Roger Waters on “the most musically gifted bass player ever”
WEBOct 28, 2023 · The role of the bass rose to prominence when Waters began cutting his teeth with Pink Floyd. Outside of bassists like Paul McCartney and John Entwistle laying the groundwork for the future of bass guitar, most of the most renowned four-stringers in the early 1960s were known to play purely roots and fifths of the chords they were playing ...
Thoughts on Roger Waters as a Bass Player - TalkBass.com
WEBNov 23, 2022 · I consider Waters' bass playing on the "Live in Pompeii" video to be representative of his best work. He has a style all his own and I really like it. Technically, he's nothing to rave about, but I think his playing is …
Pink Floyd’s Money: listen to Roger Waters' isolated bassline
WEBOct 28, 2023 · Your memory of Roger Waters may be of him playing a Fender or Rickenbacker bass guitar, flatwound strings with a pick, in an unspectacular, but solid way – after all, he did often have lead vocal duties as well. Aim for a strong middle-pickup sound with a little added bottom-end, but don’t pull out the …
Pink Floyd Money Bass Lesson | Roger Waters | Thomann
WEBJulia teaches you how to play Roger Waters legendary bass line for Money by Pink Floyd.
G.E. Smith Talks Bass, Republicans and Performing with Roger Waters
WEBNov 6, 2013 · Longtime gigging guitarist G.E. Smith reveals what it's like to play on Roger Waters' The Wall Live tour.
Roger Waters’ 5 best basslines for Pink Floyd
WEBSep 17, 2020 · Roger Waters is certainly one of Britain's finest songwriter his contribution with the bass is often overlooked. Here we've got the 5 best Pink Floyd basslines.
Roger's Bass Lines: A Detailed Analysis : r/pinkfloyd - Reddit
WEBAug 23, 2021 · Roger contributed bass, electric guitar, acoustic guitar and synthesizers to the sessions for The Wall. I know that David is credited with playing the bass parts on certain Wall songs, but listening to those songs through headphones, the bass parts are barely audible underneath the synthesizers.
Roger Waters - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1965, he co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd as the bassist. Following the departure of the songwriter, Syd Barrett, in 1968, Waters became Pink Floyd's lyricist, co-lead vocalist and conceptual leader until his departure in 1985.
Interview: Roger Waters, David Gilmour Discuss Making 'The …
WEBOct 8, 2011 · Joining forces with founding Pink Floyd members Roger Waters (bass/vocals), Rick Wright (keyboards) and Nick Mason (drums), Gilmour helped launch Pink Floyd’s second incarnation.
Analysis: Roger Waters’ Black Fender Precision Basses
WEBJul 16, 2015 · Waters uses his bass mainly as a prop – on songs like “One of These Days”, there is another person playing the bass for the entire song, with Roger occasionally adding a few notes in between waving his arms around for the audience.