Famous bassists everyone knows

[Son of Wobble]

The only thing missing from his performance is 1. a big red nose 2. a fright wig 3. floppy shoes.

I think the fact that he can evoke a clown without resorting to props is but one indication of Geddy's brilliance.

 

[Pops OB]

First time I ever heard the name Geddy Lee I thought he was some kind of avant garde Asian bassist with some symphonic orchestra.

 

[Son of Wobble]

First time I ever heard the name Geddy Lee I thought he was some kind of avant garde Asian bassist with some symphonic orchestra.

Don't fault you, Pops, as I too was initially confused.

 

[Aberdumbie]

First time I ever heard the name Geddy Lee I thought he was some kind of avant garde Asian bassist with some symphonic orchestra.

I get it.... I had to look up who Flea was.... Scared me....

 

[Y At Earp]

According to you, if you would ask anybody on the street to name you a bassist, which would be the most popular ?

Peter Tork....Here We Come, Walkin' Down the Street, Get the funniest looks from everyone we meet. Hay Hay we're the Monkee's

 

[gln1955]

Peter Tork....Here We Come, Walkin' Down the Street, Get the funniest looks from everyone we meet. Hay Hay we're the Monkee's

If it were 1968, that might indeed be true

 

[Stevenk]

If it were 1968, that might indeed be true

It was probably carol kaye playing all those monkees tracks

 

[gln1955]

It was probably carol kaye playing all those monkees tracks

Nobody wanted see Carol Kaye off on a whacky adventure every week

 

[Stevenk]

Nobody wanted see Carol Kaye off on a whacky adventure every week

I didn't get that

 

[Jhengsman]

Nobody wanted see Carol Kaye off on a whacky adventure every week

I didn't get that

Having big sister around would have cramped their style.

 

[Son of Wobble]

If it were 1968, that might indeed be true

Whattaya mean? Today's kids are mad fer Peter. They even have a contemporary new dance called "Torking."

 

[Pops OB]

Ok, ok... She's not a bassist, and she's not really famous, but I'd sure like to know her!

 

[Son of Wobble]

Ok, ok... She's not a bassist, and she's not really famous, but I'd sure like to know her!

Pops, Pops... What to do with you? We send you out to find a bassist, and you come back with this?

 

[Son of Wobble]

Nobody wanted see Carol Kaye off on a whacky adventure every week

Actually, Carol WAS an original Monkee, and featured in the first three episodes (which have been permanently shelved, and omitted from syndication packages). Carol (pictured) did indeed play an older sister, but she was relegated to maracas, which Jones stripped from her in episode #3, after the network ordered her ouster from the show.

Joe Osborn was briefly considered for an "Uncle Fester"-type replacement, but further network testing revealed that there
was no money above the fifth fret.

 

[Pops OB]

I can't help myself.

 

[Pops OB]

BTW, I haven't yet listened to hear if she can really play.

 

[Stevenk]

Having big sister around would have cramped their style.

Oh, I missed the point. Dense, I guess. Funny!

 

[Stevenk]

Are you kidding.Can carol Kaye play bass? Do you have any idea how much she revolutionized the instrument.originally a jazz guitarist, she went on to play on, I believe , 10 thousand recordings(no exaggeration) just google her discography for yourself.she was part of the wrecking crew, a set of behind the scenes LA studio musicians, that did the music for so many artists that you'll have to look it up.

 

[ghostinthemach]

Absolutely!

Lee and his famous "Producer Switch...

Lee: "Ah, the Producer Switch! That was inspired by incompetent producers ignorant of music terminology, who would make nebulous statements like, “Can you make it shimmer?” Or, “Can you make it more mauve-y?” I had done a TV session where Tommy Tedesco—out of sight of the producer, except for his head—kept bending over and picking up the same acoustic guitar when asked to try mandolin and other stringed instruments. He would simply play in a different position on the neck, and it worked! So I immediately went home and drilled a hole in my bass and put in a dummy Switchcraft switch. Then when I would get one of these tenuous requests, I would make sure the producer could see me hit the switch, and I’d just play higher up on the neck or pluck closer to the bridge, and they’d say, “Perfect!” On my Warwick Star Basses there was an extra hole from a change in the electronics, so I had them put a Producer Switch on them."

Hilarious!
I have a fretless with two 'producer knobs' left over from a preamp removal. I'll be sure to remember your story when next I find myself in a similar situation,

 

[Son of Wobble]

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