Pino Palladino

Pino Palladino, (born 17 October 1957 in Cardiff, Wales, UK) is a Welsh bass guitarist of Italian ancestry. Palladino rose to public notice playing primarily rock, blues rock, and R&B; music, becoming one of the most sought-after session players on the bass in the music industry, playing on a large number of recordings by some of the world's most successful rock bands, playing various styles on a late 1970s fretless Music Man StingRay and after a... more

Pino Palladino, (born 17 October 1957 in Cardiff, Wales, UK) is a Welsh bass guitarist of Italian ancestry. Palladino rose to public notice playing primarily rock, blues rock, and R&B; music, becoming one of the most sought-after session players on the bass in the music industry, playing on a large number of recordings by some of the world's most successful rock bands, playing various styles on a late 1970s fretless Music Man StingRay and after a decade, including fretted Fender Precision and Jaguar basses. His playing has earned him custom instruments bearing his name. He has belonged to several bands, and currently is best known as a member of the John Mayer Trio, and as the current bassist for The Who. Palladino began playing the electric guitar at age 14. By age 17 he decided to play the bass guitar, and bought his first fretless bass one year later, playing mostly R&B;, funk, and reggae within a rock and roll backbeat. His first professional gig was at a local television station... less