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Drago

Drago

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Part of the reason of the offset waistline of the Jazz Bass was to make it a little comfort when seated.
 

MntnMan62

Über Member
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Northern NJ
Anthony Jackson seems to play seated all the time - going back from year dot.

Talkbass forum has an interesting thread about which basses are good for this - plus getting comfortable, scale length, neck dive etc: https://www.talkbass.com/threads/best-basses-for-playing-while-seated.993731/

I caught Anthony Jackson about 4 or 5 years ago at the Iridium in NYC. He sat on a piano bench with a pillow the entire gig. I'm not there to see people jump around on stage and pretend to be clowns in a circus. I'm there to hear great music by the best there ever was. Nothing wrong with sitting while playing your instrument. Take it from a drummer. Sitting is the way to go. :rolleyes:
 

avecReynolds531

Veteran
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Small Island
I caught Anthony Jackson about 4 or 5 years ago at the Iridium in NYC. He sat on a piano bench with a pillow the entire gig.
I'm not there to see people jump around on stage and pretend to be clowns in a circus. I'm there to hear great music by the best there ever was.
Great quote MtnMan62 & that must've been a brilliant gig:smile:
It's a privilege to hear truly great musicians: Anthony Jackson is a pioneer & absolute master of bass.

Concert pianists, pedal steel players & drummers know playing seated is alright.
 

MntnMan62

Über Member
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Northern NJ
Ah, the poor bloke clearly has the Nurembergs.

Actually, I did a little digging. While I'm not totally certain, I think he suffered a stroke at some point and is going through rehab. Some people can come back. Pat Martino had a brain aneursym and was forced to relearn the guitar. And he's back. So, anything is possible.
 

ColinJ

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You cynics... HAVE SOME FAITH! :okay:




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Seevio

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South Glos
I wasn't sure whether to put this in the my ride today thread but this guy is certainly sitting down to play guitar.
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