I prefer Faul Mcartney myself, the real Paul was an alright guy but they REALLY hit their stride after Faul came in 
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Who inspired you to play bass, Paul McCartney or Paul McCartney?
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At Brentwood Academy in the 70's we were doing a production and needed a bass player. I played guitar (not nearly as well as the other guy, Dan Huff).
Our head of music was a guy named Ron Shuff (who has influenced lots of people) placed this weird, long guitar with crappy string spacing and not enough strings into my hands and said, I want you to play this... I learned the parts but hated the bass. I didn't really start playing it until 20 years ago, when I realized we could always find a guitar or keys player but finding bass players and drummers was hard.
Here's a photo I took of Ron when I was in high school... ah Leisure suits, may they never return...
Our head of music was a guy named Ron Shuff (who has influenced lots of people) placed this weird, long guitar with crappy string spacing and not enough strings into my hands and said, I want you to play this... I learned the parts but hated the bass. I didn't really start playing it until 20 years ago, when I realized we could always find a guitar or keys player but finding bass players and drummers was hard.
Here's a photo I took of Ron when I was in high school... ah Leisure suits, may they never return...
ring? hair? coat? ears? bass? what?... pull my what off?
Stu Sutcliffe
On guitar, it would have to be one of these Pauls...
Because I wanted the best.
On guitar, it would have to be one of these Pauls...
Because I wanted the best.
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To be honest, yes, seeing the Beatles at 10 1/2 inspired me to want to play music and more specifically guitar.
Despite seriously loving pop music for the next several years, I never figured out exactly what "bass guitar" was until late 1967. I used to read in fan mags that some of the musicians in bands I liked like Steve Boone and Phil Volk played bass guitar but I didn't understand exactly what that meant.
Family had no record player so all I heard was this homogeneous sound of the songs coming out of a tiny radio speaker.
Despite seriously loving pop music for the next several years, I never figured out exactly what "bass guitar" was until late 1967. I used to read in fan mags that some of the musicians in bands I liked like Steve Boone and Phil Volk played bass guitar but I didn't understand exactly what that meant.
Family had no record player so all I heard was this homogeneous sound of the songs coming out of a tiny radio speaker.
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Wrong, unless you're a Brit. Even then, why would you care that some dumb royal touched his shoulder with a sword?
Simple, the bass player(s) who inspired Paul McCartney. James Jameson and Duck Dunn.
Paul Bach
Paul Beethoven
Paul Mozart
Paul Brahms
Paul Exodus Soundtrack
Paul Duke Ellington
Paul Motown
......then I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
Paul McCartney wasn’t playing in free air.
(I didn’t date girls who would say, “Wings! Oh the Beatles? They were McCartney’s back up group.”
Is he great? Ohhh Yeah!
For some peeps the whole group, the whole band, the entire orchestra is the real inspiration.
Paul Beethoven
Paul Mozart
Paul Brahms
Paul Exodus Soundtrack
Paul Duke Ellington
Paul Motown
......then I saw the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
Paul McCartney wasn’t playing in free air.
(I didn’t date girls who would say, “Wings! Oh the Beatles? They were McCartney’s back up group.”
Is he great? Ohhh Yeah!
For some peeps the whole group, the whole band, the entire orchestra is the real inspiration.
Not Paul McFartney.... i ate alot worse back then...Wasn't until i heard Steve McHairball from Irun Laiden that i really wanted to be in a band....Chris Squeer from that band "NO", is who got me into wanting to play actual bass
Seriously, i love McCartney is a great player, nothing too intricate just tasty lines a lefty and he sings....
Seriously, i love McCartney is a great player, nothing too intricate just tasty lines a lefty and he sings....
Just a joke, dude. The whole poll is Paul McCartney. So the whole poll is a joke. I was joking off of his joke. Jokey McJoker time. Lots of jokes. Take a joke. Learn how to read a joke. Screw 'em if they can't take a joke.
Jokey McJokerson was my bass inspiration!
