The Last Bass Outpost

Gear Discussion Forums => Fender Basses => Topic started by: ilan on March 21, 2016, 04:48:01 PM

Title: Roger Glover with a Modern Player Tele bass?
Post by: ilan on March 21, 2016, 04:48:01 PM
Glover, 3 months ago, in a reunion of The Madisons - his high school band, and Episode Six, his first band with Ian Gillan. He's playing a Modern Player Tele, and there's a white (or MG) Ric 3001 in the backup stand.

(https://darkerthanblue.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/episode-six-7960.jpg)
Title: Re: Roger Glover with a Modern Player Tele bass?
Post by: Dave W on March 22, 2016, 02:36:51 PM
Didn't he play with some band Uwe likes?
Title: Re: Roger Glover with a Modern Player Tele bass?
Post by: Denis on March 22, 2016, 06:13:12 PM
Quote from: ilan on March 21, 2016, 04:48:01 PM
Glover, 3 months ago, in a reunion of The Madisons - his high school band, and Episode Six, his first band with Ian Gillan. He's playing a Modern Player Tele, and there's a white (or MG) Ric 3001 in the backup stand.

(https://darkerthanblue.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/episode-six-7960.jpg)

Is that a Rickenbacker behind him on the stand?
Title: Re: Roger Glover with a Modern Player Tele bass?
Post by: Alanko on March 23, 2016, 05:06:13 AM
That has to sound better than his Vigier basses.

I do find it ironic that he had that amazing tone in the '70s, but in his head he was craving that sterile, plinky Vigier tone.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Roger Glover with a Modern Player Tele bass?
Post by: Chris P. on March 23, 2016, 05:55:28 AM
Ilan can ask him today!
Title: Re: Roger Glover with a Modern Player Tele bass?
Post by: Alanko on March 23, 2016, 07:30:37 AM
Hopefully slightly more diplomatically than that!

"So Mr. Glover, some faceless goon on the Internet thinks that you probably got a better tone from a MIC Fender than your expensive Vigier basses, and implied that your '70s tone was much better than anything since. Thoughts?"
Title: Re: Roger Glover with a Modern Player Tele bass?
Post by: drbassman on March 23, 2016, 07:41:49 AM
Quote from: Alanko on March 23, 2016, 07:30:37 AM
Hopefully slightly more diplomatically than that!

"So Mr. Glover, some faceless goon on the Internet thinks that you probably got a better tone from a MIC Fender than your expensive Vigier basses, and implied that your '70s tone was much better than anything since. Thoughts?"

Sounds like a good opener for friendly conversation.