You mentioned watching Thomas the Tank Engine…. So here’s a **FUN BEHS-based FACT** that involves Thomas the Tank Engine ! The Chief Modeler for the first series of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” on TV was *TIM STAFFELL* Who years before had been the one-time Bassist and Vocalist for a band called SMILE - alongside one Brian May on guitar/vocals, and Roger Taylor on drums/vocals. When Tim Staffell decided to leave Smile for other opportunities with a band called Humpy Bong… He was replaced on Lead Vocals by his Ealing Arts College classmate and friend FARROKH “FREDDIE” BULSARA. Farrokh changed the band name to QUEEN, and his own name to FREDDIE MERCURY. And then , after running through up to 7 bassists … The band Queen finally met, auditioned and hired one young and shy 19 year old bassist named… JOHN DEACON ! And so that one fateful decision by TIM STAFFELL to leave his band resulted in TWO legendary outcomes: 1) QUEEN (And John Deacon’s rise to Bass Legend status) 2) The tv show adaptation of THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE.
Thanks for that info. I didn't know Tim Staffell was also the bassist, and I didn't know what he also did, so I'm glad to hear that he had a good outcome as well.
@@herseem here’s another “small world, innit?” piece of trivia involving Tim Staffell : Once Tim was established as a working graphic artist, an American artist Jim Laurier approached him to design a “friendly-looking alien” for a magazine cover (July 1980 edition of Creepy magazine) Tim took the commission, created said alien character (who read what looked like an alien glossy magazine), got paid and moved on…no big deal, right ? A few years later, a long-time musician gained permission from Laurier to use that magazine cover art as the cover of his new solo album. (With a slight tweak of adding the musician’s picture on the alien’s reading material) On the back of the album was the musician reading a copy of that Creepy magazine July 1980 edition, so it appears that the alien and the musician are reading about each other. Very cute repurposing, right ? Here’s the twist - that musician was ROGER TAYLOR, for his solo album Fun In Space. (Released 6 April 1981) He had no idea that his long-lost buddy Tim Staffell had designed the alien on the magazine cover… And Tim had no idea his alien had been repurposed for Roger’s album ! Neither found out until the two reunited some years later, and Tim spotted the album (featuring his alien) on Roger’s mantelpiece while visiting his home.
@@imweakfordeakyI would have never imagined Tim, of all people in this world, to be involved with Thomas! Amazing detail! Goes to show that 2 odd decades of listening to Queen are not enough to know all about them :)
Thank you Danny for making people know about Death, a criminally overlooked band. More a dare than a suggestion : please do a bass and guitar cover of Living Colour "Wall" on this contraption.
I wanted to comment too, to show my support and express my mirth but YT have been extra snide and completely removed the chance for me to leave a comment, except in reply to someone elses comment, in this case yours.
Danny, I love your videos. You're so much more relatable than all these RUclipsrs who play bass. Unlike them, you're a bass player with a RUclips channel, and I mean that in the most flattering way.
I'm a punk bass player and just got a load of video production equipment, seeking to start my own bass social media. I'm also the same age as you and have been playing for 20 years on and off professionally. I also hate YT's advertising and monetization restrictions. I'll take all the flags and piss away all the money. I don't care. Mark my words Danny: We're going to collaborate one day!
Thanks Danny for your EXCELLENT BEHS program. Very entertaining and informative. I am a diehard Behsist and I love all things BEHS….your program at the forefront. You and Davy504 rule the BEHS roost ! If all politicians learned BEHS… it would be a better world.
Bought my first BEHS at the tender age of 16 in 1975 2nd hand for £60. It was a 1964 Burns Vista Sonic with 3, yes 3 pickups. I still have it and I still love it. I found it in a well renowned music shop that had been ransacked by local scmbgs. They took the Gibsons, Fenders and Rickenbackers but threw the poor old Burns in a corner. It has at least 3 coats of purple paint over the sunburst finish, it is missing the bridge cover, pickup cover (which I took off because it got in the way of my style of playing), and has more chips and scratches than I can count, but I love it. I played it in 2 bands in my teens and twenties and my son has also played it on stage. I have been offered stupid amounts of money for it. I don't believe it's worth that much but I still refused to sell.
i typically don’t comment but thank you danny for not selling out and valuing keeping the music alive over making a quick buck! in this day and age advertising is far too common, and it’s a breath of fresh air refusing sponsorships.
