Help identifying a bassist from SNL in maybe late 80's or early 90s...

The_Ryst · #1 03-05-2006, 01:12 AM

He has long hair and he's sporting what appears to be a fender bass...not close enough to tell if it's a jazz or a p-bass.

It's an episode with Bruce Willis hosting and Neil Young as musical guest. I'm watching the rerun right now, and the bassist has long hair and a hat on, they played a song during the monologue where Bruce Willis lpayed some mean harmonica and the bass was pretty happening to the track. the guy was obviously enjoying it.

any clue who this was?

jerry · #2 03-05-2006, 03:30 AM

Sounds like T-Bone Wolk! He's a excellent player, one of my favorite pick players.

jokerjkny · #3 03-05-2006, 06:09 AM

yup... just unstoppable groove.

http://www.tbonewolk.com/

**MAJOR METAL** · #4 03-05-2006, 12:52 PM

He is one of my favorite SNL bassist !

superbassman2000 · #5 03-05-2006, 01:00 PM

yeah, he was pretty much just as in front of the SNL band as GE Smith...he was pretty cool

in interviews he sounds like a really nice guy too

DWBass · #6 03-05-2006, 02:15 PM

He plays guitar equally as well and has even toured as such!

**j-raj** · #7 03-05-2006, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerry

Sounds like T-Bone Wolk! He's a excellent player, one of my favorite pick players.

best snl bassist!

JimK · #8 03-06-2006, 05:39 AM

Wolk authored one of the very few 'decent' electric Bass books from the '70s...Rock Riffs For Bass.

tappingtrance · #9 03-06-2006, 06:02 AM

I get to meet him in two weeks as a friend we have is his brother - so what do you ask? Nice hat? Great groove huh? Actually he has a new site and I was amazed to see that he has played and produced so many albums

http://www.tbonewolk.com/

**KJung** · #10 03-06-2006, 06:46 AM

+1 I believe he spent so time with Hall and Oates and Carly Simon through the years... as bassist and music director. Great player.

**j-raj** · #11 03-06-2006, 11:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimK

Wolk authored one of the very few 'decent' electric Bass books from the '70s...Rock Riffs For Bass.

I grew up with that one as well.

Mojo-Man · #12 03-06-2006, 11:02 AM

T-bone is one of my fav's.
Great groove player.

timmarks · #13 03-07-2006, 10:51 AM

yeah, i saw that rerun the other nite too--it's a 62 p bass with added dimarzio jazz pu.
He's also on some older Shaun Colvin records in addition to all of the gigs listed above....