Any love for David Wm. Sims?

Volume4 · #1 10-13-2010, 09:43 PM

Man, I recently got the Jesus Lizard reissues and I forgot how great a bassist this guy is. Awesome tone.

Any other JL fans?

Oh I like his taste in basses also

thombo · #2 10-13-2010, 10:18 PM

Epic!

jmercer91 · #3 10-13-2010, 10:22 PM

yes! ever hear of rapeman? another awesome band. he recorded an album with pigface as well i think it was called gub.

and if you haven't heard of shellac, then now you have.

Volume4 · #4 10-13-2010, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jmercer91

yes! ever hear of rapeman? another awesome band. he recorded an album with pigface as well i think it was called gub.

and if you haven't heard of shellac, then now you have.

Rapeman, yes and +1

Never heard of Shellac....Thank you!!

fu22ba55 · #5 10-13-2010, 11:16 PM

Much love.

dokazaado · #6 10-13-2010, 11:48 PM

David Wm. Sims is a favorite of mine. The whole band were fantastic-
The Jesus Lizard still stands out as maybe the best live band I've ever seen.
The tone and style of a track like "Monkey Trick" is what rock music is all about.
you gotta like that dude's been using that same old Memphis J forever,
and he was the first dude that made me want to pick up some kind of TL606 cabinet.

I always thought Rapeman was pretty weak compared to those dudes other output.
Scratch Acid, on the other hand, has some pretty fantastic tunes.

ha, even further, if you dig Sims, check out Tracy Pew's playing with The Birthday Party.
they're the group TJL cribbed the most from, I'd say.
start with Live '81/'82.

rayzak · #7 10-14-2010, 05:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dokazaado

The whole band were fantastic-
The Jesus Lizard still stands out as maybe the best live band I've ever seen.
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Yep. Don't know if it was the very best show i've ever seen, but probably the most fun i've ever had at a show. Great band, and very entertaining live.

fu22ba55 · #8 10-14-2010, 07:12 AM

Bass is inaudible in this clip, but you gotta love the Seafoam Travis Bean.

In their prime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIERMxKaKCQ

jmercer91 · #9 10-14-2010, 03:28 PM

well bob weston is the bassist from shellac, he also has awesome tone, but it's still steve albini on guitar.

mouthmw · #10 10-15-2010, 05:57 PM

Love the guy, huge fan. One of my favorites. Fantastic tone and plenty of balls. Killer band.

Volume4 · #11 10-15-2010, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fu22ba55

Bass is inaudible in this clip, but you gotta love the Seafoam Travis Bean.

In their prime:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIERMxKaKCQ

Awesome

rulyøngo · #12 10-15-2010, 07:55 PM

A BIG influence!!! Amazing player with great Tone!!!

Check out his website:

http://www.davidwmsims.com/

grrg63 · #13 10-15-2010, 11:23 PM

I saw him when Goat came out. He was using an old Jazz bass, killer grinding tone just like on that album.

Bassbat · #14 01-29-2011, 09:13 PM

Lots of love. Anyone here heard Unfact. I've been a big fan of prepared guitar, and guitar drone and ambiance, but I wanted something that was done with a bass. This is it. The split he did with Noveller is one of my favorite albums of all time

Spoonman462 · #15 01-30-2011, 12:51 AM

One of my biggest influences. And yes, unFact is great. Saw him at his debut show with Noveller and got to meet him, which was awesome.

Here's a video I took...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BDkmGrwA0Y

jnewton · #16 01-31-2011, 06:47 AM

he rules.

Muddslide · #17 08-14-2011, 05:15 PM

Can't believe I haven't been on this thread before. David is one of my absolute faves (Dokazaado's mention of Tracy Pew is also right on. GREAT player.)

I've met David a couple of times, got to see him play with Jesus Lizard a few times, and I've been in email contact with him off and on. Very cool guy. I'm ashamed to say I have not heard Unfact yet, but I will remedy that!

I've dug his work since back when he was in Scratch Acid. And yeah, his #1 bass (with which he has recorded over a dozen albums and toured the world multiple times) is a humble Memphis-brand MIJ 70s lawsuit model Jazz bass clone which is stock aside from replacing blown out pots and jack and he replaced the bridge at some point.

He comes up with some of the most sinister, sinewy, heavy, groovy bass lines ever.

bolophonic · #18 08-14-2011, 05:19 PM

Awesome bassist. I have been a big fan since the Scratch Acid days.

Staunch · #19 08-14-2011, 05:33 PM

Probably my second favorite bass player behind Rob Wright. Totally one of the greatest tones ever.

Muddslide · #20 08-14-2011, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Staunch

...Rob Wright...

My brain is old. Is this the guy from NoMeansNo?

If so--HELL YEAH!

You know your stuff, bro.