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IMO John Entwhistle was probably the most influential bass guitar player WHO ever lived thus far...

Orpheus · 56-60, M

I haven't heard his solo stuff but yeah, he's a dude...and what a great instrument...I just ended up thinking about that kid, (well..youngish man) who played fretless on Paul Simon's Graceland, can't remember his name but I remember reading somewhere that his intonation was absolutely bang on the button...every note, every time. Not easy.

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ArtieKat · M

@helenS That's way too technical for a simple soul like me 😊

helenS · 36-40, F

@ArtieKat Essentially, the VPN generates a fake IP address for me, so I appear to be in London, or Berlin, or Denver. If a video is licensed only for the UK – fine, I'm there!
Highly recommended.

ArtieKat · M

@helenS I guessed really :-)

Entwistle · 56-60, M

Entwistle was the most exciting bassist in my opinion. John Paul Jones had a better musical understanding.
I saw Entwistle with The Who in 2000.

Orpheus · 56-60, M

@Entwistle You were most fortunate to see Entwistle play with The Who. Yeah, I kind of agree about JPJ but think of the brasswork that Entwistle scored and played overdubbing individual parts...

Entwistle · 56-60, M

@Orpheus Good point. However John Paul Jones was an arranger and he played several other instruments too.
I prefer Entwistle's work though.

helenS · 36-40, F

No that was Jaco.

Orpheus · 56-60, M

@helenS Do you know what? I got back on SW after a few years respite and saw this post wot I had written (how's that for grammar?) and thought...That is so f***ing crap and I didn't know how to delete it. Anyway, I'm glad you brought my attention to it...by dragging my crap post out into the broad daylight again!🙂 Jaco Pastorius cannot be underestimated, agreed. Tony Levin. Carol Kaye...

helenS · 36-40, F

@Orpheus Tony Levin is [u]da man[/u]! The Chapman stick man. I first heard him when he was Peter Gabriel's bass player. I love Tony's solo records.
Tony Levin: “Peter Gabriel said, ‘Why don’t you attach two drum sticks to your fingers?’"

Burke17 · 61-69, M

Chris Squire. Jack Bruce, Paul McCartney. Geddy Lee. Stanley Clarke. Eugene Wright. There is no correct answer. Pino Palladino.

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