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Tony Maimone - Pere Ubu

Reading an interview with Charlie Haden years ago in which he said that when he plays the bass he wants to give people the feeling they are sat in front of a roaring log fire or stood amongst giant trees in a forest and I immediately thought "Yes, that's exactly it". Also when I switched to...

Great thread, and my list compared to the ones I did for "ten most essential bass albums" and "ten essential bass tracks" couldn't be more different. As these albums are in my opinion perfect ie not a dud track on them, they must therefore be my favourite albums of all time (until someone starts...

I must be going mad as I switched from roundwounds to TI flats on my Squier Musuicmaster a couple of years ago and liked the fact that there was more tension on the strings.

Paul McCartney Bill Wyman Joey Spampinato Duck Dunn

In no particular order, I'll try and work it out properly when I get home from work Weather Report - River People Led Zeppelin - Ramble On The Dukes Of The Stratosphear - You're My Drug Ian Dury and the Blockheads - What A Waste NRBQ - Trouble At The Henhouse Lee Perry - Kentucky Skank...

Just read an old interview with John Paul Jones in bassplayer and he says he used a Gibson EB1 on Zep III, anyone have any ideas which track(s)? He also said it was previously used in Little Richards and James Browns bands. I've seen old clips of Little Richard with that bass being used, who was...

Fred played the SSB on Marquee Moon and the reunion album. Seen some pics of him recently playing a hollow-body shortie, possibly a Harmony.

My kind of thread, I am obsessed with short-scale players, particulary those who play with flats (Spampinato, McCartney, Wyman)` Those so far not mentioned..... Fred Smith of Television (Ampeg SSB) Geezer Butler, Dan Armstrong Plexiglass on all of Sabbath 4 Holger Czukay of Can (Fender...

Thanks everyone, I'll keep searching using your clues. I really like the footage of him playing at Monterey and Woodstock, he just looks like he's having a blast.

Absolutely love his playing with Canned Heat, can't find an interview with him anywhere on the net. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Chris Wood (Medeski, Martin and Wood) is probably my favourite player around at the moment but his electric tone just doesn't do it for me the same way his upright does. Methinks the man doth need some flats.

Stax Gold Volume3-Various Stax artists Double Nickels on the Dime-The Minutemen Tapdancin' Bats- NRBQ Mingus Ah Um- Charlie Mingus Combustication- Medeski, Martin and Wood Clear Spot- Capt Beefheart and his Magic Band The Chess Box- Willie Dixon Texas Flood- Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double...