The Genius Bass Lines of Tony Franklin

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In today’s video, we asked Tony Franklin to dig into the fretless bass lines that helped define his long resume of gigs with artists such as Blue Murder, The Firm, and Whitesnake. We asked him about his time with Kate Bush, the history behind his allegiance to the Fender Precision and why he feels "liberated” playing an unlined fretless bass.

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Video Breakdown:

00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:52 - Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill
00:03:28 - Fills on Fretless Bass
00:05:25 - Original VS Live
00:06:19 - Technique
00:07:34 - Fills Continued
00:09:50 - Unlined VS Lined
00:14:01 - Tony’s Fretless Journey
00:20:52 - The Firm - Live In London (1984)
00:23:28 - Gary Hoey - Animal Instinct
00:24:00 - Sliding Harmonics
00:27:35 - Pino Palladino
00:28:28 - The Musicality of Harmonics
00:30:22 - Slap Bass
00:31:33 - Timekeeping
00:34:10 - Soloing on Bass
00:36:40 - Fretted Vs Fretless
00:41:08 - Whitesnake - Ready An’ Willing
00:43:18 - Meeting Jaco
00:53:39 - Blue Murder - Valley Of The Kings
00:57:50 - Playing Fretless With a Pick
01:01:39 - Slap Bass
01:02:40 - Tony’s Advice
01:06:00 - Mick Jagger Audition
01:12:18 - The Advantages of Fretless Bass
01:14:15 - What’s Next for Tony?

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