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John Taylor new Bass?
- Thread starter obimark
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Wow- John has gone Dingwall- pretty much thought he was club Peavey for life.
Maybe he owns more than one bass?
Pretty sure he has an Aria Pro II SB-1000 in a closet somewhere.
John has been seen using 4 & 5 strings, and even 4 string fretless Dingwalls in the last few years.
If we could summon @Sheldon D. to tell the story of him with JT and the rest of the band members in this picture:
If we could summon @Sheldon D. to tell the story of him with JT and the rest of the band members in this picture:
I was thinking the same. Granted, artists sometimes play a different bass in the official video than in the studio, but more than a few Duran Duran videos in the 80's showed John playing Aria Pros. He also played a Kubicki in the Power Station videos.
I have seen him play Rickenbacker 4001s, Aria Pros, Kubickis, Peaveys, and I guess now Dingwall!
Yes, they still sound great. If they come around here sometime, we will go and see them for sure. We had tickets many years back for one of their shows that unfortunately got canceled.
I think Dingwall is a rational next step for a player who was comfortable with a 35” scale Cirrus.
They should as it sounds like tracks to me. They might be tracks that were created especially for this event... but that's not a live performance.
I remember an interview a few years back where he talked about the Peavey Cirrus basses he used. Seeing as Peavey doesn't make them any more, I'd say he needed to find something else.
I've seen him playing a StingRay in videos he posted online.
Yeah and its even harder to find his signature Peavey Cirrus!
For an appearance with that degree of visibility, John Taylor would have made an agreement to play a certain bass. Probably.
That is a definite possibility.
Can't assume that the bass used in the video or even at the show is the same one used in the studio. It may not be the bassist's favorite, and certainly will not be his one-and-only brand/model.
Endorsement deals happen. I'd never say that an artist would play an instrument he did not like just for a paycheck, but the fact is that most are gear agnostic. The magic comes from the player, not the instrument. McCartney sounded as brilliant on his Ric as he did on his Hofner, and those are very different animals (so to speak).
My first concert, in 1984. Seven and the Ragged Tiger Tour. Good show as I recall. These guys have done a good job sticking around.
Sadly, I have a story where a friend of ours who idolized Simon LeBon her entire life won a radio contest and got to meet him. He was a complete jackass, was late to the meeting, very dismissive of her, came right out and said that he just had a couple minutes as he had better things to do. In those words.
I do not envy the burden that famous people carry and frankly I don't think I would handle that burden very well if I had to bear it. It's a responsibility though, and the experience with LeBon was devastating to our friend.
Sadly, I have a story where a friend of ours who idolized Simon LeBon her entire life won a radio contest and got to meet him. He was a complete jackass, was late to the meeting, very dismissive of her, came right out and said that he just had a couple minutes as he had better things to do. In those words.
I do not envy the burden that famous people carry and frankly I don't think I would handle that burden very well if I had to bear it. It's a responsibility though, and the experience with LeBon was devastating to our friend.
