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Thread started 05/25/05 8:22am

Alasseon

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Bass Player: Billy Sheehan, Larry Graham, Prince

How do the three players compare?

NOT who is better.

Both Billy Sheehan and Larry Graham are considered champions of bass. How do their styles differ?

And how good a bassist is Prince? What are the trademarks of his style?
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Reply #1 posted 05/25/05 11:06am

Mr7

Prince has a style all his own, but he is very influenced by Larry.
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Reply #2 posted 05/25/05 1:33pm

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billy is more for a heavy metal ,heavy rock,fusion.
his style OF PLAYING COMPLIMENTSA THAT.

he is much much better with bass tegniq then both larry and prince.

but i more preffair larry's style.
he is master of the pop slap tehniq.he grooves the hardest.

prince is more versatile basss player then larry,because in his bass plaYING YOU CAN FIND A TRACES of late Jaco Pastorius.
i think rhonda is the one who introduced jaco's bass playing to prince.

but i see traces of pastorius in some earlier prince (whats my name)

best examples of melodic pastorius playing with a bit of stenley clark is on live cuts from musicology tour(ending bass duet with rhonda and prince) and everywhere and sensual everafter.
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Reply #3 posted 05/25/05 1:34pm

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billy is more for a heavy metal ,heavy rock,fusion.
his style OF PLAYING COMPLIMENTS THAT.

he is much much better with bass tegniq then both larry and prince.

but i more preffair larry's style.
he is master of the pop slap tehniq.he grooves the hardest.

prince is more versatile basss player then larry,because in his bass plaYING YOU CAN FIND A TRACES of late Jaco Pastorius.
i think rhonda is the one who introduced jaco's bass playing to prince.

but i see traces of pastorius in some earlier prince (whats my name)

best examples of melodic pastorius playing with a bit of stenley clark is on live cuts from musicology tour let's work(ending bass duet with rhonda and prince) and everywhere and sensual everafter from the rainbow children.
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