I Met Pino!!!!!!!!!!

**BradBassMan** · 07-04-2006, 03:45 AM

God, what can i say?? a top guy, was more interested in me and my playing rather than blowing his own trumpet (bass?!) even had a geeky conversation about gear with him...you guys will cry when you hear why he isnt playing the Bongo anymore

, it's almost blasphemy *sobs*...anyways..enough bragging. Just nice to know there are some genuine top guys in the music industry

Brad

**ExLurker** · 07-04-2006, 03:55 AM

Bass players are generally nice guys Ive found.

So go on then, pray tell, why isnt he playing a Bongo anymore? Very interested in why he prefers that Precision over an MM.

**BradBassMan** · 07-04-2006, 04:00 AM

He was saying that the tone controls are a bit too sensitive for him, he can get one extreme to the other with the slightest tweak, which some people love but he prefers a more solid foundation to work from. And at Hyde Park yesterday with the Who he was using a black with white pg jazzmaster(??) bass....looked like a jazz but with jaguar guitar styley switches on the top of the PG...

Regarding the precision, it looks stunning, got a photo on my phone of it close up, believe it has been used to be F*nders Pino Signature model.

And has anyone realised how taaaaall he is?! Im 6'1 and felt noticabley short..

**ExLurker** · 07-04-2006, 04:19 AM

Thanks for sharing that.

I'm one of those who loves the sensitivity of the preamp on the Bongo.

A Jazzmaster doesnt float my boat I'm afraid. I've only heard him use the Precision on the John Mayer Trio live cd and I really didnt like what was I hearing, it really got lost in the mix.

I'd better not stand next to either of you. I'm 5'10" !

**Randracula** · 07-04-2006, 04:27 AM

That was probably the new Jaguar bass he was playing. I tried one out at GC and wasn't too impressed . Then I played a 30th Ray- Best sounding/looking bass i've ever played.....Now to convince my wife how much I need one

**strummer** · 07-04-2006, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by BradBassMan

He was saying that the tone controls are a bit too sensitive for him, he can get one extreme to the other with the slightest tweak, which some people love but he prefers a more solid foundation to work from.

Well, what's he going to say?

Still, a real cool bass player.

**MingusBASS** · 07-04-2006, 06:33 AM

That's really cool man! Pino is one of my favorites and It would awesome if he played his bongo out but he's still a great bassist. I don't know if he has an HH Bongo4 but perhaps a single H would be more up his alley. I've heard that's it's more "point and shoot". Hell, make it passive while we're at it.

**Dr Stankface** · 07-04-2006, 06:38 AM

MusicMan player or not, Pino is most certainly a favorite of mine.

**MingusBASS** · 07-04-2006, 06:48 AM

YOUR MOM is one of my favorites.

**TSanders** · 07-04-2006, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by MingusBASS

YOUR MOM is one of my favorites.

+6

**Psychicpet** · 07-04-2006, 08:38 AM

wow! Very cool!
Pino is an all-time fav. of mine as well. As for his switch to Fender, oh well, people's got free will to which taste is not always linked

jokes,jokes.

**fearofcups** · 07-04-2006, 10:43 AM

Very interesting indeed, thanks for sharing it

**Spudmurphy** · 07-04-2006, 11:06 AM

Pino is a top guy, he and I played the music scene in Cardiff when we were teenagers into our twenties.
Man he is tall - I'm 5 - 6 imagime how I felt stood next to him!!!

Glad he hasn't changed.
Spud