I really admire you brave people who admit to the whole world that you are addicted it doesn't matter if it's fentanyl or BEHS. Keep up the good addiction🎸👍🏼
@@cocojinx9193it comes in a lot of pretty colors and a lot of them even change colors! Too bad it's extremely addictive and easy for people to OD on and destroys lives and stuff. I prefer to stick to beha.
I mean Mike Rutherford from Genesis used to duct tape his Rick 4001 and Rick 12 string together to make it a double neck so you’re not that far. That bass is a golden relic! 😹😹
@@stevecarter8810 ya there’s photos on google 😹 coolest thing ever. He eventually got his luthier to build him one but apparently his luthier was like “you’re crazy for wanting that” 😹 that’s what I read at least
3:06 "if you dont know what rotherhams like, its a bit like this instrument. Shoddy." As a sheffieldite who lifes about 15 minutes away from rotherham, can bloody confirm
Great post! Also, about maybe having to have tuned the Strat-ish guitar before filming: I blame a factory fault. After all, when I first started to study double behs in school (1965, fifth grade) and behs guitaaar two years later, I was told, and maintain to this day, that "They told me they tuned this behs at the factory." Clearly the maker of the Strat-ish half of your newest acquisition was negligent. 😊
Seriously Danny, you’re hands down my favorite bass player on RUclips. Your canter and overall demeanor make it fun and enjoyable to watch your videos. You thank you.
While back I found bass for 10 gbp with combo amp, it was low end bass but fully functional and didn't sound half bad apart from combo. I gave to a friend, so he could join other bands
Charles Berthoud vs Danny Sapko. Mate! No contest! It's Char... er no too serious by half. Got to be Danny every time. 100% laugh out loud behs entertainment. Love your channel.
Sending this to the wife so she can see that this is a real problem. I saw that exact monstrosity on marketplace!! Just bought a 1988 Sunn mustang bass for £10 on marketplace!!
dont worry danny im an addict too i just bought an old BEHS from the 80's it was just the body and im tryna find parts for it rn i looked it up and well its worth a couple thousand and the parts will only cost like 200 dollars so sometimes buying something just for fun can work out pretty damn well so yes BEHS imma look at BEHS'S DRINKING OR NOT DRINKING
Do a video on Mike Rutherford. He was a pioneer of the double necked Guitar/Bass and he switched back and forth a lot on Squonk for a Trick of the tail.
I think the challenge here is, can you find your best guitarist friend and possibly play BOTH at the same time. I would try to lay the thing down and play it on a table top. Or if your feelin frisky one person (maybe guitarist) straps it on up high and you can play the bass in a loving embrace
Awesome video Danny! I personally don't think you'd sell out if you'd had some sponsor sections in your videos. With the money, you could improve your videos further or just buy another BEHS.
"I'm going over to the other side I'm happy to have not to have not Big business is very wise I'm inside free enterprise" The author of these lyrics wants his shirt back.
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BEHS is the best instrument
Truly
Yeah the vehry behst
I just started learning it it’s amazing !
I agree even though I can’t play anymore
@@Crushbandicoot-wv8xb why can't you play anymore?
Bold of you to try and change RUclips, your content definitely sticks out to me and I especially like your longer form content!
"have I been drinking?" The amount of gear I have that showed up at my door without me knowing it was coming....
That is a good point. After a night of drinking I look in my email inbox and see these ‘Your Amazon Order…’ emails 😂
@marcusupshaw829 literally happened last month to me. Apparently, I was crushing on a DOD Ice Box so bad, I spent 140 USD without realizing it.
Did you all thank God for it?...
He covered a Death song! Thank u so much for bringing more attention to them. They were ahead of their time.
Thanks!
dude, you and Jon Gomm together would be killer! I play guitar but when nobody is watching I play BEHS!! Love the channel, cheers!
This channel is super fun, and you're a helluva player... Thanks!
I'm so glad you covered Death. They were such a great band, I wish more people knew their music.
You mentioned watching Thomas the Tank Engine….
So here’s a **FUN BEHS-based FACT** that involves Thomas the Tank Engine !
The Chief Modeler for the first series of “Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends” on TV was *TIM STAFFELL*
Who years before had been the one-time Bassist and Vocalist for a band called SMILE - alongside one Brian May on guitar/vocals, and Roger Taylor on drums/vocals.
