Tony Franklin *is* a monster

[Basshappi]

I became aware of Tony Franklin via Blue Murder. I loved his tone on that first album.
Great player but I didn't keep up with his projects. That is a correction I need to make ASAP.

 

[BaileyMan]

Yeah. It's been great to dive deep into his stuff today. I haven't found any of his stuff with Roy Harper on Spotify, but I've been enjoying playing my fretless along with some Roy Harper tunes that are just vox and acoustic.

 

[David McIntire]

I became aware of Tony Franklin via Blue Murder. I loved his tone on that first album.
Great player but I didn't keep up with his projects. That is a correction I need to make ASAP.

Yeah. It's been great to dive deep into his stuff today. I haven't found any of his stuff with Roy Harper on Spotify, but I've been enjoying playing my fretless along with some Roy Harper tunes that are just vox and acoustic.

I have been on my bass all DAY today reliving these Franklin moments. Old an new. Thanks fer this thread...

 

[Lesfunk]

 

[Lesfunk]

I saw Franklin with Carmine Appice back in the mid 90s and I was amazed at how he could play fretless bass so effectively with such a closed left hand posture.
You see other notable fretless guys like Pino and Jaco, for example, having such beautiful left hand one finger per fret technique and to see and hear Tony pull these lines out of his bass using, for lack of a better term, ugly rock and roll technique is pretty amazing

 

[Dr. Cheese]

Roundabout sounds good on that P-Bass!

 

[David McIntire]

I saw Franklin with Carmine Appice back in the mid 90s and I was amazed at how he could play fretless bass so effectively with such a closed left hand posture.
You see other notable fretless guys like Pino and Jaco, for example, having such beautiful left hand one finger per fret technique and to see and hear Tony pull these lines out of his bass using, for lack of a better term, ugly rock and roll technique is pretty amazing

I think I was drawn to him for exactly this! He didn't make it seem like I couldn't. He makes me believe I can! Much more attainable than some of my other heroes. But very unique, and amazing, nonetheless...

 

[carsbybigd]

He is also a really nice guy . Check out Rated X with Joe Lynn Turner , Carmine , Tony and Karl . Unfortunately Karl suffered a stroke and the project ended but still. sounded great.

 

[David McIntire]

He is also a really nice guy . Check out Rated X with Joe Lynn Turner , Carmine , Tony and Karl . Unfortunately Karl suffered a stroke and the project ended but still. sounded great.

I've talked wit Mr Franklin on a couple occasions. Super nice, super positive guy. And I hadn't heard of Rated X. Joe Lynne Turner one of my faves! I gotta find this.

 

[David McIntire]

First track to come up. Mr Franklin opens it! I like it.

 

[carsbybigd]

 

[BaileyMan]

I have been on my bass all DAY today reliving these Franklin moments. Old an new. Thanks fer this thread...

Thank You for sharing your inspirations!

 

[addnos]

I met Tony a couple of years ago at a little bass clinic he was doing. There were about 30 of us there to see him. Carmine Appice was there as part of the crowd and sat in front of me, which was surreal. I got there really early as Tony was setting up and pretty much no one was there yet. I talked to him for quite a while....super nice guy, very kind. If you follow him on Twitter you can see what kind of human being he is. He lives very close to me but I haven't seen him out and about.

 

[gscroggin]

If you like guitar virtuoso stuff, he’s done some great work with Tony MacAlpine.