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THE REAL WORLD<br />
John C. Hefty<br />
Occupation Bassist. Fifty years in, fifty to go.<br />
Gigs Blue Rooster—rock & roll, blues, Americana covers,<br />
and originals<br />
Basses ’71 Fender Precision with ’58 neck, 2013 American<br />
Standard Jazz Bass 5-string, 1989 Peavey DynaBass<br />
Rig Gallien-Krueger 700RB head, 1989 Peavey MegaBass<br />
head, Hartley 410XL cabinet, Bugera BXD15A combo<br />
Effects Boss GEB-7, 1994 Danelectro Daddy-O, Boss OC-2<br />
Octave, Boss CEB-3 Chorus, Boss BF-3 Flanger, MXR<br />
M-80 DI<br />
Heroes & influences Duck Dunn, James Jamerson, Bob<br />
Babbitt, Chuck Rainey<br />
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How did you come to play bass? What’s a lesson you’ve learned along the way? What are your musical goals?<br />
I was a bumbling guitarist. In 1967, a P-Bass was shoved<br />
into my arms by a guitar player friend, who said, “You<br />
were meant for this.” A prophet, indeed!<br />
Always play honestly, and learn the feel in as many<br />
genres as you can, even if you’re not so fond of the<br />
music. It’s good to work. The objective is to be the<br />
go-to player, whatever the gig. Oh, and be nice!<br />
Keep striving to be as cool as Duck Dunn<br />
(impossible)!<br />
COURT OF OPINION<br />
What’s the toughest bass line you’ve ever learned?<br />
Steely Dan’s “Glamour Profession” (Anthony Jackson) and “Peg”<br />
(Chuck Rainey), and Christian McBride’s version of “Summer<br />
Soft.” It’s hard to get as much groove and precision as they did.<br />
—Guillaume Journel<br />
Any Joe Osborn bass line, especially “For All We Know” by the<br />
Carpenters and “Ventura Highway” by America. And Carol Kaye’s<br />
line on “Good Vibrations” is a gem. —De Souza Stewart<br />
“The Real Me,” by the Who. John Entwistle was just all over the<br />
place, but he never lost control. —Mike Sandstrom<br />
Surprisingly, a worship song called “You Won’t Relent,” by Misty<br />
Edwards. Lots of chords and tapping. —Gavin Fockens<br />
“What is Hip,” by Tower Of Power (Francis “Rocco” Prestia),<br />
“Teen Town” (Jaco), and “Mr. Pink,” by Level 42. —Matt Tremblett<br />
Ralphe Armstrong’s fretless solo on “Sunset Drive” from Jean Luc<br />
Ponty’s A Taste for Passion album. —Rudy Johnson<br />
“Panic Attack,” Dream Theater. —Kris Rank<br />
Metallica’s “Master of Puppets,” played by Cliff Burton, and<br />
Death’s “The Philosopher,” by Steve DiGiorgio. —Rogério Ramos<br />
“YYZ,” definitely. I spent a good amount of time learning that<br />
Rush masterpiece, but once you know it, it’s a joy to play. —Riad<br />
Guzin<br />
Cats, the Andrew Lloyd Webber score. There are so many key<br />
signature changes, and it’s so difficult to read. —Thomas Hunting<br />
“Day Tripper.” How Macca played that and sang I’ll never know.<br />
It’s all over the fretboard. —Robert Brunn<br />
“Smoke on the Water.” Just can’t get the notes in the right order . . . .<br />
—Josh Smith<br />
bassplayer.com / april<strong>2017</strong> 13
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