| Guy Pratt | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | November 5 1962 London, England |
| Genre(s) | Progressive Rock Psychedelic rock Art Rock |
| Occupation(s) | MusicianComposer Comedian |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Bass guitar Guitar |
| Years active | 1984 - present |
| Label(s) | Capitol Columbia Sony EMI Harvest and others |
| Associated acts |
Pink Floyd David Gilmour Roxy Music |
| Website | GuyPratt.com |
Guy Pratt is a well-known session bassist and also a songwriter, actor and comedian. He was born January 3 1962 in London, England, son of actor Mike Pratt. In 1996, Pratt married Gala Wright, the daughter of Richard Wright.
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Career
Pratt is best known for his work as a session player. He has worked with Pink Floyd, Kirsty MacColl, The Smiths, Lemon Jelly, The Orb, All Saints, Icehouse, Madonna, Stephen Duffy, Robbie Robertson, Roxy Music, Michael Jackson, Gary Moore, Womack & Womack, Coverdale Page and Toy Matinee. He is a member of The Transit Kings with Alex Paterson (of The Orb), Jimmy Cauty (of The KLF) and Dominic Beken. Cauty and Pratt also released "I Wanna 1-2-1 With You" as Solid Gold Chartbusters. Since 2006 Guy Pratt has been playing bass for Bryan Ferry and is currently accompanying him on his solo tour throughout Europe. Pratt hit the big stage when he was chosen as the replacement bass player for Pink Floyd's post Roger Waters Momentary Lapse of Reason and The Division Bell world tours in 1987 and 1994. He co performed the vocals in "Run Like Hell", "Another Brick in The Wall Part 2" and "Comfortably Numb" with Gilmour during the live shows and also performed on several tracks on The Division Bell album, though most of the bass parts were performed by David Gilmour. Tony Levin performed most of the bass parts on Momentary Lapse of Reason, with Pratt replacing him on the accompanying tour due to his unavailability .[1] Pratt has also composed music for TV. He produced, co-wrote and played bass, guitar and keys on the music for the 1998 Channel 4 drama series The Young Person's Guide to Becoming a Rock Star. With regular collaborator Dom Beken, he provided the theme music to Spaced. Pratt also appeared in Spaced, playing the character of Minty. He has also acted in Linda Green, and appeared in an episode of the remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), starring Reeves and Mortimer. His father Mike Pratt played the part of Jeff Randall in the original 1960s series. As a songwriter, he co-wrote the UK no.1 hit Ain't No Doubt, sung by Jimmy Nail. In August 2005, Pratt's one-man music/comedy show, My Bass & Other Animals, debuted at the Edinburgh Festival. A book, based on the show, was published in May 2007. In July 2007, Pratt guest-hosted a show on the digital radio station Planet Rock. In August 2007, Guy Pratt was interviewed by Liberation Frequency interview and, as part of the Edinburgh Fringe on Janey Godley's Chat Show.
Equipment
His current bass guitar arsenal includes a selection of various vintage Fender Precision and Jazz Basses, a MusicMan StingRay 4, a pair of headless Status 5-strings (fretted and fretless) and a red Spector NS2. During David Gilmour's On An Island tour he is usually seen sporting a 3-tone sunburst 1961 Fender Precision. Guy played his Status 5-string headless basses, the red Spector NS2 and a 2-tone sunburst 1958 Fender P-Bass during the P•U•L•S•E concerts in 1994. Amp wise, nowadays he is mostly seen with Ashdown ABM heads and WEM cabs.
