Hi All
Does anyone possibly have any pictures of John Rostills white Jazz Bass at all?
Thanks
Regards
Steve
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Iain_P wrote:Shame that in those clips we are only seeing John's J-bass but not hearing it. He's miming to Licorice's P-bass in Bachelor Boy and Jet's P-bass in Apache.
I often wonder how many of the Burns era records were actually done with his J-bass rather than the Burns. All the studio pictures I've seen show him using the Burns or, pre-Burns, the white P-bass. Whether they were always used on the records is the bit that intrigues me.
StuartD wrote:John used the Shadows Bass for the last time in December 1969 at the Fiesta Club, Stockton. he told me it was 'knackered'.
He then used the Jazz Bass on the two TV shows with Cliff. In March/April 1970 Paul Ferris used the Shadows Bass at Batley Variety Club but didn't use it two weeks later at Wythenshawe Golden Garter club in Manchester because he too said it was knackered. It had only one pickup working. John's last appearance with the Shadows was later that year at the Fiesta Club Sheffield and he used the Jazz Bass.
Regards
Stuart
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