Phil Lesh


R.I.P.  A great innovator of the Bass guitar.

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To appreciate Phil Lesh’s approach to bass playing, give a close listen to the Dark Star > Spanish Jam > Lovelight, with the Allman Brothers, Berry Oakley on bass, 2/11/70. Both Phil and Berry are mixed up in the recording and you get a wonderful contrast and compare between two terrific bass players.

https://archive.org/details/gd70-02-11.early-late.sbd.sacks.90.sbefail.shnf/gd70-2-11d2t1.shn

Among my favorite bass players—so much good stuff but in terms of his studio output his playing on “Unbroken Chain” is outstanding!