him via email... link below. He put up with all my dumb questions and was utterly gracious. Bass legend, wonderful raconteur and true gentleman. Edited July 3, 2023 by Rich 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Ha! I remember reading that at the time. 11 bloody years ago ... seriously? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Genius bass player. I love TV themes and incedental music so he's up there with Ron hazlehurst. The theme to Bergerac is outstanding tasteful playing. Just got into fretless and he's probably one of the reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyR Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Very sad to hear this. A fabulous player. I encountered Mo at the Bass Gallery a few years ago and found him to be exactly as Rich has described in his post above. A modest and charming gentleman far more interested in talking about my bass playing than his own. RIP Mo. It was an honour to meet you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Rich said: One of the nicest people it's ever been my immense privilege to meet. We had a lovely chat and he very graciously agreed to let me 'interview' him via email... link below. He put up with all my dumb questions and was utterly gracious. Bass legend, wonderful raconteur and true gentleman. Wow that was a great read. Thanks for sharing. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obbm Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 I met him at one of the Bassist Bass Days in Guildford back in the early 2000s. He gave wonderful talk about his career and went to lengths to explain how he managed to get the slap sound on the theme to Minder when he didn't know how to slap. He very kindly signed my copy of 17-watts, which I still have. It's a great read and there are very many similarities between his schoolboy bass playing and mine, even down to humping the family radiogram around to use as a bass amp. I just loved the story about the orchestra, the conductor and the Sailor's Hornpipe. A great loss. May his contribution to music be his epitaph. RIP Mo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Totally appropriate clip @Rich That's the sound i always have in my head when i think of Mo. Thanks for sharing. Dave 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Mo being interviewed by Scott Devine. Just a short clip (under five minutes). The last minute or so... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Great story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchwife Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 A huge loss. Had to post this as my favourite take-the-edge-off-all-stress track ever. His fretless just shines here (along with all players herein). Bliss from a legend 🙇🏼♂️ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diskwave Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 19 hours ago, lowdown said: Also his Bass on the 'Bergerac Theme Oh my...that was him? Often wondered...Any idea what bass..kinda Wal-ish sounding. Another one gone from that brilliant early 80's scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 From what he said in the interview, it's a Fender Jazz with its fingerboard replaced with 100+year old ebony from an old upright. Body stripped to plain wood, Badass bridge, EMG pickups. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, greavesbass said: Oh my...that was him? Often wondered...Any idea what bass..kinda Wal-ish sounding. Another one gone from that brilliant early 80's scene. Pretty sure he used Fenders most of his life. There's an interview posted on here by @Rich few posts back where he talks about his basses and its really interesting to read. He used the bridge pick up to get that fretless tone. I noted he has a PJ bass with 2 knobs and 3 switches that i would love to know what they all did. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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