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Dave Pegg Bass
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Pegg has used a lot of different basses over the years but I don't think there is a "Dave Pegg Signature Bass" if that's what you mean. Google him. A lot of images of him using different basses.
Thx, Gluvhand....found out he had a Facebookpage. My friend's husband traveled with the band for a while...he wrote a book about them. I have a video of him and Peggy with Peggy showing him a lot of his basses...he gave one to Scott. OK, I have sent him a friend request...thx again for your help!
Pegg and I were in neighboring urinals before a Fairport concert and conversed for a minute. My brush with greatness.
This CANNOT be the termination of this topic.
I went to Jethro Tull's 40th anniversary concert in Oxford, and for most of the show they had their usual bass player at the time Jonathan Noyce. For a couple songs though they brought out Dave Pegg and let me tell you, it sounded like a different band. Pegg is a hard carry. They whipped into shape and sounded much tighter with him, more like old times. He really classed up the place and I remember how effortless he looked too. His precision, tone, and the way he leaves just a bit of space brought so much energy to the sound. My favorite Tull bass player will always and forever be Jeffrey, but Pegg is a genuinely great player and showman.
It’s an Ibanez. Not sure what exact model. I’m sure someone will chime in with more knowledge that can let you know. Definitely an Ibanez though.
Thanks. May I ask what the definitive clue is for you?
Edit: Oops, missed your photo. Never mind!
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The 940 is the fretless version of the 924. I forget if there was a passive version but I think Pegg is playing the active 924.
Dave Pegg, now there's a blast from the past.
I saw him up close at a Fairport Convention pub-gig while they were on tour here in Western Australia in 1984.
Extraordinary player, and if my memory serves me correctly, he used a flat pick and was playing a Steinberger L2. At one point he took an absolutely ripping solo that completely blew me away.
I was embarrassed for the band in that there were only about ten people at the gig. At the time I couldn't understand how a band of highly skilled musicians playing such great music could only attract an audience of ten...but that's another story.
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I saw him up close at a Fairport Convention pub-gig while they were on tour here in Western Australia in 1984.
Extraordinary player, and if my memory serves me correctly, he used a flat pick and was playing a Steinberger L2. At one point he took an absolutely ripping solo that completely blew me away.
I was embarrassed for the band in that there were only about ten people at the gig. At the time I couldn't understand how a band of highly skilled musicians playing such great music could only attract an audience of ten...but that's another story.
Back to thread...
Do the Roadsters have bolt-on or glued-on necks?
VGPG 2022 lists RB/RS Roadster Series 1983-1987.
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Bolt on. Roadsters debuted, IIRC, 1979 or so. There was a series II. The one we're talking about here was series I.
It's an Ibanez Roadster RS 924 active 24 fret. I bought it off Dave Pegg in 1982 along with a fretless, through his tech for £500 the pair (I never actually met Dave) who said Ibanez made him a matching pair. I sold the fretted to buy a Fender Jazz, I didnt like the pick ups on it, too 80s, too clean. I wanted a bit more growl, lovely neck though. I sold the matching fretless to my mate Shane who still has it. . Here is a photo of me with Peggy's cast-off at the Marquee club in Soho London in 82 and an online picture of it at the same gig. Thunderstick_04.jpg | VINTAGE MUSIC IMAGES BY DAVID PLASTIK
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Very interesting. I've read several opinions online stating that the active RS924 didn't sound quite as good as the passive RS824 (preamp perhaps?), but I've never had a chance to compare the two. All I can say is that I bought an old RS824 ('81) a while back and it has that classic mid-late 1970's P tone. It doesn't sound that remarkable in a solo context, but as soon as it hits the mix, BAM, there it is. In fact, it sounds so good I've resisted buying another P bass because of it. My only gripe is the neck. Lovely, as you say, but for a 44 YO bass, it moves a bit more than I'd like it to.
I never thought of it as a P tone so much, which was actually more what I was after at the time but I only had it about 9 months and came straight at it after using a Rick 4003 in full round wound, Chris Squire glory, so the Roadster seemed a bit tame in comparison. Maybe if I'd added some sort of drive effect it would have done the trick coz I did love that slim taper neck profile, as I do now.
