Carl Radle

john c · #1 10-30-2009, 08:56 AM

Am interested in finding out what type of equipment Carl Radle used when playing with Clapton, Derrick and the Dominoes sp? Also, any info re: his technique, videos, pics etc..
regards

chroma601 · #2 10-30-2009, 09:03 AM

Some pics here: http://www.carlradle.com/

And from here: http://www.ernieball.com/forums/musi...-player-2.html -

There's a Carl Radle invterview in the August 1976 issue
of Guitar Player Magazine. It's the only published interview I've ever seen
with him.

The article talks about his P-Bass with flatwounds, using a GMT (predecessor
to the Gallien-Krueger) amd and his soon to be aquired Music Man bass. I
remember him talking about Paul McCartney as a main influence and how his
job was to support wherever Eric was headed.

I used Google to find this stuff...

DHowardAir · #3 10-30-2009, 10:27 AM

Hello!

I'm a huge Carl Radle fan & I have two lengthy posts going on Talk Bass, one is on Carl's 1965 sunburst P-Bass with classic blocked & bound Jazz neck, the other is on a blonde '68 Fender Telecaster Bass with a unique combination of the original single-coil Tele pickup AND an added split-coil 60's Fender P-bass pickup.

You can read up on these two threads here: Should Fender offer a Carl Radle signature series P bass??? (Poll)

and here: My Carl Radle '68 "Tele-P-Bass" Project !!

Also, I am currently building an exact replica of that modified blonde Tele bass out of vintage 1968 Tele parts and we are posting photos of it as the work progresses on that thread.

I did recently get to read a very interesting & affordable book titled "Derek & the Dominos, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" by Jan Reid. It can be bought cheap on ebay. GREAT BOOK.

In that book it said that Radle actually used a small Ampeg B-15 amp in the studio on the Layla album recordings and Tom Dowd said they recorded 2 bass tracks, one with a microphone on the amp, the other just direct input to the sound board. While I have seen some photos of live concerts with Carl playing the sunburst Precision bass with Clapton & Duane Allman, I truly believe that Carl used the blonde Tele-P combo bass in the studio due to the sound on those songs.

And, I was lucky enough to have the chance to visit with Bobby Whitlock (Dominos keyboard player) a few months back. Wonderful guy. When I asked what color the bass was that Carl recorded with he said it was a blonde bass.

There are a bunch of video links on page 9 of the thread on the poll about "Should Fender should build a Carl Radle signature series Precision Bass?" There you can see him playing that blonde Tele-P bass with Delaney & Bonnie Bramlett, Joe Cocker's "Mad Dogs & Englishmen" Tour, Leon Russell and more.

I'm SLOWLY working in a book about Carl as he is from my home town of Tulsa and I love his music and feel he deserves MUCH more recognition. If you ever run across any new photos (as there aren't many) I'd love to see what you find. I have posted most of what I have on those two threads.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can help further. Thanks for a good post! So glad to see others appreciating this incredible bassist and his work.

P.S. Go read all of Carl's awesome discography on www.CarlRadle.com Unbelievable. WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE MAN DESERVES TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME.

From Tulsa,

Jim Campbell · #4 10-30-2009, 01:18 PM

there's a you tube vid of delaney and bonnie's coming home that shows him with a big fender,like a super bassman or showman maybe

DHowardAir · #5 10-31-2009, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Campbell

there's a you tube vid of delaney and bonnie's coming home that shows him with a big fender,like a super bassman or showman maybe

Jim, I have a 1976 Bassman 100. Decent amp but I wish I had that same good old tone with more power. You happen to know any details on the Super Bassman like he was playing with Delaney & Bonnie? Curious how many watts those were pushing...

Thx!

Mojo-Man · #6 11-01-2009, 01:48 PM

I seen Carl live, five times.
Once with Joe Cocker , once with Leon Russell, once with the Domino's.
Twice with Clapton solo.
Carl used an Acoustic amp the first three times I seen him.
The last two times he used Music Man amps. (Clapton solo)
His basses were.
Blonde 50's P-bass.
Sunburst P-bass with Jazz neck.
Music Man Stingray (early model 1976-1977))

Jim Campbell · #7 11-01-2009, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DHowardAir

Jim, I have a 1976 Bassman 100. Decent amp but I wish I had that same good old tone with more power. You happen to know any details on the Super Bassman like he was playing with Delaney & Bonnie? Curious how many watts those were pushing...

