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May 10, 2023 · Les Claypool is known as a modern bass-playing powerhouse and a punk-rock virtuoso. His mastery of the bass has made him genre-defying. He is as well-versed in jazz fusion as he is in heavy metal or progressive rock.
Leslie Edward Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the founder, lead singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of the band Primus since its formation in 1984.
The fourth, and most infamous Carl Thompson bass Les owns, is a 6 string fretless multi wood bass. It is nicknamed the “Rainbow Bass” because it has strips of walnut, curly maple, padauk, purple heart, ebony and cocobolo.
Sep 14, 2023 · Bass-wise, Claypool is still using his famous Carl Thompson 4-string. You know the one – it has the funky scrolled-up horns and the bit of wood bearing Geddy Lee's autograph nailed to the headstock.
Jan 30, 2024 · Claypool’s distinctive bass style, influenced in equal parts by Rush, Black Sabbath, flamenco music, and his copious appetite for mind-altering substances, is immediately recognizable and continues to inspire modern players to this day.
Oct 12, 2022 · Les Claypool: the 5 basslines that changed my life. Best known for exploding out of the Bay Area music scene towards the end of the 1980s with ‘thrash funk’ trio, Primus, Les Claypool is an artist in a vast left-field league of his very own.
Aug 29, 2019 · Primus' Les Claypool Bass Rig Rundown. UG takes a closer look at the unique gear that shaped Les Claypool’s tone on the classic Primus albums.
Mar 10, 2023 · Les Claypool: “The Pachyderm bass has one knob on it, a volume knob: I don’t want any tone”. By Joel McIver. ( Bass Player ) published 10 March 2023. Primus’ bass wizard tells us all about his Pachyderm bass and exactly what naugahyde is.
Nov 20, 2011 · The Primus founder and bass player has created theme music for the cartoons South Park and Robot Chicken; had some of his band's best-selling songs featured in Rock Band and Guitar...
Acoustic & Acoustic-Electric Basses. Les Claypool, vocalist and bass guitarist of bands such as Primus, The Claypool Lennon Delirium, and Duo de Twang is shown playing a live 2016 performance with a modified Regal RD-05 Resonator Bass Guitar.
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