StuartD wrote:Hi
It is no secret that John preferred the Fender Bass.
I don't know how often he used it in the studio but i would suspect quite a lot in the last 18 months before they split up. He told me that he used to use it straight into the desk in later years. The Burns was well knackered by then.
Regards
Stuart
If that is indeed what happened, then the famous Burns bass "clack" (as Chris Jarvis used to call it) might also have been made on a Fender Jazz bass. Chris always thought John's recipe was to pick the Burns bass near the neck using the Neck and Middle Pickups. But a J-bass with both pickups engaged, although not the same, isn't far off.
From the "Jigsaw" LP, I'm thinking
Tennessee Waltz, Stardust, Semi-Detached S Mr J, Friday on my Mind, With a Hmm-hmm, Green Eyes. Some could be Burns, others Fender. What do you think?