Blues Bass Players Club

[Big Dog Johnson]

A club for Blues Bass Players. That is for me!
Love the Blues. Both the Oldies, but also the youngsters. Those who keep the Flame burning. Like Jonny Lang for instance.
Sign me in!
Would love a #

[gjbassist]

I have played and enjoyed blues for many years. Until recently though the bands I played in were primarily classic rock. My current band however is primarily blues with a little rock and country thrown in. I would like a number please.

[Winemule]

1-4-5 since before you were born.

[tgabor]

A number please. Thanx.

[blues_bassist]

Hey everybody, once again life had taken me away from here (and from music unfortunately). I am back now, and I am now in the process of updating the members list. I will have it done soon, but if I miss you PM me and I'll fix it. It's good to be back!

[blues_bassist]

Here's the updated list!

#1 blues_bassist
#2 62Jazzbass
#3 JohnFrancis
#4 nickn
#5 Dogbone
#6 specter6A
#7 Sleeq
#8 derrenleepoole
#9 mongo2
#10 Freelancer
#11 Santraginus
#12 billoetjen
#13 Stumbo
#14 deepbluesuk
#15 awall
#16 Fenderjazz6823
#17 bassflyer19
#18 mlafrancis
#19 reno88
#20 lonote
#21 main_sale
#22 jbassbob
#23 tlr1293
#24 Saliboat339
#25 dlb1001
#26 smakbass
#27 watspan
#28 scottbass
#29 thumpbass1
#30 woodsideh
#31 R Upsumgrub
#32 EBodious
#33 lug
#34 bassist4dalord
#35 babaseen
#36 Walter Ego
#37 gmanbass
#38 ffeJ83
#39 Honk'n down-low
#40 dronnba
#41 Kenny Allyn
#42 Fajah
#43 topcat
#44 mightypog
#45 mike phillips
#46 seanm
#47 bhubb3rd
#48 butchblack
#49 RobJ
#50 Slim Louis
#51 Crunktacular
#52 willyrep
#53 doktorfeelgood
#54 CaptainWampum
#55 Yamahammer
#56 mdsmith
#57 John Wentzien
#58 mightypog
#59 NickBass81
#60 Li Youwei
#61 phatbass
#62 Stevens1212
#63 BigBeatNut
#64 5StringBlues
#65 grooveway
#66NorCalDog
#67 basslinejam
#68 BluesyCat
#69 Quarternote
#70 anthowl
#71 franchelB
#72 DavidCertain
#73 Abluesbassist
#74 Count Bassie
#75 MF1018
#76 standupright
#77 Bobbo 77"
#78 Kirk Bryant
#79 basspro
#80 Blueszilla
#81 basskopf
#82 racket
#83 Bubumaster
#84 blowinblue
#85 pearcey
#86 Billnc
#87 BluesyRocker
#88 lowendfriend
#89 lowdown3
#90 Steve
#91 mcrracer
#92 oceanstrat
#93 Bassman18
#94 autofile
#95 david_meissner
#96 blues.bass
#97 Turock
#98 EricF
#99 jhay
#100 tehuti
#101 thebassguy63
#102 ericw
#103 LARUMBLE
#104 sleepytime
#105 jazz3625tonic
#106 Sayclean
#107 60's Bluesman
#108 COBRARI
#109 yehongxiang
#110 TheRockinRoadie
#111 Oraflora
#113 jphilauren
#114 Mojo-Man
#115 C.Linton
#116 perkidan
#117 chicago_mike
#118 Mr.Tannerdal
#119 Low Commotion
#120 rolorockbass
#121 Acousticdude
#122 BluesMan1
#123 lowstrung
#124 PappaK
#125 Rthm
#126 mizzou541
#127 bassnat
#128 Marginal Tom
#129 PTB
#130 JmJ
#131 Mr. Sound
#132 Basstardo
#133 DocGeorge
#134 sonofshel
#135 nortonrider
#136 Frankjohnson
#137 rhino333
#138 Voodoochild1970
#139 Shakin-Slim
#140 QuantumP7
#141 strappa
#142 Deathblade_Eric
#143 zenozaro
#145 Easy8
#146 soulman969
#147 gfaulkner
#148 77_StingRayBass
#149 noeinstein
#150 JT_Copy9
#151 BluesBear
#152 capnsandwich
#153 MrRubi04
#154 FrednBass
#155 slick_tu
#156 ssabass
#157 plainman
#158 caeman
#159 pbassnut
#160 Freddels
#161 rtslinger
#162 afzoomie67
#163 mtsens1
#164 Robert_Spencer
#165 tbirdsp
#166 Timmah
# 167 Big_Dog_Johnson
#168 gjbassist
#169 Winemule
#170 tgabor
#222 MrMeacham
#227 Imfreeman9
#360 tifftunes
#420 GlennW
#451 mid_life_crisis
#540 doc540
#556 DHowardAir
#1451 WoodyG3
#2120 blues.bass

