163 - The Genius Bass Lines of Tony Franklin

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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In today’s video, we asked Tony Franklin to dig into the fretless bass lines that helped define his long resume of gigs with artists such as Blue Murder, The Firm, and Whitesnake. We asked him about his time with Kate Bush, the history behind his allegiance to the Fender Precision and why he feels "liberated” playing an unlined fretless bass.

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0:00.0	This next bit you can't do with fingers.
0:10.0	It's just ruthless.
0:13.3	I am sitting here with a legendary, fretless monster, Tony Franklin.
0:18.3	You know Tony from his expressive bass playing with Kate Bush, the firm, Blue Murder, White Snake, and so many more. He has a singular voice on the fretless bass, and we are here to talk to him about some of his best bass lines, gear, and sage advice for playing fretless bass and finding your voice. Tony, thank you so much for being here, man.
0:38.8	Thank you for having me.
0:40.1	It's wonderful.
0:40.8	It's great.
0:41.5	Love what you guys are doing.
0:42.9	So it's an honor to be here and spread the fretless love.
0:47.2	Yeah.
0:48.1	I love that.
0:49.3	We're going to jump right in and watch you playing with Kate Bush.
0:52.7	Let's check this out.
1:05.6	Music right in and watch you playing with Kate Bush. Let's check this out. Oh, there you are.
1:06.3	Come on.
1:08.4	That bass, that hair?
1:10.6	I'm the suit.
1:12.1	Very, very, very 1987.
1:14.8	It's incredible.
1:19.5	And singing BGVs like a monster?
1:24.5	You know, it's what the gig needed, so whatever it needs, you know.
1:29.6	And thankfully, the gig and the song and the moment really suited.
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