The Last Bass Outpost

I think they both played with Led Zeppelin once.

Graham’s short hair and lounge lizard attire was an issue for me like for 10 seconds, his vocals, though high, were so manly. And I liked his laddishness and devil may care attitude on stage. I it was all new to him, he had never really toured for extended periods before and had never heard of Rainbow nor did he like hard rock.

I saw him win over a belligerent audience of Rainbow fans raised on their beloved Dio when he toured Germany with Rainbow for the first time. As he appeared on stage with his James Dean haircut, the dinner jacket, a Hawaii shirt and red trousers, they gasped for air, but he had them eating from his hand by the end of the first song (Eyes of the World).

But for you, Tom, here’s the long hair version …

Wow! What a vocal performance that was.

Larry Junstrom, the bass player, was the original bassist for Lynyrd Skynyrd before Leon Wilkeson. He did great work on the song "Rockin' into the night".

Cool, I had no idea. I know Ed King played bass on the first album, but I didn't know there was a guy before Leon. The bass does stand out on some of the .38 stuff.

Underrated Canadian guitarist Frank Marino.  Unfortunately, Marino is too ill to play in public anymore.

I saw Mahogany Rush in 1980 with Humble Pie and Angel. Frank was enjoying a little success here in the states with "Strange Dreams" at the time. He was REALLY loud, and there seemed to be a guitar solo between every song, but it was a very cool night at the good old Aragon Brawlroom.

Those are Schaller M4, exactly like the ones I have. Hamer used them too with the Hamer logo stamped on the back. Schaller often put guitar manufacturer names on their bridges too.

Not that it matters, but I never cared for 38 Special. I always felt they just had the Van Zant guy in the band to add some sort of "Southern street cred". And two drummers (ala Allman Bros)? For THAT kind of music???

I do like the bottle opener, but I think you may be right about sales potential. The standard looks good.

It amazes me how terrible people can be at taking pictures.  Those are pretty cool basses, though I prefer the midnight blue ones.

Hey Scott, since you asked, I've always found your speaking parts considerably quieter than the bass parts in your videos. I have to be careful at work, LOL!

A Grabber with Death From Above 1979

That was pretty cool. I tend to have this irrational "problem" with two-piece bands, but this works pretty well for me. Found another one from 2005 where he's playing a white Ric with the Gibson waiting in the wings.

First video I've seen featuring Francis Buchholz and his Ripper:

That was great. Rudy sounding good on the backing vox. Ulrich is one of a kind. 70s Scorpions are the best Scorpions!