I’m quite proud of this one as think I’ve deciphered the parts pretty spot on. Here’s John Paul Jones’ astonishing bass work on Seasick Steve’s “Can’t Teach An Old Dog New Tricks”. I implore any bass fans or players to check this vid out NOT for my own playing but rather to further discover the genius of John Paul Jones’ playing. You can really hear how he was influenced by Motown on this (unlikely) track. Never playing the same thing twice and adding all sorts of melody to Seasick Steve’s fairly stripped down parts a la James Jamerson. This is my FAVOURITE JPJ performance as for me it really highlights the power of the bass to shape a song and the utter magnificence of John Paul Jones approach to bass playing. Again, please, if you’re a bass fan, spend 3 mins checking this one out and revel at JPJ’s mastery as a musician for coming up with such an AWESOME bass part, improvised on the fly… JPJ still has it and his bass playing is just as strong here for my money as anything else he has ever done.
PS. The slight buzz is due to the single coil pickup and the lights in my place - felt inspired to record this at 2am rather than sleep - such is the power of the new “Rogan” bass…!
Played on my 51 style Nash guitars P-bass - gifted to me by my beloved friend and one of my mentors Alan Rogan (massive thanks to Bill Nash). I dedicate this performance to Alan - RIP. xx

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