Love-Hounds-request@EDDIE.MIT.EDU.UUCP (03/07/87)
Really-From: cs3f#@andrew.cmu.edu (Carl Philip Stanley) Jonas Hellbourg is one of the best all-around bass players around today. He played on the Mahavishnu Orchestra's last 2 albums, but his best work is on his solo albums. I don't think they are available in the US (I bought mine in Paris, but they are on sale in HMV in London) but they are truly fantastic. On his second album, Elegent Punk, he played some of the best pop bass I have heard. I saw him do a masterclass in The Bass Centre (which is the best bass shop anywhere - it is in opposite Wapping tube stop in London - Has every possible bass you have seen, + many WALS and ALEMBICS - It is run by people who are really helpful) with his new WAL doubleneck (top fretted, bottom fretless) and my mouth was scraping on the ground as I walked out. He has mastered the art of harmonics, tapping, popping, and is so quick that his fingers blur. You may have seen him in a Guitar issue last year, and he sponsors Rotosound strings, the only way to go. Carl Stanley Carnegie-Mellon University CS3F@ANDREW.CMU.EDU 'I am resplendent in divergence' - Robert Fripp