by bassboogie » 26 Jul 2013, 12:28
We Wurzels in the West Country are quite fortunate because Mansons (Exeter) organise their annual Guitar Show, included are bass clinics which attract top bass session players.
Mansons also had an exclusive bass clinic with Stu Hamm, yes the great man came to Exeter.
The overriding impression with these pro's is their sheer versatility, they'll slap and pop, play an entire tune (lead, rhythm, bass, percussion) by tapping, slapping, plucking, picking a 4 string bass and easily break into 60's smooth melodic bass lines. All with modern basses and amps. There is no doubt that we have some amazing bass equipment today.
Alan Jones and Mark Griffiths used various modern basses (Alembic, not sure) in their early days with the Shads which sounded great, so there is a place for modern gear here, perhaps not so much for the purists. Most of us on this forum still use Precisions and Burns but with modern amps.
But I must admit I have a mega P bass bias.
Luigi