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Old 11-02-2022, 05:34 AM   #1
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While I think he's talented at the bass with great tone and sense of time, I don't think he's anything special as a creator of sound.

BUT, I do think he's a true artist and his graphic designs make for awesome shirts.

I have one of his designs for a DMB shirt signed by Dave, Fonz and Boyd!


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    Re: Fonz

    I think Dave (rhythm/lead guitar/vocal), Carter (Drums/back up vox) and Tim (Bass) should continue as a band.
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    Old 11-02-2022, 05:45 AM   #3
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    Re: Fonz

    Fonz could do graphic design for the group, shirts album art etc.
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    Old 11-02-2022, 05:49 AM   #4
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    And D+t shows would still be sweet with Tim on guitar!
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    Old 11-02-2022, 05:54 AM   #5
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    Old 11-02-2022, 05:55 AM   #6
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    Old 11-02-2022, 06:12 AM   #7
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    Re: Fonz

    I don't know I mean have you ever seen Dave's drawing of The Beatles? I think it'd be better if Buddy played drums, Tim on bass since he's way better than Stefan, have Stefan sing and play guitar, that frees up Dave to draw for merch!
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    Stefan is a great dancer with a fantastic sense of rhythm.
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    Re: Fonz

    Stefan shines when it comes to fills and a creating a pocket groove that accentuates instead of takes over. His soloing is a hit or (usually) miss affair, but he at least understands the bass' role in a song and is probably one of the best at making great use of the pocket. Are there players I'd put in a supergroup over him? sure. Are some of his early parts a bit basic? sure. Other than Stanley Clarke, though, there's no one else that I can think of that would fill his shoes without overstuffing that pocket and shifting focus.
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    Stefan is an incredible musician and perfect for his role, soloing is very low on priorities when it comes to a bass player in a band like DMB
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    Old 11-02-2022, 10:38 AM   #11
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    Go listen to Warehouse and concentrate on the bass line. It is outstanding
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    Old 11-02-2022, 10:59 AM   #12
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    Fonzie is top 5 all time bassists for me
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    Old 11-02-2022, 11:20 AM   #13
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    The pocket Carter and Fonz have together is vital to the band’s sound. He has a great sense of melody and his playing has improved greatly over the years. I’ll never understand this take. Fonz’s tone wasn’t always great in my book, but that’s improved significantly in recent years too. He sounds best on his 4-string Music Man Stingray in my opinion. Love the low end.
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    Re: Fonz

    i thought this thread was a troll, hence my laughs

    this is serious?

    another thread on how "Stefan is great, but not that great, but easily replaceable, but not replaceable, but perfect for dmb"

    man i guess we really do need a new album strictly for discussion
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    The pocket Carter and Fonz have together is vital to the band’s sound. He has a great sense of melody and his playing has improved greatly over the years. I’ll never understand this take. Fonz’s tone wasn’t always great in my book, but that’s improved significantly in recent years too. He sounds best on his 4-string Music Man Stingray in my opinion. Love the low end.
    best pocket in music! I think it keeps Dave going. If you had these 2 backing you up, wouldn't you just play forever. Any musician would love to play in this pocket. They let you do just about anything. And they both LISTEN. They really pay attention to what's going on around them.
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