Fireball - Deep Purple live in 1972

[coolhandjjl]

Ahhh yes...the saga continues......

He must have had the Jetglo one done in 1973, and the FG in 1974.

[ricosound]

Here's the latest on Glover's JG restoration:

http://www.rauenguitars.com/samples.html

Second from top left.

Thanks for posting that!

It's amazing the expert craftsman and artisans ferreted away in the least likely of places. I get asked that a lot, 'Why Appleton'? Well, you gotta live somewhere!

Olson guitars (most notably James Taylor) is just up the street from me in a suburban house. You'd never know it.
http://www.olsonguitars.com/

[henny]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Glover's tone too much....?

[ilan]

I don't know about that, Henny, for me he's the epitome of awesome bass tone. His sound on Machine Head is pure genius. But then again, many bass players are into Jack Bruce's bass tone, or Billy Sheehan's, and I can't understand that. Different strokes, I guess.

[cassius987]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Glover's tone too much....?

It's pretty hit-or-miss for me, there are some recordings I have heard with an unmodded Ric that I thought were really nice, but later stuff sounded a lot less pleasing to my ears...

I am less of a fan of Geddy Lee's tone than I am of Glover's though. *ducks*

[mhalstead]

what I really love about this particular cut from the 72 show is how simple things were then. Paice needs another bass drum to play fireball, so the roadies just bring one onstatge, shuffle it into place on the kit, find a mic, and off they go. The audience waits patiently while they do it. Can you imagine anyone doing that nowadays?

I suspect that the entire monitoring system is the two big cabs behind Gillan.

[henry5]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Glover's tone too much....?

Henny, his is one of my favourite Ric tones; a bit like my '72, it's actually somewhat warmer-sounding than many (although in his case that could be the Marshalls).

I too love how "un-showbiz" the '72 footage is. It's almost more like a band rehearsal. Those were the days....

[Lorenzo St Dubois]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Glover's tone too much....?

Henny, his is one of my favourite Ric tones; a bit like my '72, it's actually somewhat warmer-sounding than many (although in his case that could be the Marshalls).

I too love how "un-showbiz" the '72 footage is. It's almost more like a band rehearsal. Those were the days....

My practice amp at home is a little Line 6 Lowdown 75, almost permanently on the Marshall Superbass setting - The first time I plugged in my 4003 with vintage tone engaged the sound was almost instant Glover/Machine Head, I actually laughed out loud. It's unbelievable. I've been chasing this tone since I was 13!

[henry5]

Am I the only one who doesn't like Glover's tone too much....?

Henny, his is one of my favourite Ric tones; a bit like my '72, it's actually somewhat warmer-sounding than many (although in his case that could be the Marshalls).

I too love how "un-showbiz" the '72 footage is. It's almost more like a band rehearsal. Those were the days....

My practice amp at home is a little Line 6 Lowdown 75, almost permanently on the Marshall Superbass setting - The first time I plugged in my 4003 with vintage tone engaged the sound was almost instant Glover/Machine Head, I actually laughed out loud. It's unbelievable. I've been chasing this tone since I was 13!

Sounds like I need to check one of those out!

[Knork]

I don't know what this'll add to the discussion but hey it's Glover & a Rick with the cam on him during the solo to enjoy:

[ilan]

You see the Ric but what you hear is a Fender Mustang bass.

Fireball was my first vinyl record. So this song is very special to me.

[bassduke49]

I like the last shot with Blackmore strumming the back of the guitar. Just realized there's no showcase guitar lead in that recording!

[BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS]

great tone blackmore gets strumming the back of the strat...very woody !!! i wonder if that was a signal to the viewing audience that they were faking
??? the smiths used to do that on purpose as well !

[FretlessOnly]

The Grateful Dead had to do a mime session on TV in the late 60s and they weren't very pleased about that. Phil Lesh carried a broom up on stage and played it like a washtub bass.

Ilan - are you sure Roger used a Mustang on Fireball? I agree that it was pre-4001, but I know he used a sunburst P-bass for several years in the late 60s/early 70s.

[tomersg]

watched the fireball video here and than saw this for the first time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ-lSTlUnfA[/youtube]
first time i see video with the modded rick of glover