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tmoney61092
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Username: tmoney61092

Post Number: 393
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Sunday, July 11, 2010 - 8:45 pm:   Edit Post

i was watching a couple videos of JPJ's new band "Them Crooked Vultures" and saw the craziest bass. the best way i can describe it is a slide bass? if anyone knows anything on this that'd be awesome, i'm posting the video with the bass below, just skip the intro of the guy talking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S93MHjpQBd8&feature=PlayList&p=99D6FDAD1AD28AA2&playnext_from=PL&index=54&playnext=1

~Taylor
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4486
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:07 am:   Edit Post

It doesn't look like a bass to me. I believe it's a "Melobar".

Bill, tgo
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 1134
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 - 12:15 am:   Edit Post

Yes , I think that is a Melobar. I played with a pedal steel player once that played one a a gig .
mike1762
Senior Member
Username: mike1762

Post Number: 591
Registered: 1-2008
Posted on Monday, July 12, 2010 - 5:48 am:   Edit Post

HOLY CRAP!!! My new favorite band!!! Watch some of the other posts (JPJ is playing an 8 string on "Elephant")... it's where I would imagine Zeppelin would be today if Bonzo were still here.
tmoney61092
Advanced Member
Username: tmoney61092

Post Number: 394
Registered: 9-2008
Posted on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 6:18 pm:   Edit Post

Mike, I KNOW!!!!! i love this band. as soon as i found out that John Paul Jones was going to be in a band with Dave Grohl form Foo Fighters and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age were forming a band i KNEW it would be amazing and had to check it out, and i agree that this is where i'd see Zeppelin at right now if Bonzo were still here

thanks for the info Bill, it just looked crazy with the whole Kaos pad on it like the one Matt Bellamy of Muse has on most of his guitars(can be heard/seen here along with a great solo and bass playing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jKa_0xnTfU&feature=PlayList&p=99D6FDAD1AD28AA2&playnext_from=PL&index=96)

~Taylor

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