Brown Bass Showcase

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Author Message mike1762 Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 877 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 5:18 pm:    Where do we post pics of Brown Basses in the Showcase??? artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1510 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Sunday, June 05, 2011 - 5:33 pm:    I see them in the Signature basses section. I'll mention the lack of "BB" in the header and see what happens. mike1762 Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 878 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 2:51 am:    I guess the BB is actually a very specific Stanley Clarke model. But we could make-up some random artist and attribute the Brown Bass to them: "The Doug Brown Signature bass". I have to admit that I had never heard of Mark King until I started hanging out here. darkstar01 Advanced Member Username: darkstar01 Post Number: 333 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 2:58 am:    I'm probably wrong, but wasn't the first BB a custom for Stanley? mike1762 Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 880 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 3:19 am:    It was his Series I (I THINK the second one... the first was stolen???). I assume it had the same wood recipe. terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 1593 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 5:23 am:    Mike 1762 - Never heard of Mark King!!!!!! Where have you been for the last 30 years??. Okay he is very well known here in the UK and like many Brit bands they never really made it big in the USA. You should check out the vidblog called 'Prague Proms' on the Level 42 website, a relaxed video of Mark in his studio, showing you around the place, explaining how he became a bass player and jamming to some backing track. A great inspiration to me.. keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1689 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 5:48 am:    As I recall the Brown Bass is patterned after Stanley's BB (a Series I although they weren't called that back then). They come standard with Anniversary Electronics. Unlike the other non-series small body basses they have a thicker body that can accommodate Series electronics. The body is also in the older small standard shape which is a little flatter across the bottom. Keith artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1511 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 12:04 pm:    For now "BB" has been added to the Signature sub-heading so that have a place here. Thanks Mike! mike1762 Senior Member Username: mike1762 Post Number: 881 Registered: 1-2008 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 3:09 pm:    Terry: After I joined the club I Googled Mark King and was was quite amazed. He's a monster player, but no... I had never heard of him or Level 42. In my defense, I was never exposed to that type music back when I was playing pseudo-professionally (I was playing Hard Rock/Heavy Metal). The most "technical" player in my genre was probably Steve Harris (Iron Maiden). Art: My lasting contribution to the club... getting "BB" added to the sub-header!!! artswork99 Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1512 Registered: 7-2007 Posted on Monday, June 06, 2011 - 4:08 pm:    Hah, you contribute way more than that!