Interviewing Bassists Stories Pt. 3

[MartinG1957]

Originally Posted by Arthritic_Tom

Very impressive! Quite a talent.

Try this on for size. Usually I don't like this sort of hippy-dippy, music-world, bandanas-and-berets stuff because it's generally pretty smug, but these guys have heart.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mw2PyCe7X4

Free flowing, melodic tasteful...I usually shy away from that sort of thing as well, for the same reasons :-) this I like although the sound of the hang I always find a bit limited for a lead melodic instrument, no doubting the talent there. Thanks!

[Unprofessional]

Pre-order placed with Amazon. Looking forward to the read.

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by Unprofessional

Pre-order placed with Amazon. Looking forward to the read.

Thanks very much. I think you'll like it.

[KPJ]

Dug my gift card out of my gmail spam folder - gmail sends almost all Amazon mail to spam - and ordered my copy.

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by KPJ

Dug my gift card out of my gmail spam folder - gmail sends almost all Amazon mail to spam - and ordered my copy.

Excellent! Enjoy, and thanks for your help.

[howlin]

Tom,
Check out the funky plastic overlay this guy has on his bass. Kinda reminds me of what you where saying about putting a thicker pickguard on your basses.

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by howlin

Tom,
Check out the funky plastic overlay this guy has on his bass. Kinda reminds me of what you where saying about putting a thicker pickguard on your basses.

Yup. There's no question that helps him play faster.

After years with my Sting Ray and its thick pick guard, I couldn't play basses with pick guards of normal thickness. When I had a humbucker put into a P-bass, I made this pick guard for it. It's twice as thick as a standard one.

[Roadkill]

Hey Tom, you've probably seen this but if not I thought you'd enjoy it :

"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.' - George Carlin

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by Roadkill

Hey Tom, you've probably seen this but if not I thought you'd enjoy it :

"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, 'You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.' - George Carlin

A great quote. I like this one, too.

"Sometimes it is better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness."

--Terry Pratchett

[Roadkill]

"Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flamethrower." - Bruce Feirstein

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by Roadkill

"Never settle with words what you can accomplish with a flamethrower." - Bruce Feirstein

This seems like a good idea for crowded nightclubs. As I said, I post things to inspire people, so why not make one for a bass?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-h0fWQHIac&t=0m54s

What could go wrong?

[Roadkill]

Originally Posted by Arthritic_Tom

This seems like a good idea for crowded nightclubs.

Perhaps not :
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/30/world/...ain/index.html

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by Roadkill

Perhaps not :
http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/30/world/...ain/index.html

When I saw Scott Thunes and the Mother Hips at Sainte Rockne in Hermosa Beach late last year, it was the first live show I'd been to since 2002. The show was great, but we were packed in like sardines. I stayed by the door, not only so that I could projectile vomit in a direction not occupied by any humans--just in case--but also because I couldn't imagine cramming myself in among all those people. It was like the Tokyo subway during rush hour. If anything had happened, only those of us by the doors had a prayer of escaping.

Plus, I hate to be touched by strangers. In public. Or in private. If you ever meet me, DON'T TOUCH ME.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlZPGEShfa0

Because otherwise there'll be no end to the rock and roll...

[aksnitd]

Hello Tom,

I'm awfully late to this party and I saw that your book is listed on Amazon. I've been a member of Talkbass for a long time, since around 2008 I guess which is when I started playing bass seriously. I got through the entirety of thread 1 but skipped 2 and 3 since it is a bit too much

I just wanted to let you know that this is the longest thread I've religiously followed for a long, long time on Talkbass. Of late, work and life left me less time to play bass and much less time to frequent the site. For some reason, I never posted in the forums. Even when I did have things to say, I never did. I guess I did it thinking, "What does it matter what I think?" Having seen how this thread began and what it became though has convinced me to post here if only to say thanks

I loved reading about your cat. I had two dogs long back, both of which died before their due. One got sick and the other was involved in some kind of accident. I was never able to bury them since we used to let them run around outside while we were out and both times, things happened far off. I guess my mother was also worried about scarring me (I was a kid back then). Never having had that closure, I could never get past it and haven't had a dog since. I finally came to terms with it and like you, came to treasure the years we had together instead of of solely mourning their passing.

