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Mark King's amazing technique

Discussion in 'Bass Humor & Gig Stories [BG]' started by squidtastic, Dec 17, 2014.

  1. Dec 17, 2014 #1
    squidtastic

    squidtastic Supporting Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Mark King showing his incredible technique. The rest of the band are killin' it, too:


    And since it's that time of year, here's a clip of him shredding an awesome version of Jingle Bells:
     
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  2. Dec 17, 2014 #2
    bass12

    bass12 Have You Met Grace Jones?

    Jun 8, 2008
    Montreal, Canada
    That's what happens when his tech accidentally installs .045 - .105s instead of his usual .030 - .090s. :D
     
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  3. Apr 8, 2015 #3
    SamJ

    SamJ Founder - Fender MIA Club

    Apr 22, 2006
    SFO / HNL
    on the first one all I can hear is the crowd and clapping! but thanks for sharing
     
  4. Apr 8, 2015 #4
    Bow tie

    Bow tie

    Jan 9, 2014
    Upstate NY
    Just to be clear - this post is in the humor section.

    Got me! Good one.
     
  5. Apr 8, 2015 #5
    SamJ

    SamJ Founder - Fender MIA Club

    Apr 22, 2006
    SFO / HNL
    shoot, I didn't even catch that part.... makes sense now.
     
  6. Apr 8, 2015 #6
    dbase

    dbase Gold Supporting Member

    Jan 3, 2008
    South Jersey, USA..
    What's funny about this clip to me is the fact that although the bass lines are not like "Wow" or "Awesome", I still couldn't play bass like that on a good day.
     
  7. Apr 8, 2015 #7
    BassCliff

    BassCliff

    May 17, 2012
    The Wild Wild Upper MidWest
    Hi,

    They've got the crowd clapping on one and three. :D

    I think this is the actual performance. ;)



    Reminiscent of RTF.

    Thank you for your indulgence,

    BassCliff
     
  8. Apr 12, 2015 #8
    squidtastic

    squidtastic Supporting Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Aaa, that version's just OK. ;)
     
  9. Apr 12, 2015 #9
    Jazz Ad

    Jazz Ad Mi la ré sol

    Mar 16, 2002
    Langueux, Brittany, France
    What he plays isn't very complex but he's jawdroppingly fast, clean and accurate.
    He even manages to sing at the same time.
    His style went out of fashion but it still is a sight to behold.
     
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  10. Apr 13, 2015 #10
    squidtastic

    squidtastic Supporting Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Indeed. The pyrotechnics are impressive, but what I love about King is that his pocket is so deep. Something like "Love Games" is just a great groove.

    And, yeah, putting the singing on top of that... Dude is ridiculously talented.
     
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  11. Apr 21, 2015 #11
    Mark_70

    Mark_70

    Dec 31, 2013
    Minnesota
    I don't know if you can even get this album any longer, but on one of the first Level 42 albums had a tune called 'shapeshifter' on it. This may have been the song that got me into playing bass.
    It was before he started playing at the ins
    ane speeds that got them (even more) famous. Great bassline..

    Regards
    Mark
     
  12. Apr 21, 2015 #12
    squidtastic

    squidtastic Supporting Member

    Apr 23, 2013
    Cool tune! I had never heard it before:
     
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  13. Apr 21, 2015 #13
    tonemachine

    tonemachine Inactive

    Mar 23, 2010
    Chicagoland
    Maybe Music Man can start putting in those nifty fretboard lights to fix their lousy G string dead spots.

    Just continuing...humor section, ya know. I own 3 MM....no dead spots.
     
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  14. Apr 21, 2015 #14
    Mark_70

    Mark_70

    Dec 31, 2013
    Minnesota
    Yes - that's the one.. Smile on my face hearing that tune once more.. Had not heard that in many years.
     
  15. Apr 22, 2015 #15
    Delusionati

    Delusionati

    Jun 30, 2009
    Erding, Germany
    Playing bass, Singing AND Chewing Gum!
     
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