Keith Richards...On Bass!

[JRA]

doesn't change my mind about the hofner.

 

[George Dennis]

My apologies! Title changed to something less potentially ominous.
It never occurred to me that it might suggest bad news...I mean, it's Keef...the guy's gonna outlive us all!

 

[Ostie]

And suddenly, with just one photo, the general public now believes that bass is cool.

Some of us actually like hollow bodies with Humbuckers.

 

[Briton]

Keith is a standard issue tiny old geezer from Richmond.

Correction Keith is not from Richmond he is from Dartford in Kent!

 

[2saddleslab]

Keef played that Hofner on his last solo album. Said he always loved playing bass and was probably a better bassist than guitarist.

 

[micguy]

Darryl is the best touring bassist the Stones ever had. Keith is probably the most inventive/creative in the studio. Bill was decent at playing Keith's lines live in the early years.

 

[Polkatronixx]

Darryl is the best touring bassist the Stones ever had. Keith is probably the most inventive/creative in the studio. Bill was decent at playing Keith's lines live in the early years.

Bill Wyman was (or is, I guess) a great bass player and the Wyman/Watts rhythm section was one of the best rhythm sections in rock music, IMO.

 

[MIMike]

Hasn’t Keith been playing 5 strings for years now?

 

[Polkatronixx]

Hasn’t Keith been playing 5 strings for years now?

5-string piccolo bass, I believe.

 

[Bleecker]

I'm sorry, I just can't resist posting this:

That is hilarious!

 

[fhm555]

My apologies! Title changed to something less potentially ominous.
It never occurred to me that it might suggest bad news...I mean, it's Keef...the guy's gonna outlive us all!

Yep, every time a mere mortal lights up a cig, God takes 5 minutes of their lives, and gives it to keif.

 

[DirtDog]

And suddenly, with just one photo, the general public now believes that bass is cool.

except 93.7% of the general public won’t realize it’s a bass guitar!

 

[dbsfgyd1]

He also plays bass on "Live with me" Fender Precision:

He's a great bass player, so is Ron Wood, check out Beckola Jeff Beck Group, it's Ron Wood on bass on the album.





Ron Wood bass, he gets a great sound, check out especially the end at about the 3 minute mark. 1968 Fender Telecaster with Rotosounds, he used Marshall Majors back then, don't know what he played through here.

I love Woods bass work on those LPs. I understand the singer on those two LP turned out to have pretty decent career as well.

 

[Spectrum]

Some of us actually like hollow bodies with Humbuckers.

I really think you misunderstood what I wrote. I meant playing bass in general as opposed to guitar.

Having to explain my own joke ruins it, of course, but somebody "liked" your post so there are at least two of you out there who need it explained.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

Keef played bass on most of the Stones albums. He is an awesome bass player.

 

[Fight4Bottom]

I mean, it's Keef...the guy's gonna outlive us all!

I forget who said it, but I read somewhere somebody saying that we as a society really need to think carefully about what kind of world we want to leave for Keith Richards.

 

[Polkatronixx]

Keef played bass on most of the Stones albums. He is an awesome bass player.

He did, but he didn't necessarily play most of the bass on most of the Stones albums.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

He did, but he didn't necessarily play most of the bass on most of the Stones albums.

Well the good songs at least...

 

[woodyng2]

I have that exact Hofner. It’s not that it’s huge. Keith is a standard issue tiny old geezer from Richmond.

Maybe you’re yuge, yourself?
Especially for a short scale bass, that body looks very wide. It’d be interesting to see a pic of one parked next to, say, a P bass.

 

[bassbully]

KEEF'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!