Misfire

Is this a bass solo, or is Brian trying out some different sound. I always wondered about this

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Pretty sure it's guitar, through the Deacy amp

Is Misfire a bass solo?

*Misfired TOPIC!

[QUOTE] [b]ANAGRAMER wrote:[/b]

Pretty sure it's guitar, through the Deacy amp[/QUOTE]

Pretty much this.

Didn't Deaky play both the acoustic and the rhythm (electric) guitar on this one?

[QUOTE] [b]Rick wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]ANAGRAMER wrote:[/b]

Pretty sure it's guitar, through the Deacy amp[/QUOTE]

Pretty much this.

Didn't Deaky play both the acoustic and the rhythm (electric) guitar on this one?

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It seems so - there's this quote from Brian in a 2003 Guitar Player magazine interview:

"John actually used [his amp] himself, multitracked, on his song Misfire on Sheer Heart Attack"

mind. blown. I always thought that was Brian in the verses.

Far as I know, Brian only added the bits in the fade-out. That implies the solo is John as well - that seems to be confirmed by a 1975 Circus article where Fred speaks about every song on the album. Unfortunately, the journalist didn't quote him for that particular titbit, he just mentioned John had played the solo.

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

Far as I know, Brian only added the bits in the fade-out. That implies the solo is John as well - that seems to be confirmed by a 1975 Circus article where Fred speaks about every song on the album. Unfortunately, the journalist didn't quote him for that particular titbit, he just mentioned John had played the solo.[/QUOTE]

Fascinating.

Can you post the Circus piece?

Yeah, the change in guitar tone is pretty distinct when Brian's guitar comes in during the outro. I'm of the understanding that everything prior to that is John.

In a similar vein, I'd always assumed that the little guitar 'trill' in A Kind of Magic (after the vocal line of "I'm hearing secret harmonies") would have been Brian, but someone told me that Brian's Red Special book confirms that it was apparently Roger who played it whilst Brian was out of the studio, and on the Red Special too!!

I think it's fairly easy to tell what parts are John's and Brian's respectively, having listened to Brians bends and vibrato for years and years.

I didn't know the solo was played by John as well. That's cool.

Thank you Sebastian for this!