Great clips of Jack Casady and Jorma

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77-vQJtb ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ0onxQI ... re=related

Jack sure made some changes to the Starfire :shock:

Hesitation Blues and Mann's Fate recorded in the late '60's. The clips pop up a lot and I think were done for a "folk music" TV show. Jack's bass is one of two Starfires modified by the folks who eventually formed Alembic, but were done before the company was founded. One bass was stolen so another was modified. He's playing the same bass at Woodstock but I don't recall whether the theft was before or after Woodstock. The right answers are in Bass, I'm sure, but I'm too tired to search for you.

Thanks Frono, I really know very little about basses, but did recognize that wasn't like any bass I'd seen before great closeups on those vids. Historical really. Steffan

For another version all acoustic by the late, great Mayor as I remember him doing it on a Guild of course
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lTk-OnZMk0

Harmony H-173 bought in 1960 (retired), Alvarez AC60S 2008, Eastman AC320ce 2009 "Hybrid", Guild D25M 1974, Martin Grand J35E 2009, Martin D12-20 1970, Martin OM-21 2009, Martin 00-15M Custom (full body gloss, wide neck) 2011, Martin 00-15M Custom (12 fret, wide neck, solid peghead) 2012, Voyage-air VAOM-06 2010
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