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PAUL GODDARD

#21
brokencode said:
I cannot find the song "Another Man's Woman" from Red Tape anywhere... :bawl: badass solo #1
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I might be able to help you get that song. I am not willing to pirate a copy but I will do my best to get you a copy thru. a source here In Missouri. He deals in old vynyl and if you buy one he will make a digital copy to send with it I use his business often as I am an old vynyl junkie myself
 
#23
Hey!
I just wandered into this discussion and I'm happy to comment on Paul G's playing...I never got to see them live but man, I totally dug his style and sound. Still do! I credit him and Tiran Porter with giving me the vision of what bass should sound like and how it should be played. Now days, my musical taste has progressed and I enjoy many other players, but I still remember the impact the first ARS song had on me, and that bass was a HUGE part of that sound.....
 
#25
dejavoodoo said:
Hey!
I just wandered into this discussion and I'm happy to comment on Paul G's playing...I never got to see them live but man, I totally dug his style and sound. Still do! I credit him and Tiran Porter with giving me the vision of what bass should sound like and how it should be played. Now days, my musical taste has progressed and I enjoy many other players, but I still remember the impact the first ARS song had on me, and that bass was a HUGE part of that sound.....
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We must have been separated at birth! Tiran Porter and Paul Goddard indeed "got" the bass in my opinion. I'm also a fan of Dave Hope, Wyzzard, and Peter Cetera (yup, stuck in the 70's I'm afraid)
 
#27
lohz said:
We must have been separated at birth! Tiran Porter and Paul Goddard indeed "got" the bass in my opinion. I'm also a fan of Dave Hope, Wyzzard, and Peter Cetera (yup, stuck in the 70's I'm afraid)
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....and me as well!!!

Goddard, Porter, Cetera, Hope, Dee Murray, Joe Puerta and Kenny Gradney were and ARE where it's at as far as I'm concerned! :bassist:
 
#28
cetera said:
....and me as well!!!

Goddard, Porter, Cetera, Hope, Dee Murray, Joe Puerta and Kenny Gradney were and ARE where it's at as far as I'm concerned! :bassist:
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...I might add a few others, but Goddard and Porter put my head in the bass lines to begin with...
I might also mention Eddie Jackson as well, since you're a Spector guy...in the extreme! I'd love to get my hands on one of those, but I don't think it's in the cards for me. Love that tone!
 
#29
lohz said:
We must have been separated at birth! Tiran Porter and Paul Goddard indeed "got" the bass in my opinion. I'm also a fan of Dave Hope, Wyzzard, and Peter Cetera (yup, stuck in the 70's I'm afraid)
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Yes..it's possible! I visit the 70's pretty often myself...I'm listening to Steely Dan right now! Always challenging and articulate bass work there. I'll bet you're a 'Dan fan' too.
Back to Paul Goddard....I'm hearing that he doesn't play these days...what a shame. What a sound. Made me lust for a Rick till I finally got one...
 
#30
dejavoodoo said:
Yes..it's possible! I visit the 70's pretty often myself...I'm listening to Steely Dan right now! Always challenging and articulate bass work there. I'll bet you're a 'Dan fan' too.
Back to Paul Goddard....I'm hearing that he doesn't play these days...what a shame. What a sound. Made me lust for a Rick till I finally got one...
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Big fan of the Dan, although there's a nagging feeling that they "cheated" when they brought in the best studio guys on the planet to help create their music. Chuck Rainey on "Peg" is a hallmark of cool funk. (I saw a story on TV about how Jeff Porcaro convinced him to slap the tune - while turning away from the console to hide the fact because Fagen and Becker were totally against the bass being slapped on their songs). I love to play and listen to that song.

I didn't know Paul Goddard wasn't playing anymore. I don't like the thought of not playin bass ever again.
 
#31
I'm in contact with Rodney Juston (original Atlanta Rhythm Section vocalist) and I asked after Paul....

This was his reply:
"He stopped playing about 25 years ago, when the band and I parted ways for the second time. He was employed for a time by the Atlanta School System testing software, but something happened there and the job was eliminated I believe.
You'd like him personally. While he's somewhat withdrawn and private, he's a very generous and loyal friend, who loves to laugh.
I don't speak with him as often as I like (he hates speaking on the phone) we stay in contact through e-mail.
I wrote him yesterday to get updated on his wifes health, and when I hear from him, I'll let him know you inquired about him. I'm certain it'll make him happy."
 
#32
Paul Goddard was truly of of the greatest bass players ever. One of the all time great concerts I saw was ARS and Stillwater at The Aragon Ballroom. I was amazed at Paul's use of the open strings that really gave maximum bass tone to his licks. I'm glad somebody remembers how great he was, and all the great bass lines he played with ARS. My personal favorite is "Boogie Smoogie."
 
