omg upside down bass player

[Clay_Bass]

Talkbasses own jeff schmidt plays "upside down"

[lug]

Who's that good lookin fella with the upside-down Pbass?!?!?!?

[Jiggybass]

that was cool...ans that singer was kinda hot, too

[EADG mx]

Originally Posted by clayton

The guy that plays guitar in Roger Waters' "In The Flesh" DVDplays like that. A righty guitar strung normally but played upside down by a leftie!

I thought he played a left handed guitar strung EBGDAE.

[Bassist4Life]

Originally Posted by MikeBass

I guess everyone needs a gimmick.

Do you really think it's a gimmick or just the way Jimmy Haslip ended up playing?

Joe

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Originally Posted by Bassist4Life

Do you really think it's a gimmick or just the way Jimmy Haslip ended up playing?

Joe

I think Mike was talking about the bassist the original poster was asking about- this thread isn't actually supposed to be about Jimmy Haslip

[Bryan R. Tyler]

BTW, I looked at a couple of other YouTube vids of the same girl/group (Tokyo Jihen), and there's some good stuff. This song though.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7O-I...=tokyo%20jihen
Perfectly good song until about halfway through, the guitarist apparently start...rapping about his guitar.

[jeff_bass28]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

BTW, I looked at a couple of other YouTube vids of the same girl/group (Tokyo Jihen), and there's some good stuff. This song though.....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7O-I...=tokyo%20jihen
Perfectly good song until about halfway through, the guitarist apparently start...rapping about his guitar.

I was about to click your link untill I read the "rapping about his guitar" bit.....
I'll pass

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Man, it is SO totally worth it to hear

Plus, after listening to a few of their tracks, I really like this group. The originally linked song isn't great, but most of the others are. Apparently you can only get the albums on import

[Bassist4Life]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

I think Mike was talking about the bassist the original poster was asking about- this thread isn't actually supposed to be about Jimmy Haslip

Thanks for the heads-up. I guess I got side tracked.

Joe

PS. I dig your website and your Elricks

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Thanks

And Haslip's worth getting side-tracked about- IMO he's the best walker on electric out there, and his solos are always great.

[Bassist4Life]

Originally Posted by Bryan R. Tyler

Thanks

And Haslip's worth getting side-tracked about- IMO he's the best walker on electric out there, and his solos are always great.

I agree.

Joe

[lug]

Originally Posted by Bassist4Life

Do you really think it's a gimmick or just the way Jimmy Haslip ended up playing?

Joe

I play the same way. It's a function of a lefty starting on a right handed bass without modifying it.

[Disco_Gee]

Quite possibly the whiniest vocals ever recorded.

[kelbrihan]

Wow so he's playing a left handed bass, strung right handed, and he's ....gasp...right handed?!? I guess it's back to the woodshed for me. I know a drummer who can play with his sticks upsidedown, yes he uses the butt end to hit with, maybe they should form a band.

[clayton]

Originally Posted by EADG mx

I thought he played a left handed guitar strung EBGDAE.

Well, don't know about the tunning. But the fact is that he plays with the fat string down where the thin string should be.

[Bassist4Life]

Originally Posted by lug

I play the same way. It's a function of a lefty starting on a right handed bass without modifying it.

Right. That's what I think about Mr. Haslip; however, I don't know for sure.

Joe

[Shearstown]

I play bass left handed.

I can play with a left handed bass right side up. Or a right handed bass upside-down. Each gives me a different style too.