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Gear Discussion Forums => Gibson Basses => Topic started by: Pekka on August 05, 2010, 10:21:35 AM
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What colour it is? Pelham Blue or something else? Some say it's green but which one?
(http://forgottenyesterdays.com/graphics/2_591_15.jpg)
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I thought I saw Pelham blue almost faded to green before
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Pelham Blue.
Interesting pic, from the Buggles/Drama period.
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Pelham Blue.
Interesting pic, from the Buggles/Drama period.
I saw it once referred as Bus/Yeggles period.:)
He used the bass on "Does It Really Happen?" on "Drama". Great sound.
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Peham blue (yellowed nitro)-
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/body-frt-2-web.jpg)
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Nice shot of it!
I had only seen this pic before:
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/thunderbird/nrbird-squire.jpg)
He used it a bit on Tormato too - the song credits list it on Release, Release:
http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/4379617/11749970
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I think that was for sale a few years back. Pelham Blue. I know a guy who tried to buy it but got outbid. GREAT tone!!! Almost sounds like his Rickenbacker or a dirty Precision.
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Squire would sound like Squire even if all he did was play with himself.
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Squire would sound like Squire even if all he did was play with himself.
...except those little pinch harmonics he incorporates would hurt more :o
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Yep. So true.
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Squire would sound like Squire even if all he did was play with himself.
I sound like me when I play with..................... :mrgreen:
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Nice shot of it!
I had only seen this pic before:
(http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k125/0chromium0/forums/thunderbird/nrbird-squire.jpg)
He used it a bit on Tormato too - the song credits list it on Release, Release:
http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/4379617/11749970
I remember buying that record when it came out. I had to learn that song! I've seen some early footage where he is playing a Telecaster bass (single coil) and it still sounds like him.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AztxoJEF6Fw (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AztxoJEF6Fw)
Thunderbird all over plus the white Rickenbacker 8-string.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ-AcQ4eb2M (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZ-AcQ4eb2M)
Uwe is astounded: Yes playing Gimme some loving and even credibly so? :o You live and learn.
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I think that was for sale a few years back. Pelham Blue. I know a guy who tried to buy it but got outbid. GREAT tone!!! Almost sounds like his Rickenbacker or a dirty Precision.
Thats correct. It was quite a while ago.
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Last I heard it belongs to a guy named Vincent Gallo. He's got quite a collection. Apparently he's pretty chummy with Squire and owns some other items from his past. Possibly the 8 string??? http://www.vincentgallo.com/
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"Buffalo 66": I thought Gallo's name and pic looked familiar.
That NR is gorgeous. Wish it resided at my house!
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"Buffalo 66": I thought Gallo's name and pic looked familiar.
That NR is gorgeous. Wish it resided at my house!
Instead of Chromium's?
Bach bird look alike
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v104/Fenderbird/DSCF0004.jpg)
A saw Yes a few years back and Chris had a different bass for every song, but always sounded the same reguardless of the bass (Ric included)
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"Buffalo 66": I thought Gallo's name and pic looked familiar.
Oh wow- I saw that. Good flick! (loves my IFC and Sundance channels)
I remember some bar scene that was underscored by the intro to "Heart of the Sunrise". It all makes sense now 8)
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Yeah, that movie was something. Glad I didn't have his parents!
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He had some stereo thing going on with the 'bird too:
(http://forgottenyesterdays.com/graphics/2_591_14.jpg)
(http://forgottenyesterdays.com/graphics/2_591_16.jpg)
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Those really are cool pics!
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I saw the Drama tour - 16th row, in the round. They opened with Does it Really Happen with CS on the 'bird.
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He makes that bird look like a tiny toy.
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Any comment on that stereo speculation? His Rick was of course modded as a stereo so why would he use the same Y-cord with the T-Bird if it wasn't? Has anybody tried it with a T-Bird, each pickup to it's own channel?
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Any comment on that stereo speculation? His Rick was of course modded as a stereo so why would he use the same Y-cord with the T-Bird if it wasn't? Has anybody tried it with a T-Bird, each pickup to it's own channel?
I thought all 4001s were equipped for Ric-O-Sound but I could very easily be wrong. In any case, I'm curious about the T-bird's electronics as well.
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Any comment on that stereo speculation? His Rick was of course modded as a stereo so why would he use the same Y-cord with the T-Bird if it wasn't? Has anybody tried it with a T-Bird, each pickup to it's own channel?
I know little about Squire's setup, but I thought I remember reading that he used the stereo feature to run the Ric into both bass and guitar (Marshall stack, IIRC) rigs(?) Maybe he had his other basses similarly equipped.
I've only just recently played with the stereo features on the 4001 and my former Ovation Magnum-I (it was mainly to test the Mag prior to sale). I had built some channel insert cables for my mixer, and the wiring is the same as a stereo bass cable - essentially, one stereo(1/4" TRS) connector wired with the "tip" going to one mono(1/4" TS) cable, and the "ring" going to a second mono(1/4" TS) cable. Each pickup gets sent to its own separate mono cable.
