Ed Gagliardi was the original bassist in Foreigner; it was reported by his daughter Nicole thru his Facebook fan page that he has passed away from cancer, 11 May 2014.....he had been fighting the disease for about 8 years. I was hoping to share some questions with him about his 60's 4001 LH which he still owned, but his illness got the better of him before we could make it happen.. RIP Ed.
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 4:52 pm
by rickenbrother
Great player with the best non-clank 4001 tone IMO. RIP Ed.
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Wed May 14, 2014 1:06 am
by rickboy88
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Thu May 15, 2014 11:12 am
by Lefty4003S8
The FIRST LH Rickenbacker bass I ever saw was in a Foreigner poster WAY back in the day.
It was Ed's and I remember being blown away by the color (FG).
LOVE his tone on the tune "Star Rider" R.I.P. Ed
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 10:30 am
by BigJohnAZ
I loved his playing in Foreigner. Peace to him and his family.
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 1:27 pm
by rickboy88
Lefty4003S8 wrote:The FIRST LH Rickenbacker bass I ever saw was in a Foreigner poster WAY back in the day.
It was Ed's and I remember being blown away by the color (FG).
LOVE his tone on the tune "Star Rider" R.I.P. Ed
Thanks for the mention of "Star Rider." I just gave it a listen on youtube, and agree that it's a great tone. Sounds like a standard "clean" (no effects) 4001 with a pick - that's it (maybe some bass boost). I like the bass line a lot. I bought "Double Vision" when I was in high school in the late 70's, but this one sounds like it was from earlier in their career.
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 10:00 pm
by Lefty4003S8
rickboy88 wrote:
Lefty4003S8 wrote:The FIRST LH Rickenbacker bass I ever saw was in a Foreigner poster WAY back in the day.
It was Ed's and I remember being blown away by the color (FG).
LOVE his tone on the tune "Star Rider" R.I.P. Ed
Thanks for the mention of "Star Rider." I just gave it a listen on youtube, and agree that it's a great tone. Sounds like a standard "clean" (no effects) 4001 with a pick - that's it (maybe some bass boost). I like the bass line a lot. I bought "Double Vision" when I was in high school in the late 70's, but this one sounds like it was from earlier in their career.
"Star Rider" is on their first album.
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2014 5:23 pm
by valco
RIP Ed. Cancer sucks.
Re: Ed Gagliardi has passed away.....
Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 3:50 pm
by rickboy88
I thought I'd go ahead post the Youtube link (the sound is nice out of my old JBL PC speakers):
