Surprise bass player! Is there someone you never knew played bass?

[Waddo Soqable]

10 minutes ago, Jackroadkill said:

 

Horrible; god-awful seventies trash.

 

Kate, on the other hand, is lovely.

What about @snorkie635 dressed up as KB then?... it was punted earlier

 

[Henrythe8]

Gary Oldman also taught bass to Daniel Radcliffe. 

https://nypost.com/2014/10/28/10-things-we-learned-about-daniel-radcliffe-during-his-ama/

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

On 15/07/2023 at 16:37, Steve Browning said:

No suggestion she actually played but any excuse to post a picture of the goddess Kate Bush.

 

What's that bass, and what's those pickups?

 

A modded Jazz Bass?

 

Doesn't look like J pickups, and also both positioned closer to the neck than usual.

 

The neck one looks like it may be a humbucker.

 

As well, as there seems to be 2 switches, a big one and a smaller one.

 

Pickup selector and a parallel or single coil switch for the neck humbucker?

 

Edited July 17, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash

[Jean-Luc Pickguard]

I believe the bass belonged to Del Palmer. It's a 70s Precision body with a 70s Jazz neck, a badass II & a bunch of other mods.

 

[Newfoundfreedom]

Don't know if it's already been mentioned. Can't be bothered to read 4 pages back. 

 

I was surprised to learn Jason Mamoa plays bass. 

 

Of course, on him it looks like a ukulele. 

[Cosmo Valdemar]

2 minutes ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Don't know if it's already been mentioned. Can't be bothered to read 4 pages back. 

 

I was surprised to learn Jason Mamoa plays bass. 

 

Of course, on him it looks like a ukulele. 

They'll give the cover to anyone these days! 

 

 

[Newfoundfreedom]

19 hours ago, Velarian said:

Richard Hammond

 

 

Nope. 

 

That's a ukulele. 

 

It's a trick of perspective. 😋

[asingardenof]

19 hours ago, Velarian said:

Richard Hammond

 

 

Yeah, they played Red Light Spells Danger on a Top Gear special years ago because Clarkson was learning to play the drums and Hammond and May could already play instruments. It did not go very well.

[snorkie635]

10 minutes ago, Cosmo Valdemar said:

They'll give the cover to anyone these days! 

 

 

Nilorius sent me that picture and claimed it was of him! 😁

[Waddo Soqable]

Just now, snorkie635 said:

Nilorius sent me that picture and claimed it was of him! 😁

Nah, I bet Nilo has his bass high up under his chin... 

[snorkie635]

Just now, Waddo Soqable said:

Nah, I bet Nilo has his bass high up under his chin... 

or his chin low down onto his bass?

[snorkie635]

1 hour ago, Baloney Balderdash said:

What's that bass, and what's those pickups?

 

A modded Jazz Bass?

 

Doesn't look like J pickups, and also both positioned closer to the neck than usual.

 

The neck one looks like it may be a humbucker.

 

As well, as there seems to be 2 switches, a big one and a smaller one.

 

Pickup selector and a parallel or single coil switch for the neck humbucker?

 

Don't know - I never noticed the bass. 😎

[snorkie635]

1 hour ago, Waddo Soqable said:

What about @snorkie635 dressed up as KB then?... it was punted earlier

 

'God-awful seventies trash' describes me perfectly. Were you the guy with the dog, next to the bar at our last gig? When you left, our audience halved. 😉

[Waddo Soqable]

Just now, snorkie635 said:

'God-awful seventies trash' describes me perfectly. Were you the guy with the dog, next to the bar at our last gig? When you left, our audience halved. 😉

Yep the dog 'ad had more than enough.... 

[Waddo Soqable]

3 minutes ago, snorkie635 said:

Don't know - I never noticed the bass. 😎

Not surprised, doubt you could see much with that wig on

[Nail Soup]

On 13/07/2023 at 18:30, Elfrasho said:

 

Aye, I suspect 99% of guitarists could play bass to a certain level so it's not a complete surprise to see some of them give it a pop!

 

 

In other shock news:

Drummer quite good at percussion too

Piano player not bad on organ either

[Damnthatlazlo]

Two that immediately spring to mind. Bryan Adams did a tour in early 00s as part of a 3 piece where he played bass. That was a surprise. 
 

The other was when I read an interview with sheryl crow about playing and writing on bass in later years. 

[asingardenof]

3 minutes ago, Damnthatlazlo said:

The other was when I read an interview with sheryl crow about playing and writing on bass in later years. 

Is that the interview where she said composing on bass meant she didn't need to worry about major and minor chords?

[Damnthatlazlo]

3 hours ago, asingardenof said:

Is that the interview where she said composing on bass meant she didn't need to worry about major and minor chords?

Pretty much, it talks about how she would instinctively follow certain progressions out of habit. 
 

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sheryl-crow-the-bass-is-my-muse

 

[NAS Bass]

On 12/07/2023 at 19:59, EssentialTension said:

Thats Tommy Shannons white Jazz Bass. He was Johnny Winters bass player at the time - Woodstock era. 

 

I read that Hendrix played the bass on All Along The Watchtower as Noel Redding had gone out to the shop. 

[pigface]

13 hours ago, Damnthatlazlo said:

Bryan Adams did a tour in early 00s as part of a 3 piece where he played bass. That was a surprise. 

He did indeed. I saw him in Mannheim on that tour and I certainly didn't expect him to be playing bass.

[EssentialTension]

8 hours ago, NAS Bass said:

 

I read that Hendrix played the bass on All Along The Watchtower as Noel Redding had gone out to the shop. 

On a Fender Mustang??

[asingardenof]

11 hours ago, Damnthatlazlo said:

Pretty much, it talks about how she would instinctively follow certain progressions out of habit. 
 

https://www.guitarworld.com/features/sheryl-crow-the-bass-is-my-muse

 

Ah, I remember an interview with her years ago (probably Globe Sessions era) where she said she didn't worry about major/minor and just composed using root notes. Good to see she's developed from her early forays!

[asingardenof]

10 hours ago, NAS Bass said:

Thats Tommy Shannons white Jazz Bass. He was Johnny Winters bass player at the time - Woodstock era. 

 

I read that Hendrix played the bass on All Along The Watchtower as Noel Redding had gone out to the shop. 

I've heard that you don't hear Noel Redding on any Jimi Hendrix recording, but that could be (and probably is) just a myth.

[rushbo]

Although Tomsk was the first call bassist for The Wombles, Here's Madame Cholet digging in, on a tasty-looking Jazz bass...

 

and jamming with Roy Wood on a sixer;

 

Edited July 18, 2023 by rushbo