the band

  1. Michedelic

    Rick Danko, fretless pioneer

    https://apple.news/Aca3MNfg9R7a-0lWOuQAXww
  2. D

    Submission Rick Danko’s Bass Line - The Unfaithful Servant

    Hi all, Hope I’ve got the right forum here. I’ve just uploaded a lesson on Rick Danko’s bass line for The Unfaithful Servant. I should say that I am a guitarist rather than a bass player but there really isn’t enough on this quite singular player online. So I thought I’d give it a go. Here’s...
  3. bon viesta

    did rick danko use a jazz bass early on with the band?

    just wondering. i’ve seen him with it with bob dylan and a few band videos but i’m wondering if he used it on albums or anything similar.
  4. Michal Herman

    Double Bass Headway The Band pickup - low signal level

    I have bought Headway The Band pickup and output signal level is quite low - I compared with K&K Bass Max pickup installed on the same bass and it's less than a half of volume. But when I press on the "the band" logo (where the piezo element is located) to get it to touch more with the bass body...
  5. Jimmy4string

    You ran a marathon! The band equivelent

    I wanted to share this. A friend of mine here in town that plays many many shows was in a discussion with a friend about how she ran a marathon and according to his phone on St. Pat's while playing 9 hours he had run 16 miles. She said i don't think it is the same. He says -well in a marathon...
  6. bumperbass

    Is bass player usually the techie guy in the band?

    That's been my experience at least in the 15 or so bands I've been in over the years, and guitar players in particular seem to be bad at simple troubleshooting. I played a show a few weeks ago with a band that was a throw-together. Keyboard player had 2 new mixers which he had to use because...
  7. IntelligentWail

    Rick Danko or song within a song

    I have some pretty disparate influences on the bass. One of the bassists that I keep going back to is Rick Danko from the Band. It always struck me that he, as well as many others, were playing their own song in the context of the song being played. If that makes sense. I find myself playing...