LZD56 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 [url="http://www.guitarworld.com/john-entwistles-isolated-bass-track-whos-wont-get-fooled-again-shepperton-film-studios-video/25619"]http://www.guitarwor...ios-video/25619[/url] Tone for days & still sadly missed! Great memories of seeing them top the bill at Charlton's Valley ground in the late 70's - what a day - Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Little Feat, The Outlaws & others I was too drunk from the previous night to remember :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 love this video, sensational! No one will ever truly replicate this level of playing. Carries the whole song, you don't even have to know the song inside out to see which part he's playing. Was that the Charlton gig were it was the loudest concert ever recorded? Or was that the mid 70s one? Must have been an amazing show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZD56 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Got a feeling it was about 1977. Remember travelling up from Brighton to London with a mate. Slept all the way due to my hangover. Desperately needed the bog when we got into the ground. Everywhere was flooded due to heavy rain. Facilities at The Valley back then were pretty third world to put it kindly. Found out too late that there was no loo roll. Only piece of paper in my jeans was my ticket! Despite all that it was a fantastic day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lojo Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 its unbelievable the amount of variations he puts in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 [quote name='LZD56' timestamp='1464100776' post='3056552'] Got a feeling it was about 1977. Remember travelling up from Brighton to London with a mate. Slept all the way due to my hangover. Desperately needed the bog when we got into the ground. Everywhere was flooded due to heavy rain. Facilities at The Valley back then were pretty third world to put it kindly. Found out too late that there was no loo roll. Only piece of paper in my jeans was my ticket! Despite all that it was a fantastic day [/quote] haha what a story! [quote name='lojo' timestamp='1464108581' post='3056625'] its unbelievable the amount of variations he puts in [/quote] indeed, he really developed his playing style - fast forward a few years and he had that typewriter technique as well! Although its hear as well, kind of Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JTUK Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think we've done this before. Interesting left hand. Not much use on horn keys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painy Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I think it's the way he makes something so complex and requiring such a high level of dexterity look so effortless. My favorite player by miles. I was lucky enough to see him play live with The Who at Hyde Park in 1996 for their first ever live performance of Quadrophenia. It was a pretty spectacular show with some amazing guest performances but I remember spending the whole time staring at JE with my chin on the floor. I'd been playing less than a year at that point and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Not bad for my first ever gig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzy Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 The Charlton gig was 1976,40 years ago next week, I was there (and the one they did in 74) and remember the torrential rain all day. Everyone sang along to The Alex Harvey band playing Delilah. Roger Daltrey slipped over on all the rain on the stage as the band made their entrance, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CokeyW Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Surely it can't have been 197,640 years ago! It feels like yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZD56 Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 [quote name='Buzzy' timestamp='1464123755' post='3056813'] The Charlton gig was 1976,40 years ago next week, I was there (and the one they did in 74) and remember the torrential rain all day. Everyone sang along to The Alex Harvey band playing Delilah. Roger Daltrey slipped over on all the rain on the stage as the band made their entrance, [/quote] So that's what my ticket looked like - I remember it wasn't big enough! :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Never seen this Clinic before,Very interesting. https://youtu.be/f-w20dp42oE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 [quote name='Geddys nose' timestamp='1465164287' post='3065843'] Never seen this Clinic before,Very interesting. [url="https://youtu.be/f-w20dp42oE"]https://youtu.be/f-w20dp42oE[/url] [/quote] it is! Amazing how he switches from pick to fingers in the way he does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagsieblue Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I usually don't like Isolated Bass videos but that is one of the best I've seen. Great rock tone. Very similar indeed to a tone I've recently discovered and currently using. Through various trades part ex's against basses recently I've ended up with 5 amps (!) (.....luckily using one for band pa too) so have been experimenting with Bi Amping - I've got a great rock tone with an EBS Reidmar for the clean signal and an EBS CL450 for the dirty signal - great tone, never been happier with my rig, Genz Shuttle 6 also covers the dirty signal very effectively as well. Sounds great and really fills out my 4 piece band. I do think you need a clean / dirty blend to get a good overdriven rock sound without loosing the bottom end. Will have to make time to watch the Clinic (not usually a fan of 'name' clinics - please tell me it's worth an hour investing in a watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Ox Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 [quote name='bagsieblue' timestamp='1465232902' post='3066368'] I usually don't like Isolated Bass videos but that is one of the best I've seen. Great rock tone. Very similar indeed to a tone I've recently discovered and currently using. Through various trades part ex's against basses recently I've ended up with 5 amps (!) (.....luckily using one for band pa too) so have been experimenting with Bi Amping - I've got a great rock tone with an EBS Reidmar for the clean signal and an EBS CL450 for the dirty signal - great tone, never been happier with my rig, Genz Shuttle 6 also covers the dirty signal very effectively as well. Sounds great and really fills out my 4 piece band. I do think you need a clean / dirty blend to get a good overdriven rock sound without loosing the bottom end. Will have to make time to watch the Clinic (not usually a fan of 'name' clinics - please tell me it's worth an hour investing in a watch? [/quote] nice, would love to hear your rig! In my opinion its worth it, especially if you're a fan of him and The Who. It's a lot of Q&A with some interesting anecdotes. In terms of playing, he just jams on his own, but to a very high standard obviously, suppose you could learn by watching. He doesn't teach anything in a normal sesne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 I think the key to JE's tone in the Shepperton clip is his Alembic running in stereo. You'll never quite get that sound without running each pickup independently . I used to own a Fernandes Alembic copy and it nailed that JE tone. Why did I sell it? Idiocy, probably. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnysonic Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Is that you Mr Pratt? If so, are you enjoying my old '64 Burgundy Mist Precison?! Johnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayDownThaFunk Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 And my signature Encore P bass?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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