Playing Style
Pattinson is self taught, drawing heavily from sixties film and television theme tunes and soundtracks. Lounge and Psychedelic music were also a big influence on his playing style. Throughout his playing career, Pattinson has always favoured a blue Fender Jazz Bass, playing mostly through an Ampeg 1x15" combo amp in his early career and an SVT head with an 8X10 cabinet in his later career. This equipment and playing style gave a distinctive sound to Echo and The Bunnymen. The Pattinson and De Freitas rhythm duo were once cited as ‘The best rhythm section in the world’. Mike Scott, of The Waterboys, once placed a classified ad in the 80s, while searching for a bassist, saying that applicants must be able to play "Les Pattinson 'Back of Love' style".
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