A vid of Dan Birch featuring a mediocre bass player

Chris P. · May 23, 2015, 10:56:38 AM

As usual I didn't used the same bass during recordings and while shooting the vid. The bass in the vid is a German 500/1 V62. Can you guess on which bass played recording this song?

Hope you like it.

Dave W · May 23, 2015, 08:38:27 PM

I do like it.

Wild guess: Buzzard?

Highlander · May 24, 2015, 02:03:29 AM

There's a lot of mediocre bass players in the world but a solid bottom-end will always get work...

I was going to guess '76 TB...

Chris P. · May 24, 2015, 06:05:15 AM

BTW I can't play well with a plectrum so I'm faking all through this vid;) It was recorded with the black, '78 Musicmaster before I installed the lipstick.

Nocturnal · May 24, 2015, 10:09:04 AM

Nice song!

Dave W · May 24, 2015, 07:58:54 PM

And don't be self-deprecating. I've heard of you but I hadn't heard on Dan Birch before.

Chris P. · May 25, 2015, 05:03:00 AM

True, Dave:)

Dan Birch is a good friend. He recorded this song for a vinyl record with only local acts, financed by the local government. I co-produced it and he asked me if I could play bass on his song, which was nice of him and nice to do. He's a singer-songwriter playing a lot in my region.

Highlander · May 25, 2015, 07:37:11 AM

Sounds more like he's using you for his ill-gotten gains, and your ability to promote aforementioned item in your mag, etc, etc...

Hope you got at least MU rates... either that or a receipt to go against your tax return for the charity work deductions...!

Dave W · May 25, 2015, 04:49:17 PM

Nice of you to help him. You know what you're doing.

Chris P. · May 26, 2015, 05:47:04 AM

it's just about being friends and having fun togeter. In a musical kind of way, I have to ad.

Highlander · May 26, 2015, 03:32:59 PM

Each to their own... we know the Netherlands is a very liberal and open country where cross-dressing is welcomed...

uwe · May 28, 2015, 06:00:32 AM

Chris is a world-famous ~~Dean~~ Warwick pinup!

Chris P. · May 28, 2015, 08:25:13 AM

Yes, Warwick made the violin bass for me in the Custom Shop. If you can dream it, they can build it. It's solid wengé of course, with MEC toasters.

Dave W · May 28, 2015, 11:26:11 AM

Quote from: Chris P. on May 28, 2015, 08:25:13 AM
Yes, Warwick made the violin bass for me in the Custom Shop. If you can dream it, they can build it. It's solid wengé of course, with MEC toasters.

A solid body violin bass? Then you must have dreamed of a Gibson EB-1!

Chris P. · May 29, 2015, 03:32:31 AM

In the great book about the Höfner Violin Bass by Nick Wass, who is a Höfner employee, it's written that Walter Höfner (I believe it was Walter) must have seen the Gibson at a trade show and that chances are very big he was influenced. An honest statement.