Nick Beggs
TC Electronic equipment: RH450, RS210, RS212Nick Beggs hit the big time in 1983 as the bass player with Kajagoogoo. One of their hits, Too Shy, reached number one in the UK and 7 other European countries, as well as a number 5 in the US selling a total of over 4 million copies. After the band split, Nick and two other founder members carried on under the name Kaja with some UK chart success. Since then Nick has played with a huge number of artists including Belinda Carlisle, Kim Wilde, Alphaville and his own band: Ellis, Beggs & Howard who enjoyed commercial success with the single Big Bubbles, No Troubles around Europe. Nick is famous for his Chapman Stick playing which he describes as "an instrument, which employs the technique of double-handed tapping. Both hands are free to tap directly onto the fret board enabling the player to cover bass and guitar parts simultaneously. With the added MIDI pickup you can also trigger as many synths as you wish. Put simply you can do the work of three players and hopefully get paid three times as much!"  This year Kajagoogoo reformed with the original line up for the first time in 25 years and are currently in the middle of a tour which will take them around the UK until the end of the year. Nick Beggs on RH450: "The bass sound was fantastic! I could feel the bass sound everywhere. Even the gentlest notes had consistency and presence." www: www.nickbeggs.co.uk/holding/news/news.htm |
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