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CHRIS CAMPBELL - KNOW YOUR BASS PLAYER

Bob Seger - 'Hollywood Nights' Live in San Diego 1978.As I was witness, The Silver Bullet Band were among the best backing ensembles of their era, rivaling Bruce's E Street Band and Johnny's Jukes. Curiously Bob Seger chose to wax a considerable number of album tracks with the Muscle Shoals rhythm section - however to my ears, those cuts lacked the muscle of the Bullet Band's classic lineup anchored by bassist Chris Campbell. Working the pocket with a definitive Fender tone, Campbell, in the tradition of many a master bar band bassist, moved seamlessly from rhythm & blues, funk, disco, soul, hard rock, 50s rock, and tender balladry. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

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Chris Campbell, the dude who played bass for Bob Seger, mostly played a Fender Telecaster Bass. It is shown in the picture sleeve for Live Bullet.

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These days he mostly plays a Fender Jazz Bass and Gibson Thunderbird with Gibson bass picks.

His Telecaster bass recently went up for sale this year:
 
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