Author Topic: Gary Moore live on Planet Rock - BKPs? (Read 4175 times)

Twinfan · « **on:** October 05, 2006, 10:25:23 PM »

I had Planet Rock on Digital Radio earlier and they played a track of Gary Moore and Roger Waters when they were rehearsing(?) earlier this week. Some old bluesy style number, Gary clearly playing a Les Paul and it sounded a bit Mule-like. I wonder if he was using the Greeny pickups Tim made for him????

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2006, 11:34:13 AM »

Kind of hard to tell
Gary apparently has the BKPs in a LP custom

I saw him at the Albert Hall with Paul Rodgers on Tuesday and he had a faded sunburst LP type.
Sounded good as well - he was using a Marshall JCM2000 DSL and a coupl of pedals (looked like a Guvnor, A tubescreamer and a Boss one too)

I asked Tim if he could have been using the BKPs and Tim didnt think he was
Said the reason he sounded good was because he is Gary Moore and , just like with Jeff Beck and so many other great players- it's all in the hands.

Great gear certainly helps - but practising and working on technique as well as phrasing shouldn't be overlooked it seems.

Damn - I'll have to go and practise now!

Kilby · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2006, 01:10:36 PM »

In my case give up is probably the best option

Rob...

Twinfan · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2006, 01:28:38 PM »

Cheers Feline - the recording I heard was from a soundcheck on the Tuesday. You're right though - he did sound good. Great old school Les Paul tone :D

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2006, 02:27:56 PM »

Was it Roger Waters or Paul Rodgers that Gary was on the radio with ??

Twinfan · « **Reply #5 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:05:32 PM »

Sorry - Paul Rogers, the guy from Free? I'm useless with names! Roger Waters is Pink Floyd I think?

FELINEGUITARS · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2006, 03:34:18 PM »

Ah - that makes more sense - unless Gary is ultra busy at the moment

Philly Q · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2006, 05:58:21 PM »

Quote from: FELINEGUITARS

Ah - that makes more sense - unless Gary is ultra busy at the moment

He can't be in need of cash if he got the asking price for the Peter Green Les Paul!

JamesHealey · « **Reply #8 on:** October 06, 2006, 06:39:18 PM »

Petrucci, Gilbert, Vai, Satriani, Gilmore, Lynch, Timmons.. the list igoes on forever, yes they have nice tone.. but none of them use imparticularly good pickups by my standards ;)

does it take anything away from them? hell no man they sound fantastic! gear isnt everything, im just a gear head though and can't help it lol..

although im deffinatly after a new strat in the early of next year and im afraid to say it's going to have a DiMarzio Paf Pro in the bridge and stock fender pickups.. (coz im cheap) haha! evil!.

hunter · « **Reply #9 on:** October 06, 2006, 07:47:41 PM »

Quote from: JamesHealey

Petrucci, Gilbert, Vai, Satriani, Gilmore, Lynch, Timmons.. the list igoes on forever, yes they have nice tone.. but none of them use imparticularly good pickups by my standards ;)

Don't worry, these guys don't play stock. The DiMarzios etc of this world will always custom wind sth nice for the big names, believe me.

Anyway, it's true - most is in the fingers. These guys would still rock with a stock Yamaha RG and a stupid POD for a total of a pair of BKPs.

But hey, they are just poor celebrities, not blesses with our secret knowledge about what really matters in life - proper pickups, guitars, cables and amps ...

lulusg · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2006, 04:24:50 AM »

And "COOL" 8)

fps_dean · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2006, 08:13:32 AM »

Quote from: hunter

Don't worry, these guys don't play stock.

No offense, but that's a load of it right there...

The reason you don't get the same tone playing the same gear is because it's in the hands.... end of story.

Hell Hound · « **Reply #12 on:** October 07, 2006, 12:16:14 PM »

I remember a stunning experience : I was in a guitar shop and one of the shop guys was playing on a cr@pola Squier (you know, plywood, chinese pickups) on a Vox Pathfinder and his tone just blew me away... all in the hand