Keith Richards...On Bass!

[HardNHeavy]

cool picture, they dont call him "Keef" for nothing, is that a doobie in that ashtray?

 

[Michedelic]

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

Keith played bass on some of their albums, here and there, whenever Bill was not available. Mick Taylor, during his tenure, as well...he doubles on four tracks of Exile, most notably “Tumbling Dice”.

 

[Mantis Tobaggan]

Keith played bass on some of their albums, here and there, whenever Bill was not available. Mick Taylor, during his tenure, as well...he doubles on four tracks of Exile, most notably “Tumbling Dice”.

I don’t know. There was period where the Stones kept getting arrested and they did a ton of studio work and it was basically all Keith during that time.

 

[zon6c-f]

So the venerable Mister Richards just posted on his facebook page, indicating new music on the horizon, with this photo...
Looking forward to whatever it is he's planning, especially if he's on bass for it!

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Ron Wood is a great bassist also !

 

[krfoss]

I've always gotten quiet satisfaction

I see what you did there....

 

[MichelD]

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

As my old math teacher used to say "Horsefeathers."

 

[Smooth_bass88]

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

yeah, this has always bugged me a little, people not knowing the difference between a bass and a guitar.

 

[bobyoung53]

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

Ever see the Phish Shreds It?

 

[bobyoung53]

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

He may have played bass on a song or two on most of the albums but Bill played the vast majority of bass when he was with them.

 

[bobyoung53]

yeah, this has always bugged me a little, people not knowing the difference between a bass and a guitar.

People know the difference, you can tell by the questions they ask: "Isn't bass easier because it only has 4 strings?"

 

[MichelD]

He may have played bass on a song or two on most of the albums but Bill played the vast majority of bass when he was with them.

If you see the 1968 Goddard film One plus One you can see why Bill sometimes ended up not on a record. Mick and Keith would piss around in the studio for weeks while Bill sat around waiting and then one day when he decided not to come in, they cut a take and Keith fills in on bass and there, that's done, The song has been recorded.

 

[bobyoung53]

Bill is an excellent blues and rock n roll bassist, he had that sound and feel down to a T, I stole riffs from these two songs without realizing it when I was a kid that I still use to this day.

 

[Freight Train]

Always loved his bass work. You could easily tell what was him and what was Bill. Richard's playing is so melodious.

 

[bobyoung53]

Always loved his bass work. You could easily tell what was him and what was Bill. Richard's playing is so melodious.

Keith's bass playing is also a lot more precise than Bill's.

 

[Phaidrus]

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

In fact I was about to ask how does this Hofner sound?

 

[Freight Train]

Keith's bass playing is also a lot more precise than Bill's.

Oh yeah. Funny that two of my favorite bassists are the Stones guitarists.

 

[bassliner50]

Keef with no pick.

 

[Mannyinnewyork]

Keith is a great part of rock and roll history. Is he a great player? I don't know, but he played on some of the most influential music i have ever heard. Love the guy.

 

[Freight Train]

Bill is an excellent blues and rock n roll bassist, he had that sound and feel down to a T, I stole riffs from these two songs without realizing it when I was a kid that I still use to this day.

Oh I totally agree! He is absolutely authentic and true to the style. I gained even more appreciation for him when I got the live "Brussels Affair" album. He was definitely on for those shows.

 

[2F/2F]

His autobiography 'LIFE' is a must-read, and I've always gotten quiet satisfaction that the old swaggering pirate has been clean for years and is a very happily married man of long standing with a beautiful family, maybe not what the ill-informed would expect. And I always think he and Mick are two halves of one man.

One GIANT man.