Same here, though it was the Live After Death concert video that really did it for me.
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What bass player inspired you to start playing?
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Same here, though it was the Live After Death concert video that really did it for me.
I don't know if I can say anyone in particular inspired me but I can say I was most aware of Stanley Clarke's 'School days' and a lot of the disco/funk bass playing, as well as Jack Bruce playing 'Badge'.
I actually started bass on a lark with a pawnshop bass. That and others have come and gone, I now have an arsenal of basses (some soon to be sold), and nowhere near the talent I should have for that lot. I do blame even picking that bass up on a bass playing friend who handed me his vintage Fender to try and I ended up liking the feel of a bass.
What I can say is that bass is a whole lot more portable to play on trips, and certainly easier to play with headphones than drums!
I actually started bass on a lark with a pawnshop bass. That and others have come and gone, I now have an arsenal of basses (some soon to be sold), and nowhere near the talent I should have for that lot. I do blame even picking that bass up on a bass playing friend who handed me his vintage Fender to try and I ended up liking the feel of a bass.
What I can say is that bass is a whole lot more portable to play on trips, and certainly easier to play with headphones than drums!
Listening to Les Claypool, Flea and others inspired me to start playing bass.
Obviously I've never realized the supernatural talent of Mark Hoppus's godlike bass heroics...
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In chronological order:
1. Paul McCartney, because I was a kid when I first heard The Beatles and Paul played bass on a guitar and not on an upright. I thought it looked cool.
2. John Paul Jones, because he had such a powerful sound in the early 70s
3. Jaco in 1976 because of his revolutionary approach.
4. Gary Willis, because he showed how to play effortlessly with special emphasis on the right hand.
1. Paul McCartney, because I was a kid when I first heard The Beatles and Paul played bass on a guitar and not on an upright. I thought it looked cool.
2. John Paul Jones, because he had such a powerful sound in the early 70s
3. Jaco in 1976 because of his revolutionary approach.
4. Gary Willis, because he showed how to play effortlessly with special emphasis on the right hand.
The Rock Band video games are what largely inspired me to play bass.
For specific bass players, it was Flea and Ross Valory (from Journey).
For specific bass players, it was Flea and Ross Valory (from Journey).
The rock band Kiss undoubtedly got me into playing music. I started off a guitar player and always enjoyed playing rhythm. Moved on to bass because there was just simply more demand for bass players in local bands. Bass idols include, Burton, Claypool, Pastorius, Lee, Butler, Gould, Harris and Wooten ( and Trevor Dunn). But there are so many more to mention.
Peter Tork... Tommy Michaels, the bassist for the best band from my high school,
"The Motherfathers'...Jack Bruce...(Several years later) Phil Lesh...(a couple of years after that) Rick Danko...and the beat goes on...
"The Motherfathers'...Jack Bruce...(Several years later) Phil Lesh...(a couple of years after that) Rick Danko...and the beat goes on...
