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Title: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: uwe on September 08, 2020, 03:44:42 PM
Flying V Bass vids are rare, but ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOyLNI4SYV8

Epis qualify:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXoOndMA5u8

Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: TBird1958 on September 08, 2020, 06:06:37 PM


Ben Orr....... Damn, he was handsome and great bassist.

Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: uwe on September 09, 2020, 07:27:49 AM
You and your ulterior motives all the time! One track mind in a two track personality.  :mrgreen:

I have a tough time holding Orr's and Ocasek's voices apart. Could have sworn that Let's Go, Just What I Needed and even Drive were all sung by Ocasek when they were sung by Orr. Whenever I see a vid with Orr singing, it murders countless pictures in my mind of Ocasek singing the same song. To my ears, Orr's voice sounds like Ocasek's after a producer has admonished him: "Ric, try to sound less nerdy for his take!"

And I'm generally quite good at telling different singers in a band apart, Beatles, Eagles (all five of them!), DP Mk III, Queen, Supertramp ... it rarely takes me longer than a split second, but The Cars confound me.
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: 4stringer77 on September 09, 2020, 09:17:08 AM
This is a custom made Dunable V. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti42yaolHK4


Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: Basvarken on September 09, 2020, 09:38:49 AM
Haha, that's a fun version.
in 1996 I was in band called Bittermoon, We also did that cover.
I remember it was fun to play.
Our recording sounds a bit on the safe side compared to the one above.  ;)

https://soundcloud.com/basvarken/every1s-a-winner
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: Highlander on September 09, 2020, 01:09:53 PM
Not really watched this but did remember him with one back in the day...
Apparently built by someone called Glen Quann... has a JStar neck...?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiniZha6PQM&ab_channel=Jam%26PsychonMV
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: morrow on September 09, 2020, 04:19:43 PM
Glen Quann , the badass V .
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: Ken on September 09, 2020, 06:49:59 PM
Quote from: 4stringer77 on September 09, 2020, 09:17:08 AM
This is a custom made Dunable V. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti42yaolHK4

Kinda related.  This guy with Max Weinberg on drums doing a Misfits cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4QcbncNwoo
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: 4stringer77 on September 09, 2020, 07:08:36 PM
The kitty litter 😹
Nice job by Max.
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: Dave W on September 09, 2020, 10:47:55 PM
Quote from: morrow on September 09, 2020, 04:19:43 PM
Glen Quann , the badass V .

Did he call it that, or are you referring to Glen Quan being the inventor of the Leo Quan Badass bridges?
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: Ken on September 10, 2020, 07:20:50 AM
Quote from: 4stringer77 on September 09, 2020, 07:08:36 PM
The kitty litter 😹
Nice job by Max.

Interesting thing I learned recently is that Jay, Max's son, is the drummer of Slipknot since 2014.
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: gearHed289 on September 10, 2020, 07:52:03 AM
I did not know it was Glen Quan and a guy named Leo Malliaris who made the Badass bridge. I always thought it was an actual guy named Leo Quan. When I read Jeff Berlin say he used Glen Quan pickups on his P/J hybrid basses, I figured it was Leo's brother or something!

https://www.bananas.com/collections/glen-quan-private-collection (https://www.bananas.com/collections/glen-quan-private-collection)
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: morrow on September 11, 2020, 05:39:24 AM
Quote from: Dave W on September 09, 2020, 10:47:55 PM
Did he call it that, or are you referring to Glen Quan being the inventor of the Leo Quan Badass bridges?

Quan inventing the bridge .
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: uwe on September 11, 2020, 03:56:40 PM
And I thought he was the one who discovered that the kids were being sapped ...

(https://azcapitoltimes.com/files/2020/09/Quanon-620x330.jpg)
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: godofthunder on October 24, 2020, 03:28:17 AM
  Slade with Thanks for the Memories.  Jim Lea using his Ibanez Flying V bass.  High on my wish list. https://youtu.be/322upW8mHvc
Title: Re: Vids Viff Vlying Veees ...
Post by: Granny Gremlin on November 11, 2020, 11:43:55 AM
https://vimeo.com/6845901

Not a fan, but saw the thread and well, it's a bit thin compared to the other ones, so padding it out.  My band actually opened for these guys.  We didn't get drink tickets (or paid) cuz the band was militantly dry, but the drummer did lend me a stand when my tom holder broke at sound check, so that was nice.