The instruments of the band...

Pre the game anyway

[QUOTE] [b]winterspelt wrote:[/b]

I never knew if the (Washburn?) Flying V used in POTU video was used to record the song.[/QUOTE]

It wasn't, it was just for the video as you said. Likewise, Brian played the original BHM and not a skull on It's a Hard Life. There's no banjo and no acoustic on A Kind of Magic either.

[QUOTE] [b]winterspelt wrote:[/b]

1: What was used in the Father to Son intro? (the first 5 seconds, is that a guitar with some studio tricks? Some kind of keyboard?[/QUOTE]

Double-tracked guitar, possibly with open tuning (not sure about that) with a piano doing the arpeggios in unison. Brian played both.

[QUOTE] [b]winterspelt wrote:[/b]

2: The solo in GTP that sounds like some kind of "electric bagpipe/guitar" was played with the RS?[/QUOTE]

It's just a guitar with some pedalling effects and another guitar doing the drone.

Freddie did that piano part for the Japanese shows in 75...? Just after the main solo not sure how many times he did that... Guessing Brian would have done it on the studio recording?

Frederick played piano live because Brian couldn't play both piano and guitar simultaneously. In the studio, of course, he could do both. Same for Save Me (second chorus, solo and cycle) and Doing All Right.

Likewise, there were some backing vocals sung live by Brian and/or Roger because Frederick couldn't sing lead + harmonies at the same time, but in the studio he obviously could and did (e.g. Staying Power, Another One Bites the Dust).

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]

Brian also had a Danelectro Longhorn six-string bass, (a.k.a. baritone guitar), which was probably not used for an actual record but it can be seen in the famous Jazz photo at Mountain Studios in 1978. ).[/QUOTE]

BM's Danelectro is a Baritone guitar, mistakenly sometime called a Bass. A Baritone guitar is quite clearly not a Bass, being a shorter scale, than a Bass, and fitted with strings which are within the gauges found on some guitars. They can be tuned E to E like a standard guitar and played in the same way. A Baritone guitar has a longer scale length than a guitar and their for produces a richer tone.

A guitar which hasn't been listed is BM's Baldwin 12 string electric, he sometime calls it a Burns 12, essentially the same guitar re badged. The guitar was used for The Byrds style jangle of Long Away

......and also the last section of 'Sweet Lady' and quite likely the rhythm guitar of 'I'm in Love With My Car' & 'Under Pressure'?

[QUOTE] [b]ludwigs wrote:[/b]

......and also the last section of 'Sweet Lady' and quite likely the rhythm guitar of 'I'm in Love With My Car' & 'Under Pressure'?[/QUOTE]

Yes I believe it also featured on these songs too

[QUOTE] [b]RafaelSomma wrote:[/b]

What kind of bass John used in Headlong? I think it was the same as in I want it all?[/QUOTE]

Can somebody answer my question?

In the video ? That`s a Fender Precision..

[QUOTE] [b]RafaelSomma wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]RafaelSomma wrote:[/b]

What kind of bass John used in Headlong? I think it was the same as in I want it all?[/QUOTE]

Can somebody answer my question?
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I would say its the same model, they both have the same pickups, color and both look like a Fender bass, but the one in the Headlong video have a red R very much like the Honda Type R (I have seen a very similar logo in the music instruments business but I cant remember where) also there's a black sticker in the Headlong video. I couldnt see the brand on any video.

Thanks musicland Munich & Winterspelt!