Last night, I practiced with the new band I'm putting together. I took my '64 Gibson EB-0, and was really enjoying its sound. At one point I started the bass line for "Sunshine of Your Love" and everybody jumped on it...and it sounded fantastic. I LOVE playing that bass line...and that mudbucker is the ideal sound.
Next thing I knew, we added it to our planned set. Yahoo!!!!
Now all I need is the hat...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqh54rSzheg
IMHO that clip is probably the very best thing on youtube
Jack is just beating the tar outa that bass!
I used the EBs a lot in my previous band. They had more of a classic hard rock/blues thing going, and the fuzzy EB sat nicely between the dueling guitar rigs. Had fun pounding out some Cream covers with them, and another one that I always enjoyed was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CH9YwZ60Mhs
Love the Fool, what a history for a single guitar, now resting in Todd's case.
I saw West, Bruce and Laing on their very first tour, long before their album ever came out. I was about 20 ft. from the stage. Jack was playing with one finger, and doing figure 8's all night. I wanted to go home and throw rocks at my bass.
That Cream video was shot with a single camera as a single shot. We've come a long way since then...
not sure if this will work but an older recording of sunshine with yours truely sharing the vocals. JAck's part in verse Eric in chorus... Pretty much live except guitard overdubs which i hate but guitards don't know better.
no hats
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/control_room/2305487#!?tab=profile&subnav=profile_songs
that didn't work. anyonee know how what i did wrong??
I don't know, a log in page comes up for me.
Quote from: Dave W on January 11, 2012, 07:49:17 PM
I don't know, a log in page comes up for me.
Me, too. Are you sure the file isn't password protected?
Quote from: gweimer on January 10, 2012, 03:59:47 PM
I saw West, Bruce and Laing on their very first tour, long before their album ever came out. I was about 20 ft. from the stage. Jack was playing with one finger, and doing figure 8's all night. I wanted to go home and throw rocks at my bass.
I caught that show in Detroit. Outside of seeing Blue Cheer, that was probably the loudest show I've ever experienced.
Rick
excuse me but what are' figure 8's' in bass playing?
One night I went through all the Cream versions of Sunshine I could find on Youtube and that one with Eric on the SG sounds way the best to me.
My band practiced that today - I was playing a fretless P/J with 8-year-old nylon tapewound strings and the tone at full bass...sounded great!
(http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j306/apowell1/Electric%20Basses/P-Jbassfull.jpg)
what i find strange is that all the 60's Gibson guitar players all play Fenders now? Eric, Beck, Richards, Townsend. all did their best and most famous songs on Gibbies, why do they play stupid Strats now?
lets try this again
http://soundcloud.com/jumbodbassman/07-track-sunshine-7
Quote from: nofi on January 12, 2012, 07:46:30 AM
excuse me but what are' figure 8's' in bass playing?
Jack was using a single finger to play the strings. He moved it around in a manner that looked like a figure 8 across the strings.
Quote from: jumbodbassman on January 16, 2012, 08:50:19 AM
lets try this again
http://soundcloud.com/jumbodbassman/07-track-sunshine-7
That worked! Agree with your earlier comment, vox and bass nailed it but the guitar overdubs are unfortunate.
Quote from: SKATE RAT on January 15, 2012, 03:04:15 PM
what i find strange is that all the 60's Gibson guitar players all play Fenders now? Eric, Beck, Richards, Townsend. all did their best and most famous songs on Gibbies, why do they play stupid Strats now?
They got rattled by Hendrix.
Also buying 10 Strats to find one body and one neck that worked together was more fun than one Gibson that worked out of the box.
They are old and need a comfy guitar. You can hate Fenders but a Strat is the epitome of ergonomics in a guitar.
Quote from: SKATE RAT on January 15, 2012, 03:04:15 PM
what i find strange is that all the 60's Gibson guitar players all play Fenders now? Eric, Beck, Richards, Townsend. all did their best and most famous songs on Gibbies, why do they play stupid Strats now?
Beck played an Esquire in his Yard Bird days.
Quote from: SKATE RAT on January 15, 2012, 03:04:15 PM
what i find strange is that all the 60's Gibson guitar players all play Fenders now? Eric, Beck, Richards, Townsend. all did their best and most famous songs on Gibbies, why do they play stupid Strats now?
Because Strats play well and many people really like their sound.
Yield unto Gibson those things which are Gibson's, and to Fender those things which are Fender's.
That guy's playing Sunshine all wrong...I'll send him the Tabs.
Quote from: ack1961 on January 25, 2012, 07:40:43 AM
That guy's playing Sunshine all wrong...I'll send him the Tabs.
Youse are a true humanitarryyyun...hummmanitaryeun...nice guy.
Quote from: ack1961 on January 25, 2012, 07:40:43 AM
That guy's playing Sunshine all wrong...I'll send him the Tabs.
:mrgreen:
While you're at it, recommend a good hat maker to him.