When Tim Staffell decided to leave Smile for other opportunities with a band called Humpy Bong…
He was replaced on Lead Vocals by his Ealing Arts College classmate and friend FARROKH “FREDDIE” BULSARA.
Farrokh changed the band name to QUEEN, and his own name to FREDDIE MERCURY.
And then , after running through up to 7 bassists …
The band Queen finally met, auditioned and hired one young and shy 19 year old bassist named… JOHN DEACON !
And so that one fateful decision by TIM STAFFELL to leave his band resulted in TWO legendary outcomes:
1) QUEEN (And John Deacon’s rise to Bass Legend status)
2) The tv show adaptation of THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE.
Thanks for that info. I didn't know Tim Staffell was also the bassist, and I didn't know what he also did, so I'm glad to hear that he had a good outcome as well.
@@herseem here’s another “small world, innit?” piece of trivia involving Tim Staffell :
Once Tim was established as a working graphic artist, an American artist Jim Laurier approached him to design a “friendly-looking alien” for a magazine cover (July 1980 edition of Creepy magazine)
Tim took the commission, created said alien character (who read what looked like an alien glossy magazine), got paid and moved on…no big deal, right ?
A few years later, a long-time musician gained permission from Laurier to use that magazine cover art as the cover of his new solo album. (With a slight tweak of adding the musician’s picture on the alien’s reading material)
On the back of the album was the musician reading a copy of that Creepy magazine July 1980 edition, so it appears that the alien and the musician are reading about each other. Very cute repurposing, right ?
Here’s the twist - that musician was ROGER TAYLOR, for his solo album Fun In Space. (Released 6 April 1981)
He had no idea that his long-lost buddy Tim Staffell had designed the alien on the magazine cover…
And Tim had no idea his alien had been repurposed for Roger’s album !
Neither found out until the two reunited some years later, and Tim spotted the album (featuring his alien) on Roger’s mantelpiece while visiting his home.
@@imweakfordeaky thanks for telling that story, it's lovely to hear 😊
@@imweakfordeakyI would have never imagined Tim, of all people in this world, to be involved with Thomas!
Amazing detail! Goes to show that 2 odd decades of listening to Queen are not enough to know all about them :)
Thank you Danny for making people know about Death, a criminally overlooked band.
More a dare than a suggestion : please do a bass and guitar cover of Living Colour "Wall" on this contraption.
VOUCH STAIN IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER
I Agree with the cover of "Wall"
Thanks!
big props for recognising Death.
I must have missed Chuck Schuldiner's garage rock phase...
Haha, good one 😂.
Death was an all black American Punk band from the 70s.
The original Death, not the metal band.
I skipped past it but I saw all the comments and got so excited before I heard what death it actually was lol
While we're on the subject: Day 1 of asking for a video on Steve DiGeorgio's bass tone.
Fretless Escapades!!!@@binface9
I love your humor, man. These longer videos are entertaining and I also enjoy getting nerdy bass facts from your shorts
Charles B is for inspiration and ideas . You're for learning, laughing and loving.......THE BEHS!!!!!
BEHS and Thomas, the Tank engine - a man of culture can be seen here!
Big ups with no ad, liked and commented for the algorithm 🎉
I wanted to comment too, to show my support and express my mirth but YT have been extra snide and completely removed the chance for me to leave a comment, except in reply to someone elses comment, in this case yours.
Tune the guitar to an open chord and use it as a drone note to play behs on top of, bonus if you use a slide on both.
Danny, I love your videos. You're so much more relatable than all these RUclipsrs who play bass. Unlike them, you're a bass player with a RUclips channel, and I mean that in the most flattering way.
You're funny and entertaining 🎉 truly enjoying your company. Keep it up.
So good love the subtle references
first time watching a video of yours that isn't a youtube short, this is very good
As a drummer I thoroughly enjoy your views and opinions on behses.
Thanks mate!
I'm a punk bass player and just got a load of video production equipment, seeking to start my own bass social media. I'm also the same age as you and have been playing for 20 years on and off professionally. I also hate YT's advertising and monetization restrictions. I'll take all the flags and piss away all the money. I don't care. Mark my words Danny: We're going to collaborate one day!
