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Paul Mccartney tone on Abbey Road

#81
Pet Sounds said:
The Beatles should rerelease Let It Be. It's an important piece of music history whether or not it makes them look good. I personally like it a lot.
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They will. One of these Christmas', it'll be available.

As far as whether something makes them look good or not, they did release the Magical Mystery Tour TV-movie last year. :D
 
#83
Troph said:
If the Fender Bass VI was used anywhere on Abbey Road, it is a mystery where it was used. By contrast, everyone agrees that Lennon and Harrison used it on both the White Album and Let It Be whenever McCartney was busy with piano or guitar. IIRC, McCartney is not known to have ever recorded with it.
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The Fender Bass VI is played by John on "Oh Darling". Listen to the isolated track. It is unmistakable.

"Maxwell" is George, also on the Bass VI.

"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" is George on the Fender Jazz.
 
#84
jbiscuti said:
The Fender Bass VI is played by John on "Oh Darling". Listen to the isolated track. It is unmistakable.

"Maxwell" is George, also on the Bass VI.

"Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight" is George on the Fender Jazz.
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He could be right:



It's sloppy (several mistakes), and sounds very tick-tack like.

I'm also part of the camp that thinks While My Guitar... was John on the Fender VI, because it lacks low end, and is also pretty sloppy.
 
#85
ggvicviper said:
He could be right:



It's sloppy (several mistakes), and sounds very tick-tack like.

I'm also part of the camp that thinks While My Guitar... was John on the Fender VI, because it lacks low end, and is also pretty sloppy.
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WMGGW sounds very much like a Jazz with flats and the bridge cover screwed down so that the foam mute is stomping on the strings.

Just read recently that George played bass on "Oh Darling," but of course no one has any proof of any of this.

George himself said that he played bass on "She Said She Said" because Paul had walked out after a tiff.
 
#89
Stick_Player said:
According to Lewisohn: "... basic track: bass and guide vocal (Paul), drums (Ringo), piano (John) and guitar via a Leslie (George)." 26 takes.
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Paul wasn't above making mistakes on keeper tracks, but the timing problems and mistakes in "Oh Darling" go way beyond what you expect from him, especially given his performance on the other songs on the same album.

I really doubt that was him unless it was early in the composition process and he just never replaced it. But that doesn't sound like Paul either..
 
#92
Troph said:
I had never heard that isolated track from Rock Band. I assume it was pulled from the master tapes?

I agree that it sounds like a Fender Bass VI, which pretty much rules out Paul as the player.
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Dunno 'bout that.

Lewisohn stated that the version, that we all know, was several of the original 26 takes put together. The bumps heard in the isolated bass track could be edit points.

None of us were there. Lewisohn has come the closest.
 
#96
I'm stepping up my comment. I've just listened again. We are being scammed. That isolated track is not on Abbey Road. Listen to the dotted notes on the YouTube version leading in to the first chorus. And that epic fail at 1:30. Not possible. Don't try to convince me. Move on.
 
#99
There's so many mistakes in so many Bealtes' songs that i am not surprised that they have realeased that way. The harmonics made me think of George... Maybe it's him on "Oh Darling". Surely he's a more melodic bass palyer than John and not so accurate as Paul.
 

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