The Who live at Leeds... wo.... like... dude, man!....

[JanVanHove]

Ok, I confess, I'm a bad bad bassist, because until yesterday, I hadn't heard the "Live at Leeds" album by The Who...

I guess it's the recording that makes this, but John's bass dominates everything, you can hardly hear the guitar...

His tone is killer, growly as hell, and yet if I understand correctly he was playing a P-bass at the time...

Anyhow, that single album has reaffirmed my faith and my belief in the genius of the late John Entwistle, and I will go forth on my quest to the Buzzard...

Can I get an Amen, Brothers?

 

[naetog]

I'll drink to that. I've had limited experience with the who, but that's one of them. Great stuff.

And kudos on the tip jar.... :wink:

 

[Florin]

Amen, Brother!

 

[ThirdthumB]

Man,

I thought you were going to say that you're going after the P-bass.......... :shock:

 

[JanVanHove]

Man,

I thought you were going to say that you're going after the P-bass.......... :shock:

Bwahahahah ! I might be mad, but nor mad enough for a Fender!

 

[ThirdthumB]

Man,

I thought you were going to say that you're going after the P-bass.......... :shock:

Bwahahahah ! I might be mad, but nor mad enough for a Fender!

How about an octave down P-bass with buzzard headstock ?? :lol:

 

[JanVanHove]

Man,

I thought you were going to say that you're going after the P-bass.......... :shock:

Bwahahahah ! I might be mad, but nor mad enough for a Fender!

How about an octave down P-bass with buzzard headstock ?? :lol:

Naah... even a 12-string p-bass wouldn't get me...

 

[Gerry]

I liked The Who before I even thought of playing bass. Good call!

 

[Michael J]

Hes playing his famous "Frakenstein" P Bass. Its a rare slab precision, constructed from 3-5 he had destroyed previously. It gets its growl and distortion from a faulty tone circuit apparently. Such a great album...

 

[Doog]

Live at Leeds was prolly the second album I ever owned after Tommy. I wuz abaht 10, just a nipper at the time. I never really listened to the bass then, it's a great album.

 

[Grgzilla]

Amen Jan,The Ox is,"The Man".My earliest bass hero.I dont think any other player has influenced bass playing & construction as much as John.

 

[JanVanHove]

Live at Leeds was prolly the second album I ever owned after Tommy. I wuz abaht 10, just a nipper at the time. I never really listened to the bass then, it's a great album.

Never listened to the bass? It's all there is! The whole album is just bass, with drums, guitar and vocals in the background! So if you listened to the album, you listened to the bass...

 

[Doog]

Live at Leeds was prolly the second album I ever owned after Tommy. I wuz abaht 10, just a nipper at the time. I never really listened to the bass then, it's a great album.

Never listened to the bass? It's all there is! The whole album is just bass, with drums, guitar and vocals in the background! So if you listened to the album, you listened to the bass...

Dog, like I said, I was prolly 10. Roger was my main man at that time. And given that here in N.A. KISS and Blondie were the in things I'd say that was pretty kewel for a 10 year old.

 

[Ewald]

I think since My Generation, the opinion of what a bass player could do on his bass has never been the same anymore. The start of modern bass.

 

[Kris]

Amen Jan,The Ox is,"The Man".My earliest bass hero.I dont think any other player has influenced bass playing & construction as much as John.

As much as I like The Ox, I still think that Jaco has had a bigger impact

 

[Michael J]

Differnt era and genre. Think of all the rock bass players that were influenced by The Ox and never got into Jazz. Its really irrelvent to decide who had a bigger impact on the world, I feel that its somthing that should only be adressed on a personal level. To me every bass player holds the same value.

 

[Kris]

Very different genres, but Jaco still had cross-genre impact! Plus you can't honestly say that these two hold the same value:

 

[Malk]

who's the first guy?

 

[Kris]

The guy from Fall Out Boy...

 

[Michael J]

We all bring differnt things to the table, and everyone should be respected for their individuality. Peter Wentz, Me, You, Jaco, Wooten. We all couldnt try to duplicate eachother if we tried, making us all equal machines of creative thought.