I read the lyrics again, listened to the track too (which is great like the rest of the album that said), and I think Paul Simon was simply high, it's just words making sentences without any sense.
A bit like automatic writing.
I can confirm that these are the original Schaller tuners.
These pickups were made by Gary Kramer himself.
Excellent basses with a tone on their own.
And loads of information here: http://www.vintagekramer.com/index.htm
I noticed it way later, but Roxy Music's bass lines and bassists have had a huge influence on my own bass lines...
Love is the Drug is one of my favourite bass line and tune of Roxy Music, the bass being played by John Wetton IIRC.
801: so many memories coming back...
Is it this cover that you find awful?
To me it's far better on all points than the crappy approximative duet (they are running after each other) original folk tune.
Petri bought my Fender-Baldman fretless jazz bass.
What a pleasure to deal with him and talk with him too.
Another true gentleman and bass player.
Cheers and enjoy your bass!
Thomann has it, hurry up it's quite cheap: https://www.thomann.de/gb/hoefner_h500_1_61_0_cavern_bass_left.htm
They even say it's the original one.
🤔😂🤪
That said, the guy should stop showing the wrong bass in permanence: The 61 model has 2 neck pickups.
There's a glitch on GSS website somewhere.
Indeed Vincent, first time I used the above link, there was a mention saying nothing is available and then it worked...
Go figure.