Who played bass on "Your Song"?

[So Low Bass]

This question doesn't really belong under "Bass Guitar" because it was an upright, but, does anyone know? Also, who played guitar?

[Blake Bass]

I don't know who played on it but I had to fake that song on a gig once and it kicked my butt.

[Rickett Customs]

It may have been Dave Richmond.

But the other bass players on the "Elton John" Album were:

Alan Weighll and Les Hurdie.

[iamthebassman]

1. Your Song
Drums BARRY MORGAN
Bass Guitar DAVE RICHMOND
Acoustic Guitar FRANK CLARK
Guitar COLIN GREEN
12 string Guitar CLIVE HICKS

[JTE]

Where'd you get the idea it's an upright? Never sounded like an upright to me. I don't know about CDs, but the vinyl had a dtrack-by-track listing of all the musicians on it. I'm accepting iamthebassman's post. Not just because he has Dee's Steinberger, but because while I no longer have the vinyl, the other names are the ones I recall from it.

jte

[Rickett Customs]

Originally Posted by JTE

Where'd you get the idea it's an upright? Never sounded like an upright to me. I don't know about CDs, but the vinyl had a dtrack-by-track listing of all the musicians on it. I'm accepting iamthebassman's post. Not just because he has Dee's Steinberger, but because while I no longer have the vinyl, the other names are the ones I recall from it.

jte

Well, there was cello on that track, which we all know lends a small few bass frequencies.

[sevenyearsdown]

It is upright played pizzacto - just listen closely. I'm actually learning that as part of my instruction right now. There is some cool stuff happening way up high in the last few seconds of that song.

[elgecko]

I'm listening to it right now, sounds an awful lot like upright to me

[Shadi]

It is an upright...

[iamthebassman]

DAVE RICHMOND:
In the early sixties I played double bass with the Manne-Hugg Blues Brothers which later became the pop group Manfred mann. At this time I switched to bass guitar. After the recording of "5-4-3-2-1" I left the band and briefly joined the John Barry Seven after which I started my session career. I played on TV and recorded with many of the british pop stars of the day including Dusty Springfield, Cliff Richard, Cilla Black, Serge Gainsborough/Jane Birkin("Je T'aime"), Labi Sifre ("It Must Be Love". I played on Elton John's black album on the two biggest hit tracks "Your Song" and "Border Song".

[iamthebassman]

Just hearing it in my head, I hear an upright.

[two fingers]

So now we know who....but does that clear up whether he played URB or bass guitar on this track? I agree that it sounds like URB, but he says he had "switched to bass guitar" by then. I'm not sure why, but I'm really curious about this.

[iamthebassman]

On a related subject, can anyone tell what amp Dee is using here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUC8j8Qg0OA