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02-05-2010, 02:41 PM
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Asking because i've noticed his sound is a little more... flat on some songs in comparison to others. I've noticed it in sections of 'Close To The Edge' and parts of 'Yours Is No Disgrace'. Just curious.
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02-05-2010, 02:47 PM
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02-05-2010, 02:50 PM
| | | | no, the sound you are hearing is a rolled off toaster pickup. |
02-05-2010, 02:53 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago, IL | | | ive read somewheres that he used flats on Long Distance Runaround, and that never made sense to me. I don't think he did on anything before 1975. just my speculation tho.
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02-05-2010, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by deliciouspesto no, the sound you are hearing is a rolled off toaster pickup. | That would make more sense, thanks.
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02-05-2010, 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Mad_Phingers ive read somewheres that he used flats on Long Distance Runaround, and that never made sense to me. I don't think he did on anything before 1975. just my speculation tho. | Why doesn't it make sense to you?
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02-06-2010, 01:07 PM
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02-06-2010, 03:17 PM
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02-06-2010, 03:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Blackshear, Georgia | | | What fretless did he play?
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02-06-2010, 03:42 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here we are... | | | It was a Guild,not sure of the model.I'll dig around on some YES sites and post later.
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02-06-2010, 03:45 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Blackshear, Georgia | | I hear a good bit of 'growl' on The Remembering around 12-13 minutes in. But then again you can get tone like that with flats. 
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02-06-2010, 03:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here we are... | | | Well I'm not saying he played fretless all the way through The Remembering.
I just came across an interview where he says he played some fretless on Close to the Edge and Awaken. He doesnt mention flats or rounds tho.
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02-06-2010, 03:54 PM
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Here's a link to a pic of Chris playing the Guild fretless.It looks like one of the ones they put out that were SG shaped.
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02-06-2010, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 5StringBlues Well I'm not saying he played fretless all the way through The Remembering.
I just came across an interview where he says he played some fretless on Close to the Edge and Awaken. He doesnt mention flats or rounds tho. | They're playing at the House Of Blues in Houston on the 24th, you should go and ask him. 
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02-06-2010, 04:11 PM
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Especially without J.A.
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02-06-2010, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 5StringBlues 85 bucks per ticket plus losing 50 bucks not playing my Wednesday gig to go see YES = $ 135.00 out of my pocket.No can do.
Especially without J.A. | Oh, didn't realize it was a wednesday. and $85? It's $45 for tickets at the Boca Raton ampitheatre. Oh well, disney owns house of blues what can you do? 
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02-06-2010, 04:22 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Here we are... | | | In Other YES (Old) News...................
Rick Wakeman plays the piano with his feet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rucFCP9YTeI
No,you may not have that 2 minutes,5 seconds back.
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02-06-2010, 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by 5StringBlues | What the hell, Wakeman!?
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02-07-2010, 12:46 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: West Memphis/Marion area, AR. | | | He often used other basses besides Rickenbakers in the 70s. I read that during one section of TFTO he even used an acoustic bass guitar of some sort, although I am not sure of what type, probably an Ernie Ball Earthwood. He used a Fender Jazz on much of the stuff from the early albums including "Sweet Dreams" and A Gibson Thunderbird on a couple of tracks on Tormato. On the Acoustic DVD a few years back he used a fretless
Martin ABG, as well as Tobias and Mooradian basses during the 90125/Big Generator/Talk era. As on the question of flats, they have never been listed in the equipment section of any of his Bass Player interviews nor anyplace else I have read. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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