Thx!

super bassman was just a guess....the consensus round here seems to be that the bassmans sounded good but were severely underpowered and the cabs sucked.....if i was going to use those the way to more power seems to be multiple heads/cabs,in the absence of pa support...i see the old bassmans on ebay for not too much..i've heard the bigger fenders were a totally different circuit...back in the day i rented traynors and they were a tad weak too

JTE · #8 11-02-2009, 08:53 AM

Not seeing the videos in question I can't be certain, but a lot of the video shots I've seen of D&B have Clapto playing through a Dual Showman. I've seen both a black-face Showman (or Dual Showman- the difference is the output transformer and the name on the face plate) and a few shots with him using a silver-faced Dual Showman Reverb.

Could be Clapton's amp instead of Carl's.

John

Jim Campbell · #9 11-02-2009, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JTE

Not seeing the videos in question I can't be certain, but a lot of the video shots I've seen of D&B have Clapto playing through a Dual Showman. I've seen both a black-face Showman (or Dual Showman- the difference is the output transformer and the name on the face plate) and a few shots with him using a silver-faced Dual Showman Reverb.

Could be Clapton's amp instead of Carl's.

John

on the coming home vid you can see the cord going toward carl from the fender amp

dougjwray · #10 11-02-2009, 09:19 PM

On page 44 of Amalie Rothschild's book, "Live at the Fillmore East", there's a picture of Carl with Joe Cocker on the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour. It's hard to make out the amp he's using, but it looks like an Acoustic cabinet.
I saw him three times at the Fillmore East: that weekend with Joe Cocker, with Derek & the Dominos, and with Delaney & Bonnie.
I almost constantly ask myself "What would Carl play here?" He was a great musician.

GM60466 · #11 11-03-2009, 05:27 AM

In 1970, I hear Carl with Delaney & Bonnie. That night he played a PBass coming out of a Fender Dual Showman with 2 cabinets.

G

DHowardAir · #12 11-04-2009, 08:24 AM

GM60466,
Dougjray,
Jim Campbell, JTE,
Mojo Man,

This is AWESOME historical information guys! Thanks so much for sharing.
I should have some more progress photos posted today or tomorrow of my '68 Carl Radle Tele-P Bass reproduction that is under construction at:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...342&highlight=

My luthier, Jerry Reno of Tulsa, OK http://www.ghreno.com
told me he is working on the 'cap' that goes over the top of the plug that he put in the old routes on the body. He said he will try to make the grain match up a close a possible even though we are painting it in blonde opaque. Then he will start stripping the body.

Here is what the final outcome will be like, or very close to it:

robgrow · #13 11-06-2009, 08:10 AM

I saw Carl with Derek and the Dominos in November 1970. He sounded fantastic, as always.

dougjwray · #14 11-06-2009, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dougjwray

On page 44 of Amalie Rothschild's book, "Live at the Fillmore East", there's a picture of Carl with Joe Cocker on the Mad Dogs & Englishmen tour. It's hard to make out the amp he's using, but it looks like an Acoustic cabinet.
I saw him three times at the Fillmore East: that weekend with Joe Cocker, with Derek & the Dominos, and with Delaney & Bonnie.
I almost constantly ask myself "What would Carl play here?" He was a great musician.

I just watched the YouTube video of Derek and the Dominos on The Johnny Cash Show, and he is, in fact, playing through an Acoustic rig.

dougjwray · #15 11-06-2009, 12:19 PM

Here's something interesting:
Tom Dowd discussing the birth and creation of "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs", featuring isolated tracks of the title song. At the console, Dowd brings up Radle (at around 5:19), and you can clearly hear the "P-Bass with flatwound strings and a pick" tone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKPooc-ImiM&feature=fvw

jerry · #16 11-06-2009, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dougjwray

Here's something interesting:
Tom Dowd discussing the birth and creation of "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs", featuring isolated tracks of the title song. At the console, Dowd brings up Radle (at around 5:19), and you can clearly hear the "P-Bass with flatwound strings and a pick" tone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKPooc-ImiM&feature=fvw

The DVD that footage is from is essential viewing for music fans! IMHO of course.

DHowardAir · #17 01-17-2011, 02:24 PM

Jerry,

I could nto agree with you more. THe Tom Dowd DVD is a MUST VIEW for all musicians. He was the man!