paul mccartney on 'ebony and ivory'

[steviecsg]

im sure all of you have heard the duet by stevie wonder and paul mccartney 'ebony and ivory'

i assume that it's mccartney on bass? was it a wal or rickenbacker? tone is really bright and ballsy

 

[The Golden Boy]

im sure all of you have heard the duet by stevie wonder and paul mccartney 'ebony and ivory'

i assume that it's mccartney on bass? was it a wal or rickenbacker? tone is really bright and ballsy

I honestly think he was playing Yamaha at that time...

 

[steviecsg]

I honestly think he was playing Yamaha at that time...

oh! a yamaha? which model?

 

[Treena Foster]

oh! a yamaha? which model?

It's a Yamaha BB series.

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He also used a wal 5 string on tracks cut for the 'Free Like a Bird' Beatles Anthology.

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http://www.macca-central.com/macca-archives/bassplayer.htm

Treena

 

[steviecsg]

wow i didnt know that..thanks for the info!

no wonder the BBs of the 80s were held in such high regard by recording artists. great tone!

 

[Arjan]

Though I never was a huge McCartney (I'm a Stevie wonder fan though), I must admit that his playing on this tune is superb!

 

[corinpills]

ahh, now see, I'm a huge McCartney fan, and a pretty big Stevie fan and I'm pretty sure that was a really cheesy song. I can think of a bazillion other tunes to talk about before that one.

 

[Treena Foster]

ahh, now see, I'm a huge McCartney fan, and a pretty big Stevie fan and I'm pretty sure that was a really cheesy song. I can think of a bazillion other tunes to talk about before that one.

I'm a huge fan too, but you gotta admit the entire album TUG OF WAR is recorded very well. George Martin engineered/produced this album.

BallRoom Dancing, is my favorite track!
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Treena

 

[JimK]

I'm a huge fan too, but you gotta admit the entire album TUG OF WAR is recorded very well. George Martin engineered/produced this album.

BallRoom Dancing, is my favorite track!
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Treena

Agreed.
George Martin is the man!

 

[JimK]

ahh, now see, I'm a huge McCartney fan, and a pretty big Stevie fan and I'm pretty sure that was a really cheesy song. I can think of a bazillion other tunes to talk about before that one.

Agree 100%.
The only good thing about that tune was the SNL parody by Piscopo & Murphy.
...just one man's opinion.

 

[Philbiker]

The SNL parody is absolutely brilliant!

I loved Paul's bass sound with that 5 string WAL. Listening to "Flowers in the Dirt" and "Off the Ground" is a major bass pleasure for me.