The Bassist and Guitarist thread

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Oldhippy said:
Joe Perry is the guitarist. Tom Hamilton is the bassist.
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Yes. But that track featured a six string bass which Perry would play live. Here it is at a show they did recently


View: https://youtu.be/n9YUtFbrUY4?is=Mol_FtLhpbUjHRnX
 
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mrushton said:
Is it a Bass VI Joe Perry (Aerosmith) uses on Back in the Saddle? Where else will I have heard one?
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It is indeed!

Jet Harris was the first player in the UK with one. Jack Bruce used one on most of Wheels of Fire(?). Fender killed them off c.1970, but Squier reintroduced them as very nicely Imdonesian made Modified Vintage and Classic Vibe models, essentially chucking everh feature into a single model as a kind of grestest hits version. They sold like hotcakes, outselling thr Fender Precision, prompting Fender to reintroduce the model under their badge.

Mine is a Squier, but a Jet Harris Fender rep would be on my shopping list, of a Geoge Harrison Custom Shop model...at a measly £8.5k! They are tremendous fun to play.
 
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And Glen Campbells solo on Wichita Lineman was played on a Danelectro 6 string bass he borrowed from Carol Kaye, who played bass on the track, but when playing the track live he typically used a Fender Bass VI.
 
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