BigRedX Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Just because a particular bass is shown in photos of the band playing live and on the cover of the album does not in any way guarantee that it was the one used to record with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1368884045' post='2082640'] Just because a particular bass is shown in photos of the band playing live and on the cover of the album does not in any way guarantee that it was the one used to record with. [/quote] Agreed, and there are many examples where that has happened but it's all I can find at the moment. I'm still looking... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 TBH the only way to be sure would be to ask Martin Briley or someone else who who was involved in the recording of the Time and Tide album. Pity it wasn't Tony Reeves as we could have asked him directly as he's [url=http://basschat.co.uk/user/5488-basstony/]a member here[/url]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1368890490' post='2082741'] TBH the only way to be sure would be to ask Martin Briley or someone else who who was involved in the recording of the Time and Tide album. Pity it wasn't Tony Reeves as we could have asked him directly as he's [url="http://basschat.co.uk/user/5488-basstony/"]a member here[/url]. [/quote] I found that Martin Briley, now based in the USA, has a web site and a contact page... So I emailed him a couple of hours ago. This is his reply. "Never played a Telecaster Bass in my life, that must be a picture of someone else. I played a Rickenbacker 4001 bass on that record" So now you know. The bass used on Time and Tide was a Ricky. Hope that helps Edited May 18, 2013 by Urban Bassman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 Go UB. That is one of my favourite bass sounds on any record. ARick! As a Rush and Yes fan of that era, that is a revelation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Excellent detective work. According to the sleeve notes Martin Briley used an EMS Synthi HiFli so the bass could well have been processed through this. Plus of course there could always have been some keyboard bass synth backing up the bass guitar to give the final sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Absolutely, a great sound. Been years since I listened to that Album. Used to have it on Vinyl but didn't get round to buying on CD when I (foolishly) sold all my LPs.... I'll be getting this and the other Greenslade albums as soon as I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 The first four Greenslade albums and Dave Greenslade's first solo album "Cactus Choir" are all worth revisiting, I wouldn't bother with any of the new line-up releases though. Very underwhelming IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bassman7755 Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1368865140' post='2082316'] What is appaent is that, despite all the rhetoric, you CAN'T tell the make/model of a bass by the sound [/quote] C'mon everyone knows that fender grow their own trees and smelt their own copper - how else do you think they manage to sound different to everyone else ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK Jale Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 [quote name='Mickeyboro' timestamp='1368860290' post='2082269'] But he wasn't on the album [/quote] Oh man, I'm so dumb. Sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevB Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 [quote name='Urban Bassman' timestamp='1368906257' post='2082953'] Absolutely, a great sound. Been years since I listened to that Album. Used to have it on Vinyl but didn't get round to buying on CD when I (foolishly) sold all my LPs.... I'll be getting this and the other Greenslade albums as soon as I can [/quote] There's also a very neat compilation called 'Shades of Green' which covers the first 4 albums if you want a ready made collection for in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmccombe7 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I was talking to Keith Turner from Quasar and on one of his early 1984 recordings i was positive he was using a Rik. He told me it was a precision or jazz with the neck pup only and strings lowered enough to achieve a click / fret buzz when plucking with fingers. I think he quoted Carole Kaye as his influence for this but would need to check if that is correct name or not. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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