Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:43 am

Stunning performance by very early EJB, pre-Davey Johnstone...just EJ, Nigel and Dee

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShIuifUMYjA&search=elton%20john

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:07 am

Thanks Glenn, nice clip.
I've never been very much of an EJ fan. But there's a dazzling version of Burn Down The Mission on the 11/17/70 CD:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000001EGI/qid=1140186970/sr=1-42/ref=sr_1_42/103-3586587-4879822?s=music&v=glance&n=5174

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:06 pm

Ron Blair with 4001 in 1981

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgoZf6D6FHY&search=tom%20petty

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:53 pm

My wife and I got to hang with Ron after The Dirty Knobs show in Bakersfield a few weeks ago.

Ron is a down to earth and genuine guy!

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:27 am

Cool. My first TP show was the first show of the last tour with Ron, in '81. I'm glad I got to see them with him the first time 'round. I remember it was kind of funny when he retired. They said something like he was going to run a swimsuit shop with his wife. I hope that worked out for him.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:11 pm

Just caught a video of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers singing "Baby, Please Don't Go" live. Tom played a Tele while Campbell was tearing it up on a beautiful '59-'60 345! It was a very dark FG and had a Bigsby. The sound was awesome and he was killing it. I want to see it again!

rick_ovic · Post by **rick_ovic** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:57 pm

Jwilli, I bought the DVD just so I could freeze frame that gorgeous Capri!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:09 am

I'm glad Ron is back in the band, I never considered Howie a bass player.

levykev · Post by **levykev** » Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:34 am

well, Howie was, apparently, into other things...

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:51 am

What did Ron do all those years off?

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 1:44 pm

Sold ladies swim suits.

studiotwosession · Post by **studiotwosession** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 4:49 pm

I heard that was what he and the wife planned. I wonder why he rejoined, and if he had wanted to earlier. Years ago, I bought a strat from a guy in LA who took bass lessons from Howie before he was a Heartbreaker.

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:20 am

At rollingstone.com there's a picture of Tom Petty With a Rickenbacker fireglo. I can't determine the model because of the pickguard shape. 450 maybe?

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:11 am

It's a 425. Tom has been playing it live since last years tour.

clearblue · Post by **clearblue** » Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:18 am

Thanks for the info.