andertone Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yup, 60 today (April 13, 1944) Thanks for many decades of eyebrow rising thunderous bass tones! (not to mention your involvement with that little Rick Turner project that turned out to be Alembic bass #1) Phil Anderson Tucson, AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Happy Birthday, Jack! This is what I looked like in 1971, so I guess we could say that you were a big influence, especially After Bathing At Baxter's. http://home.jps.net/~jeremy/1971.jpg Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57pbass Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 He is an Aries - This is a good thing... I share the same birthday as Eric Clapton ( Aries )....he is a guitar player and a wannabee bassplayer ( he can play bass with his small toe 10x better than I can ever dream of ) www.danielprine.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalhair Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Jack is my hero on bass. Jefferson Airplane is one of my favorite bands, and Jack's lines always stand out to me. check out some comedy I've done: http://louhasspoken.tumblr.com/ My Unitarian Jihad Name: Brother Broadsword of Enlightened Compassion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrix Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I tend to think of him together with Phil Lesh. They both have unique/recognizable tones and styles, came out of Northern California during the summer of love and can jam for hours on end. I wonder how many hours jack played live for me during all those tuna and Airplane shows in the 70's- that I dont remember I just listened to Hot Tuna's-"Water song" the other day- what a great instrumental tune. Happy B-Day Jack Check out some tunes here: http://www.garageband.com/artist/KenFava Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Valentino Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Y'know, I have mentioned this before, but Jack is one of the true legends of the low end. A monster player whose lines are constantly inventive, harmonically and rhythmically challenging, yet purposeful and always in service to the song. Tone-wise he is one of the masters; his use of right and left hand dynamics and finger placement is like a textbook study of the capabilities and possibilities of our instrument. He is, along with Misters Turner and Wickersham, greatly responsible for what we now call the "modern" bass tone (active electronics, advanced filtering of eq, responsive and "usable" amplification), as well as being one of the most thoughtful and profound scholars of the bass guitar. If you have not yet checked out Jack......do it! For his b-day, I spent most of yesterday afternoon playing my Jack Casady Signature bass (which, btw, he had a great role in designing..and is a fantastic instrument as well!) Max ...it's not the arrow, it's the Indian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russfingers Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 Many ,MAny More bithdays Jack.You and Berry Oakley have been a tremendous inspiration to many bassists.Continue on-Hope to see you in NY soon.Love the Guild Starfires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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