Stefan Lessard

[ErikP.Bass]

What a great performance this is.

 

[Vinny_G]

I'm a huge DMB fan. Stefan Lessard is a great bass player and Carter Beauford never ceases to amaze me.

 

[Pat Harris]

I wish there was a bit more sonic space in the live mix for him. I've seen DMB in many different venues, and the bass guitar is "there," but not well articulated.

 

[India_Sierra]

I had always thought by Stefan's choice in basses that I would have dug his playing, he loves his boutique kit and that is usually a sign of a top player. However, I have always found DMB so tedious and uninspiring to listen to, I could never really come to a conclusion on Stefan's playing other than to say that he performs adequately for the music provided. I would be interested in hearing him a more dynamic setting with a little room for improvisation to see what he can really do, but given the financial success of DMB I expect he has no need or desire to do that.

Actually, having just looked now it seems as though Stefan is now playing an uninspiring selection of lower-end Dingwalls and a couple of Stingrays. In his past he had Warwick, Modulus, Ken Smith - some really cool kit.

 

[chanson]

I had always thought by Stefan's choice in basses that I would have dug his playing, he loves his boutique kit and that is usually a sign of a top player. However, I have always found DMB so tedious and uninspiring to listen to, I could never really come to a conclusion on Stefan's playing other than to say that he performs adequately for the music provided. I would be interested in hearing him a more dynamic setting with a little room for improvisation to see what he can really do, but given the financial success of DMB I expect he has no need or desire to do that.

Actually, having just looked now it seems as though Stefan is now playing an uninspiring selection of lower-end Dingwalls and a couple of Stingrays. In his past he had Warwick, Modulus, Ken Smith - some really cool kit.

He has a Dingwall Z3 6 string, so top of the line. The "lower end" Dingwall and the Stingray specials he plays are also extremely high quality too and are nothing to scoff at. He has played a lot of different basses over the years, so he must like to switch it up.

Anyway, he is a good bassist and I think that with as much going on as DMB has sometimes, he does what he needs to help hold all together. I do wish he was a little bit higher in the mix, and prominent, but he is doing exactly what he needs to for the band.

 

[VillageIdiott]

I had always thought by Stefan's choice in basses that I would have dug his playing, he loves his boutique kit and that is usually a sign of a top player. However, I have always found DMB so tedious and uninspiring to listen to, I could never really come to a conclusion on Stefan's playing other than to say that he performs adequately for the music provided. I would be interested in hearing him a more dynamic setting with a little room for improvisation to see what he can really do, but given the financial success of DMB I expect he has no need or desire to do that.

Actually, having just looked now it seems as though Stefan is now playing an uninspiring selection of lower-end Dingwalls and a couple of Stingrays. In his past he had Warwick, Modulus, Ken Smith - some really cool kit.

I know this is an old-ish thread but I thought I would respond regardless. There are many things you could say against the DMB but uninspiring is not one of them. Dave M is one of the better acoustic players out there. All the musicians are really talented. Including Stefan.

I think their studio albums are boring. Live, however, they are an amazing band. Just watch the entirety of the Central Park Live album/video. Few displays of mucical talent can trump that performance, IMHO.