I never thought I'd see this one.

paulv63 · Post by **paulv63** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:46 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1misHJ_riU8
And what's that little gem he's playing!

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:10 pm

Looks like a 360 six string in Mapleglo. But you knew that already?

simer4001 · Post by **simer4001** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 7:53 pm

Knickerbockers with their Rickenbackers. I like the ring of that

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:56 pm

The tuner grips on that 360 look like they are plastic.... ?

dean712 · Post by **dean712** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 10:43 pm

Cute girls... Man, how the times have changed!

epitreture · Post by **epitreture** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:02 am

I wish girls still dressed like that!

red_rob · Post by **red_rob** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 1:20 am

Great footage and a great sound he's getting out of that thing. Man I wish production 360s were 21 fret.

I guess people weren't all that bothered about lyrics in the mid 60s eh...

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:38 am

Kent, those tuners are Van Ghents. I've had a couple of RICs that came with them.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:24 am

Well... nice song and nice boys... albeit the sax player looks very similar to my boss...

bill_yantz · Post by **bill_yantz** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 3:49 am

Paul, wow, what a treat; that is the first thing I saw on my computer this morning. I saw the original airing of that show and it is a part of my memory forever regarding the "good time" 60s. When we (our group "The Galaxies") heard "Lies" for the first time we thought it was the Beatles. Listen to it again and picture Lennon singing lead with Paul and George doing backup, on Ready-Steady-Go (a regular TV appearance). To-the-T I might add. Their followup song was similar called; "One Track Mind," maybe you can find some footage of that one as well.

I always associated the lead player playing the Ric 360 because of this footage but some have said that the actual recording was a studio musician playing a Tele through a Fender amp. Maybe not. I'd rather think it was the Ric through a Vox.

John is right about the Van Ghents. Rickenbackers and Gretsch were a big part of the sound during the 60s. Of course Fenders were too.

Thanks for the treat!

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 4:49 am

Great clip and great song, thanks.

Anyone else notice that the pre-chorus sounds almost exactly like a part of "That Thing You Do" from the Tom Hanks movie? (Comes in the pre-chorus in that song too.)

Wonder if the songwriter was inspired by "Lies."

paulv63 · Post by **paulv63** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:37 am

I'm glad everyone enjoyed that as much as I did.
Bill, I also pictured The Beatles doing the song.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:47 am

Mark, I was thinking the same thing.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:08 am

Ah, John, great minds must think alike.

I wonder (no pun intended) if it was intentional.
Hhhmmm, some research is in order.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 8:36 pm

>>>those tuners are Van Ghents.

hmmm.. ya learn somethin new every day. I guess it was a 60's kind of thing?