BTW, I get that lower left dude is Country Bass. And I think upper left dude is Rock Bass, but why is he wearing a vest and brown combat boots with the pants tucked in? He looks more like the bastard child of Han Solo and the Wookie.
And which is Funk Bass versus Soul Bass? Why does the lower right dude have stars on his nipples? And what kind of bassist - Funk or Soul -- wore a fucking polkadot unitard, 70s notwithstanding??
Bass players also seem to hit the gym pretty regularly – I mean, look at this guy.
@mikenmar Upper left dude could be Prog Rock Bass – the Han Solo/otherworldly look fits right in. I think lower right guy has to be Funk Bass, because didn't Bootsy establish the funk-star correlation? Which makes upper right guy Soul Bass. Those 3" lifts and the polka suit could've come straight off Soul Train (it is a separate jacket, you can see the line below the pick guard).
@mikenmar If you were a session musician in a major city in the mid-70s, you were probably doing backing tracks for singer/songwriters, soul, funk, country, and rock acts each week.
And which is Funk Bass versus Soul Bass? Why does the lower right dude have stars on his nipples? And what kind of bassist - Funk or Soul -- wore a fucking polkadot unitard, 70s notwithstanding??
@mikenmar Upper left dude could be Prog Rock Bass – the Han Solo/otherworldly look fits right in. I think lower right guy has to be Funk Bass, because didn't Bootsy establish the funk-star correlation? Which makes upper right guy Soul Bass. Those 3" lifts and the polka suit could've come straight off Soul Train (it is a separate jacket, you can see the line below the pick guard).
Plus with that 'fro he could easily be the just-departed Louis Johnson: https://mltshp.com/p/14HP6
//So, in other words, bass players are totally replaceable.//
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