Tony Franklin

Known as the "Fretless Monster", Tony Franklin has played alongside some of the greatest names in music history. He got his big break in 1984 as bassist in stellar supergroup The Firm, with guitar legend Jimmy Page, vocalist Paul Rodgers and drummer Chris Slade (AC/DC, Manfred Mann's Earth Band). Franklin's signature fretless growl was a distinctive and instantly recognizable element of the band's first hit, "Radioactive".

After two hit albums and substantial touring with The Firm, Franklin subsequently performed with Blue Murder (John Sykes, Carmine Appice), David Gilmour, Kate Bush, Whitesnake, Roy Harper, Pat Travers, Tony McAlpine, Gary Hoey, Donna Lewis, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Vasco Rossi, Eros Ramazzotti and many others. An in-demand session bass ace, he has appeared on numerous albums. Franklin has also released two solo albums of his own.

Bass

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Rock

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aditya2509

04/29/22

Amazing

As a Music Producer it was very important for me to focus on my bass guitar playing and develop my own sound. A few months ago I came across Tony's lessons on the Truefire YouTubechannel and I decided to start focusing on bass playing seriously to explore. It helped me analyse the song, build different styles of grooves, incorporate diffRead more about review stating Mastererent techniques, which was really helpful. Also coming from a lead guitarist area, playing bass helps you develop & Incorporate percussive ideas to fill in the spaces for a tighter song. The lessons were really easy to follow, precise articulate and most importantly engaging. Hoping to see more lessons on truefire