Steve Swallow seems to have a new bass...

[cnltb]

 

[Bob_Ross]

Is that Bill Stewart on drums?

 

[bassbones2]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

just looks like a different version of the same........for gods sakes trim those eye brows!!!!!

JB

 

[Mark_70]

Is that Bill Stewart on drums?

Yes, that's Bill Stewart, what an awesome drummer.

Regards
Mark

 

[Mvilmany]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

just looks like a different version of the same........for gods sakes trim those eye brows!!!!!

JB

Yeah, those eyebrows...

 

[Matthew_84]

Seriously though, how can he see through those things?

 

[fretlessguy]

Seriously though, how can he see through those things?

He could sweep the floor with those things.

 

[dirkcalloway]

This version is quite new, I believe Steve started using it this past spring, around the time he made the new Jamie Saft trio record. When I worked with Steve, last fall, he was still playing the double cutaway bass, which sounded amazing. Of course.

 

[ole Jason]

Could just be the recording but I'm not a huge fan of the tone he's getting there. I've always dug the sound of the double cut he usually plays. Killer playing either way though.

 

[Thumper19605]

Thanks for sharing, on of my favorite drummers to boot, looks like a Citron to me as well.

 

[cnltb]

I like the tone and the look.

 

[interp]

I am assuming this five string is tuned EADGC. Sounds like it anyway.

I had the great pleasure of meeting Steve Swallow last year in Germany and spending a few minutes chatting with him. What a gracious man and incredible player! He very kindly signed my '62 Jazz, which I'm planning to give to my son Max. He wrote: "Max! Practice!"

As for the eyebrows, I think they are the secret of his mastery. God forbid he should ever trim them.

 

[Jrussblues]

Did anyone else listen to the guitar solo?

 

[deste]

I saw him two weeks ago in trio with Carla Bley and Andy Sheppard: maybe the greatest concert I've heard in 2016.
Years ago I had the pleasure to go to an after-concet dinner with him and Mrs. Bley, and I noticed how nice and pleasant they both were: we discussed about music, about basses (I was starting to play bass again after many years of double bass only), he let me play his Parker, I think he was the nicest in all the jazz greats I ever met.

 

[cnltb]

Did anyone else listen to the guitar solo?

I did.

 

[Plutonium244]

Hey! Steve was using Hartke 4x10's. Doesn't he know that he is in violation of at least two Talkbass rules there?

 

[Jrussblues]

I did.

What did you think?

 

[rmayer]

[Invalid or Expired Link Removed]

just looks like a different version of the same........for gods sakes trim those eye brows!!!!!

JB

But think of how much he saves on sunglasses...Revo's are expensive!!!

 

[bassbones2]

Dang that thing has a 36 inch scale! Plus, a long section from the bridge through the body....must be some custom strings.

There is a "Swallow New Large" listed in the price list but no picture......maybe that's the one.

JB

 

[Herrick]

I did.

Me too.