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ghostyhead
Junior
Username: ghostyhead

Post Number: 17
Registered: 5-2008
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 7:06 pm:   Edit Post

I was watching some old Level 42 footage, and wondered if that thumb cap thing that Mark king wears on his thumb is there for sound or to stop his thumb falling apart, i remember flea using super glue on his thumb on some tour doco, as his thumb was falling apart due to so much playing...
anyone know the history there?
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 750
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 8:45 pm:   Edit Post

I'm 99.9% sure you're seeing black electrical tape that he used to stop his thumb from splitting.

Toby

PS: Good luck in your bass search- I know what it's like trying to get an Alembic down to the land of the Long Gray Cloud. If you find one and it's coming from the US you'll be limited in carriers. I ended up buying from a club member and we used Fed Ex. They weren't my first choice, but UPS was incredibly expensive and the USPS won't take packages that large anymore.
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko

Post Number: 1796
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 4:42 am:   Edit Post

It's Black electrical tape Matthew. At the end of his shows he peals it off and throws it into the audience just like guitarists do with their plectrums. Not sure I'd want to pick up a roll of sweaty black tape ;-)

graeme
bracheen
Senior Member
Username: bracheen

Post Number: 1360
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 8:45 am:   Edit Post

The Land of the Long Gray Cloud? Haven't heard that one before. BTW, Ben, I checked out your music on myspace. Ghosty Head has some good stuff. I enjoyed it.

Sorry about the thread highjack but there's only so much to be said about a length of electrical tape.

Sam
byoung
Senior Member
Username: byoung

Post Number: 1042
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 12:22 pm:   Edit Post

I thought he used gaffer's tape-- it offers a slightly less nasal midrange than electrical tape.

Bradley
tbrannon
Senior Member
Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 756
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 1:08 pm:   Edit Post

Sam,
Aeoteroa is what the Maori call(ed) what we now know of as New Zealand- it means, "Land of the Long White Cloud." Those who are from NZ or have lived there for a spell will commonly refer to is as "Land of the Long Gray Cloud" based on the amount of rainfall seen in some parts.

Toby

(Message edited by tbrannon on June 02, 2008)
ghostyhead
Junior
Username: ghostyhead

Post Number: 24
Registered: 5-2008
Posted on Monday, June 02, 2008 - 3:36 pm:   Edit Post

Yes yes...this is true, Im in Auckland, which actually hasn`t been too bad this year, we had a beauty summer this year, its mid winter now though. brass monkey material.
anarchyx
Member
Username: anarchyx

Post Number: 70
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 4:08 pm:   Edit Post

what's a plectrum?
dadabass2001
Senior Member
Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 914
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 4:23 pm:   Edit Post

A plectrum is a pick, a word of perhaps Greek or Latin origin.

Mike
anarchyx
Member
Username: anarchyx

Post Number: 71
Registered: 10-2007
Posted on Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 4:35 pm:   Edit Post

oh. m'kay

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