PETE_COMBS Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 2 bass players that I used to hear about all the time.My buddy let me listen to them and it seemed like everybody who played bass heard of these guys and then nobody listen's to them anymore.The bassist are MARK KING and JOHONAS HELBORG.These are 2 bassist that are pretty good,I looked them up for download,cant find and on the web deos anybody listen to these guy's and were to find stuff on them......thanks Pete Combs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-Man512 Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 But you DO have Level 42 records?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Sweet Willie_ Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 Jonas Hellborg is fantastic, and my impression is based solely on the only CD of his I've listened to..."The Silent Life." He plays everything solo and on an acoustic bass guitar. There's some really beautiful stuff on this CD. Maybe this site will get you started: Bardo Records Jonas Hellborg page Peace. spreadluv Fanboy? Why, yes! Nordstrand Pickups and Guitars. Messiaen knew how to parlay the funk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted June 2, 2003 Share Posted June 2, 2003 It's Jonas Hellborg. Here's some (scanty) info: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=CASS805131236&sql=Bkh5gtq7ztu44 I believe he did something with guitarist/pianist Shawn Lane in just the last year or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Jonas Hellborg spells his name Jonas Hellborg. There are a lot of web pages devoted to this great and unique player. If you spell his name correctly, you will find them. That's one of the reasons we keep reminding you to work on your spelling. Google found 7,310 pages with his name on them, including one which has an extensive biography and all his cds for sale. You can find out a lot about Mark King by going to any of the many Level 42 websites. You probably knew that he played for the band, Level 42. I also did a search on Google in which I typed in: Mark King bass There were 331,000 results. You can find transcriptions of some of things Mark King played in the great book Bass Lines by by Joe Hubbard. This book also includes transcriptions of bass lines by Jaco Pastorius, Stanley Clarke and Marcus Miller. It would be great if more people found out about Jonas Hellborg. I don't think Mark King has been exactly forgotten. He's been on the cover of Bass Player magazine a few times. At one point the name of Arion Salazar of Third Eye Blind came up in this forum. I was trying to write a PM to someone who wanted to know something about him from the time he took lessons with me. I couldn't send the message because the address was blocked but I will say here that when he came in at age 18 to take lessons, he could play every single recorded Mark King line. He learned these by listening to the records. I was amazed at this and he was amazed that I had learned Dune Tune by reading it out of a book without ever having heard it. And that was our introduction to each other at the first lesson. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
progfusion74 Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Hellborg has recorded extensively with Shawn Lane (I have all the albums), usually with Jeff Sipe on the drum/percussion seat. Every album is a must have and Hellborg shines brightly in all of them. http://www.indiegrooves.com/dnm/images/dnm_small.gif My Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETE_COMBS Posted June 3, 2003 Author Share Posted June 3, 2003 can somebody send me links wigonbass@yahoo.com Pete Combs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlChuck Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 One on my favorite Hellborg records is The Word, where he plays acoustic bass guitar with Tony Williams on drums and a string quartet playing chords. Sounds odd, but it works, and it's like nothing else... Just fantastic. There's even a Hendrix cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clatteramy Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 I still listen to Level 42 all the time. Mark King was one of my biggest influences! I was picking out his bass lines on a borrowed acoustic guitar before I ever got a bass! www.clatter.com MySpace YouTube videos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted June 3, 2003 Share Posted June 3, 2003 Originally posted by PETE_COMBS: can somebody send me links wigonbass@yahoo.comPete, All of the blue text in the posts above ARE links. Just click and go. When people want to find out about an artist, they usually start with one of 3 places: www.google.com - search engine - put in the artist and see what happens www.allmusic.com - same www. artist name .com - like www.timbogert.com. It doesn't always work, and it isn't always an "official" site, but you'll be lucky more times than not. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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