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Paul McCartney teaches bass! Hope it hasn't been posted already...

Cool! It's even got those little diagrams that show you where to put your fingers!

http://www.rickresource.com/phpBB3/view ... 5&t=383296

Playin' wif his thumb, is he?

revolver323 wrote:Playin' wif his thumb, is he?

Yeah, I noticed that too!

That's why they made those enigmatic tugbars, for the real old-schoolers like Paul.

You mean there's another way to play?

I must confess I'm on the same page, Evan

Paul sometimes uses an oversize plectrum for the fiddlier bits.

I started playing with my thumb in 1965 and stopped because -- if you're really old, you'll remember this song -- I couldn't play the little bass break in Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders' "The Game of Love." I switched to my fingers, then went to a pick when Chris Squire arrived. But I never could play funk very well with a pick (still can't), so I alternated. I still use a pick on my Hofner, but fingers on every other bass (except a Rick, if I still played one). However, I have been using my thumb a bit now if the song doesn't call for heavy attack or blazing speed. I'm not a slapper, though.

What kind of bass rig is that behind him?

Ashdown ABM500 and matching 4-10 (most likely) cab.

He's using Mesa Boogie live, I think.

revolver323 wrote:He's using Mesa Boogie live, I think.

He has used M/B for a long time so I was surprised to see the Ashdown in that video.