Pino Palladino Talks Tones & Technique, Stolen Bass Guitars

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In a clip from his Questlove Supreme interview, Pino Palladino speaks about his equipment and technique. In some cases, he reveals using the same strings for 30 years and why he never breaks a string. He also tells two stories about having his guitars stolen, including his legendary Larry Graham Moon Bass. In one case, the story has a surprise ending. Questlove also compares notes on some of his historic drum kits.
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[@Chuck365]

I love how Questlove is working hard to do the bass community justice :)

[@BenCDaugherty]

First time hearing him talk! What a cool chill guy

[@visog]

Yes, he's got a lovely soft Welsh accent.

[@QLSProducer]

RIGHT!?

[@joecastro6523]

Pino is just so graceful, his playing is so inspiring.

[@johnglynhughes4239]

Only true greats get away with wearing shades indoors: Pino crushed it. Incredible player!

[@gduddridge7]

Fantastic player and a big influence on my playing, I learn so much from Pino.

[@BARTFUNKBASS]

LEGEND LEGEND LEGEND !!!

[@jonpoon3896]

I think any true bassists know tone come from the fingers. It’s all about touch

[@BARTFUNKBASS]

Very true!

[@Farewelltokingz]

Tone is stored in the balls

[@FunkadelicPancho]

That's a part of it but no, strings themselves have an enormous effect on tone.

[@DanAfricano]

90% of your tone comes from your fingers. The other 10% comes from the fingers on your other hand.

[@FunkadelicPancho]

@@DanAfricano is that why Pino plays a P bass with flats? If he can just get 90% of that exact tone with his fingers on single coils or soapbars with rounds why doesn't he just do that?

[@JohnSmith-uh4ux]

I have a Fernandes Jazz Bass that I bought sometime @ 2003. It came with flat wounds that sounded incredible, they're still on there.

[@gilliebrand]

My favourite bass player by a long way. Thanks for sharing 👍

[@etpslick100]

That is one cool dude. Love Pino. His Fretless work is unmatched; but his work with D’Angelo was awesome; especially on the P-Bass. It’s about TONE; and he definitely has it!😌🎶🎸👍🏾

[@RaiderClarke312]

I been playing my Moon Bass since 1995. Had it Custom Made while I was in Japan...

[@BARTFUNKBASS]

Very nice! It's in my bucket list!

[@myworms]

I use the same Thomastik strings that Pino does, they’re expensive as hell but they haven’t corroded at all, I’ve had the same set for years.

[@wombatboter]

It's weird he says he's not that experienced in slap...he did spectacular slap solos and bass lines with Paul Young, a lot harder than what Flea does imo...That slap solo on "Behind your smile" for instance

[@kaibassplayer]

He's slapping at the end of "How Does it Feel?" Pino is a beast.

[@eennaallsskkww227]

No . Raphael sadiqq

[@giuliogaliazzo7088]

Pino ❤​

[@sublime88sublime]

I put 24k gold plated round-wound strings on my fretless Fender Jazz bass and I never intend on changing them. They truly do settle in and hardly go out of tune. I’m don’t recommend using round wound strings on a fretless because it chews up the fretboard, but that’s just what I wanted for some extra snappiness when slapping. I used to put round wounds on it from time to time but it didn’t suit my style.

[@lucybarney1]

Great bassist and I’ve had round wounds on one bass from 1991 ,sound great

[@gadymarcus2362]

Bello/magnifico.🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️🌡️👑

[@KozmykJ]

I remember from years ago, 70s probably, a country bass player (Nashville ?) advertising for old strings cos he broke one.

[@erivers71]

The 🐐! P bass for the win!

[@jimmybootz1277]

"nooooo fukk it"!!😂😂😂😂😂

[@slee6261]

If you put hand lotion on a new set of flats it will deaden the strings so they sound older.

[@albriano7762]

I don't get it, He is known for playing a MM fretless, it put him on the Music map.

[@BenCDaugherty]

At this point, I would say it’s 50-50 . It’s always been a p and then for fretless it’s always been the music man.

[@RSFX1]

So... talking about mics, what happened? Is this scratch audio? All the mics were dead?

[@QLSProducer]

They recorded, we mix with their audio...

[@Steve-mp7by]

I play bass and its all in the hands

[@discobassgroove]

How stoned is Pino rn he’s the only dude with sunnies on in there

[@juanalderetedelapena5161]

hella fretless player!

[@hellboundrubber4448]

The Sex Pistols stole equipment from Keith Richard's Mansion when he was Touring w the Stones. They recorded their 1st Album with it. lol I know that the Guitarist and Drummer were prolific in "Break and Enters" before the Pistols to fund their existence. After the Pistols ended they went to SAmerica to hang out w Ronnie Biggs, "The Great Train Robber". Ronnie was the one who funded the Pistols to play the Queen's Jubilee.

[@saintjabroni]

Epic. Epic behavior.

[@tjsmith3741]

Only use heavy flats on my PBass. Haven’t changed them in years.. why would you ask Pino about slap Bass…really?!

[@madelenehulon1905]

*PromoSM* 😳

[@shayneotoole4814]

Why is questloves mic so shit?

[@WromWrom]

I'm making an educated guess: It sounds as if it was not on and they took ambient sound either from another mic or from the camera. Been there, done that, cried in my sleep about it...

[@alexanderallegra432]

Funny how someone who doesn’t play bass or guitar simply knows absolutely nothing about it

[@thawrinks5549]

Way too many ppl on this podcast and still Quest’s mic sounds like crap? Hard pass