It looks like he left the G string free. I wonder if it was as a result from it sliding out when that pic was taken or, if that was just something he did on purpose. This has motivated me to scrounge up a piece of foam.
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Greg Ridley's Amp?
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Great thread! Greg Ridley and Jerry Shirley were a killer rhythm section, and there wasn’t a bass tone bigger! No, not Glover, not Oakley ( but damn close), not Hughes, not Dunaway.... They were the model for bands like Black Crowes and Blues Traveller, that loose, yet frightenly tight, boozy feel has never been truly duplicated. SMOKIN’!!
I just found out this morning on the way into work that some form of Humble Pie was reforming and back on tour and making a stop in Cleveland on Saturday for a show. AWESOME!!!
No so fast there, Johnny...
So I just got off the phone with the venue GM and he confirmed that yes, they are touring but, last night they scratched Cleveland off the list.
Totally bummed
Sunday is my birthday and that would’ve been about the best way I can think of to celebrate.
No so fast there, Johnny...
So I just got off the phone with the venue GM and he confirmed that yes, they are touring but, last night they scratched Cleveland off the list.
Totally bummed
Sunday is my birthday and that would’ve been about the best way I can think of to celebrate.
What is touring is a tribute band - there are no original members in that band. If you decide to go see the show, pay wisely (as in, you are going to see a cover/tribute band).I just found out this morning on the way into work that some form of Humble Pie was reforming and back on tour and making a stop in Cleveland on Saturday for a show. AWESOME!!!
No so fast there, Johnny...
So I just got off the phone with the venue GM and he confirmed that yes, they are touring but, last night they scratched Cleveland off the list.
Totally bummed
Sunday is my birthday and that would’ve been about the best way I can think of to celebrate.
Ahhhh, I see. I wrongly assumed that there would be one or two members along with fill in's. The scoop I got is that they were in Nashville last night and called to say they weren't going to do it. Considering their lack of popularity with the masses it didn't seem unlikely that the tix would only be $15-$20. Even so, I think I would still pay to hear them.
Only saw Humble Pie once, in November of 1969 at Fillmore East. They were third on the bill, Santana headlined and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band had the middle slot. We went mainly to see Humble Pie on what was I believe their first North American tour. Pretty sure that "As Safe as Yesterday Is", was their current LP at the time and they were still pretty much unknown here in the States. We were bummed that they played such a short set. I don't remember what kind of amps they had, so I can't help with that, but they opened the show playing acoustic and only got to a few electric tunes. They had a Hammond organ on stage which didn't get used either. Felt like we missed a lot of what they were planning to present because of the three-band format, though, except for the Who's run of Tommy shows in Fall of 69 I can't remember any other bands that got a whole night to themselves at the Fillmore until 1971. When the Who played there in spring of 69, and debuted Tommy, they headlined but there were still two opening acts at those shows.
Used to really like the early Humble Pie stuff but admit I haven't listened to them in a long time and should go back to revisit the music. No longer have any of my Spooky Tooth albums.
Used to really like the early Humble Pie stuff but admit I haven't listened to them in a long time and should go back to revisit the music. No longer have any of my Spooky Tooth albums.
Yeah they were off my radar for a long time and just popped back into my consciousness Wednesday. Since then I can’t listen enough. Last band that had me this jacked up was Greta van fleet last December. And of course, it’s because of the bass!
Fun thread for us RrockinGeezers.
Plus I am wicked grateful no one has felt obligated to chirp about how heavy the 361 rigs were.
They liberated so many bass players from struggling to be heard over guitarists playing Marshalls and those nasty loud Fender Twin Reverbs.
Customs may have been first, but the Acoustics sounded so much better.
Especially in the back row if you were relying on your stage rig for total volume.
Thanks for provoking a walk down memory lane!!
Plus I am wicked grateful no one has felt obligated to chirp about how heavy the 361 rigs were.
They liberated so many bass players from struggling to be heard over guitarists playing Marshalls and those nasty loud Fender Twin Reverbs.
Customs may have been first, but the Acoustics sounded so much better.
Especially in the back row if you were relying on your stage rig for total volume.
Thanks for provoking a walk down memory lane!!
The story is that Jerry Shirley owns the name Humble Pie now and has hired Dave "Bucket" Colwell, who used to play second guitar in Bad Company when Brian Howe was singing, to lead it while he sits at home and collects a commission off of each gig. Very talented players, one of whom is my bud Ivan Bodley on bass (using a Precision and a Hartke rig). But no living original members are participating in the shows. Clem Clempson left in the 70's and has no interest apparently, and Peter Frampton damn sure doesn't have any interest when he can make 100x what HP makes on his own.
I’m oldish and I’ve done it! There were also two drummers. Didn’t even sound strained. Easy Peasy.
You travel in good company. Have you heard your friend Ivan play the covers? Does his rig come close to the sound of Ridley? It doesn’t really matter to me other than curiosity.
I read up on Jerry Shirley and it was saying the same thing.
Thanks @JimmyM for the feedback.
Btw... Since HP is not going to be here I might get a wild hair and go see govt mule tonight.
I have not heard Ivan playing with them. Probably won't either, since they've got nothing booked in Fla at the moment. All I know is that Ivan once goofed on me for going back to playing a Fender from an active neck-thru, and now he's playing a Fender.
And no deceased members neither
I like, ..the vid on p.2, Frampton says " it was just guitar, lead, amp, no pedals"
Reminds me of early ACDC shows I used to see.... ..the were no pedals. All the tonal variation AND distortion came from adjusting the controls of the guitars, talking mainly ON guitars here, (bass was just flat out, always
) and the tube amps.... screaming
So, that's where my hearing loss problems started, that day back in 1971...............and the tube amps.... screaming
All AC/DC shows were the same way, although apparently Angus had gain knobs installed in all his non-master amps so he didn't have to crank them as hard as he used to.
And no deceased members neither
I like, ..the vid on p.2, Frampton says " it was just guitar, lead, amp, no pedals"
Reminds me of early ACDC shows I used to see.... ..the were no pedals. All the tonal variation AND distortion came from adjusting the controls of the guitars, talking mainly ON guitars here, (bass was just flat out, always
Righto.
He most likely wouldn't have when I saw em, was '76, '77 and 78 ..the times I saw em. Still with Bon of course. 76, I was 13, was the 1st time I saw 2 men kissing, they hadda big gay following then... apparently coz of their name..
