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From: smiff@ihu1f.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: bass players, and the Stick
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Date: Fri, 7-Oct-83 12:11:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  7 12:11:22 1983
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One of my fave bass players is Stanley Clarke (formerly of
Return to Forever).  Haven't been impressed with much of his
recent stuff (e.g. a couple albums with George Duke), but I
really enjoyed his earlier solo stuff ("Schooldays", "Journey
to Love", and another one that I can't remember right now,
maybe self-titled).

Another favorite is Tony Levin of King Crimson (et al).
Besides the standard bass, he also plays something called
a "Stick" (a.k.a. the "Chapman Stick"), sort of a bass
without a body (don't remember how many strings) which
is played percussively with the fingers of both hands
rather than plucked.  Has anyone ever seen one of these
in action (or played one)?  Anyone know how much one costs?

Roy Smith
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