Tony Franklin
@FretlessMonster
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a.k.a. The FRETLESS MONSTER. British Bassist w/ The Firm, Blue Murder, Whitesnake, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lou Gramm, John Fogerty etc. Live & Studio
Los Angeles area
Joined March 2011
Another Free Form Fretless Jam from yours truly. Big sound ππ»π€© https://t.co/JinU6tArpQ
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On a dark Fretless highway. π€© #eagles #hotelcalifornia #desert #fretlessbass #fretlessmonster #tonyfranklin
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For Jaco Pastoriusβs birthday. Telling the story of when Jimmy Page & I met Jaco in 1985. It was the day after The Firm played at Madison Square Garden. What a time! ππ»β€οΈ https://t.co/rxXtfHjTUo
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Nice! ππ»π€©
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Happy heavenly Birthday to the late great Jaco Pastorius who would have been 74 today. HeοΏ½οΏ½οΏ½s the reason I play Fretless. His influence upon me is immeasurable. God Bless you Jaco ππ»ππ
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Remember this one? 15 second tutorial. How to do Sliding Harmonics! π€©ππ» https://t.co/qZZA14BVWJ
#fretlessmonster #tonyfranklin #fretlessbass #basslessons
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Keeping it real. Sweeping the garage. Good for the soul, good for the garage ππ»π
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Jam with me - (and some other cool folks! π€©ππ») at @RockFantasyCamp in February 2026. Los Angeles π€©ππ» More info https://t.co/uYIuwce6ra
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February 27, 2026 !! Mark your calendars for the release of Joel Hoekstraβs 13 βs fourth album βFrom The Fadeβ featuring rock royalty @FretlessMonster @VinnyAppice1 @DerekSherinian and lead vocalist Girish Pradhan !
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Fretless Jam β’ Free Form β’ Warts & All My favorite way to "practice" & build stamina is free form jam. I try not to repeat familiar patterns. Itβs not "perfect", I'm just having fun. Quite often I'll have a song idea that emerges from these jams. https://t.co/F5DOvjKlB6
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A nice line up of @fender signature basses. How many do you recognize? (One of themβs mine!)β¦ π€©ππ» https://t.co/1h2ZqLsznV
#fretlessmonster #tonyfranklin #bass #fender #fretlessbass
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So cool. Very happy I could be part of your journey DC. Enjoy your next chapter. Love ya! Gromit πππ»
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Bohemian Rhapsody was the first single I bought 50 years ago. It topped the UK charts in Nov, Dec 1975 & Jan 1976. βA Night At The Operaβ followed. @QueenWillRock had an immense impact on my life & career! ππ»π₯β€οΈ What album & single were your first? #bohemianrhapsody #queen
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