It adds a nice spatial effect to normal playing when the pickups are sent to different positions in the stereo field (sounds awesome thru my F2-B), but I found it most useful for effect processing - sending the neck pickup direct to preserve the fundamental, and running the bridge thru effects, synth, etc... I've actually been thinking about stereo-izing my Ibanez 8-string for this purpose. Not something I'd personally use live, but could be lots of fun for recording.
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I thought all 4001s were equipped for Ric-O-Sound but I could very easily be wrong. In any case, I'm curious about the T-bird's electronics as well.
The deluxe models were, can't remember the year when the Ric-O-Sound jack was added as a standard to them but the 'S' models were mono ans Squire's bass was and is a 4001S (or RM 1999 like it was called in England).
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I've actually been thinking about stereo-izing my Ibanez 8-string for this purpose. Not something I'd personally use live, but could be lots of fun for recording.
I have my both 12-string basses stereo-zized.:) Both pickups go through the stereo volume pedal and a stereo delay, the neckpick goes to the normal channel of DR-103 and the bridge pickup through some more effects (mainly distortion) to the bright channel of the same amp. Works splendidly even with that one amp and will work even better when I get another amp and a cab.:) Or maybe a small Leslie for the bridge pickup channel.
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He makes that bird look like a tiny toy.
He is a pretty big dude. and now he is more squarish shaped. He has not aged very well....
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This has been a great thread! Some great pictures, great info on which tracks Squire used the Thunderbird on. I love the Drama album!
Thought I'd post a recent pic of my '68 Pelham Blue Melody Maker:
(http://a.imageshack.us/img824/5929/melodymakersinging2a.jpg)
The color looks different depending on the lighting, here's the one I originally thought was best:
(http://a.imageshack.us/img153/7903/melodymaker1.jpg)
But I think the first one is a better representation.
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Mudbucker AND Moog Taurus pedals!? Those notes must be nothing short of seismic!
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We now know who's to blame for those Japanese and Californian earthquakes. Hiero = Godzilla!
(http://hollywoodhatesme.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/godzilla_towel_lg.jpg)
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That one pic looks familiar there was a guy who shot a few photos during the Drama tour & posted them at the Soundchaser YES forum I asked if I could post them at the old Dude Pit & he said sure they were the first I’ve seen of the NR Tbird in action however I did see an AD for an Auction house in a old Guitar player or Musicians mag that had a shot of CS’s NR Tbird body & it listed the serial # the mag is long gone but it was from the 70’s or early 80’s BTW he may have had more then one NR Tbird because I think (& I could be wrong) the one pictured in the mag was SB ,
Cheers
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/convair/yestbird-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/convair/yestbird-2.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/convair/yestbird-3.jpg)
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That one pic looks familiar there was a guy who shot a few photos during the Drama tour & posted them at the Soundchaser YES forum I asked if I could post them at the old Dude Pit & he said sure they were the first I’ve seen of the NR Tbird in action however I did see an AD for an Auction house in a old Guitar player or Musicians mag that had a shot of CS’s NR Tbird body & it listed the serial # the mag is long gone but it was from the 70’s or early 80’s BTW he may have had more then one NR Tbird because I think (& I could be wrong) the one pictured in the mag was SB ,
Cheers
I remember that ad in Guitar Player. It was sunburst and I think he was asking $2500 (which was a lot of $$ back then!)
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Thank you for that, the brain is getting mushy ??? but I was pretty sure it was SB I had to toss out a stack of moldy GP mags when I moved but I flipped through them however I just couldn’t find that ad if anyone here can find it please post it,
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That one pic looks familiar there was a guy who shot a few photos during the Drama tour & posted them at the Soundchaser YES forum I asked if I could post them at the old Dude Pit & he said sure they were the first I’ve seen of the NR Tbird in action
I remember asking there about Squire's Thunderbird as I had never seen it (believing it was a '76 or at least a reverse) and then you posted those pics. Thanks again!
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I saw Yes only once, in 1983 on the 90125 tour. Great show. Was Squire back to playing his Ric on that tour? I did briefly meet Alan White after the show and he signed my tour book. :)
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I saw Yes only once, in 1983 on the 90125 tour. Great show. Was Squire back to playing his Ric on that tour? I did briefly meet Alan White after the show and he signed my tour book. :)
He used plenty of basses, depending on the song just like in the 70's. He had the green Mouradian ("Owner Of The Lonely Heart"), the Elektra ("Leave It", "Cinema", "City Of Love"), the 8-string Ranney ("Changes", "Hearts"), Thunderbird (for "Gimme Some Lovin'" and probably for "Our Song") and the Ric ("Hold On", "It Can Happen" plus all the classic old stuff).
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He is a pretty big dude. and now he is more squarish shaped. He has not aged very well....
Compared to Steve Howe :o, he looks like Dorian Gray.
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Steve Howe could introduce Tales from the Crypt these days. Or lecture math. There really is no difference.