4:39 I fuckin died 🤣🤣🤣
That Dee Dee Ramone joke 💀
Love you Danny
I have never played the behs but I really enjoy your videos. Your entertainment value and skills are compelling.
Good day from across the pond. You are a breath of fresh air. I needed this video today. Thank you and "Maye the Bass be with you."
Thanks!
this is a really cool video, just wanna take the time to appreciate that you didn’t do an ad read, I really appreciate it
Thanks
Thanks Danny for your EXCELLENT BEHS program. Very entertaining and informative. I am a diehard Behsist and I love all things BEHS….your program at the forefront. You and Davy504 rule the BEHS roost ! If all politicians learned BEHS… it would be a better world.
Bought my first BEHS at the tender age of 16 in 1975 2nd hand for £60. It was a 1964 Burns Vista Sonic with 3, yes 3 pickups. I still have it and I still love it. I found it in a well renowned music shop that had been ransacked by local scmbgs. They took the Gibsons, Fenders and Rickenbackers but threw the poor old Burns in a corner. It has at least 3 coats of purple paint over the sunburst finish, it is missing the bridge cover, pickup cover (which I took off because it got in the way of my style of playing), and has more chips and scratches than I can count, but I love it. I played it in 2 bands in my teens and twenties and my son has also played it on stage. I have been offered stupid amounts of money for it. I don't believe it's worth that much but I still refused to sell.
i typically don’t comment but thank you danny for not selling out and valuing keeping the music alive over making a quick buck! in this day and age advertising is far too common, and it’s a breath of fresh air refusing sponsorships.
Dude more people need to listen to the For the Whole World to See album from Death. Props for covering Keep on Knocking. One of my all time favorites!
Danke!
I saw this on marketplace a couple of weeks ago. Well done to committing to it. It's great
0:25 I think no matter what I say it always leads to “look at new basses” 😂
I really admire you brave people who admit to the whole world that you are addicted it doesn't matter if it's fentanyl or BEHS. Keep up the good addiction🎸👍🏼
This comment has inspired me to get addicted to fentanyl
@@cocojinx9193it comes in a lot of pretty colors and a lot of them even change colors! Too bad it's extremely addictive and easy for people to OD on and destroys lives and stuff. I prefer to stick to beha.
@@cocojinx9193You and me both - blame Danny and The Bass ( sorry Behs..) 🤔
Found your channel because I was looking up behs ukulele. I'm unlikely to ever play behs, but love your channel.
LOVED THIS!
I love the death album and you featuring keep on knocking made my day.
Hang in there Danny boy!!!!! I get paid Friday!!! 😅
Nice to hear a bit of Death.
I am a bass player of many winters and I enjoy your posts very much. Nice of you to give a shout out to the guy who made that rig.
I mean Mike Rutherford from Genesis used to duct tape his Rick 4001 and Rick 12 string together to make it a double neck so you’re not that far. That bass is a golden relic! 😹😹
exactly what i was thinking!
I would love to see a rendition of all 20 minutes of suppers ready using that bass/guitar.
I did not know they were taped together!
@@stevecarter8810 ya there’s photos on google 😹 coolest thing ever. He eventually got his luthier to build him one but apparently his luthier was like “you’re crazy for wanting that” 😹 that’s what I read at least
That’s my favorite episode of season 1. I like the follow up, whistles and sneezes
Thanks for the flow chart. It really cleared things up for me!
you're an entertaining guy Danny
I'm really looking forward to the day you're opening your Behs Pro Shop
3:06 "if you dont know what rotherhams like, its a bit like this instrument. Shoddy."
As a sheffieldite who lifes about 15 minutes away from rotherham, can bloody confirm
03:55 in my opinion there is nothing wrong in that tone. I think it will sound great in a mix!
Just goes to show that the musician makes the instrument, not the other way around
The Death movie is class. Cheers for playing them.
Great post! Also, about maybe having to have tuned the Strat-ish guitar before filming: I blame a factory fault. After all, when I first started to study double behs in school (1965, fifth grade) and behs guitaaar two years later, I was told, and maintain to this day, that "They told me they tuned this behs at the factory." Clearly the maker of the Strat-ish half of your newest acquisition was negligent. 😊
Never expected to see anyone talk about Death on here !. Such a cool and ahead of their time band. Big respect Danny !.
