Me too! Probably why he makes sense as the bassist in the Liberation Orchestra now. I really like his bass guitar playing.
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Double Bass Steve Swallow, Double Bassist
- Thread starter Sam Sherry
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Love those duo recordings SW did with Sheila Jordan. Loved the trios with Chick Corea, deep sound. Love the sound of his hollowbody electric with Burton/Grappelli. Very organic sound.. lots of wood tone in his electric bass there. Very negotiable overtones, like the acoustic bass. Less enamored of his sound when he started playing hot rod custom instruments. The Parker bass sounds horrible. For me, he traded in his acoustic sound when he left the of the shelf hollow body bass. What a great musician though, and that's what really counts.
I love this clip! Love Steve's acoustic bass playing. He always gave a story about how he discovered the electric bass and was inspired to quit playing acoustic.. at the Fillmore when he was playing with Gary Burton and they opened for Cream. Watching him solo here it sure looks like he was nursing a serious shoulder injury. It's tough on the body, our chosen instrument.
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Please continue sharing music. I didn't really listen to Steve but I always remember an interview he did with BP, it was Steve and Flea both. They both agreed that you are only as good of a bass player as you are of a person. That always stuck with me and I try to impart the same wisdom on my students.
Looks like he was nursing a pretty severe right shoulder or neck injury to me. Contracted muscles, repetitive movement related injury? Just my take. Doesn't really matter now, because Steve abandoned the upright bass long ago.
Ok, thanks for answering
Of course but gaining some insight(s) from observing his posture then could definitely be helpful to someone now, that's the reason i asked
