Wishbone Ash

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 4:23 pm

Found this video on Youtube of Wishbone Ash from 1971. The bass player plays a 4001.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09sWppV3D_U&mode=related&search=

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 5:53 pm

What a wonderful band.... he was more noted for playing a Thunderbird, but nice to see him using a 4001 to great effect. I saw them right around that time in Nottingham, opening for Mott the Hoople. Seared in my memory..... is that clip from the Old Grey Whistle Test?

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:01 pm

I could smell a slight sweetness in the air.....

Reminds me of seeing them in Chicago's Aragon Ballroom in the early 70s - I remember Dec 72/Jan 73 but the Aragon website says Jan 20, 1974 - but I was in Arizona from Aug 73-Mar 74. Jan 20, 1973 would have been right......

Anyway, I got lost in old clips for about a half hour there, thanks!

wints · Post by **wints** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:32 am

Sounds like you may possibly have lost a year there John...

Must have been that something in the air...

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:54 am

Nice early Jetglo.

ram · Post by **ram** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:11 am

Man I had forgotten he used to use a RIC sometimes. Great footage. Thanks!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:32 am

Thanks for the link, Kris. I'd completely forgotten about Wishbone Ash, so I dragged out some old vinyl yesterday.... brought back some wonderful memories!

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:07 am

Look carefully and you will see that it is a 21 fretter. Martin played it all the time before he got the T'bird

David, I was one of Mott's sound crew at that gig!

eatswodo · Post by **eatswodo** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:00 am

Peter - what a small world!

Have we had this conversation before, or am I just having a senior moment?

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Fri Dec 29, 2006 9:31 am

I think that we may have, David.