Sky Arts ,Worlds greatest Basslines .28/11/25

[Wolverinebass]

1 hour ago, shoulderpet said:

I don't understand how anyone could argue that his style is not distinctive, you literally know it's him from the moment you hear his bass

That's an autocorrect fail. It should have said "isn't."

[Wolverinebass]

27 minutes ago, jazzmanb said:

Who else played like Hooky ? Then or now ? Cure guy maybe but I'd say he was influenced by him . I'm not a massive Jd NO  fan but he has his own sound 

 

27 minutes ago, jazzmanb said:

Who else played like Hooky ? Then or now ? Cure guy maybe but I'd say he was influenced by him . I'm not a massive Jd NO  fan but he has his own sound 

It's an autocorrect fail. It should have said "I don't think anyone could say his style isn't distinctive."

 

Anyways, edited my post.

[BigRedX]

12 hours ago, SpondonBassed said:

Re:  Peter Hook; no-one mentioned his stance.  He says it has done his neck no favours in later life.  He stood out by playing his bass so low on the strap.  Considering Mark King's bass slung at nipple height, it made for quite a contrast at the time.

 

Also, did I see him with a six string Shergold Marathon or was that someone else?

 

He has his own signature version made by Eastwood. When I saw him last he was using the Eastwood, although judging from recent gig photos he's gone back to the Shergold

 

 

11 hours ago, jazzmanb said:

Who else played like Hooky ? Then or now ? Cure guy maybe but I'd say he was influenced by him . I'm not a massive Jd NO  fan but he has his own sound 

 

Back in the early 80s there were plenty of bass players influenced by him. Have a listen to early Section 25, the first Modern English album, Modern Eon and some Dancing Did to name but four.

 

Nowadays? Me:

 

Edited 14 minutes ago by BigRedX