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01-29-2006, 08:09 AM
| | |  John Norwood Fisher (what happened to Fishbone?)
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Does anyone know what gear he uses.
Though he wouldnt win a popularity contest with flea, or les claypool..........I think his playing/creativity cant be beat. His basslines just get stuck in your head.......completely infectious. |
01-29-2006, 08:17 AM
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Endorsing Artist: see profile | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: toms_river.nj.us | | well, I've seen Fishbone headline WITH Les and Primus opening...
Fishbone just released a new live disc last May
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01-29-2006, 12:39 PM
|  | Working on his world citizenship... | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Colonies | | | Every time I've seen Fishbone live, Norwood's playing fretted and fretless 5-string Warwick Thumbs through either Mesa/Boogie or Warwick amps, and, to my knowledge, this is the gear he records with too. I know the really old Fishbone stuff (Truth & Soul and earlier) was recorded with a Jazz Bass though. |
01-29-2006, 12:46 PM
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Wouldn't you like to know?! | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta | | | They're still around. We've played with them twice, and once he had his famous Thumb 5, and the other time he played a FNA 5. We chat from time to time. He's really a deep guy and sick bassist!
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01-29-2006, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by XO-Bionic Every time I've seen Fishbone live, Norwood's playing fretted and fretless 5-string Warwick Thumbs through either Mesa/Boogie or Warwick amps, and, to my knowledge, this is the gear he records with too. I know the really old Fishbone stuff (Truth & Soul and earlier) was recorded with a Jazz Bass though. | That is going to sound amazing. |
01-29-2006, 02:20 PM
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fishbone is great! |
01-29-2006, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Yorkiebassist That is going to sound amazing. | loud as heck too! The loudest show I've seen was Fishbone at Rutgers in 91 or so. |
01-29-2006, 02:58 PM
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I'm not certain what he's playing here but I took this photo in 1989 or 1990. Spector, maybe?
I just did a little online research and Norwood is playing with the Willie Waldman Project - they played about a mile from where I live less than two weeks ago (and I missed it).
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01-29-2006, 03:30 PM
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Wouldn't you like to know?! | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Atlanta | | | Yep, Spector. Cool pic. I'm gonna email him this. I'll credit you for it. Cool?
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01-29-2006, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Woodchuck Yep, Spector. Cool pic. I'm gonna email him this. I'll credit you for it. Cool? | By all means, send it to him. Mention it was taken at a warehouse/club called the Speedway Cafe on the West side of Salt Lake City. |
01-29-2006, 04:26 PM
|  | Endorsing Artist - See My Website | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Marana, AZ | | | I've opened up for them (Fishbone) with a couple of different bands a couple of times and he uses the Warwick amp live. If they would lay off the pipe for a few seconds they would probably had made it farther.
I was a huge Fishbone fan until the first time we opened for them. They were late, took an hour and a half sound check (because they were loaded) and thought their sh$t didn't stink.
He is a great player though. |
01-29-2006, 05:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Francisco, CA (finally!) | | | Him and Angelo are the only original members left?
I used to love Fishbone. The 1st time I saw them they were opening for RHCP (In Your Face era Fishbone), and they blew the RHCPs off the map! |
01-29-2006, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by peteroberts Him and Angelo are the only original members left? | Yeah. When we played with Wicked Wisdom (Jada Pinkett Smith's band), Fish was playing drums for them.
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01-29-2006, 10:26 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | All I have from the is "Give a monkey a brain..." damn, he has the most unique slap tone... nobody sounds like him... I've heard people try... but no dice.
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01-29-2006, 11:42 PM
|  | Chronic Pain Endorsed By Fentanyl/Oxycodone/Valium | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Evansville, IN | | Caught their club tour last May. I tell 'ya, there's nothing like seeing Fishbone in a 200-seat club... they were red hot!  |
01-30-2006, 05:56 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Island, NY | | | Love Fishbone but damn those boys have got drama. I remember something back in the day about one of the band members getting forceably institutionalized (and I don't mean tossed into rehab, I mean like an asylum), but I don't remember the details and can't find anything about it online. I certainly could be remembering wrong - anyone remember?
That stuff aside, I always loved Fishbone. Way ahead of the curve! And Norwood is amazing - the fretless line on Sunless Saturday is one of my all time favorites!
I also saw somewhere that Rocky George from Suicidal Tendencies is playing with them now - how cool is that! |
01-30-2006, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by agreatheight Love Fishbone but damn those boys have got drama. I remember something back in the day about one of the band members getting forceably institutionalized (and I don't mean tossed into rehab, I mean like an asylum), but I don't remember the details and can't find anything about it online. I certainly could be remembering wrong - anyone remember? | Thier guitarist joined a cult, and they dressed themselves up in black  , and tried to kidnap him one night. Oh the stories I could tell, but can't!
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01-30-2006, 09:30 AM
| | | | Hey woodchuck.........we get it! Should I rename the thread people who shamelessly claim they know the guys from fishbone? (and jadda pinket smith) Cant forget her very memorable attempt at music,.......I would stay away from mentioning that. Did you get to meet Carlton,, or Mr. Banks? |
01-30-2006, 11:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota | | | I seem to remember that the original guitarist, Kendall became born again and thought Fishbone's music was too vulgar. He quit and moved in with his dad in Las Vegas. Norwood and Kendall's girlfriend thought he was "confused," so they went to Vegas in a van armed with a stun gun and a roll of duct tape, to talk some sense into him. Norwood went to jail for attempted kidnapping. Fishbone was on Lollapalooza that year and Foley (former piccolo bassist for Miles Davis), who was playing with Arrested Development at the time filled in.
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01-30-2006, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Liquid477 Hey woodchuck.........we get it! Should I rename the thread people who shamelessly claim they know the guys from fishbone? (and jadda pinket smith) Cant forget her very memorable attempt at music,.......I would stay away from mentioning that. Did you get to meet Carlton,, or Mr. Banks? | Hey man, it's winter time. Jealously and envy are fall colors. 
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