discreet Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1358431133' post='1938982'] ...My first thought was that it was a scone, and just left it at that. It was the '60s, best not question these things...[/quote] I thought it was a small votive figurine of Richard Nixon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Are you sure that's a tuner? I'm only 31, but I've been playing since I was 8 and I can only remember seeing clip-on tuners in the last 10 years or so. When I was a kid, my mum took me to the local music shop to look at tuners, and the only electric tuners were those chunky ones with the needle display and the built-in microphone. Other than that the choice was pitch pipes or a tuning fork, and that was in 1990. I don't think they had clip-on tuners in 1969 - would any veterans care to confirm this? I think it's a flower he tucked under his strings because he liked it! Edited January 17, 2013 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1358441311' post='1939259'] Are you sure that's a tuner? I'm only 31, but I've been playing since I was 8 and I can only remember seeing clip-on tuners in the last 10 years or so. When I was a kid, my mum took me to the local music shop to look at tuners, and the only electric tuners were those chunky ones with the needle display and the built-in microphone. Other than that the choice was pitch pipes or a tuning fork, and that was in 1990. I don't think they had clip-on tuners in 1969 - would any veterans care to confirm this? [/quote] You have had too much beer my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1358441496' post='1939269'] You have had too much beer my friend [/quote] In an uncharacteristically pedantic moment, I've just looked it up. If Wikipedia is to be believed, in the late 60s there were only large mechanical strobe tuners like the Peterson which were unlikely to be adopted by touring bands. The needle type electronic tuners appeared in the 80s and the clip-on tuners not until the mid 90s. So, "no tuners" was a fair assessment of what was going on here. Edited January 17, 2013 by Beer of the Bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertbass Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 That's no tuner, it's a gonk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimefred Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 "we got asked to do all along the watchtower, but i forgot the words. sorry". i love Hendrix, he is cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1358442492' post='1939296'] In an uncharacteristically pedantic moment, I've just looked it up. If Wikipedia is to be believed, in the late 60s there were only large mechanical strobe tuners like the Peterson which were unlikely to be adopted by touring bands. The needle type electronic tuners appeared in the 80s and the clip-on tuners not until the mid 90s. So, "no tuners" was a fair assessment of what was going on here. [/quote] We are only joking about what it is (we know it's not a clip on tuner, they did not exist then), none of us seems to know, but it's most likely to be a scone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balcro Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) [quote name='51m0n' timestamp='1358426080' post='1938861'] Isnt that Silddx on bass?? [/quote] Yes, that's him. I knew I'd seen that hat somewhere. Edited January 17, 2013 by Balcro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1358444790' post='1939366'] We are only joking about what it is... ...none of us seems to know, but it's most likely to be a scone.[/quote] It's the third scone from the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1358446950' post='1939419'] It's the third scone from the sun. [/quote] brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) Doesn't matter now what it is because it's probably scone along its way!!! Edited January 17, 2013 by Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1358447054' post='1939422'] Doesn't matter now what it is because it's probably scone on its way!!! [/quote] Terrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1358447126' post='1939424'] Terrible! [/quote] Really? It could have been a Stepping Scone. It's all academic anyway as it's Scone Free now. EDIT: Disclaimer. I'm on powerful medication that can sometimes cloud my judgement. Bit like a Purple Haze decends. Edited January 17, 2013 by Marvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1358444790' post='1939366'] ... it's most likely to be a scone.[/quote] A cheese scone - one of four stolen from Mrs Tinman (IIRC) and left in a hedge, where Hendrix found it. See, I knew that scone would turn up one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len_derby Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 That thing fell off during the (unfilmed) second encore. They were playing Scone Free I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 The word is pronounced as skon - rhymes with gone, y'know? OK, I'm off out of it then................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longtimefred Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 but the question we really need answering is... Did Jimmy call it a Skon or a scone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzneck Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Aye, my Da' Jimmy did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='longtimefred' timestamp='1358451279' post='1939535'] but the question we really need answering is... Did Jimmy call it a Skon or a scone? [/quote] Like a Rollin' Scone. Definitely not skon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick's Fine '52 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Getting back on thread...just for a moment...this is some rare footage of Jimi playing live with a Gibbo SG Custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Scuse me, while I butter this scone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1358456423' post='1939684'] Scuse me, while I butter this scone. [/quote] You've been scone a little while from this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 [quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1358456620' post='1939694'] You've been scone a little while from this thread. [/quote] I got caught up in the crosstown scone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) [quote name='silddx' timestamp='1358457256' post='1939711'] I got caught up in the crosstown scone. [size=4][/quote][/size] Hey Joe - where you goin' with that bun in your hand? Edited January 17, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 17, 2013 Author Share Posted January 17, 2013 (edited) [size=4]It's a shame Hendrix never played in Cream.[/size] Edited January 17, 2013 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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