Gary Tibbs

[Beedster]

Posted this vid in the Roxy Music thread, but suspect he deserves his own spotlight having played in some important bands of the time - Adam & The Ants, Vibrators two name two. I think I learned more about playing bass from hearing and studying this bass line than I learned in the following 5-years. As I said in the other thread, it's tight, present, and insistent. Nothing special in itself, but it doesn't just suit the song, it drives it along powerfully. Glorious 

 

 

  

[KingPrawn]

Quality player

[Beedster]

Bass nice and prominent and grunty in this live mix

 

https://www.facebook.com/bryanferryfanpage/videos/roxy-music-trash-nippon-budōkan-tokyo-japan-april-28-1979-pro-shot/684994735365558/

[merello]

A band with some great basslines. Loved Dance Away - although that was Alan Spencer and I dont want to hijack the thread!

[Beedster]

This was the album version of Angel Eyes from the same album, which has a far more grunty bass line, almost like the producer said 'Play it how JJB would sound....?'

 

 

[tauzero]

Has he died then?

[Beedster]

No just a bass player who I’d forgotten until today

[tauzero]

That's the trouble with topic titles that just consist of a name...