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From: nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan)
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Subject: Re: Eberhard Weber
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Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 00:43:03 EST
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>> [Me:] Yeah!  Eberhard Weber is *the* greatest bass player.  And there
>> can be *no* argument!

> Great! Let's argue! Eberhard is the best upright acoustic bass player,
> but Stanley Clarke is the best electric/acoustic fusion bassist.

Well, I'm no expert on Eberhard Weber, but what I've seen him play is
*not* an acoustic bass.  It's some very strange 5 string (or is it six
string?) once-acoustic bass drastically modified to be electric and to
look very unusual.  I've never heard Stanley Clarke, but I truly doubt
than anyone can much exceed Weber.

				-Doug Alan
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