Do bass players get respect?

Good bassists get as much respect as other instruments, including from some non-musician listeners who do listen to the bass. That said, there is some truth to the fact than the bassist is often ignored unless he plays badly – which typically will make the whole band sound bad to everyone.

Did Noel Redding use a pick?

His playing style was distinguished by the use of a pick, a mid-range “trebly” sound, and in later years the use of fuzz and distortion effects through overdriven Sunn amps. For the bass line in “Red House”, Redding played the bass strings on a normal six-string guitar.

When did Noel Redding leave Hendrix?

June 29, 1969
Bassist Noel Redding quit the Jimi Hendrix Experience after a show in Denver on June 29, 1969, ending the all-too brief reign of one of rock’s greatest trios.

Who played bass for The Jimi Hendrix Experience?

Noel Redding1966 – 1969
Cox Billy1969 – 1970
The Jimi Hendrix Experience/Bassists
Noel Redding, who played bass behind Jimi Hendrix as one of the two Englishmen in the Jimi Hendrix Experience, was found dead on Monday at his home in Clonakilty, Ireland. He was 57.

What Bass did Noel Redding?

The Gibson was used by Redding until mid February 1967, when he purchased his own bass guitar, a sunburst 1964 Fender Jazz bass. in London. Noel also owned another Gibson EB2 bass (with two pick-ups). No photos are known to exist of Noel playing that bass.

Is Noel Redding dead?

Deceased (1945–2003)
Noel Redding/Living or Deceased

What inspired Jimi Hendrix and Mitch Mitchell to play with Noel Redding?

They were duly impressed by Redding’s chic Afro-hairstyle which Hendrix and drummer Mitch Mitchell soon adopted, and the young musician’s musical tastes and attitude. Noel Redding’s professional life as a bass player began on the day of his first jam with Jimi and Mitch.

Is Noel Redding an electric bassist?

Nope…read on! Noel Redding occupies a unique place in electric bass history. Akin to many early practitioners of the instrument in the 1960s, Redding became a bassist out of necessity – or happenstance, depending on your interpretation of history. Born in Folkstone, Kent, Redding’s first forays into music included violin and mandolin studies.

What instrument did Noel Redding play first?

Born in Folkstone, Kent, Redding’s first forays into music included violin and mandolin studies. He gravitated towards guitar at the age of 14. By his late teens Noel was playing lead, gigging, and recording in local bands including The Strangers, The Lonely Ones, and The Loving Kind which released a few minor singles.

How did Otis Redding become a bassist?

Akin to many early practitioners of the instrument in the 1960s, Redding became a bassist out of necessity – or happenstance, depending on your interpretation of history. Born in Folkstone, Kent, Redding’s first forays into music included violin and mandolin studies. He gravitated towards guitar at the age of 14.

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