Dear Prudence

kog · Post by **kog** » Wed Mar 30, 2005 7:11 pm

I agree with Gary Smith's post about Lennon using the Casino. It's the exact same finger-picking pattern as "Julia", and it's been documented elsewhere that Lennon learned this pattern from Donovan when they were all in India. In Rob Taylor's "To-A-Tee" video, he uses a Casino for all the electric parts, and we know all three of them had Casinos at that point. The fuzzed lead parts (and there are about 3 of them) sound fuller to me, more like the Casino through an overdriven amp and not as thin as a Strat. JMO, but the previous poster is probably right -- we'll never really know.

oreca · Post by **oreca** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:01 am

Jerry you're right it's the same pattern as Julia... and Sun King, and Octopuss' Garden...
I'm trying to think if there was another one...

I just love that pattern.

roadrunners · Post by **roadrunners** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:43 am

i wrote sooommme of www.beatlesgear.tk (see acknowledgments section) but not all of it. Anything that said the tele was used prior to 69' would be absurd and i wouldnt have written it

RutleDirk · Post by **RutleDirk** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:22 am

I dunno...the Lennon guitar parts seem awfully twangy for a Casino...

RutleDirk · Post by **RutleDirk** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:37 am

Yeah, that's a great site!

I noticed something odd, though.

In the Instruments (Gear Pictures) section, what's not quite right about the picture of the '64 325 in the left frame?

roadrunners · Post by **roadrunners** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:25 am

it aint my site, but i wrote any of the correct descriptions for songs

oreca · Post by **oreca** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:53 am

I forgot to list Happiness Is A Warm Gun, it also uses the same patern, for the start anyways.

jonpaul · Post by **jonpaul** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:04 pm

I believe we're missing the accent vibrato are'nt we. That's a bit daft is'nt it?

roadrunners · Post by **roadrunners** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:50 am

ah Daft...I like that word

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 4:46 am

The picking pattern is the same, a modified Travis picking pattern. "Look At Me" on Plastic Ono Band is yet another example of this pattern. Hard to learn initially, but versatile and fun as hell to use once you do. Playing "Julia" or "Prudence" really turns heads. Use a capo up 2 frets for Julia. People eat it up.

RutleDirk · Post by **RutleDirk** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:13 pm

True, David!
That would make it a picture of a 320... if it weren't for one other tiny detail...

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 1:08 pm

It's a 350 in the picture.

jonpaul · Post by **jonpaul** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:13 pm

Bloody hell, that would make that a faux fab photo. Quite the shame of it all.