zawinul Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 Is percy using a Wal on this album? Also I can hear some effects, subtle but they are in there! Any ideas what Percy used then? Cheers Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badass Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 (edited) Seems he was using a Wal on this album. [url="http://walbasshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/wal-of-sound.html"]http://walbasshistor...l-of-sound.html[/url] And is this interview he mentions a Flanging FX he used, also 'old voltage controlled filter' on this album: [url="http://www.percyjones.net/interview.htm"]http://www.percyjone...t/interview.htm [/url] and part two here: [url="http://www.percyjones.net/interview2.htm"]http://www.percyjones.net/interview2.htm[/url] Edited July 24, 2015 by Badass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) As far as I understand this was one of the first (poss the first) on which he used a Wal bass. The album was relaeased in 1978. He would have been playing his JG series bass, serieal number JG1122. You can see the record here from Wal's old list of JG series basses... some interesting names on there! His last album with a Wal would be Xcommunication. From Manifest Destiny onwards he was playing his Ibanez. Edited August 10, 2015 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) I love that image Trevor. Particularly like the "Paul - Clash" entry. I bet there's no surname because Pete didn't get/couldn't spell, "Simonon". :-) P Edited August 10, 2015 by philw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zawinul Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 so what do the JG series basses look like? any pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 (edited) The JGs were Wal's first settled design. Solid ash body with a leather tooled scratchplate. Lots more info here http://walbasshistory.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_28.html (This one is John Entwistle's) Gary Tibbs' one was less floral... There is an interview with Percy about his involvement in the early days of Wal here. He was a proponent of the brand and appeared in their press ads... Quite a few photos here of him with his JG, Pro and Custom Series Wals. http://walbasshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/interview-with-percy-jones.html Edited August 12, 2015 by TrevorR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zawinul Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Cheers for that its very interesting. ...im still purplexed he switched to ibanez rather than wal!! Great player one of a kind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Money? Probably no point in trying to emulate his effects, I think he used to make his own. He certainly used his own fingers, and you can't copy them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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