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Gussy Finknottle wrote:

fergus wrote:I was going to comment on it earlier but I did think that you might be a bit self conscious about it so I decided to be discreet. However, now that you ask....I like it. The kid next door probably thought you were positively prehistoric with no avatar! Note the absence in my case also, by choice though.
Now forgive ageing eyes but who is it and do you know what the amps are in the backgroung?

Now were talking.Its the late great Jaco Pastorius the self confessed greatest bass player on the planet.The amps are Acoustic 360s.Fender Jazz bass 1962 with the frets ripped out and size 9 shoes,right whats next

I had to smile at your asking that question Fergus, have you ever heard of Jaco?

Seán wrote: I had to smile at your asking that question Fergus, have you ever heard of Jaco?

Gussy will probably have a fit but the honest answer is no Seán.
Does the fact that I once played a Fender Jazz bass gain me any credits at all???

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote: I had to smile at your asking that question Fergus, have you ever heard of Jaco?

Gussy will probably have a fit but the honest answer is no Seán.
Does the fact that I once played a Fender Jazz bass gain me any credits at all???

Only if you ripped the frets out with your teeth

fergus wrote:

Seán wrote: I had to smile at your asking that question Fergus, have you ever heard of Jaco?

Gussy will probably have a fit but the honest answer is no Seán.
Does the fact that I once played a Fender Jazz bass gain me any credits at all???

You never heard of Jaco Pastorius? Gosh, I thought that most people had done so. Have you heard of Weather Report then?

Gussy Finknottle wrote:Only if you ripped the frets out with your teeth

LOL....I will slink back to the corner so!

Seán wrote:You never heard of Jaco Pastorius? Gosh, I thought that most people had done so. Have you heard of Weather Report then?

Nope....'fraid not....should we continue this conversation so?!?!?!?

Jaco was solely responsible for taking the electric bass out of the dark ages just as Hendrix done with the elecric guitar,he ripped the frets out and the rest is history.As well as Weather Report he played those ground breaking lines on Joni Mitchell's Mingus,Shadows and Light,Hejira and Don Juan's Reckless Daughter.When my son started playing bass at 7 years old he wanted to rip the frets out of his fender jazz so as he could sound like Jaco

Gussy Finknottle wrote:....When my son started playing bass at 7 years old he wanted to rip the frets out of his fender jazz so as he could sound like Jaco

Cool....a 7 year old bass playing son....major respect!

fergus wrote:

Gussy Finknottle wrote:....When my son started playing bass at 7 years old he wanted to rip the frets out of his fender jazz so as he could sound like Jaco

Cool....a 7 year old bass playing son....major respect!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA5gngzKfW4

he's a little older now

Gussy Finknottle wrote:....he's a little older now

....and obviouslt very talented.....what prompted him to pick up the bass at that tender age?