fretmeister Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 I was having a look on the webs for some info and there doesn't seem to be a lot about. A nice P bass of course - but what about amps? Any ideas? Curious really - the tone on the Live at Wembley cd is superb! Quote
Delberthot Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 will that not be pure P bass right into the desk? Quote
JTUK Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Used to use or showcase on stage an SWR Goliath and Big Ben stack x2, so would probably run that with 2 SM900's Quote
Conan Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 [quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1340714233' post='1708425'] A nice P bass of course -[/quote] He used Stingrays a lot too... Quote
Dood Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Certainly the Live '86 gig at Wembley he was using Sunn 412L cabs but I'm not sure about amplification, I have to admit! Quote
Dood Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/john-deacon-amps-494707/ Quote
Bassman Steve Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Saw Queen many times from their first headline tour onwards. First rig was 4 Acoustic 371 stacks with 2 Hiwatt heads and 2 Sound City 4x12 cabs loaded with Gauss drivers (1 of the Acoustic 301s was positioned over on Brian May's side of the stage). He then changed the Sound City cabs for Peavey 4x12s. Then moved onto the Sunn rig (a mixture of 4x12's and 15's I think) and finally the SWR. Damned impressive rig that Acoustic/Hiwatt rig!! Recording wise he DI'd but also mic'd the 301 and 4x12, the final sound being a mix of all 3. Quote
JTUK Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Never saw a Wembley show with anything other than P-Bass and SWR. He may have had a few other cabs up there, Quote
Dood Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 [quote name='JTUK' timestamp='1340717768' post='1708493'] Never saw a Wembley show with anything other than P-Bass and SWR. He may have had a few other cabs up there, [/quote] Here ya goooo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KFksPc83IU 2.03 > 2.05 for a quick glimpse of the Sunn 412L's. (interestingly, this was the first vid I had a look at and FF'd to around 1.30. So more luck than anything finding a quick shot of the cabs. Sorry, I didn't spend any time looking for amps! Quote
discreet Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 Thanks guys, now I've got GAS for Sunn gear... Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Isn't he quite well known for building his own 'Deacy' amps? My love of Stingrays comes from JD rather than Flea as most people presume, he is mostly giving me gas these days for a fretless Ray! Most of my favourite Queen songs are either played on a fretless or his lovely tobacco burst pre EB Ray with the white pick guard. Edited June 26, 2012 by stingrayPete1977 Quote
Beedster Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1340741286' post='1709071'] Most of my favourite Queen songs are either played on a fretless or his lovely tobacco burst pre EB Ray with the white pick guard. [/quote] Had no idea, which tracks are fretless Pete? Loved the recent two-part documentary on BBC that - despite the best efforts of a certain drummer and certain guitarist - demonstrated just how much difference JD made to Queen's sound and success Quote
Dood Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1340741286' post='1709071'] Isn't he quite well known for building his own 'Deacy' amps? My love of Stingrays comes from JD rather than Flea as most people presume, he is mostly giving me gas these days for a fretless Ray! Most of my favourite Queen songs are either played on a fretless or his lovely tobacco burst pre EB Ray with the white pick guard. [/quote] He did build a little amp in to an old hifi speaker that Brian May used for the very distinctive 'nasal' solo sound on early albums. A one off. However about....ummm .. ten years ago? Vox recreated the amp as the 'Vox Deacy' amp. I have also seen that a company on the internet were as best as possible trying to recreate the actual hifi speaker cabinet and electronics as faithfully as possible. Never seen one 'in the wild' though! Quote
Dood Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 [quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1340745856' post='1709167'] Had no idea, which tracks are fretless Pete? [/quote] I think he used the 'ray on Another One Bites The Dust, certainly on a few live gig DVDs I have, but I think if there was a medley (say with Under Pressure) he may have used it for those too?? The gorgeous fretless P bass with the maple neck was used for early live versions on '39. Quote
Lozz196 Posted June 26, 2012 Posted June 26, 2012 [quote name='Beedster' timestamp='1340745856' post='1709167'] Had no idea, which tracks are fretless Pete? Loved the recent two-part documentary on BBC that - despite the best efforts of a certain drummer and certain guitarist - demonstrated just how much difference JD made to Queen's sound and success [/quote] Spot on. JD really was an essential part of Queen, one of my main influences on bass. Quote
Delberthot Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 If you're old enough to have bought Live Killers from 1979 in Gatefold sleeve LP form at then there is a pic of JD using a maple fretless precision and the reason I've lusted after one for years. But what I meant in my earlier post is that we're probably hearing the Precision through the DI into the desk, completely bypassing whatever amps were on stage unless one or some of the cabs were mic'd up Quote
Kiwi Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 I think he has the quintessential P-bass tone. Fat and mellow. Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Crazy little thing called love is fretless, always a fretless P I presume? Obviously another bites the dust is his most famous Ray track but there are others, good old fashioned lover boy I think is another. If you listen closely I'd say there are quite a few Rays recorded regardless of what he plays in the videos or live where he does seem to favour the P, I miss JD Quote
Conan Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 [quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1340779310' post='1709372'] I think he has the quintessential P-bass tone. Fat and mellow. [/quote] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_g5SWui864"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_g5SWui864[/url] Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 Who would of guessed Freddie was gay? Is that his nice stingray in the middle ready for another bites the dust? Quote
Graham Posted June 27, 2012 Posted June 27, 2012 [quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1340780175' post='1709375'] Crazy little thing called love is fretless, always a fretless P I presume? Obviously another bites the dust is his most famous Ray track but there are others, good old fashioned lover boy I think is another. If you listen closely I'd say there are quite a few Rays recorded regardless of what he plays in the videos or live where he does seem to favour the P, I miss JD [/quote] He uses a Ray on Tie Your Mother Down, or at least the video for it Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) My favourite Queen song and check out that Ray (and that bit Franz Ferdinand stole at about 1.49!) [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI3LAgGBxqU[/media] True, he does indeed use it here too [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvB2MnIIdMw[/media] Edited June 28, 2012 by stingrayPete1977 Quote
stingrayPete1977 Posted June 28, 2012 Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) And whats that lurking in the shadows?.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMnjF1O4eH0&feature=relmfu[/media] And the obvious one, cant find any more can anyone else? [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY0WxgSXdEE&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL7FAA75D55D7D5207[/media] Edited June 28, 2012 by stingrayPete1977 Quote
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