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I saw a 1968 photo of Bill Wyman with the Rolling Stones and although it was black and white it would appear that he was paying a 4005 Jetglo. It was the November 29, 1968 show with Frost on the Saturday Show which was Brian Jones' last performance with the Stones.

Was it a stock one or did it appear to be a short scale version of one?

Peter-- Not true that November 29, 1968 was Brian Jones' last performance with the Stones. Perhaps it was his last TELEVISED performance, but not his last one ever. I know that he played on the "Rock and Roll Circus" video which was filmed around December 10th or 12th, 1968 and released only in the past few years. Brian's participation in the "Rock and Roll Circus" spectacle was pretty much his last with the band, even though he wasn't officially booted out until June 8th, 1969. And we all know what happened less than a month after that.

To correct any misconceptions, The Rolling Stones was Brian Jones' and Ian Stewart's band, NOT Mick & Keith's. Brian placed an ad in a local paper and Ian Stewart was the first to respond. Mick and Keith didn't appear until a bit later. The Rolling Stones would never have made it if not for Brian's early persistance. Several times in the early days when things were pretty rough, Mick and Keith were ready to throw in the towel and give it up. Brian would plead with them to give it a while longer and was able to convince them to stick it out. Lucky Mick and Keith.

Although Brian was often his own worst enemy and his lack of self-discipline eventually did him in, the fact remains that his determination, musical genius, and musical vision allowed us the enjoyment of the band's music output. It's no coincidence to me that the Stones' glory days (musically speaking) were gone within 2-1/2 years of Brian's passing.

My personal thanks and sincere gratitude to Brian Jones for his musical gift to the rest of us.

From Yahoo News:

Stones' 'Circus' Heading to DVD

Mon Aug 2, 7:14 PM ET

By Christopher Walsh

NEW YORK (Billboard) - ABKCO Records is preparing the Rolling Stones' film "Rock and Roll Circus" for DVD release.

The December 1968 concert was filmed for a television special, although it was never broadcast, because the Stones were not happy with their performance.

In 1996, ABKCO released a CD, videocassette and laserdisc of the event, which also featured performances by the Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull (news) and the Dirty Mac, a supergroup comprising John Lennon (news), Eric Clapton (news), Keith Richards (news) and Mitch Mitchell.

Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the film features the Stones performing tunes that had just appeared on their "Beggars Banquet" album: "Parachute Woman," "No Expectations," "Sympathy for the Devil" and a giddy version of "Salt of the Earth." They also performed their current hit at the time, "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and premiered "You Can't Always Get What You Want," which would debut the following year on the album "Let It Bleed."

Blink Digital, an independent DVD-authoring facility in New York, is preparing the DVD, which ABKCO hopes to release in the fourth quarter. It will feature a surround-sound mix and bonus content, including never-released performances from the concert and contemporary commentary from participants.

ABKCO recently released the second boxed set in its trilogy of Stones singles. The band's current label, Virgin Records, will on Aug. 24 release the previously import-only collection "Jump Back" in North America.

Here's the link, but be aware it will stop working after a while:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=769&e=2&u=/nm/20040802/music_nm/music_stones_dc

I hear Lennon & Clapton and Mitchell's version of "Yer Blues" from R&RC on one of the Beatles programs here often. Is Keef playing bass on that?

Yes, a P-bass.

Another little tid-bit about this show is Toni Iommi (spell?) of Sabbath is playing guitar with Tull.

Let's see if this works ,,,

Wow, Wyman with a real bass!
Great pic!

No R tailpiece, no cresting wave headstock, unbound slash, the horns look pointier than a 4005, more in the style of a 330 guitar. What the @#$% model is that?

is that a two piece pick guard?

looks like a 330 guitar and a 2030 bass mixed together.....

It's a copy. I saw one on eBay earlier this year. Good idea for a bass though. Bill Wyman has always lamented the lack of good quality short scale basses. How 'bout it J.H.?

THAT would be a KILLER bass!

Ok, good. I didn't think that was a Ric. I see why he got it, the neck is very thin.

I was glad to see somebody praising Brian Jones' musical accomplishments here. In my mind, a lot of the group's non-rock musicality left after he did: the recorder/flute on "Ruby Tuesday", the harpsichord on "Lady Jane" (probably not Brian, but still...), the sitar on "Paint it, Black", etc. I think it's a shame that, nowadays, if someone born recently doesn't do a little research, they might never hear of Brian Jones. As for his slide playing, even Keith said that the first time he heard Brian playing slide, he thought it was Elmore James! And, IMHO, the short solo on "I Wanna Be Your Man" is amazing, even some 40-odd years later.