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Some of you may know my friend Kennan Shaw (Bass Player Kennan - home) who is currently on tour with the most interesting Candye Kane. He's played all over and with some fascinating personalities which is all I will say about John Lee Hooker Junior. Ahem.
Kennan is a great guy although quite seriously afflicted with Antigua P Bass disease. I call it "phlegmburst" and he retaliates by complaining about those little metal bits on my fingerboards and the "big fat string there by the E string".
Anyway, he came into town a night early and we ate well and sat up fondling basses and wondering why Monte Montgomery isn't famous and gossiping about certain friends.
Given that he's almost as old as I am and kind of knows what he wants, I don't expect he'll be giving up the phlegmburst fretless P bass anytime soon. I'd be disappointed if he did - it's his Old Faithful - but he did get a kick out of a few of my basses.
Initial impressions of the Big Al 5 were "very, very good" and he thinks he really wants to try out a four banger.
Okay, I'm breaking the forum rules, but every now and then it's probably refreshing to see me playing something other than what you know I actually play. Hey, it's ugly, but it's a good bass. It works for Kennan (somewhat less so for me as I do require frets).
Flaming Biff Bongo was also pronounced excellent.
Oddly and surprisingly, it was the (fiver - gasp!) Dargie 2 that Kennan kept going back to. "Okay, this is really, really good." "This one has something different." Also, "You ever notice that when everything is just right, the bass actually seems to be much smaller?"
I doubt we convert him anytime soon, but I know he'd tell you how much he liked the Music Man basses.
Catch Kennan with Candye Kane if you can!
Jack
PS: He loves Ernie Ball strings, so he's got that going for him.
Kennan is a great guy although quite seriously afflicted with Antigua P Bass disease. I call it "phlegmburst" and he retaliates by complaining about those little metal bits on my fingerboards and the "big fat string there by the E string".
Anyway, he came into town a night early and we ate well and sat up fondling basses and wondering why Monte Montgomery isn't famous and gossiping about certain friends.
Given that he's almost as old as I am and kind of knows what he wants, I don't expect he'll be giving up the phlegmburst fretless P bass anytime soon. I'd be disappointed if he did - it's his Old Faithful - but he did get a kick out of a few of my basses.
Initial impressions of the Big Al 5 were "very, very good" and he thinks he really wants to try out a four banger.
Okay, I'm breaking the forum rules, but every now and then it's probably refreshing to see me playing something other than what you know I actually play. Hey, it's ugly, but it's a good bass. It works for Kennan (somewhat less so for me as I do require frets).
Flaming Biff Bongo was also pronounced excellent.
Oddly and surprisingly, it was the (fiver - gasp!) Dargie 2 that Kennan kept going back to. "Okay, this is really, really good." "This one has something different." Also, "You ever notice that when everything is just right, the bass actually seems to be much smaller?"
I doubt we convert him anytime soon, but I know he'd tell you how much he liked the Music Man basses.
Catch Kennan with Candye Kane if you can!
Jack
PS: He loves Ernie Ball strings, so he's got that going for him.
