Omg, I had no idea there was footage of Bill Connors and Stanley playing a single pick-up Rickenbacker Bass.
Enjoy Pt. 1.
Omg, I had no idea there was footage of Bill Connors and Stanley playing a single pick-up Rickenbacker Bass.
Enjoy Pt. 1.
Last edited by Rand Kelly; 03-03-2014 at 06:09 AM. Reason: It should say 1974.
Chick and Stanley are "smoking" in this one.
Not that I'm an expert on Stanley Clarke or anything but I had NO IDEA he played a Rick. Back in the day, I've only seen him with his Alembics.
just in cazse this goes to PM land
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I know right? I think he was after a certain tone,perhaps he is a fan of Yes. The Alembic Piccolo bass had a very thin neck and an Alembic can sound like whatever you want it to. This is the first time I have seen Bill Connors doing his thing. God he was awesome. Hymn Of The Seventh Galaxy is my fave RTF anyway.
Fantastic. Seen it before but always worth another look... I could listen to these guys - in any version of the band - play all day long.
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He makes that Rick look like a small toy. Amazing players, all of them.
They did a TV appearance here in the UK in the same era on the 'Old Grey Whistle Test' doing 'Space Circus'.
I wonder if Stanley had that Rick custom made for him. I'm sure his thinking was that with only the bridge pickup it would defang the Rick's notorious trebly attack and make it sound more warm and "jazzy". It works to some extent, but he's also got some fuzz on it, which helps give it more sustain but also muddies the tone all to hell. The good thing about the Rick you see during his solo spot is that it really projects, especially at the mid and upper end. But at the end of the day it's just not a viable jazz bass.
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
As this is a "Musikladen Extra" show it can not be from 1973 'cause that show started in May 1974.
(Musikladen was the follow up to "Beat Club")
RTF at their peak.
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Lenny White - playin' in platform shoes - just too good!
THis is the shit! I didn't get to see this tour. Saw them on the first Di Meola album tour. Bill Conners!
Duh, you're right about the pickup thing. Here's some info on the 4000:
The 4000 was the first bass made by Rickenbacker about 1957 +/- In the early 60s they came out with the 4001 with 2 pickups. The 2 pickup version has more tonal capability, but the basic sound is the same. Many of the old 4000 basses got converted into 4001 by the addition of a neck pickup. The 4000 basses of the 50s and 60s were neck through. The 4000 basses of the 70s were set neck basses. The 4000 model did not sell well because for a few dollars more a customer could have the deluxe version with 2 pickups. The main attraction of the 4000 model is the rareness factor.
I'm holding out for the Wilson-mixed 5.1 super-duper walletbuster special anniversary extra adjectives edition.
Actually Gibson made an EB solid body bass with a fuzz circuit inside. http://www.premierguitar.com/article..._Fuzztone_Bass
But I'm sure Stanley didn't have one of those. Jack Bruce got a chip placed in his EB3 so that it got a more overdriven sound.
I need to dl this!
Why is it whenever someone mentions an artist that was clearly progressive (yet not the Symph weenie definition of Prog) do certain people feel compelled to snort "thats not Prog" like a whiny 5th grader?
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