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Bill Clements has one arm, still plays too many notes

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  • 11-09-2006 8:05pm
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    xadai
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    Bill Clements is a Michigan bass player with one arm (or at least one hand). Fortunately, it's his left arm, and he's exceptionally good at playing jazz bass with that it (and a bandanna tied around the neck to stop notes ringing on).

    Videos: http://lombaxomba.blogspot.com/2006/09/bill-clements.html


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    Karl Hungus
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    That's impressive. Oddly enough though, when I was practicing playing legato, I also tied a bandana around the neck.


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    fish-head
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    Holy wowfactory.


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    -=al=-
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    Legato kicks ass :cool:

    /yup


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    jimi_t
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    Blargh...

    Fret **** with one hand... What a waste of your remaining digets


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    Thomas_S_Hunterson
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    Similar case in Django Reinhardt, trully spectacular jazz guitarist, but only two fingers on his fretting hand!!!! He was in a fire when he was young, so his baby and ring fingers were shrivelled up and unusable. He's gotta be heard to be believed.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt


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    fish-head
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    Django's where it's at as far as guitar acrobatics goes.


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