Tossing the Bass into the Chipper

It's early, and Pete Townshend's "Give Blood" is reverberating through the shop. No one is working, but not because of laziness. Every time I hear this song it just stops me in my tracks because Pino Paladino's bass playing is beyond sublime. Most people probably think they are hearing a synthesizer workout—but they're not. Palidino used a low octave effect on his bass. The whole song is one magnificent bass solo—listen to that hand vibrato on his fretless! Good God, it makes me want to throw my bass in the chipper and become a hermit. Oh wait, I already did that.

Years ago I worked with Paladino, designing a fretless bass, and he was a complete gentleman to work with. He showed me the MXR harmonizer that he used to get his sound—he didn't think it was a big deal. Of course, when I played through his rig it certainly wasn't.

So, turn up your computer and behold the genius that is Pino Paladino. And now we return to work—striving to be as good at our craft as Paladino is at his..

 

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Comments

[Kevin Madison]

If you gonna toss anything into the chipper send it to me instead!

[Rick Boone]

my first exposure to Pino Paladino was his exceptional playing on Paul Young's "No Parlez" LP. Excellent record-but the bass sounds were from another planet.