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09-01-2009, 08:57 AM
| | | | What gear is Ronnie Lane using in this gig?
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Sorry if this thread belongs somewhere else. I put it here because it comes from a "recording." It is, ultimately, a gear question, though.
Anyway, what bass and amp set up is Ronnie using here with the Faces? Sounds fantastic to me! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLhoLkTyNkM |
09-01-2009, 09:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ky | | I saw this concert on VH1 classic recently... awesome! Zemaitis is the make of Ronnie's bass! I believe he is also using an Ampeg B-15 flip top amp as well ( you can see it at 3:34) 
[Edit] By the way- Tony Zemaitis passed away about 7 years ago... a couple of years after he quit building guitars. He was primarily a guitar builder but did produce basses as well. I cant think of anyone besides Ronnie Lane who played a Z bass... all kinds of guitarists come to mind, tho
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09-01-2009, 09:10 AM
| | | You're dead on about the bass. I had never heard of Zemaitis guitars until just now. But, yezzir, that's his bass. Thanks
Ampeg? The background is so dark in that video, I couldn't see any amps, but I'll look at 3:34. Can't even see Ronnie Wood in most of the video. |
09-01-2009, 09:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Logan,W.V.(not up some holler) | | | Wow...I didn't realize Zemaitis made basses.If they're anything like the guitars,I betcha they are very expensive.
About a year ago,I seen a Zemaitis LP-style guitar going for about 15k. |
09-01-2009, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Pablo Fanque  Ampeg? The background is so dark in that video, I couldn't see any amps, but I'll look at 3:34. Can't even see Ronnie Wood in most of the video. | The Ampeg b-15 has a very unique profile... pretty sure thats what I saw tho |
09-01-2009, 06:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Nutley, NJ | | | I have this on DVD, killer show. I LOVE Ronnie Lane's tone on this and had no idea of the bass, thanks for asking the question. |
09-02-2009, 08:24 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London, England | | http://www.zemaitis-guitars.com/our_guitars/
The guy from The Answer plays one with the PJ pickups. Saw them at Download a couple of months back and it sounded better than his Precision.
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09-02-2009, 08:42 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Woking, Surrey, UK. | | | The first Rock Gig I ever went to - The Groundhogs @ Guildford Civic Hall in 1974 - the Bass Player had a Zemaitis, I believe Greg Lake played one with ELP but I've never seen one since. |
09-02-2009, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by PJSShearer The first Rock Gig I ever went to - The Groundhogs @ Guildford Civic Hall in 1974 - the Bass Player had a Zemaitis. | Pete Cruickshank... great player and super nice guy. Saw the Tony McPhee and the Groundhogs many times in Ireland and England. Sadly they never had a big following in the States... they only played one gig here (Pocono Mountain Rock Festival in '72) where Tony broke his leg and returned the next day to the UK).
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09-02-2009, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by millsbass5 Wow...I didn't realize Zemaitis made basses.If they're anything like the guitars,I betcha they are very expensive.
About a year ago,I seen a Zemaitis LP-style guitar going for about 15k. | Yup no doubt the basses will be even more expensive as they are much rarer!! 
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09-02-2009, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by mrufino1 I have this on DVD, killer show. I LOVE Ronnie Lane's tone on this and had no idea of the bass, thanks for asking the question. |
What is the title of the DVD? I searched on Amazon and couldn't find anything. Is it still available?
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09-02-2009, 09:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Cincinnati OH | | | It looked like an ampeg B15 to me...sounds like it was pushed a little past its comfort zone, but a nice sound nonetheless.
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09-02-2009, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Woking, Surrey, UK. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by xsubs Pete Cruickshank... great player and super nice guy. Saw the Tony McPhee and the Groundhogs many times in Ireland and England. Sadly they never had a big following in the States... they only played one gig here (Pocono Mountain Rock Festival in '72) where Tony broke his leg and returned the next day to the UK). | Thanks for the information |
09-06-2009, 01:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Columbus, OH | | | Bob Daisley owns that Zemaitis now. He also has another of his own. It was the album Hogwash that turned me on to Zemaitis basses. I swore I'd get one someday. The prices have dived in the past year. They had been hitting the high $20K range, and I actually passed on buying one earlier this year for $17K. The guy that sold it took a $10K loss on what he paid for it a year earlier.
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