[rtslinger]

My bands version of BB King's hit The Thrill is gone. We do it a lot different then the original and I wrote my own bass line and solo for the song just wanted to share RTS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q__wi...ature=youtu.be

[blues_bassist]

^ Sounds great, rtslinger!

[rtslinger]

Originally Posted by blues_bassist

^ Sounds great, rtslinger!

Thanks and that is with just a bass driver and no stage amp direct into the Bose L1 and out 3 Bose B1 subs I was always one that pushed you have to have a stage amp but, after a back injury I have really settled into this less than 2 lb pedal as my rig. thanks again

[rtslinger]

Another Blues video for you guys shot at the Stanhope house Before you accuse me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WgbD...0&feature=plcp

[Stumbo]

My buddy's band: Stormy Monday, Allman Bros. style
http://www.reverbnation.com/open_graph/video/9198457
Please excuse the audience noise at times.

[Stumbo]

From TBr NickonBass (Nick Creswell) http://www.freejamtracks.com/79-jam-...-for-bass.html

[JIO]

I played bass w/Mississippi Delta bluesman Eddie Taylor (January 29, 1923 – December 25, 1985) in the Eddie Taylor Blues Band in Chicago from roughly '79-early 80's. He played w/Jimmy Reed in the 50's, and his nickname was Big Town Playboy, although I never heard him referred to as that. He was a kind and gentle man who played finger-style and had a great voice. His drink of choice was coffee w/a lot of cream and sugar - I never saw him take a sip of alcohol. There are a couple of primitive grainy VHS vids on youtube of the band right before I joined at a club called Elsewhere's. Sadly I don't have much in the way of documentation - easy pics just weren't as common back then.
I was a midwestern white boy whose first impressions of blues came via the Stones, the Animals and all the other British rockers of the 60's, and later Super Session/Kooper Session, BB, Muddy, Robert Johnson et al. Played all around town including a surreal joint called The Golden Slipper on the East side and was one of the first bands to play at B.L.U.E.S. on Halsted when it opened, w/Sunnyland Slim, Snookie Pryor, Little Walter and of course Eddie, Steve and Eddies sons Larry and then Timmy on drums and occasionally Vera, Eddies wife on vocals. I felt and still feel very fortunate to have had that experience. One (Blue) Monday night at B.L.U.E.S. w/hardly anyone in the club Eric Clapton and his band-mates walked in and heard Eddies set over a pitcher and left. We didn't know it was him, and from what I recall we played well while they were in attendance. He had a beard and long coat and they all looked like German tourists, which was common. After they left the excited bartender/owner filled us all in. Eddie sort'of shrugged.
I don't play blues much these days but once it's in your bones it influences everything.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4dqNmeO5gM Eddie and the band at Elsewhere's 1978 shot with an ancient but cutting edge of the time video recorder.

[TomB]

JIO, Thanks for helping to spread the word about Eddie Taylor, one of Chicago blues' real treasures. It's not an exaggeration to give him credit as one of the fathers of rock-n-roll, as the famous "Jimmy Reed beat" (think Big Boss Man) actually featured Eddie on that distinctive and famous guitar vamp. As a VeeJay artist, Eddie often performed anonymously on Chess recordings of the day, where his name couldn't appear on the credits legally, but his distinctive finger-picking style is unmistakable.

