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Old 10-22-2010, 02:38 PM
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Write me here some names of guys who play Blues on Precision bass.
Cause I love P-Basses and I'm getting into blues lately so I want to listen/watch P-bass in blues-action


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Old 10-22-2010, 04:06 PM
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Tommy Shannon with SRV
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Old 10-22-2010, 04:16 PM
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pino. f***ing. palladino.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm7l7XfV_Pg wait until about 20 seconds, the entire video is a pro shot of pino unleashing his arsenal of fat bass lines.
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Old 10-22-2010, 04:20 PM
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Tommy Shannon with SRV
I believe Tommy plays a Fender Jazz bass.
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Old 10-22-2010, 05:00 PM
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I believe Tommy plays a Fender Jazz bass.
He plays both P's and J's
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Old 10-22-2010, 06:06 PM
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John McVie, played P's and J's

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Old 10-22-2010, 06:23 PM
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Old 10-22-2010, 06:52 PM
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I believe Tommy plays a Fender Jazz bass.
On a some SRV specials on PBS, he played Precisions.
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Old 10-23-2010, 08:21 AM
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Tommy uses a P on the El Mocambo DVD.

RAndy McDonald with Tommy Castro, great P tone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLOS2fi2Vo
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Old 10-23-2010, 09:59 AM
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Tommy uses a P on the El Mocambo DVD.

RAndy McDonald with Tommy Castro, great P tone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HLOS2fi2Vo
Oh yea man! That was awesome!

It's a good idea. Paste Youtube links here when you write names
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Old 10-23-2010, 10:22 AM
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Another vid of Pino and John Mayer, this time laying down a groovilicious 12 bar http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qla13aWrNP4
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Old 10-23-2010, 02:46 PM
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He plays both P's and J's
He has used a Stingray recently, as well. And, guess what? He sounds great no matter what bass he uses.

OP, check out Willie Weeks.
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Old 10-23-2010, 09:03 PM
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Write me here some names of guys who play Blues on Precision bass.
Can you spot the blues players in this list?:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...n_Bass_players
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Old 10-24-2010, 01:57 AM
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Gerry McEvoy with Rory Gallagher. He used both an early 50s and 60s style P bass with RG. He now uses a 'Ray with 9 Below Zero.
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Old 10-24-2010, 02:50 PM
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