brush bass question

Dennis Smith · Post by **Dennis Smith** » 17 Feb 2013 9:25 pm

Hi,someone posted a video of a brush bass player and I can find it. Any know about this. I did a search and nothing showed up althought I know it was here.
Dennis

Jon Light (deceased) · Post by **Jon Light (deceased)** » 18 Feb 2013 2:38 am

Chris Scruggs?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Lit1bVh ... ture=share
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Dennis Smith · Post by **Dennis Smith** » 18 Feb 2013 10:14 am

Thanks Jon. That was great.
Dennis

Dave Hopping · Post by **Dave Hopping** » 18 Feb 2013 11:04 am

Nice! Interesting little head on the bass where he's brushing.Sounds good and keeps the bass from getting the Willie treatment.

Richard Smelker · Post by **Richard Smelker** » 19 Feb 2013 8:06 am

The first bass player I saw using brushes was Lightnin' Chance on the Grand Old Opry stage in 1959. He was probably one of the best bass players in country music. I was playing bass at the time and had my dad make me a drum head attachment for my bass. I used that on my bass for quite a few years.

Lightnin' Chance also came up with what became the "Nashville numbering system". He played on a lot of Hank Williams songs, Farron Youngs' Four Walls, and some early Everly Brothers songs (pre-Claudette)

Amazing bass player!