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Title: Saunders' strange bass
Post by: Pekka on December 02, 2015, 07:13:41 AM

It's there on a back cover of Jan Hammer Group w/Jeff Beck "Live"). Is it the piccolo bass Fernando sometimes used (for example on the song "Oh Yeah?"). Any info?

(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/4322198/IMG_0370.JPG)

A brilliant album. Tony Smith is the most underrated and also best drummer from the fusion era. Beats Cobham and Walden if you ask me.

Title: Re: Saunders' strange bass
Post by: nofi on December 02, 2015, 09:50:44 AM

i saw tony smith when he was in lou reed's backing band. i have never  seen a happier guy on stage. he was fun to watch. ;D

Title: Re: Saunders' strange bass
Post by: Pekka on December 02, 2015, 01:23:16 PM

I asked Fernando about it in Facebook and he says the pic was manipulated as he, Tony Smith ans Stephen Kindler were cut out of it. Somehow it made his Ric look like one strange 4001/Strat hybrid.

Title: Re: Saunders' strange bass
Post by: Pekka on December 02, 2015, 01:32:23 PM

Quote from: nofi on December 02, 2015, 09:50:44 AM

i saw tony smith when he was in lou reed's backing band. i have never  seen a happier guy on stage. he was fun to watch. ;D

I can see what you mean. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym9-r1-G8Gg

Fernando Saunders on bass, BTW.