beerdragon Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 (edited) Ok. just petty one one i know, but where does John McVie put his cigarette in this vid,right in the very beginning [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ8AcEYTEFY&feature=related"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQ8AcEYTEFY...feature=related[/url] Edited May 10, 2009 by beerdragon Quote
Delberthot Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 It it wasn't live I would've said the jack socket but the only place I can think of down there it between an intonation screw and a string on the bridge. Certainly a bit different than the usual place under the E string at the headstock Quote
cytania Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Only one answer, he stubs it out on the jack socket and uses it as a plectrum. By golly this is musicianship at a high level... Quote
OldGit Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 No ide where the ciggy goes - on the floor? Great economy of movement in McVie's style. Is he really Derek Smalls' twin brother? Quote
BigAlonBass Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 All joking aside, it's an old 'half-cup' handle from a kitchen cabinet, turned upside down and screwed onto the body! Not a modification anyone would recommend these days. (This very question was asked of him in an interview I read when I was just a lad) Quote
chris_b Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 (edited) John McVie is the greatest. Unfortunately, like most of the bands back then he never recorded as well as he played on a gig. I saw John many, many times and he understated everything he played, except the extended solo he used to play on John Mayall's Parchment Farm. It's a shame that never found its way on to tape! Edit: I only ever saw him put the cigarette under the strings by the nut. Edited May 11, 2009 by chris_b Quote
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