Any love for Steve Currie (T. Rex)?

billoetjen · #1 08-09-2010, 09:25 AM

Bring it on...

Any insights about his style, gear, stage presence, etc. are appreciated.

JimmyM · #2 08-09-2010, 10:34 AM

i gave him a 3. i liked his playing fine, but marc bolan was such a monster big figure in front of that band that it was always hard for anyone else to be noticed, or to play anything that would get them noticed.

pbass2 · #3 08-10-2010, 09:41 AM

I just wiki'd him---I was T Rex fan back in the day--the first LP I bought with my own money was Electric Warrior (or maybe it was Led Zep II---well, it was ONE of those . . .).
Funny, I had the idea that Herbie Flowers played on most of the albums, but alas, I guess I was mistaken!

billoetjen · #4 08-10-2010, 08:50 PM

The record is pretty clear that Steve Currie used exclusively Fender Precision, particularly a slab with split P pickups.
Anybody know what Currie used for strings... flats, rounds...?
How about amplification?
Cabs?

uglycustard · #5 11-06-2010, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by pbass2

I just wiki'd him---I was T Rex fan back in the day--the first LP I bought with my own money was Electric Warrior (or maybe it was Led Zep II---well, it was ONE of those . . .).
Funny, I had the idea that Herbie Flowers played on most of the albums, but alas, I guess I was mistaken!

Herbie was a member of T-rex from about sept 76 untill marcs death in sept 77.The only album he appears on is the "Dandy in the underworld " album from 1977

SMILEYSIXX · #6 11-06-2010, 07:45 AM

Playing exclusively Precisiions earns him bonus points in my book.

I give him a 3. He was good, but I don't think he let his full potential shine

Starman · #7 11-06-2010, 07:50 AM

I always thought Steve was a great bass player, very underrated. He went on to play for Wreckless Eric after leaving T. Rex. He died in a car accident in Portugal in the '80's.
I remember Andy's in Denmark Street were selling his white slab precision a few years back for £7000. It had a Musicman pickup added to it as well as the original pbass pickup.

Hoover · #8 11-07-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyM

marc bolan was such a monster big figure in front of that band that it was always hard for anyone else to be noticed

^^^This. It took me three viewings of the "Get It On (Bang A Gong)" video to realize it was Elton John on piano!