Byrds on BBC 4 Last Night

[Mykesbass]

Will try and find a better clip, meanwhile did anyone see the Byrds on the BBC 4 Documentary last night - a different clip here clearly showing Chris Hillman the same bass - Fender body with 2 a side headstock. Very odd!

[steve-soar]

Don't know but I love this song.

[Jazzneck]

[quote name='steve-soar' post='1298514' date='Jul 9 2011, 08:22 PM']Don't know but I love this song.[/quote]

Me neither, but one of the best songs of the era - it said it all!

[Blademan_98]

I think the mix is great because you can really hear the bass line.

It's not muddy or distorted (for a live performance).

Great track!

EDIT: No, I don't know what the bass is, sorry!

Edited July 9, 2011 by Blademan_98

[EssentialTension]

There was a thread about this at the Last Bass Outpost: [url="http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=4632.0"]http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=4632.0[/url]

Apparently, when asked, Hillman said that it was a bass that was loaned to him for the filming, and he never did know what it was. He assumed it was a Fender body with a custom or home made neck. He never used it again.

[EssentialTension]

[louisthebass]

Going slightly off topic, I watched about 20/30 mins of the programme last night. Really enjoyed it & it took me back about 40 odd years as I remember one of my older brothers being into Joni Mitchell & CSNY & hearing these songs coming from his bedroom from his stereo.

Great songs from a bunch of really talented people.

Cheers,
louisthebass

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='louisthebass' post='1298580' date='Jul 9 2011, 09:36 PM']Going slightly off topic, I watched about 20/30 mins of the programme last night. Really enjoyed it & it took me back about 40 odd years as I remember one of my older brothers being into Joni Mitchell & CSNY & hearing these songs coming from his bedroom from his stereo.

Great songs from a bunch of really talented people.

Cheers,
louisthebass[/quote]


Likewise, really enjoyed the programme - getting much more into this more mellow stuff (I guess it is a sign of ageing)

Thanks for the link Dave, although I'm not sure that entirely makes sense as it seems that there are clips from him from different shows (BBC and Sweden) using it - will have another trawl to confirm this.

[Mykesbass]

[quote name='Mykesbass' post='1298847' date='Jul 10 2011, 11:17 AM']Likewise, really enjoyed the programme - getting much more into this more mellow stuff (I guess it is a sign of ageing)

Thanks for the link Dave, although I'm not sure that entirely makes sense as it seems that there are clips from him from different shows (BBC and Sweden) using it - will have another trawl to confirm this.[/quote]

No, my memory failing (back to that age thing) was the same Swedish clip used on the BBC show.

[squire5]

Reminds me of the Shergold type of headstock,an a P-type bass.Shender?? Fergold??