BassPlayer 2017-03
BassPlayer 2017-03
BassPlayer 2017-03
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COMMUNITY LINK FACE TECH PLAY LEARN<br />
C ommunity<br />
LOWDOWN<br />
chris jisi<br />
Hey, What About …?<br />
Judging from the early comments in response to the print version of our<br />
February <strong>2017</strong> Special Issue, The 100 Greatest Bass Players—the story will be up on the web by the time you read<br />
this—we got it right, for the most part. “A well-thought-out list.” “Much better than Rolling Stone’s list.” “I agree<br />
with almost all of the choices.” “Not an enviable task; I’m sure it was agonizing.” “Looking forward to the next 100,<br />
and the next, and the next . . . .” Thankfully, readers focused more on who was left off than in the rankings of who<br />
was included (because, as I alluded to last issue, ranking artists is akin to using personal taste to pick the order of<br />
finish in a 100-meter dash). Still, there were numerous cries that Phil Lesh should be higher up the list. Some of<br />
you included your musical and playing backgrounds, which made your choices all the more revealing. The range<br />
was wide and included many of our near-miss choices. Shout-outs came for Michael Henderson, Miroslav Vitous,<br />
Dominique Di Piazza, Carles Benavent, Tal Wilkenfeld, Alphonso Johnson, Steve Bailey, Tiran Porter, Herbie<br />
Flowers, Hugh Hopper, Allan Spenner, John Taylor, Richard Davis, Joey Spampinato, Squarepusher, Tommy Cogbill,<br />
Jah Wobble, Andy Fraser, Mark Adams, and Roger Glover. Good stuff. So, who did you feel we missed? Please keep<br />
your thoughts coming, either to me (bpeditor@nbmedia.com) or via our website (bassplayer.com) and social<br />
media, at dedicated pages BP web ace Jon D’Auria was setting up at press time.<br />
DIG MY RIG!<br />
I play in ZZ Tush, a tribute to that<br />
lil’ ole band from Texas. My basses: A Fender ’51<br />
Reissue, a Warmoth, a Dean with fur (for “She’s Got<br />
Legs”), a Fender Aerodyne, and a Tele-style Fender<br />
Precision. On the floor: Fender parts and a custom<br />
body (by Jack’s Customs). Just had to throw in the<br />
mic stands and wardrobe, too. —John Roche<br />
Got a rig you think we’d dig? Send a photo and description<br />
to digmyrig@gmail.com.<br />
12 bassplayer.com / march<strong>2017</strong>