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Re: '68 bass technique



> Was John using a technique that produced two bass lines then?  Possibly the
> rhythm with thumb and melody with fingers.

OX usually plays the melodic lines with his fingers:

    doo-do-loo  doo-do-loo  doo-do-loo  doo-do-loo

And the rhythm parts, he'll play with a pick:

    chuck-a-chuck chuck chuck  cuck-a-chuck chuck chuck

Just another aspect of The WHO's variance & depth of sound.


- SCHRADE in Akron