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09-15-2008, 06:13 PM
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Hello. I've really been lovin Paul's tone lately, and was wondering what kind of rig Paul used back in the 1960's. Vox? Any and all info would be great! Thanks!
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09-15-2008, 06:17 PM
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Builder: Rickett Customs | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern Maryland | | | Vox T100 cab and me thinks a AC100 head (prototype), well at least documented ('62-'66)
Also, selmer (After 66). one of which was a selmer zodiac prototype.
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09-16-2008, 06:44 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of Lakland | | | In 1969 he was using a SVT with the first version of Wings.
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09-16-2008, 06:52 AM
|  | Real Basses Have 5 Strings! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | | Paul got good tone with several different basses and several different amps ...
basses - Hofner, Rickenbacker, Wal, Yamaha, Fender jazz, etc ...
Amps - Fender bassman, Vox, Acoustic 360, etc ...
He also plays pick and fingerstyle.
These days he favours the Hofner because of the light weight. |
09-16-2008, 06:58 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico | | | Flatwounds are important to Paul's sound too. Remember, Ricks and Hofers are very different animals, but both sound like Paul, as HE played them and he used flats on both.
I honestly think the amp is secondary, though it would make sense to use a Vox, Ampeg, or something similar, rather than, say, a Trace Elliot or Hartke.
These days Paul uses Mesa Boogie and Ashdown, so really, his tone has more to do with his playing and type of strings.
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09-16-2008, 07:08 AM
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Builder: Rickett Customs | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern Maryland | | | IIRC, I remember reading there was a lot of skepticism on exactly when Paul move to Rickys, one such example is the song "Drive my car", which may have been the first, but It's also said that "Paperback writer" was the first also, according to Geoff Emerick.
In '66 he started recording more exclusively with Rickys (Rubber soul sessions and Revolver,, but still toured with hofners at that time.
Also, post beatles, in wings, he also had a Wal 5 string he used a bit too. "Free as a bird", would be an example of a few low "c" notes (3 times during George's solo in the song, to be exact)
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09-16-2008, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Alembicplyr  Also, post beatles, in wings, he also had a Wal 5 string he used a bit too. "Free as a bird", would be an example of a few low "c" notes (3 times during George's solo in the song, to be exact) | He never used the Wal in Wings, it wasn't till the late 80s/early 90s that he used the Wal 5 string. As a huge Paul McCartney fan I find his 5 string playing compelling with unbelievable tone. The records "Flowers In The Dirt" and "Off The Ground" feature the Wal quite a lot, and Paul used the lower string liberally, incorporating it as just another string on the bass. |
09-16-2008, 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Philbiker He never used the Wal in Wings, it wasn't till the late 80s/early 90s that he used the Wal 5 string. As a huge Paul McCartney fan I find his 5 string playing compelling with unbelievable tone. The records "Flowers In The Dirt" and "Off The Ground" feature the Wal quite a lot, and Paul used the lower string liberally, incorporating it as just another string on the bass. | Yeah, well you could be right. Only factor that comes into play is:
None of us were there to confirm or deny it 
I can only go by what I've read, according to studio folk and such.
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09-16-2008, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by GM60466 In 1969 he was using a SVT with the first version of Wings.
G | While that is a funny thought, I think the OP was asking a serious question.
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09-16-2008, 09:58 AM
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09-16-2008, 01:28 PM
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Moderator for EHX Forums | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston/Nacogdoches | | | I believe around the time of the switch to the Rickenbacker, Paul became a big of DI'ing the bass. I've never felt any sort of amp was crucial to Paul's sound. Paul is always going to sound like Paul.
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09-16-2008, 01:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: atlanta, georgia [satellites] | | i would buy this book here. http://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Gear-S...1590170&sr=8-1
i love this book. one of my favorites in my collection. will answer every question you have about his gear.  |
09-29-2008, 02:55 PM
| | | An SVT - Really? With the Rick. That's cool.
He used an Acoustic 360/361 in the mid/late 70's touring with Wings. Quote:
Originally Posted by GM60466 In 1969 he was using a SVT with the first version of Wings.
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09-30-2008, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by KPAX An SVT - Really? With the Rick. That's cool.
He used an Acoustic 360/361 in the mid/late 70's touring with Wings. | Considering he was still in The Beatles in 1969, and the fact that there's never been a published photo of him with an SVT, I highly doubt it.
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09-30-2008, 09:00 AM
| | | Hadn't he started his solo stuff in 69? Maybe it was 70 ... anyways, the Beatles last sessions were 69 (Abbey Road). Yeah, Paul with an SVT in 69 sounds very unlikely but I didn't believe he ever used a Jazz with the Beatles until I saw a pic of him in the studio with a lefty Jazz. Quote:
Originally Posted by iamthebassman Considering he was still in The Beatles in 1969, and the fact that there's never been a published photo of him with an SVT, I highly doubt it. | |
09-30-2008, 10:00 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Land of Lakland | | | In the documentray film Jame Paul McCartney there is footage of the first gig in Scottland. There is an SVT on stage with Paul
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09-30-2008, 10:14 AM
| | | That's why I never say never. I'll check that out. Quote:
Originally Posted by GM60466 In the documentray film Jame Paul McCartney there is footage of the first gig in Scottland. There is an SVT on stage with Paul
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09-30-2008, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by GM60466 In the documentray film Jame Paul McCartney there is footage of the first gig in Scottland. There is an SVT on stage with Paul
G | Hmm..I seem to remember that as a large Fender, like a Dual Showman. I'll check it out.
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09-30-2008, 12:55 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ukiah, California | | Check out this book, Recording the Beatles. http://www.recordingthebeatles.com/
It describes the specific speakers, amps, tape machines, DIs, and a variety of purpose-built boxes for audio processing that were used in Abbey Road Studios -- for every song. In early days, they recorded Paul's bass by micing one of the custom studio monitors borrowed from Studio 3. The engineers hated the quality of Paul's gear and apart from the Hofner, did not use any of it in the studio. |
10-01-2008, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Ukiah Bass Check out this book, Recording the Beatles. http://www.recordingthebeatles.com/
It describes the specific speakers, amps, tape machines, DIs, and a variety of purpose-built boxes for audio processing that were used in Abbey Road Studios -- for every song. In early days, they recorded Paul's bass by micing one of the custom studio monitors borrowed from Studio 3. The engineers hated the quality of Paul's gear and apart from the Hofner, did not use any of it in the studio. | I have the book and would be glad to help the OP out with options for the given McCartney era. That book is the most well researched and informative one out there on Beatles gear.
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