LOCKING DOWN THE GROOVES
Star bassists have taken to the web during lockdown
Gigs have been cancelled and sessions are infrequent during the current end-phase of the pandemic, but like the rest of the world, bass players have taken the opportunity to share their wisdom online. These include Guy Pratt, whose Lockdown Licks includes playthroughs of his iconic lines for Madonna, Pink Floyd and more, and John Taylor, whose rendition of Duran Duran’s immediately recognisable ‘Rio’ line in the Stone Love Bass Odyssey series finally showed us where we’ve been getting it wrong all these years. Furthermore, last issue’s cover star Mark King – performing Level 42’s ‘Too Much Time’, while wearing a sailor’s hat – reminded us to keep smiling. We’ll get through this, and when we do, bass will still be the coolest instrument ever invented.