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Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« on: April 19, 2012, 05:43:51 AM »
 Give this one some time it builds, Jimmy does some tasty stuff through out :o Love his playing and tone talk about a bass heavy mix!
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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2012, 07:17:00 AM »
sorry guys.  i just don't get it. 
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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2012, 08:06:02 AM »
In my opinion, Jimmy Lea is great! He's playing like he's gotten his root system together, concerning scales, though in a simplified way, like a rock version of Lee Sklar (with a bull-in-the-wardrobe sound!). I like it, a lot. Reminds me a bit of Gene Simmons.

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2012, 11:17:36 PM »
What is that 3rd pickup he added?
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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2012, 11:40:27 PM »
What is that 3rd pickup he added?

Don't know (looks the same as the bridge PU) but I believe he had the mudbucker disconnected used just the bridge and the middle pickups. Judging by how he had the pickups in the white EB-3 and the John Birch bass.

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2012, 04:33:14 AM »
  Yep that's a John Birch pickup.
What is that 3rd pickup he added?
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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2012, 04:36:51 AM »
  Gene Simmons was very influenced by Jim Lea and Slade. He has even gone so far as to say that without Slade there would be no KISS.
In my opinion, Jimmy Lea is great! He's playing like he's gotten his root system together, concerning scales, though in a simplified way, like a rock version of Lee Sklar (with a bull-in-the-wardrobe sound!). I like it, a lot. Reminds me a bit of Gene Simmons.
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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2012, 06:33:34 AM »
  Gene Simmons was very influenced by Jim Lea and Slade. He has even gone so far as to say that without Slade there would be o KISS.

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2012, 06:44:46 AM »
That's an old Lovin' Spoonful tune...I always liked them.

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #9 on: April 21, 2012, 03:37:44 AM »
OK Let's derail this topic with something else then old WW II tanks & planes !

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #10 on: April 21, 2012, 07:55:37 AM »
OK Let's derail this topic with something else then old WW II tanks & planes !

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I didn't pay much attention to them at first. Then Daydream, Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind and Summer In The City came along. All great singles that still sound great today.

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #11 on: April 21, 2012, 08:21:21 AM »
They still tour today (without John Sebastian)...my son met them. He said they were really nice.

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #12 on: April 21, 2012, 08:58:01 AM »
and without zal... not much of a band imo.
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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #13 on: April 21, 2012, 09:10:02 AM »
That tune, Summer in the city, is really up there among the great super pop tunes! Love those two short drum breakes.

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Re: Best use of a EB3 ever! Jimmy Lea
« Reply #14 on: April 21, 2012, 09:54:40 AM »
That tune, Summer in the city, is really up there among the great super pop tunes! Love those two short drum breakes.

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