Not in any particular order and to name but a few...BASS PEOPLE Rod Brooks, Norman Watt-Roy, Pino Palladino, Winston Blissett, James Jamerson, Jaco Pastorius, Aston Barrett, Bernard Edwards, Mark King, Bootsy Collins, Anthony Jackson, Leland Sklar, Courtney Thomas...OTHER PEOPLE Nile Rodgers, Bob Marley, Steve Lukather, Alan Murphy, Jeff Porcaro, Erroll Rollins, Colin Hinds, Jack Danson, Paul Carrack, Maceo Parker..this list could go on for a long time...
From a family spanning 3 generations of musical tradition to my knowledge, I first picked up a bass guitar at the tender age of 12... I can remember after a short frustration period that things began to come together quite quickly for me, which gave me the bug to relentlessly play my old black Hondo Precision copy that I picked up for fifty quid in a second hand shop in Leeds. I got my first wage from bass playing at the age of 14 after an ad I placed in a local music store got me an audition with a local rockabilly band The Shy Teds ...Fortunately for me I passed the audition and a couple of weeks later I was out there doing the local pub and clubscene...All those fast walking basslines were just what the doctor ordered for getting one's shit together tenfold I can tell you, however after a few year's of great fun and learning, I thought there was no way I was gonna take my playing any further playing twelve bars and proceeded to get the hell out of there. For the next half a dozen years I played in a couple of serious original bands and also with loads of 'bums on seats' cover bands which I am really grateful for because those bands gave me the experience both playing wise and head wise that I cannot put a price on, neither could I have studied for it. I always strived to work with the best players I could, because I found the more I respected the players in the band, the more I was hungry to keep improving... I probably stuck around on that circuit for a little too long though, due to all the fun I was having but hey no regrets. I have in recent years been very proud to have worked alongside a number of respected names in the business, the people involved in recommending me for such, are those to whom I will remain eternally grateful. Thanks guys you know who you are....Jase.
Ah, sorry to hear that. Keep me posted on your gigs anyhow. I've been madly juggling a day job,teaching and gigging. Going to be in next month's Bass Guitar Magazine so hopefully that will bring in some more students!
Hope you're having a good time over the festive period. If yer need me to do any gigs for yer gis a shout, I should have a car by the beginning of next week, progress!
Best wishes from Devils Creek - Glad to have you as a friend here on myspace. The great thing about myspace is that you can link up with kindred spirits!.
"Here's something a bit different. These guys are heavily influenced by Rory Gallagher, Status Quo and early 70's British bluesy hard rock. They've got a great groove in the rhythm section, a fine guitarist in Guy Rosewall, and their album 'Bullfrog Blues' is recommended! The album includes a rockin' take on Rory's "Seven Days". Definitely not another SRV clone"
"The band is driven beautifully by Terry Brown on drums and Tim Chapple on bass, the latter laying down a stomping beat on every number.......... on the showing of this album I would strongly recommend them" (Ian McKenzie - Blues In The South).
ROCKING THE BLUES WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER GROOVE – THIS ENGLISH TRIO TAKE THE RORY GALLAGHER / HENDRIX BLUEPRINT AND BRING IT KICKING AND SCREAMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU.
Hey Jase, haha I'm might be you know.Will find out tomorrow for sure. Might be able to bunk in with some mates who are going tomorrow. Will text yer if I'm going. I could never be bored again, I think youtube could fascinate me for life haha. Would you believe it, the sore throat from hell has eased but is still there a bit, madness. Got to lay off the scag haha.
