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Thunderbird Club

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Chucky Stiletti said:
always wondered what bass was used to record “Gimme Three Steps”....was that even Leon or was it Ed? Doesn’t get much better than that tone right there....
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Ed played everything (bass) on the first LP as far as I know.

I always liked Gimme Back My Bullets. Kind of raw and edgy but still massive. I think Street Survivors was pretty close to Leon's bass live. Huge, massive low-end, earth-shaking. Perfect for that many instruments. Clearly he was not trying to "cut through" anything.
 
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dagrev said:
Ed played everything (bass) on the first LP as far as I know.

I always liked Gimme Back My Bullets. Kind of raw and edgy but still massive. I think Street Survivors was pretty close to Leon's bass live. Huge, massive low-end, earth-shaking. Perfect for that many instruments. Clearly he was not trying to "cut through" anything.
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yep, not surprised, although I love that tone for THAT song, the playing very much sounds (to me) like it was recorded by a great guitarist, not a bassist...
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
yep, not surprised, although I love that tone for THAT song, the playing very much sounds (to me) like it was recorded by a great guitarist, not a bassist...
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Yes it does. Ed said he tried to play what Leon did, but it likely sounded as much like Ed as Leon. I once told a talented guitar player who often played bass that I could almost always tell if a bass player was a guitar player playing bass, and he seemed shocked and offended. When he played bass was more like an extended lead in many ways and not really getting in the pocket as a bass should. He was busy like a guitar player not busy like a bass player. Very talented guy, even played piano and drums.
 
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dagrev said:
Ed played everything (bass) on the first LP as far as I know.

I always liked Gimme Back My Bullets. Kind of raw and edgy but still massive. I think Street Survivors was pretty close to Leon's bass live. Huge, massive low-end, earth-shaking. Perfect for that many instruments. Clearly he was not trying to "cut through" anything.
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My favorite of theirs. Gritty and unceremonious.
 
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dagrev said:
Yes it does. Ed said he tried to play what Leon did, but it likely sounded as much like Ed as Leon. I once told a talented guitar player who often played bass that I could almost always tell if a bass player was a guitar player playing bass, and he seemed shocked and offended. When he played bass was more like an extended lead in many ways and not really getting in the pocket as a bass should. He was busy like a guitar player not busy like a bass player. Very talented guy, even played piano and drums.
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So he was a cocktail jazz trio.
 
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Chucky Stiletti said:
always wondered what bass was used to record “Gimme Three Steps”....was that even Leon or was it Ed? Doesn’t get much better than that tone right there....
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Ed King did all the first album bass work, or stinking close to it. The whole album is still some of my favorite studio music.
 
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