Author Topic: Documentary on Mark King (Read 261 times)

blazer · « **on:** January 21, 2007, 04:08:22 PM »

He plays a beautiful series one bass throughout the thing, the bass looks ENORMOUS on him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbHa2_o5flM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZUbB4pE11E

inthelows · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2007, 06:09:48 PM »

Great video and nice bass!
Thanks for the links.
I've always wondered if the band on the thumb is a thumb pick or just tape on his right hand.
Does anybody have any info on that.
NLP

88persuader · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2007, 06:39:31 PM »

Great links ... thanks!!!

hieronymous · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2007, 07:37:24 PM »

I think it's just a rubber thing on his thumb, not a pick. I seem to remember reading about it in an interview somewhere...

tbrannon · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2007, 07:40:21 PM »

Somebody posted here a while back- I think with a link- that he uses a piece of black electrical tape, which helps keep the skin on his thumb from splitting.

inthelows · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2007, 09:20:58 PM »

Just wondering, BTW, I use a thumb pick. You can use it to pick normally and not have to worry about dropping it when switching to finger picking. Also you can turn it sideways and it really accents the pop when thumbing the notes. It takes a little getting used to but I've been doing for so long it's second nature now.
Thanks for the comments..
NLP

88persuader · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2007, 09:24:59 PM »

Thumb pick? Interesting idea!

jazzyvee · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2007, 11:44:45 PM »

A Level 42 junkie mate of mine told me that Mark started using black electrical tape on his thumb after splitting it open on a gig in the far east years ago whilst slapping.

he's not sure what he uses now.

Years ago when I was first interested in Slapping I used to put an old silver jewellery ring I had around my thumb joint and use that.
It had a good weight and sounded nice. But then I found it uncomfortable when not slapping and eventually Disliked the loud click that it created.

Jazzyvee.

jacko · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2007, 12:52:52 AM »

It's black electrical tape. In the manner of all rock Gods, he threw it into the audience after his Perth gig last November. Possibly not as collectable as a pick or a drumstick;-)

Graeme

mrbassman42 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2007, 02:30:33 AM »

Hi Guys,

It's Gaffer Tape often used to tape down cables on stage (well that's what we use it for mostly) I believe you guys in the states may know it as duck tape (well it's a generic form of that anyway)

Also I believe that bass in the Video is his 32 scale cocobola series II

Cheers

Mark

jsaylor · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2007, 08:29:27 AM »

What a great player. Just goes to show you, the greatist use 4 stringers.

lbpesq · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2007, 09:33:26 AM »

Actually, it is called duct tape - nothing to do with birds. It works well on just about anything EXCEPT ducts! Go figure. I bring a roll to every gig.

Bill, tgo

jazzyvee · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2007, 09:45:32 AM »

I would have thought it would pull your skin off trying to remove it of your thumb. It's very sticky indeed :-)

Jazzyvee

David Houck · « **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2007, 05:12:02 PM »

Hi Jordan; your statement seems to suggest that you do not believe John Patitucci to be a great player. I guess I find that a bit surprising since I had assumed most bass players held him in pretty high regard. I have a DVD of Chick Corea's Elektric Band, and I'm pretty impressed; but then that may be a reflection of my own limitations as a bass player. And of course I do realize that musicians will have varying opinions of who is a great player and who isn't.

(Message edited by davehouck on January 22, 2007)

811952 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2007, 05:48:41 PM »

Actually, Bill, it was originally Duck tape, designed by the U.S. Military as a waterproof sealant for ammo cases! I have in my younger years been inclined to debate in favor of calling it duct tape, but alas, the rapid accumulation of years has broken me to the point of accepting either moniker for the more-adaptable-than-my-bass-playing-will-ever-be stuff. When I lived in Alaska, people used it to patch fabric on Piper Cubs and T-Crates...

Gaffer's tape, on the other hand (so to speak) isn't nearly as sticky and can be easily removed between scenes and setups, is usually not shiny and can be got from theater supply shops. And it costs considerably more.

John

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duct_tape