Bootsy has always been secretive about his setups so this was cool to see as a long time fan.
Bootsy Collins is a highly influential American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter. He rose to fame playing with James Brown and later became a cornerstone of George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic. Known for his driving, effected basslines, humorous vocals, and iconic flamboyant style (including star-shaped glasses), Collins also led his successful P-Funk offshoot, Bootsy's Rubber Band. A Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, he is celebrated as a key innovator in funk and one of music's all-time great bassists.
I think @jasonb might know him.
No way, that's cool.
I'm pretty sure he played with George Clinton, so he may have met Bootsy.
Yeah, some of the time when I played with George, Kash Waddie (one of the guys that did the same journey from James Brown to p-funk) was still on drums part of the show. I’ve only met Bootsy a couple of times, but he was real cool.
I’ve got a great Catfish Collins (his brother) story from when I was with Stone City Band, but it’s longer than I got to share right now.
Another wild thing about Bootsy is, he’s done all of these little things in pop culture that are just like little dabs here and there. For example, he’s the singer in that Fatboy Slim song that we all mainly remember because Christopher Walken is flying around a hotel lobby.
What do you play?
Slide trombone!
Ah man, that had to be fun. I played a little trombone in HS.
Style unmatched.
It's all on the one baby!