White Rabbit isolated bass

[ch willie]

[Don]

That's such a cool sound! What kind of bass did he use on that?

[OldStrummer]

According to an interview Casady did with FlyGuitars, "The first three albums are recorded with a Fender Jazz bass, and I customised that by adding a P pickup right butted up against the neck. So in essence I had on the very bassy end of the speaking length of the string an offset P pickup and then two bar pickups of the Jazz bass."

The entire interview can be read here (no subscription required).

[Laker]

I know I’ll lose points for this, but I thought that bass line absolutely sucked…no feel, no soul.

[phantomman]

I wouldn't exactly say it sucked but there's no doubt that it's not as inspired as much of Jack's other work. If there's blame to be laid I'd put it squarely at the feet of Paul Kantner and his girlfriend, much the same as how they relegated Marty's status to that of a backup singer and tambourine shaker.

[ch willie]

I’d forgotten about all that drama.


I wonder if guys like Paul would have treated bandmates better if they’d known they’d be leaving behind a legacy of not only themselves but also their fellow members. I think also Lennon and McCartney and how they treated George, who wrote what Is arguably the greatest Beatles solo record, All Things Must Pass.

[phantomman]

Many of the Beatles' "B sides" on a lot of their 45 singles (remember those?) I preferred over the over the designated "hit" and several of those songs were penned by George Harrison. His guitar playing skills may have been average but he was an excellent composer, lyricist, and arranger.

[OldStrummer]

Many of the Beatles' "B sides" on a lot of their 45 singles (remember those?) I preferred over the over the designated "hit" and several of those songs were penned by George Harrison. His guitar playing skills may have been average but he was an excellent composer, lyricist, and arranger.

I have a song book I purchased in 1977 from Charles Hansen Music and books titled "the new BEATLES top 40 plus pop song book." Apparently, the publisher updated this book every few years, because mine has a notation on the front (see photo), "including Songs from George Harrison's ALL THINGS MUST PASS." I've seen later editions with a different assortment of songs.

Of the 48 songs included, a full 24 of them are Harrison numbers. Two are Ringo's, and only seven are credited to Lennon-McCartney. The rest are songs by others the group covered early on. Talk about trading in on a name!

[phantomman]

Here's a list of songs that George wrote as a Beatle......

‘Don’t Bother Me’ – With The Beatles
‘I Need You’ – Help!
‘You Like Me Too Much’ – Help!
‘Think For Yourself’ – Rubber Soul
‘If I needed Someone’ – Rubber Soul
‘Taxman’ – Revolver
‘Love You To’ – Revolver
‘I Want To Tell You’ – Revolver
‘Within You Without You’ – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club
‘Blue Jay Way’ – The Magical Mystery Tour
‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’ – The White Album
‘Piggies’ – The White Album
‘Long, Long, Long’ – The White Album
‘Savoy Truffle’ – The White Album
‘It’s All Too Much’ – The Yellow Submarine
‘Only A Northern Song’ – The Yellow Submarine
‘Something’ – Abbey Road
‘Here Comes The Sun’ – Abbey Road
‘I, Me, Mine’ – Let it Be
‘Dig It’ – Let it Be
‘For You Blue’ – Let it Be

I'm not certain how comprehensive it is and it doesn't include material he penned as a solo artist or in collaboration with non-Beatle artists.

[ch willie]

Many of the Beatles' "B sides" on a lot of their 45 singles (remember those?) I preferred over the over the designated "hit" and several of those songs were penned by George Harrison. His guitar playing skills may have been average but he was an excellent composer, lyricist, and arranger.

I’m with you there. Your list is pretty complete. Inner Light. One of my favorites.

George couldn’t play extended leads like Clapton, but he’s the master of the 30 second lead.