King of slap bass? You’re thinking of Marcus Miller. King is up there though

I've yet to see him actually playing the drums.

Mark is a genious of The music because he plays bass, guitar, and besides he sings great!!!

I think & will always know Mark King is a Bass player. Not any off these other things. Mark can Play - Absolutely Amazing & encouraging for other Bassist starting out too learn. Mark is very inspiring on Bass - I should know I've learnt Mr Pink & Lessons in love + other Songs. Thank you Mark King. Vernon

10 years ago I saw Level 42 with Mark King on Bass do Lessons in love. My whole Body went WOW - I never learnt any instrument but me hearing Level 42 play Lessons in love changed my whole life. I made a Decision I'm going too learn Bass Guitar & play like Mark king Bassist does. Its been 8 years with Practice on Bass watching Mark play Bass - My 1st Song I learnt in a week was Lessons in love. I got the Running in the Family CD - & learnt all the Songs. I love playing Running in the Family + Lessons in love. Thank you Mark King of Level 42 your my inspiration & teacher for Bass. Vernon

Same here.

same here

Let's not forget the late great Boon Gould along with Phil/Mike & Wally Badarou adding to the overall writing of songs... .....

Of course not

What makes Mark King very special is, he plays so many intricate bass lines, yes he sings at the same time too. Extraordinary skill to have, and not many people can do it as well as he can. He is very naturally gifted, and a once in a lifetime talent.

@@BruceLee-zd9bw Yep the stars were definitely in alignment that night as you hsve to have some much raw natural talent to ne able to go from drums and straight on to bass guitar... Now i was fortunate enough to pick up the bass it all ick into place for me but i.sure as hell didnt go straight into recording not long after i.picked the bass up, sure i auditioned for the first proper band i was in only 1 month after picking the bass up & during our phone call i was asked to learn a list of songs they gave me & i had tk know them within 2 weeks & then we'd all meet up & go to where this band were practising for my audition & i passed & was on my journey with my first band within a month of picking that instrument up... Many will no doubt continue to say thst " well the bass is easier play " but was many many many decades ago & no doubt those same people will have come across the uploads of bassist playing their own bass lines or covers but the difference is the way many basdist can play now, as of course you have slap style along with great finger style playing (which Mark doesnt get enough praise for) & many Bassists that I've continued to seen on KZfaq that continue new ways to play their bass guitar or more than 1 bass at the one time... Wanting to play bass rather than it being forced on you all changed in the mid 70s as those innovators inspired many generations to play bass along with all the new amazing faces that came out in the 80s onwards & those new bass player's from the 80 onwards would go on to inspire the next generation & it just kept going & there was a time that more often than not there were more people wanting to learn to play bass rather than the electric lead & rhythm guitar... In ligt of this still ongoing coronavirus outbreak stay safe and healthy wherever you are in ths world... A Happy New Year For Everyone for 2021 once it's just passed 12am at where you stay & All The Best... .....

@@greatwhite61967 Fair play to you, and yes, way back on the day years ago, things were much harder then, as there wasn't the online help with tuitions etc. You did well in regards to the audition and playing in a band within a month.👍👍 As you said, that just makes Mark King even more special. All the best my friend.👍👍🙏

Yes he is a Legendary Bassists

You could have easily said he was a great and funny guy without bragging about supposedly meeting him 35 times. Do you think that impresses others on here ? Your comment just says that you need others to give you confidence. I dont ever feel the need to tell people, especially strangers on here about my life experiences, I dont need the attention to make me feel good about myself.

well, they had to practice at home like everyone

he has said he will do anything for money, i think we could just toss him 5k and fund the whole season of youtube episodes where hes just playing ridiculous stuff like this

I cannot put into words how good this is.

***** Does any one know what tuner he's using? I'm after a decent mic "cordless" tuner, I've used a couple of cheap cordless ones in the past but they're not much cop!

Apparently Mark has been previously known to use the BOSS TU-2; but don't know if it is cordless (or if it's the one used in the video). I have used a Korg AT-2 for years. It's a D/A hybrid unit which has served me very well... and can be used corded or cordless.

+Jon Don Just looked like a standard Boss chromatic tuner to me!

"ill do anything for money" is also another quote though this was about why he had so many signiture models across so many companies. Fender, alembic, status, etc.

Never mind Chuck Norris, they should write memes about mark 'thunderthumb' king.

How does he compare toJohn Entwistle ?

I thought your name was Sean???

Yeah Sean!? Who is Patrick?!

Identity theft is not a joke, Patrick!

三村圭一 Simply the Best!!!

You should see his live work back in the early 80s. The man was frantic!