#34
My brother-in-law (drummer) was in a short lived band with Paul back in the early/mid 80s along with T Lavitz.
He said nice things about Paul.

I really liked the ARS.

Hey it was good to hear a couple of you guys mention Wizard of Mother's Finest. It seems there's only a few of us left that remember how cool they were.
 
#35
I'm also a HUGE Paul Goddard fan.

Back in 1981, I was fortunate to purchase Paul's 1957 Fender Precision after he got an endorsement deal from Peavey. By then he also had his Ric 4001 and decided to let the old Fender go.

Paul sent me a letter on ARS stationery that outlined some the history of the bass. He used it on the first three ARS albums (Red Tape, Third Annual Pipe Dream and Dog days), plus recording work he used it on at Studio One in Doraville, GA with Roy Orbison, Joe South, The Classics IV and others, plus "countless live shows".

I paid $750 for it, and still have it. Here are pics of him onstage at The Fox Theater in Atlanta with the '57, and how it looks today. It still wears the last set of strings Paul put on it.

And yep, this is the bass that the "Another Man's Woman" solo was played on. :bassist:

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#36
Very Cool WoodyJ, I suppose I can honestly say that I've heard that particular bass it then, hang on to that slice of history.

Caught ARS open for Styx at a central Wisconsin concert back in the day. ARS Smoked Styx IMHO. Paul was playing the black Rickenbacker but I do not recall the amplification set up. He had THE TONE for sure though.

Cheers,

Mr. BEAR
 
#37
MrBEAR said:
Veru Cool WoodyJ, I suppose I can honestly say that I've heard that particular bass it then, hang on to that slice of history.

Caught ARS open for Styx at a central Wisconsin concert back in the day. ARS Smoked Styx IMHO. Paul was playing the black Rickenbacker but I do not recall the amplification set up. He had THE TONE for sure though.

Cheers,

Mr. BEAR
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Mr. Bear,

Paul mostly used Ampeg SVTs. I'm looking at a July,1978 Guitar Player Magazine article on ARS where Paul states that he used "SVT tops for both the high and low end, with Cerwin-Vega 18" speakers for the low end and Ampeg SVT's for the treble. I keep one low-end and one high-end speaker on each side of the stage...and I use no pedals and always play with a pick."

This was 1978, so his setup may have changed in later years.
 
#38
WoodyJ said:
Mr. Bear,

Paul mostly used Ampeg SVTs. I'm looking at a July,1978 Guitar Player Magazine article on ARS where Paul states that he used "SVT tops for both the high and low end, with Cerwin-Vega 18" speakers for the low end and Ampeg SVT's for the treble. I keep one low-end and one high-end speaker on each side of the stage...and I use no pedals and always play with a pick."

This was 1978, so his setup may have changed in later years.
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I also remember one of the 810s was a bass drum monitor....Paul wrapped a mic in a blanket and put it in the bass drum and its sole function was to have the bass drum hitting him in the back. I saw ARS with the Outlaws and Mothers Finest at the Savannah Civic Center back in the 70s
MF stole the show as always!

:hiding:
 
#39
WoodyJ said:
I'm also a HUGE Paul Goddard fan.

Back in 1981, I was fortunate to purchase Paul's 1957 Fender Precision after he got an endorsement deal from Peavey. By then he also had his Ric 4001 and decided to let the old Fender go.

Paul sent me a letter on ARS stationery that outlined some the history of the bass. He used it on the first three ARS albums (Red Tape, Third Annual Pipe Dream and Dog days), plus recording work he used it on at Studio One in Doraville, GA with Roy Orbison, Joe South, The Classics IV and others, plus "countless live shows".

I paid $750 for it, and still have it. Here are pics of him onstage at The Fox Theater in Atlanta with the '57, and how it looks today. It still wears the last set of strings Paul put on it.

And yep, this is the bass that the "Another Man's Woman" solo was played on. :bassist:

ARSRRAlternativecover.jpg

DSCN1912.jpg

DSCN2457.jpg
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That's a STUNNING piece of bass history you have there! Congrats! I'm sure you cherish it :) :bassist:
 
#40
cetera said:
That's a STUNNING piece of bass history you have there! Congrats! I'm sure you cherish it :) :bassist:
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Believe me, I do. In 1974, a couple years before I moved to Atlanta I remember hearing ARS play "Angel" with it's simple but oh-so-cool rolling bass line toward the end. I had only been playing bass about a year and the bass player on this song blew me away. I was an ARS fan from then on and never dreamed that I would meet the man and own the P-bass that he recorded so many great songs with.

I gotta say, that was the best $750 I ever spent. Fortunately, the vintage guitar/bass thing hadn't caught on in '81. If my house caught on fire, that bass and my dog would be the two things I would grab on my way out.
 

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