the cool bassists thread

[Matt Till]

?!?! Who the hell is that?!



I mean this in a totally hetero way, but Tony Levin is adorable. I've never met him or anything, but he's one of those people you can tell has a very honest/loving soul. I'm not saying I'd go gay for Levin... but then again I'm not not saying I'd go gay for Levin.

 

[j-raj]

Rev. Jones plays for Michael Schenker Group...


...hope that confusion clears up for you there, matt .


j/k

 

[spectorbass83]

Duff McKagan

Robert DeLeo

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Duff McKagan

Robert DeLeo

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man. what the hell is going on in that peppers pic??? last i checked flea wasnt a lefty? is it mirrored or sumin?

 

[Matt Till]

Yep, mirrored.

The text that you can't make out is all backwards. Plus.... yeah, he can't play left.

 

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Im sorry.................but Flea is not cool..........

 

[DGbass70]

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The metal bass god... Cliff Burton

Ryknow

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Big Robert

ok the 1on the top pic. looks like NIKKY SIX AND TRACY GUNS
(TRIPLETS SEPARATED AT BIRTH?) THAT'S PRETTY CRAZY ISN'T IT?

 

[Matt Till]

Im sorry.................but Flea is not cool..........

Agreed. He's a weird looking nerd. And his stage presence to me is borderline annoying. (see live version of Stone Cold Bush on SNL... random humping weird "stepping on bugs" dance...)

Plus his personality bothers me. I remember when he was talking about Weird Al's "Yabba Dabba Doo" covering "Give it away." He said something like, "Yabba Dabba Doo now? That's so not clever at all, I mean, the lyrics are stupid."... "What I got you gotta get it put it in you... give it away now" Yeah... that's art.

 

[Jonki]

he is also a manic. i saw "flea bass lesson", and i thought, oh my god that guy needs help.

 

[Matt Till]

he is also a manic. i saw "flea bass lesson", and i thought, oh my god that guy needs help.

In regards to Flea's bass lesson (and maybe a lot of live performace antics)... well you see... there's this invention called drugs... right? And I'm pretty sure flea (and most certainly river) was "on drugs" as they say.

 

[Jonki]

In regards to Flea's bass lesson (and maybe a lot of live performace antics)... well you see... there's this invention called drugs... right? And I'm pretty sure flea (and most certainly river) was "on drugs" as they say.

yeah, but still. and that river guy sleept almost

 

[ladros2]

there is nothing wrong with flea, he is funky and tight as hell, and have you SEEN his teddy bear pants???

 

[j-raj]

Actually if you are referring to the video that River Phoenix was hosting with Flea... yes there's no mystery that back then Flea and River were pretty messed up during that taping...

Man, that was like 14 years ago, which was couple years before River's death (1993)... Things are absolutely different now. I've seen Flea and RHCP's with in the last 10 years and he has had his stuff together a bit more these days.

 

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Still.............there is nothing cool or amazing about Flea, his damn bass tone is equal to some one taking a dump ...........its sounds nasty. I really dont like him. I used to , until I woke up.

 

[FenderHotRod]

hijackers!!!!!!!

 

[j-raj]

Still.............there is nothing cool or amazing about Flea, his damn bass tone is equal to some one taking a dump ...........its sounds nasty. I really dont like him. I used to , until I woke up.

easy there cap't.

I'm not a big fan of his either, All I was stating is that he has his sh!t together more now rather than then.

I have to say that the video of River interviewing Flea was like 'Fear and Loathing' and our bass worlds colliding... funny stuff!

 

[j-raj]

back to cool bassists, this guy:

neal fountain!

 

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Berry Oakley and Overend Watts!

 

[Petary791]

What kind of bass is Berry Oakley playing?

 

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Looks like a Jazz with a humbucker in the middle, I cant really see it well though. He had alot of odd basses.