Garth Brooks on Bass?

[Dr. Cheese]

Anybody check out Brooks at the beginning of the Alabama/LSU game that featured a short clip of him on a five string Warwick (Streamer?)

Does Garth play bass during shows?

 

[JTE]

I don't know, but his sister (Betty Smittle?) played bass for him when he was first shaking up the country music market.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

I don't know, but his sister (Betty Smittle?) played bass for him when he was first shaking up the country music market.

I remember her now that you mentioned her.

 

[bassbully]

Weird since he never hardly plays guitar either.

 

[Stage Left]

It was a tribute to his longtime studio bassist Mike Chapman who recently passed away due to a long fought battle with cancer. Garth used Mike's Warwick as a tribute in those commercials. Mike played on every studio album and all hit singles. Garth used the same guys on every track. Mike's passing hit him pretty hard. Mike was a great human being.

 

[Di Dalby]

I just came across this bass on Craigslist. It belonged to Chapman. The very bass he used to record all of Garth Brooks hit songs. I would like to be able to contact his family or even Garth to give them first dibs. [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

 

[Di Dalby]

Update: I notified a family member of Mr Chapman and they said it's not the same bass!

 

[Dr. Cheese]

It was a tribute to his longtime studio bassist Mike Chapman who recently passed away due to a long fought battle with cancer. Garth used Mike's Warwick as a tribute in those commercials. Mike played on every studio album and all hit singles. Garth used the same guys on every track. Mike's passing hit him pretty hard. Mike was a great human being.

I think I might have met Mike Chapman when I used to hang out in Nashville, but I'm not sure.
Either way, God rest his soul, and it was Cool of Garth Brooks to pay that tribute.

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Update: I notified a family member of Mr Chapman and they said it's not the same bass!

They probably loaned the real one to Garth for that video.