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Berry Oakley's rig?
- Thread starter Stubb
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Hot 'Lanta
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
Mountain Jam
Le Brers in Am
Dreams
those are some great pics , more, more !
Berry was a key influence in my playing when just starting out back then. I was not content to just play the root/pedal notes etc.. Along with Jack Bruce, Mel Schacher, Greg Ridley these guys were my foundation and inspiration.
Having progressed all the way thru to the likes of Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Berlin, Fernando Saunders.
Those older guys always remain a main element for me:
When stumped I ask myself " What would Berry do here ?"
In Memory of Elizabeth Reed
Mountain Jam
Le Brers in Am
Dreams
those are some great pics , more, more !
Berry was a key influence in my playing when just starting out back then. I was not content to just play the root/pedal notes etc.. Along with Jack Bruce, Mel Schacher, Greg Ridley these guys were my foundation and inspiration.
Having progressed all the way thru to the likes of Jimmy Johnson, Jeff Berlin, Fernando Saunders.
Those older guys always remain a main element for me:
When stumped I ask myself " What would Berry do here ?"
Jim Carr
Dr. Jim
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Holy zombie threads, Batman!
RS Guitarworks in Winchester, KY builds replicas of the Tractor.
Scroll down on this link: Welcome to RS Guitarworks | Winchester, KY - Old Friend Contour Basses
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RS Guitarworks in Winchester, KY builds replicas of the Tractor.
Scroll down on this link: Welcome to RS Guitarworks | Winchester, KY - Old Friend Contour Basses
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From the big picture of the band a couple posts up I see a couple 215 cabs behind Barry and the drummer , looks like JBLs in one . On the other side of the stage behind Duane is one of the Casino cabs with what looks like a Sunn head on it . Behind Dickie in the middle are a couple of Marshall 412 cabs with an SVT on each with a Marshall head on each Ampeg . Don't know whos playing through what but I'm sure Duane and Dickie are going through the Marshalls .
The Allmans are my favorite music to jam with when I want to stretch out and just enjoy playing . I have a greatest hits CD and I can't cop everything Barry does or play through many of the songs all the way but it makes me work harder just to try . Barrys feel tone and timing are just incredible to me , every time I listen or play along it gets to me more .
The Allmans are my favorite music to jam with when I want to stretch out and just enjoy playing . I have a greatest hits CD and I can't cop everything Barry does or play through many of the songs all the way but it makes me work harder just to try . Barrys feel tone and timing are just incredible to me , every time I listen or play along it gets to me more .
Jim Carr
Dr. Jim
- Jan 21, 2006
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- 7,613
- 76
- Disclosures
- fEARful Kool-Aid dispensing liberal academic card-carrying union member Musicians Local 72-147
Really? Not saying it's impossible, but I never saw a Sunn with that grill cloth, and I saw lots of Sunns, starting with the the Kingsmen in 1966 all the way up to the piles the Dead used in 1970 or so. Are you sure they aren't Kasino brand cabs?
Their best cabs were just Kustom's without the tuck and roll, IIRC.
^ This.
I'm sure he used other rigs during his career, however the 400PS is the one you see him playing most in photos.
The head he used was recently up for sale.
Yup. I believe there was a thread when it was on ebay. I'm pretty sure there was a dual showman that he used too. At some points the tractor bass was run in stereo so he my have used both the showman and PS but I remember reading some where that he did convert his bass back and at the time of his death was not set up to run in stereo. Either way I love his sound and playing.
Really? Not saying it's impossible, but I never saw a Sunn with that grill cloth, and I saw lots of Sunns, starting with the the Kingsmen in 1966 all the way up to the piles the Dead used in 1970 or so. Are you sure they aren't Kasino brand cabs?
Their best cabs were just Kustom's without the tuck and roll, IIRC.
I'm pretty sure the striped cabs are Sunns.
Here's some old ads;
The problematic, decidedly unsuccessful, and very short lived Sunn Orion series.
They were an at the time advanced thinking "modular concept" transistor rigs; the head was a preamp and the power amps were built into the speaker cabs.
Maybe a little too advanced for their era; Acoustic had more success when they revitalized the concept with their 360/361 rigs.
I dont think the Orions were ever offered with JBLs as OEM though.
I recall a very old Guitar Player mag with Berry's reference to the Orion cabs... It was a single page thing they did monthly for bassists and some guitarists. In addition he mentioned a 60's P bass and a 1968 Telecaster bass in his possession...
Couldn't Berry Oakley's son answer this question? He's a bassplayer. Isn't he cruising this forum too?
Hello all im Shaun Berry Oakley Grandson of Raymond Berry Oakley III and in the early years played through Acoustic bass amp rigs then later within 71-72 He had used both Acoustic and Fender Bassmaster amps, and I have both the Fender Custom Shop bass and the Original "Tractor" Bass..... And the Original has a Hagstrom Bi-sonic pickup I have a video of me talking about the bass here:
And the Fender Custom Shop bass Originally had a fender version of the bisonic pickup made by De-Armond, now it has a Guild JS II bridge pickup which in my opinion sounds much better than the original, but dont get me wrong they are still badass to play.
And the Fender Custom Shop bass Originally had a fender version of the bisonic pickup made by De-Armond, now it has a Guild JS II bridge pickup which in my opinion sounds much better than the original, but dont get me wrong they are still badass to play.
I saw him play at Jacksonville State U (Alabama) in 1970 and studied his setup. He did not use an amp-he used amps. Two Dual Showman heads and a Sunn 2000s head ,stacked up on the floor behind him. He had one 2000s cabinet behind him, and two more spread out with one over by Duane's Marshall. A pick on flatwounds is the sound on Whipping Post. A good "click" followed by a mellow sustain.
Reading all these posts again was good. It reminded me also of something that happened at MO State University (Springfield) around 1970. A new freshman girl from Macon was about 3 weeks into her freshman year and was crying at one of the student centers; homesick and ready to go home. I asked her if she was OK and she just said "I need some Allman Brothers music." No problem says I, since I had several LPs out in my van. I went and got them and she retreated into one of the small offices that had a record player. I forgot all about her, went to maybe 3 classes, ate lunch, and was back in the building around 3 pm. About 5 minutes later the office door opens, out she comes with a huge smile. "Thanks. I'm OK now" Hands me back the LPs and off she went. Probably was in that room five hours!
Working my way through Hot Lanta the past couple of weeks. Has always been one of my favorite bass songs.. Finally found some good tab on that to help me!
Berry was the man.
Berry was the man.
Yes indeed, Berry was the man. Saw him numerous times. If you want to learn about timing and minor bass scales he is 'da man'. Find a copy of midnite rider with just him and an acoustic and you'll be amazed...not the full band version. And listen hard to the live at the filmore version of "might be your man" and how coming out of the jam he comes back in on the 4 instead of the 1 but then slides right back in. I still can't figure out he does it. You go wait a minute - what just happened-----wow.