I don't want to derail this thread too much with my ranting so I'll let you know that you were able to drive home the message my parents and teachers always tried to teach me about living life to the fullest and enjoying what you have. I will close with a stanza from a Robert Herrick poem that seems extremely relevant here:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.

PS: Your thread inspired me to write a short instrumental piece which I will send to you when I get it down on hard disk.

PPS: To the Talkbass community, kudos! This thread seems as good a place as any to tell you that the forums have brought me much enjoyment for the past 3-4 years

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by aksnitd

Hello Tom,

I'm awfully late to this party and I saw that your book is listed on Amazon. I've been a member of Talkbass for a long time, since around 2008 I guess which is when I started playing bass seriously. I got through the entirety of thread 1 but skipped 2 and 3 since it is a bit too much

I just wanted to let you know that this is the longest thread I've religiously followed for a long, long time on Talkbass. Of late, work and life left me less time to play bass and much less time to frequent the site. For some reason, I never posted in the forums. Even when I did have things to say, I never did. I guess I did it thinking, "What does it matter what I think?" Having seen how this thread began and what it became though has convinced me to post here if only to say thanks

I loved reading about your cat. I had two dogs long back, both of which died before their due. One got sick and the other was involved in some kind of accident. I was never able to bury them since we used to let them run around outside while we were out and both times, things happened far off. I guess my mother was also worried about scarring me (I was a kid back then). Never having had that closure, I could never get past it and haven't had a dog since. I finally came to terms with it and like you, came to treasure the years we had together instead of of solely mourning their passing.

I don't want to derail this thread too much with my ranting so I'll let you know that you were able to drive home the message my parents and teachers always tried to teach me about living life to the fullest and enjoying what you have. I will close with a stanza from a Robert Herrick poem that seems extremely relevant here:

Gather ye rosebuds while ye may,
Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles today,
Tomorrow will be dying.

PS: Your thread inspired me to write a short instrumental piece which I will send to you when I get it down on hard disk.

PPS: To the Talkbass community, kudos! This thread seems as good a place as any to tell you that the forums have brought me much enjoyment for the past 3-4 years

Thanks very much. I miss my cat, but I can feel him around. I think he's getting ready to make his next appearance. We're trying to convince him to wait until we've done all the rebuilding of the house where he'll live, but he was an impatient little so-and-so. I assume if he wants to come back, he's going to do when he wants.

This song used to scare me, but now it comforts me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3adFWKE9JE

[Gazman]

Tom, will Scott's memoirs be done for publication, or is that a personal project?

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by Gazman

Tom, will Scott's memoirs be done for publication, or is that a personal project?

'Twill be sold by Schiffer Books, Ltd., for your enjoyment.

Scott has asked me to say nothing publicly about the process or progress, but it will indeed be a commercial enterprise.

[aksnitd]

Originally Posted by Arthritic_Tom

This seems like a good idea for crowded nightclubs. As I said, I post things to inspire people, so why not make one for a bass?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-h0fWQHIac&t=0m54s

What could go wrong?

Here's another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxg3fww_C6M

[aksnitd]

Originally Posted by Arthritic_Tom

Thanks very much. I miss my cat, but I can feel him around. I think he's getting ready to make his next appearance. We're trying to convince him to wait until we've done all the rebuilding of the house where he'll live, but he was an impatient little so-and-so. I assume if he wants to come back, he's going to do when he wants.

This song used to scare me, but now it comforts me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3adFWKE9JE

Thank you for that. Here is one you may find a nice listen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl8mIasQjUM

[Arthritic_Tom]

Originally Posted by aksnitd

Here's another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxg3fww_C6M

Wow. People actually believe that Rammstein sets audience members on fire.

I lost interest in them when they released their porn video. I always thought this was a billion times more clever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZeciX-3wfs