Who were/are you main influences on bass?

wkargel · Post by **wkargel** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 4:03 pm

Oh, the list is long and distinguished, for sure!

Many of my fave bass players have or still are playing Rick basses!

Lemme see...John Wetton, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Paul McCartney, John Entwhistle, Simon Gallup, Sting, Peter Hook, Tony Levin, Jaco Pastorius, Jack Bruce, Tom Petersson, Doug Pinnick, Peter Steele, Jeff Ahment, etc. etc.

You should check out my Musical Influences page at my website...http://www.geocities.com/wkargel

Yep, lots of bass players there...lots of Ricks being played by said bass players are pictured!

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Bill

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iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 4:07 pm

Joe Osborn, Carol Kaye, McCartney, Bruce Foxton, Colin Moulding, Entwistle, Squire, Sid, John Lodge, Tom Petersson, Chas Chandler, Paul Samwell-Smith.

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 5:10 pm

Geezer Butler, Geddy Lee, Chris Squire, Paul McCartney, John Paul Jones, John Entwistle, Doug Pinnick. James Jamerson.

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 5:25 pm

Chris Squire, John Wetton, Gordon Sumner, Trevor Boulder, Phil Chenn, Wilbur Bascomb, John Taylor, Stanley Clarke, Danny Partridge.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 5:31 pm

I was waiting for someone to mention Joe Osbourne who played on countless 60's hits you hear every day on the oldie stations. Also all the James Brown bass players were great, especially whoever played on "Cold Sweat" I gotta go put him on now. Someone mentioned that most of their influences were Ric players, most of mine were P bass players, what I like about the 4003's is that especially with the Pyramid flats you can actually out P a P bass,they are just as punchy and full, and will adapt to differing room acoustics much better than a P bass will, at least IMHO. Some rooms where a P bass would sound like mud all you have to do is back off the bass pickup a little bit on a 4003, and there it is, instant punch.

goldcomet · Post by **goldcomet** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:51 pm

Being in the Eighth grade and hearing the Zombies on the radio playing "She's Not There" and "Time of the Season" or ? and the Mysterions playing "96 Tears" I knew I had to play Bass and leave the chord strumming to the other guys. Bass was just the coolest thing to play.

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:55 am

Yeah, Carol Kaye. In the liner notes for Pet Sounds Sessions, she say she played with the action way high for a heavier sound. She says at the end of some long sessions she'd be in immense pain. And she was able to interpret Brian Wilson's ideas. And was a woman playing in a man's world.

Anyone hear of a bassist named Miroslav Vitos? I used to listen to him long ago (jazz)

rickde · Post by **rickde** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 5:24 am

Bruce Foxton was very cool. How about Will Lee? Consumate studio musician professional.

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 6:00 am

Mark, 96 tears was a great bass tune, as was The Zombies, I just pickup up a greatest hits CD by them in Peru. I used to listen to AM radio out of an old console radio with a 12" speaker, it had great bass. You should have heard 96 tears with that radio! boom! Anyone remember "Are You a Boy or Are You A Girl?" The Barbarians. Their drummer played with a hook, Moulty, they were a Boston band, the song was a nation wide hit, had great bass in it. How about "Little GTO"? Ronny and The Daytonas. The first 45 I ever bought was "Last Kiss" J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers, because of the bass intro (Hofner?)
Carol Kaye played the beach boys stuff? Did Brian write those bass lines or did she? those were great bass lines, inversions, things like that. I noticed the big fat sound on Good Vibrations before, the bass would almost make the stylus jump out of the groove. I like the big bottom you get with high action myself, it is always a balancing act for me, how high can I go and still maintain decent playability.

mortivan · Post by **mortivan** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 6:33 am

Danny Partridge??!!

Yeah, he sure could strum that bass ...

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 6:44 am

I think the bass was bigger than him, I wonder how he played the low F? He was way cooler than the guy from The New Establishment too. Strum!

shamustwin · Post by **shamustwin** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:56 am

Bob,
Carol Kaye probably played on every pop record that came out of L.A. back then. On the Pet Sounds box, they give you alternate tracks, one with just the music and one with just the vocals. The arrangements by Brian are awesome (he didn't write music, just told everyone what to play). Anyway listening to this collection, his bass and percussion arrangements just blow me away, and he was younger than John or Paul (23 at the time)! Often, he has a standup playing in unison with the electric, and on one tune he has 3 basses in unison.

BTW, do you have the Nuggets collection?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 12:25 pm

Jerry,
No sorry to say I don't I've had friends who raved about it though, I love that old 60's garage rock. I also mute with my palm sometimes when I play with a pick

aceonbass · Post by **aceonbass** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:11 pm

I think Danny Partridge played a Fender Bronco short scale bass. Him and Bill Wyman are the only others besides myself that I know of that play short scale.

jblakey · Post by **jblakey** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 4:19 pm

Geddy Lee (do I need to say RUSH?), Andy Rourke (of The Smiths), Mike Mills (of REM), Colin Moulding (of XTC & Dukes of Stratosphere)... funny though that I decided to play bass after seeing Rick James on Saturday Night Live... those big slides.. too cool! but is there anyone more antithetical to Rush/Smiths/REM/XTC?