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Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: ghostyhead on May 29, 2008, 07:06:50 PM

I was watching some old Level 42 footage, and wondered if that thumb cap thing that Mark king wears on his thumb is there for sound or to stop his thumb falling apart, i remember flea using super glue on his thumb on some tour doco, as his thumb was falling apart due to so much playing...
anyone know the history there?

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: tbrannon on May 29, 2008, 08:45:28 PM

I'm 99.9% sure you're seeing black electrical tape that he used to stop his thumb from splitting.
 
Toby
 
PS: Good luck in your bass search- I know what it's like trying to get an Alembic down to the land of the Long Gray Cloud.  If you find one and it's coming from the US you'll be limited in carriers.  I ended up buying from a club member and we used Fed Ex.  They weren't my first choice, but UPS was incredibly expensive and the USPS won't take packages that large anymore.

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: jacko on June 02, 2008, 04:42:15 AM

It's Black electrical tape Matthew. At the end of his shows he peals it off and throws it into the audience just like guitarists do with their plectrums. Not sure I'd want to pick up a roll of sweaty black tape ;-)
 
graeme

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: bracheen on June 02, 2008, 08:45:08 AM

The Land of the Long Gray Cloud? Haven't heard that one before. BTW, Ben, I checked out your music on myspace.  Ghosty Head has some good stuff.  I enjoyed it.
 
Sorry about the thread highjack but there's only so much to be said about a length of electrical tape.
 
Sam

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: Bradley Young on June 02, 2008, 12:22:23 PM

I thought he used gaffer's tape-- it offers a slightly less nasal midrange than electrical tape.
 
Bradley

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: tbrannon on June 02, 2008, 01:08:49 PM

Sam,
Aeoteroa is what the Maori call(ed) what we now know of as New Zealand- it means, Land of the Long White Cloud.  Those who are from NZ or have lived there for a spell will commonly refer to is as Land of the Long Gray Cloud based on the amount of rainfall seen in some parts.
 
Toby
 
(Message edited by tbrannon on June 02, 2008)

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: ghostyhead on June 02, 2008, 03:36:27 PM

Yes yes...this is true, Im in Auckland, which actually hasn\t been too bad this year, we had a beauty summer this year, its mid winter now though. brass monkey material.

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: anarchyx on June 08, 2008, 04:08:03 PM

what's a plectrum?

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: dadabass2001 on June 08, 2008, 04:23:28 PM

A plectrum is a pick, a word of perhaps Greek or Latin origin.
 
Mike

Title: Mark Kings thumb
Post by: anarchyx on June 08, 2008, 04:35:24 PM

oh. m'kay