That's one of the basses that burned in a fire in his barn/studio. The day after the fire he was in New Haven with King Crimson at the Palace (now the College Street Music Hall, a great venue) and he had a totally crisped bass on a stand on stage.
Mad NiteOwl2 The first stadium concert I went to was Peter Gabriel's So anniversary tour. Tony Levin was the most powerful bassist ever, felt like an elephant on my chest.
Whats the back story on how this bass was fire roasted. I had a bass that was fire roasted, but it was the head stock and half the length of the neck. Did not play well after that.
He was on tour with King Crimson, he had a barn where he had a bunch of his gear stored and it went up in flames, he lost a ton of vintage gear, was able to save some stuff including this Stingray.
Try experimenting with some foam under your strings. Just take some kind of sponge and cut the abrasive side off. The thickness and how close you place it to the bridge also makes a difference. Don’t forget to tune up after putting it on because it will make everything sharp and also it will change the intonation a bit.
Effetto Droste Its a music Man Stingray. If i remember right, its one of the few pieces that "survived" a fire in which he lost many incredible instruments.
It's funny to me to imagine seeing Tony in Guitar Center and having some dipshit, self-congratulating, chop-worshipping, chump-ass salesboy see him play this stuff and think to himself, "who's this boring geezer." Great bass playing is 99% about note choice and placement that supports the song. Levin is the master of that.
+Cameron Pearce not just his touring bassist but the bassist on many of the original recordings - so they are most likely his bass lines rather than Peter's.