I knew Eddie well. In fact, I'm the bass player in that video you just posted! (and I have a few other Elsewhere VHS tapes; it was a series of gig films funded by the Illinois Arts Council, '76 maybe)?. It was a tremendous opportunity to play with Eddie, as everybody in the Chicago (and Austin) blues scene knew Eddie, and they'd often ask him to back them up. Luckily for me, they'd often say "and bring your bass player along". Through Eddie I got the opportunity to play behind Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Sunnyland Slim, Johnny Littlejohn and a host of other Chicago legends. Eddie was solid as a rock on rythm, an inventive and distinctive lead player, and a great mentor to many on guitar, and always displayed a wonderful sense of humor and calm demeanor on stage.

Fortunately, when Eddie passed away suddenly in '85, he left behind a family of talented musical offspring: Tim & Larry on drums, as you mentioned, but also Vera & Brenda (B'Lah) and Eddie Taylor Jr. all have Chicago blues careers of their own today. Eddie Jr. even plays Eddie Sr.'s old Gibson ES-345 & Twin Reverb! A great musical family and one of the first families of the blues!

[JIO]

Originally Posted by TomB

JIO, Thanks for helping to spread the word about Eddie Taylor, one of Chicago blues' real treasures. It's not an exaggeration to give him credit as one of the fathers of rock-n-roll, as the famous "Jimmy Reed beat" (think Big Boss Man) actually featured Eddie on that distinctive and famous guitar vamp. As a VeeJay artist, Eddie often performed anonymously on Chess recordings of the day, where his name couldn't appear on the credits legally, but his distinctive finger-picking style is unmistakable.

I knew Eddie well. In fact, I'm the bass player in that video you just posted! (and I have a few other Elsewhere VHS tapes; it was a series of gig films funded by the Illinois Arts Council, '76 maybe)?. It was a tremendous opportunity to play with Eddie, as everybody in the Chicago (and Austin) blues scene knew Eddie, and they'd often ask him to back them up. Luckily for me, they'd often say "and bring your bass player along". Through Eddie I got the opportunity to play behind Jimmy Reed, Howlin' Wolf, Otis Rush, Sunnyland Slim, Johnny Littlejohn and a host of other Chicago legends. Eddie was solid as a rock on rythm, an inventive and distinctive lead player, and a great mentor to many on guitar, and always displayed a wonderful sense of humor and calm demeanor on stage.

Fortunately, when Eddie passed away suddenly in '85, he left behind a family of talented musical offspring: Tim & Larry on drums, as you mentioned, but also Vera & Brenda (B'Lah) and Eddie Taylor Jr. all have Chicago blues careers of their own today. Eddie Jr. even plays Eddie Sr.'s old Gibson ES-345 & Twin Reverb! A great musical family and one of the first families of the blues!

Wonderful! Yes, let's not ever forget Eddie Taylor and his family - long live their contribution to music and blues specifically.

Talking about his cherry red ES-345, for me an image that's been burned into my memory was the stage lights reflecting off of his Vox Python strap. I always stood behind him to his left and that (and his playing!) would hypnotize me while we played! But mostly I was keeping an eye on his left hand as he never played a song the same twice! Thanks Tom!

[Kmonk]

Count me in. I've always enjoyed playing blues. Everything from Chicago style to Texas style to Boogie Blues. I was in a blues band from 2002 to 2006 that toured extensively and played Bike Week in Laconia, NH, Myrtle Beach, SC, Daytona, Fl and Sturgis, SD in front of as many as 25,000 people. Got to do a lot of shows with some very well known bands.

[SquierJazz72]

You can count me in on it. I love blues bass, and outside of a few non-blues pieces I do just for my own amusement, blues/blues rock bass is where I'm at.

[thatbassist863]

I'm in too. I got my stage chops from laying blues jams. I play several styles of music but the blues jams are always fun to go back to and just let loose.

[JMarsh]

I'd like a number as well. I've been backing up some acoustic-countryish stuff for a few months but am getting back into a blues band in January.

[jbluesbass91]

I'd like a number. I've backed up Magic Slim on numerous occasions and i've had the pleasure of playing with Tommy Castro, Janiva Magness, Danielle of Trampled Under Foot, and many more.