On the flow chart, you should have had the option "Have I been drinking... ENOUGH?" Hahahaha
Love the videos!
When someone drunk heard of Mike Rutherford. "Wut a guitar and a bass together? Ay can do that"
I think that chart needs to be a lot bigger and with a lot more complexities
Danny Danny Danny, you mek my fookin deh 😂😂
the flying kipper is my favorite episode too, danny.
I love this channel and really love to play behs lately, and I'm not even a behsist
Seriously Danny, you’re hands down my favorite bass player on RUclips. Your canter and overall demeanor make it fun and enjoyable to watch your videos. You thank you.
While back I found bass for 10 gbp with combo amp, it was low end bass but fully functional and didn't sound half bad apart from combo. I gave to a friend, so he could join other bands
Love Death! Would be cool if you covered “Politicians In My Eyes” at some point.
Nice Muslin I have a GSTQ one myself the short sleeve are comfy AF and great for playing in!
Charles Berthoud vs Danny Sapko. Mate! No contest! It's Char... er no too serious by half. Got to be Danny every time. 100% laugh out loud behs entertainment. Love your channel.
Sending this to the wife so she can see that this is a real problem. I saw that exact monstrosity on marketplace!! Just bought a 1988 Sunn mustang bass for £10 on marketplace!!
I love your style. I actually really like that thing. The loop idea is a great one.
He needs his own show!!! What a trip.
Thanks for not making me hear about a VPN 🎉
I have an idea for a future video with that double neck. I'm thinking a Bon fire.
Thanks for the video. You could play both the bass and the guitar simultaneously b6 applying the hammering technique on both fretboards.
I think envy is acceptible, but jealousy is dangerous... Like snorkelling with flippers made from spam!
Takeshi from Boris uses one of those (Rickenbarker)
2:27 I NEED that Garfield bass, man…
ikr!! its epic
I'm paying up a black Epiphone Les Paul Special bass at a nearby Cash Converters at the moment. Can't wait to make the last payment on it!
You can make some kinda Mike Rutherford reference with that Bhes,. Thanks for making an old reggae base player laugh our loud.
Brilliant, thank you Danny😊
excited for behs merch!
you could play a Mike Rutherford part with that...
Gomm would be all over this, and frankly it's the collaboration 2024 is waiting for.
dont worry danny im an addict too i just bought an old BEHS from the 80's it was just the body and im tryna find parts for it rn i looked it up and well its worth a couple thousand and the parts will only cost like 200 dollars so sometimes buying something just for fun can work out pretty damn well so yes BEHS imma look at BEHS'S DRINKING OR NOT DRINKING
i only spent 20 dollars on the thing and all i gotta do is get pickups for it
Do a video on Mike Rutherford. He was a pioneer of the double necked Guitar/Bass and he switched back and forth a lot on Squonk for a Trick of the tail.
I think the challenge here is, can you find your best guitarist friend and possibly play BOTH at the same time. I would try to lay the thing down and play it on a table top. Or if your feelin frisky one person (maybe guitarist) straps it on up high and you can play the bass in a loving embrace
Awesome video Danny!
I personally don't think you'd sell out if you'd had some sponsor sections in your videos. With the money, you could improve your videos further or just buy another BEHS.
Raising awareness of Death. Nice one!
This is hilarious Danny! 😂🤘🏼🎸🎶 Love your content!
Two things I hate. Basses with more than four strings. Slap bass.
Danny, if things get too much you could always stick it on the fire and get the heat out of it. Subscribed.
Danny ur not gonna stop me from looking at that Ibanez fretless even when im blacked out
I always followed the equation X=Y+1 where X is the ideal number of BEHS to own, and Y=Current number of BEHS in your ownership
Move over Charlie Boy, I’d rather watch an entertaining and honest Danny and smile any day of the week. BEHS is the word 👍
Haha, yeah. I was thinking the guitar couldn’t hold it’s tune, and just then you mentioned you shoulda tuned it first!
Play some rush with it!! Geddy uses a doubleneck
"I'm going over to the other side
I'm happy to have not to have not
Big business is very wise
I'm inside free enterprise"
The author of these lyrics wants his shirt back.
You are simply the best and soooo funny and clearly a very good behs playa.
I'm okay with adds especially if they were for Bass stuff
Crown Lands make good use of one of those.
Keep not doing Ads Big Man