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John Giblin on some of the old Kate Bush stuff...

Liam is such a tosser....

[quote name='crez5150' post='171384' date='Apr 7 2008, 01:13 PM']I guess it's the Marmite factor..... you love them or hate them.... I'm the same with U2 and Oasis[/quote] Aye, I don't mind the odd bit of U2 but Oasis are IMHO quite dreadful....

I guess you can predict my answer...... but I'd probably swap out the preamp....

Nice guitar playing, dull song, dreadful singer..... sorry, I just DON'T get it....

Immense!

[quote name='chris_b' post='169116' date='Apr 3 2008, 02:02 PM']I've got an Ampeg SVT-3 PRO and it's been great for the last 9 years, but I think you need to choose the cabs very carefully. It works really well with Mesa Boogie cabs[/quote] Amen to that..... my SVT-3 Pro sounds immense with my Mesa 2x15EV! Highly underestimated amp..... but be aware that some of the knobs work in the reverse way to you would expect!

I found it all terribly disappointing and uninspiring.... much like most recent Jools shows. I enjoyed Estelle's bassist but, though obviously talented, he was far too busy... The less said about The Only Ones, The Black kids etc.... the better. James Taylor was the only shining light.... soul, groove, feel, depth and talent.... hence the longevity....

[quote name='Linus27' post='166447' date='Mar 30 2008, 06:52 PM']Who was the big stocky american with blonde hair that worked at the Bass Centre in the late 90's when it was at Wapping??? Is that Nick or Alex or somebody else??[/quote] I believe his name was 'Grant' and he [i]may[/i] have been Canadian...

Sound Control are now stocking Laklands. The London Oxford St branch has a red Bob Glaub, a blue Darryl4 and a white Darryl5 in stock....

Lovely bass.... congrats!

[quote name='johnnylager' post='163041' date='Mar 25 2008, 11:24 AM']Go on, just one... :brow:[/quote] Well, actually, there is one I may let go of..... purely to clear some debts..... a natural LX4..... let me know if you're interested!

Loving my recent purchase - a 62RI Jap Fender P.... Putting together a 70's RI from Jap Fender parts & a Thumper as I speak! Not letting go of my Spectors though....

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='161043' date='Mar 20 2008, 07:40 PM']sorry for another imminent question, but I am genuinely interested: which bass did he use on Alive II?[/quote] He used Spector #1. The one he got in 1976 (and which was sold a few years back at the Butterfields KISS auction....)

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='160233' date='Mar 19 2008, 01:51 PM']...I think you need to post some pics of your basses on the porn page. P[/quote] Getting a new camera soon..... and another Spector.... so will do shortly!

The two basses he used in the 'Turn On The Night' video were a black Pedulla Buzz (originally got in 1983) which he had customised with a painted dragon face on the body in 1987..... and his Jackson Axe. The Jackson Axe is either his original one from 1983, dipped in chrome, or a second one.... Actually, on the subject of his Pedulla.... he also had a white one from 1983... which he subsequently had painted with his 'make-up face' in 1987. Both Pedullas were sold in the Butterfields KISS auction for many $thousands a few years back...

[quote name='MacDaddy' post='159554' date='Mar 18 2008, 01:07 PM']I love this thread! BTW who made the Axe bass for him?[/quote] There have been various 'Axes' that Gene has used. There were two Steve Carr prototypes (1979-1981), which he posed with but I don't believe he ever used live.... Then there was the Kramer Axe (1981-1982).... which was released to the public in limited numbers in 1982. However, the public model was NOTHING like the one he actually played.... Then there was the Jackson Axe (which he used from 1983 until about 1987). Then there was the Staccato MG (double-axe blade look) bass he used from 1987-1988. Finally there is the current 'Gene Simmons' Axe which he had made in the Fernandes factory (I believe) and which he sold direct. This is the current one he uses.... I have an 'accurate' copy of the Kramer Axe, as well as a Staccato MG & his current 'Gene Simmons Axe'....

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='158484' date='Mar 16 2008, 06:14 PM']in my defence, there is a BCR that looks almost identical to that bass. P[/quote] Rather than the Punisher, I believe you're referring to the BC Rich Eagle which does share a similar 'horn identity' if I may coin a new phrase!

[quote name='NancyJohnson' post='158785' date='Mar 17 2008, 09:10 AM']Do you know what happened to the Charlie Lobue bass? I loved how that early bass looked, especially with the armour. P[/quote] Apparently Gene lent the Charlie Lobue bass to Micki Free. Micki was in various bands in the 80's & was a friend of Gene's. He was later in 'Crown Of Thorns', a superb rock band that Gene & Paul Stanley managed. The band also featured Jean Beauvoir (Plasmatics) and Tony Thompson (Chic)! From what I hear, Micki never gave it back and it's unknown as to whether he still has it.

That replica in the first post was mine. I sold it recently What do you want to know about Gene's 2nd Spector? It was made for him around the same time as his first one in late 1976 I believe, though he didn't use it much until the early 80's.... It's not much different from his first one, except the longer top horn and a mirror scratchplate. Stuart is correct, Gene used a Charlie Lobue bass from the first tour in 1973/4 through to 1976 (Rock n Roll Over Tour). He also used a Gibson Grabber/Ripper from 1974-1976 (Hotter Than Hell Tour to Alive Tour). Gene started working with Spector in 1976 & I believe the first recording the 'original' Spector was used on was the 'Love Gun' album. The original Spector was eventually sold at the Butterfields Auction for many thousands of dollars.... Gene still has the 'second' Spector referred to as the topic of this thread....

1: Billy Sheehan 2: Geddy Lee 3: John Giblin 4: John Taylor 5: Steve Harris

1. Peter Cetera (Chicago) 2. Tiran Porter (Doobie Brothers) 3. Dee Murray (Elton John) 4. John Deacon (Queen) 5. Bernard Edwards (Chic)