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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Hi, I'm a Mac....
« on: February 07, 2008, 02:19:17 PM »
Glad I've stuck with Tiger. 
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The Bass Zone / Re: Bass Backbone
« on: February 07, 2008, 02:14:33 PM »
Spooky Two's a CLASSIC! I guess I oughta get Spooky Tooth 1 too!!
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The Bass Zone / Re: Bassplayer Singers
« on: February 07, 2008, 05:24:39 AM »Nice shot of dUg with the 12er. Actually, lots of nice shots in this thread! Glenn Hughes was always one of my favorites. And of course, Geddy Lee, Jack Bruce, and Paul McCartney.
Glenn Hughes was TERRIFIC at the Whisky last June with Chad Smith on drums!!
Soul Mover is a great song~ I might have to buy that cd.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sXz6ASogp7w
He still looks pretty good...mighty glad I saw him!
He looked a lot better 30 or so years ago....like most of us:
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The Bass Zone / Bass Backbone
« on: February 07, 2008, 01:18:06 AM »
What songs have bass as the backbone, the core of the music?
One I'm really LOVIN' these days is Humble Pie~ Stone Cold Fever!
Ironically, there's not much to it lyrically besides:
"I've got trouble in my backbone"
There's nothin' wrong with the backbone of the song tho'!
The bass is EXCELLENT! Great work by Greg Ridley.
He seems to dictate the structure of the music.
Frampton plays a great jazzy solo too!
One I'm really LOVIN' these days is Humble Pie~ Stone Cold Fever!
Ironically, there's not much to it lyrically besides:
"I've got trouble in my backbone"
There's nothin' wrong with the backbone of the song tho'!
The bass is EXCELLENT! Great work by Greg Ridley.
He seems to dictate the structure of the music.
Frampton plays a great jazzy solo too!
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The Bass Zone / Re: Bassplayer Singers
« on: February 07, 2008, 01:08:13 AM »If I could sing like anyone, it would be James Dewar:
Let's not forget Doug Pinnick:
Great shots of great bassist/singers!!
James Dewar RIP~ I'm gonna buy everything I can of him on cds!!!!!
Damn~ I'm sad that I missed seein' him with Trower back in the day.
Missed Felix with MOUNTAIN too, dammit!! More to get of him still....
I was really disappointed with King's X Greatest Hits tho'.
Just got it recently...I'll give it another spin tonight....
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The Bass Zone / Re: not too bad BIN
« on: February 06, 2008, 04:57:22 PM »
Seems reasonable to me! Not good for flippin' to lefty tho'. 
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The Bass Zone / Re: Bassplayer Singers
« on: February 06, 2008, 04:53:23 PM »
Greg Ridley~ Humble Pie
He was great & had a good voice too!!
http://www.photofeatures.com/humblepie/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Ridley
I Don't Need No Doctor:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LZMmV6xXYFw
Unfortunately, Greg's another Rock casualty. Died in November 2003 of pneumonia at only 56.
GR RIP
Steve Marriot RIP 1991
One of the great bands I missed seeing.
He was great & had a good voice too!!
http://www.photofeatures.com/humblepie/index.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Ridley
I Don't Need No Doctor:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=LZMmV6xXYFw
Unfortunately, Greg's another Rock casualty. Died in November 2003 of pneumonia at only 56.
GR RIP
Steve Marriot RIP 1991
One of the great bands I missed seeing.
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The Bass Zone / Bassplayer Singers
« on: February 06, 2008, 04:48:18 PM »The greatest Bassist/Singer/Songwriter imho is Jack Bruce. He plays a mean harmonica tooo
....& cello, which was his first instrument as a schoolboy.
The riff from Sunshine of Your Love was the first thing I played on my first bass, as it was for millions of others. Some of Jack's lyrics were pretty tripped out...but that's the 60's for ya.
C R E A M
was the first SUPERGROUP & Jack had 2 of the best in the biz to bounce his ideas off of...
...a real POWER TRIO who were STRONG like a triangle.
When I met Jack 30 years later, in '98. I told him CREAM was my first concert in L.A. in '68 & he said "That was a good show!" He told me they were in negotiations to get back together & was excited about a reunion. Altho' he was tryin' to be UP, gettin' ready to go onstage with Ringo Starr & the All Stars, I could sense a cloud over him. Just found out his son Jonas died in '98 from respiratory illness...so sad. Sad too that Jack almost didn't survive past 2002. He had to get a liver transplant & luckily it was successful. The reunion was the major event of 2005 & people paid huge amounts for tickets!!! I'm So Glad it finally happened & we've got a great DVD now!
....& cello, which was his first instrument as a schoolboy.
The riff from Sunshine of Your Love was the first thing I played on my first bass, as it was for millions of others. Some of Jack's lyrics were pretty tripped out...but that's the 60's for ya.
C R E A M
was the first SUPERGROUP & Jack had 2 of the best in the biz to bounce his ideas off of...
...a real POWER TRIO who were STRONG like a triangle.
