The Last Bass Outpost

I agree it does'nt sound particularly like a 70's Jazz. It is hit pretty hard with neck pickup soloed so that's the P-bass territory of the Jazz Bass. You can't hear the 70's positioned bridge pickup at all. That can contribute to an extent but probably does'nt explain it all.

There is a Gibson Thnderbird somewhere in the blurr. Mostly posted because this song could have been just a generic rocksong, yet it strikes the "nodding head, stomping foot"-nerve in me:

The overrated or underrated statements will of course always be a matter of subjectiveness. Also there are two major factors involved. Musicianship and commercial success. Many skilled musicians make music that by default will exclude them from being commercially successful. In the case of Mountain my opinion is that they were somewhere in between. They made music that was en vogue but did not sell Led Zeppelin volumes of records. I don't think I ever heard or read any bad comments regarding musicianship. They've always been praised to my knowledge. So I get how you as a bigger of Mountain compared to Led Zeppelin fan would say they are underrated.

On the "forgotten"-subject the modern music press of course highlights the biggest selling acts, so maybe Mountain are'nt completely forgotten, but rather not so often spoken about, so younger generations have no clue. Maybe more so in the U.S where everything happens fast, with greater impact and large markets.

Quote from: Basvarken on April 19, 2026, 01:12:42 PMAnd their bass players were both excellent!

Yes, and furthermore Rutger Gunnarsson's importance went far beyond bassplaying. He also constructed a lot of the instrumental arrangements. No wonder the basslines he played influenced the songs to such extent.

That's a classy look!

Is Henry J back at the helm?

They've been around for almost 20 years here in Sweden and are fairly common. That said I've actually never played one but I've never heard any complaints at all from Swedish bass players so they must be well built.

R.I.P. That's sad news. I'd say that he had still some great flavour in his playing when the Scorps went more commercial compared to a lot of other players in the genre they aimed for. That's what I really liked about his playing by that time. He could play simple in the pocket bass, yet put some great lines in that stood out.

I don't care much regarding overdubs or not so here goes:

1. Live The 1971 Tour - Grand Funk Railroad
2. Unleashed In The East - Judas Priest
3. It's Alive - The Ramones

This sadly makes me speechless.

Unfortunately I don't have info on which bass is actually on the recording. My guess is it's not.

Quote from: Ken on January 01, 2026, 12:05:32 PMNot sure if this has been posted.

I owned that bass for around ten years. I traded a Jazz Bass for it with the guy who bought it from him. Magnus had two Bicentennials, one in good condition (the one in the video) and one that was more of a players grade condition which he kept (mostly for studio use). I kind of did the same thing later on, selling that bass and keeping a Bicentennial which is a nice player but a bit beat up and refinned white. I also traded the flightcase I got originally for his original case since he needed a flightcase. It was Magnus Sveningson's tech who dealt with the tradings so I never had any direct communication with him.

That's too bad. Maybe something for Warwick to pick up?

I seem to agree on all accounts, except nr 8 and nr 10 where I don't feel qualified to have an opinion. Though I'd also like to say that they all have their own charm just because they have a certain style (Neil Pearts style was totally neutral though which was perhaps his charm)

Sad sad news indeed. Sorry for your loss Keith. I always appreciated Dave's straightforward approach regarding differing opinions. He would always speak his mind. I will miss him.