JimTidmarsh wrote:Interesting to see Chas Chandler with a Precision Bass in that video - I always associate him with a Gibson semi-acoustic bass!
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In those far-off days when (as in that clip) the band was miming to their record, it was not unusual for the band's van to be left behind when they were appearing on TV. If Chas's Gibson bass was locked in the van, it didn't matter - he could hold and mime with any old bass that could be provided. In the great days of Top Of The Pops when it was at Lime Grove Studio G and then at Television Centre , instruments and amplifiers were hired for the show from a West London dealer called Maurice Plaquet.
Of course, if a band were endorsing a particular brand of instrument (like The Shadows with Burns guitars) then those would have to be the ones that were seen on the TV show, even if they were miming.
Ray