When I met Jack 30 years later, in '98. I told him CREAM was my first concert in L.A. in '68 & he said "That was a good show!" He told me they were in negotiations to get back together & was excited about a reunion. Altho' he was tryin' to be UP, gettin' ready to go onstage with Ringo Starr & the All Stars, I could sense a cloud over him. Just found out his son Jonas died in '98 from respiratory illness...so sad. Sad too that Jack almost didn't survive past 2002. He had to get a liver transplant & luckily it was successful. The reunion was the major event of 2005 & people paid huge amounts for tickets!!! I'm So Glad it finally happened & we've got a great DVD now!
Other notable Singer/Songwriter/Bassist gentlemen are Sir Paul McCartney, Sting,
....Phil Kennemore, Phil Lynott, Glenn Hughes, Geddy Lee, Lemmy, Peter Steele, Marco Mendoza, and....
...drum roll....
...& some hot bass licks.....
Felix Pappalardi
He produced Cream & played various instruments on their albums & co-wrote some o' their songs & was the leader of MOUNTAIN
Great bio here:
www.rockforever.com/singers/west/guitarplayer1.html
MOUNTAIN
WAS AN AWESOME BAND, & FELIX WAS WORKIN' WITH SOME O' THE BEST IN THE BIZ TOO.
Unfortunately, it's not a happy ending like with CREAM. In '83 Felix was shot & killed by his wife, Gail Collins, who also co-wrote songs with him & Jack Bruce. She only did 4 years in prison, because the jury believed her story that it was an accident. The truth appears to be that she had found out about an affair ol' Felix was having with a young blond...
Alas...no MOUNTAIN dvd that I know of...We can only hope that something will be brought out from the archives.
Jack Bruce plays a Gibson violin-shaped bass now...
He produced Cream & played various instruments on their albums & co-wrote some o' their songs & was the leader of MOUNTAIN
Great bio here:
www.rockforever.com/singers/west/guitarplayer1.html
MOUNTAIN
WAS AN AWESOME BAND, & FELIX WAS WORKIN' WITH SOME O' THE BEST IN THE BIZ TOO.
Unfortunately, it's not a happy ending like with CREAM. In '83 Felix was shot & killed by his wife, Gail Collins, who also co-wrote songs with him & Jack Bruce. She only did 4 years in prison, because the jury believed her story that it was an accident. The truth appears to be that she had found out about an affair ol' Felix was having with a young blond...
Alas...no MOUNTAIN dvd that I know of...We can only hope that something will be brought out from the archives.
Jack Bruce plays a Gibson violin-shaped bass now...
Felix was THE MAN! I've now got a bass like his--a 1953 Gibson EB!
The year I was born & the year Gibson electric basses were born!!
This f***er is the Stradivarius of basses! She'll be fully lefty SOON...I SWEAR!
I'm buying everything by FP....recently got Nantucket Sleighride, & a LIVE Mountain bootleg with horrible sound quality.
I just found out about another studio album by Mountain I gotta get.
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Gibson Basses / Re: Flying V Turns 50
« on: February 06, 2008, 02:13:55 PM »
I'm lovin' the white Epi V made lefty that I recently acquired.
She rests nicely into the arm of my desk chair...
Like right now!
She rests nicely into the arm of my desk chair...
Like right now!
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Gibson Basses / Re: Jone Paul Jones Played an EB-1
« on: February 06, 2008, 04:50:21 AM »
YEAH!! Felix Pappalardi & JPJ are my favs still!!
My '53 EB will be fully lefty almost exactly one year from the date I purchased it.
March 13th.
A lesson in patience but well worth it!!!
My '53 EB will be fully lefty almost exactly one year from the date I purchased it.
March 13th.
A lesson in patience but well worth it!!!
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Passing the buck
« on: February 04, 2008, 01:58:00 PM »
Passing the buck...Good one! hahahaaa
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Gibson Basses / Re: Great score on a reissue SG Bass
« on: February 04, 2008, 12:42:56 PM »
Great score~ she's a beaut! Congrats!
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Gibson Basses / Re: Jone Paul Jones Played an EB-1
« on: February 04, 2008, 12:39:30 PM »
Thank you dog. Great to be here!
Still lookin' for that JPJ EB pic....
Still lookin' for that JPJ EB pic....
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Gibson Basses / Re: Jone Paul Jones Played an EB-1
« on: February 04, 2008, 04:02:43 AM »
I know that photo well. =]
Got it somewhere in one of my many photo storage places....
Rubbery. hahaa
Got it somewhere in one of my many photo storage places....
Rubbery. hahaa
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The Outpost Cafe / Re: I wondered where the hell you guys went!
« on: February 04, 2008, 03:59:31 AM »
Patience! It's been a long lesson in patience.
Got her back from B.J. with a hellacious BUZZ.
So...gonna take her to Tina on Ventura Blvd.
...& soon she'll be dropped at Michael Dolan's door.
Got her back from B.J. with a hellacious BUZZ.
So...gonna take her to Tina on Ventura Blvd.
...& soon she'll be dropped at Michael Dolan's door.