The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[Phil4000]

Tony Iommi on Sounds of the 70s today. Always such an unassuming interviewee but what a catalogue!! Playing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Never liked the drum sounds until Bill left.

Bill Ward here right? I think he's great.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg1tkFtZ87A&list=RDKg1tkFtZ87A&start_radio=1

 

[mrushton]

Just never sounded big. Obv Sabbath were happy but when Vinny joined the drum sound was better.

 

[Drago]

I actually prefer the Dio era stuff to Ozzy. Butler and Iommi in particular were very accomplished musicians.

 

[Phil4000]

Just never sounded big. Obv Sabbath were happy but when Vinny joined the drum sound was better.

That sounding pretty heavy and big to me!

Ozzy certainly happy with Bill here. I know I would be.



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3b6SGoN6dA&list=RDKg1tkFtZ87A&index=2

 

[delb0y]

My latest Les Paul. Saving her for Christmas day.

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Beautiful! I've never owned a Gibson. I bought my Strat new in 1979 and my Tokai Tele new in 1985 and they're still the two electrics I use.

Was always a Dickie Betts and Duane Allman fan, but never felt good enough to try and emulate their tone.

 

[Phil4000]

Beautiful! I've never owned a Gibson. I bought my Strat new in 1979 and my Tokai Tele new in 1985 and they're still the two electrics I use.

Was always a Dickie Betts and Duane Allman fan, but never felt good enough to try and emulate their tone.

'79 strat, wow. I tried an original 70's strat a while back, super impressed.

 

[Phil4000]

My Mexican Classic Player, with Marshall DSL 401. This strat is up there with much more expensive American made. Great instrument.

 

[Drago]

The US ones are over hyped. Same QC processes, often the same staff (the US and Mexico plants are 60 apart and staff swap for overtimes regularly, theres a guy on Squier Talk works there and gives the imside line), and made on identical equipment. The only real difference is a more expensive, but not necessarily "better", spec such as name brand finishing kit, more expensive cuts of wood, etc. Unless its Custom Shop MIA is no more a guarantee of "quality" over its MIM cousins.

 

[Phil4000]

The US ones are over hyped. Same QC processes, often the same staff (the US and Mexico plants are 60 apart and staff swap for overtimes regularly, theres a guy on Squier Talk works there and gives the imside line), and made on identical equipment. The only real difference is a more expensive, but not necessarily "better", spec such as name brand finishing kit, more expensive cuts of wood, etc. Unless its Custom Shop MIA is no more a guarantee of "quality" over its MIM cousins.

I have a Highway 1 Strat, its 'lower end,' US but I've never craved more. Great instrument. In fact Billy Corgan used the same body finish, neck specs for his signature strat.


Would like a Vintera 2 in white at some point. Love the 60's specs.


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llebv1mAhkU

 

[delb0y]

I had a Mexican Tele, 72 reissue. Was a great guitar, but since I had the Tokai re-fretted I didn't need another. So I sold it. Still miss that neck humbucker though!

 

[Phil4000]

I had a Mexican Tele, 72 reissue. Was a great guitar, but since I had the Tokai re-fretted I didn't need another. So I sold it. Still miss that neck humbucker though!

Same as Andy Summers, off the top of my head.
I might be wrong.

 

[delb0y]

My first guitar hero was Mick Green from The Pirates. He had one. I think Keef might have, too.