Mick Ronson never used a tremolo on that wooden topped Les Paul. A friend of mine the World’s biggest Ronson fan went to the cinema to see the movie with a tape recorder to record the slightly longer solo in the movie. He told me everything Ronson played he ripped off from Jeff Beck.
Me neither anymore! I was learning, I looked down, it was there, and it made the sound to my innocent ears! On a Les Paul it'd be a visual atrocity. On the Jag it was part of the furniture. Anyway it eventually fell off and in the 11 years since I recorded this in my teenage "what does this do" age, please be assured I've since graduated to actual vibrato 🤣 And Mick's vibrato was one of the greatest ever. Utterly love that story - oh man the times and the things we take for granted now, and how novel it must've been to have that accessibly immortalised. Yes loads of Jeff in Mick's playing. The Width Of A Circle in particular he wears that influence on his sleeve. But cos Mick's playing it it sounds like Mick! And also his ability as an arranger, strings and such, his sense of melody was holy moly The man just had it
@@TomMonksMusic I wasn’t criticising you, you played it so well. You have to wonder just how much Mick Ronson and Rick Wakeman put into the composition of those songs. Ronson should probably have had partial songwriting credits.
@@alexbowman7582 course yes! I interpreted it as an observation rather than a criticism and a good one at that! Yes they contributed so many integral melodies to the songs they were involved with it'd be rightfully deserved Like Fisher on A Whiter Shade of Pale
Apart for the bend at the end being just a little too high, it's one of the more faithful versions I've heard on YT & evidently sounds great even if it isn't played on a Les Paul
Correct! And neither do I anymore. When I recorded this ten years ago at 17, I was in a very dangerous formative period of listening to Ronson on records, but watching Gilmour on TH-cam! 😂
@@TomMonksMusic Nowt wrong with using a whammy bar at all, but Ronno didn't use one then. I saw Ronno live in the Spiders, and thereafter many times, with Hunter. I saw Gilmour live with Floyd many times in the early to mid 70's too. Dunno which is my favourite. I guess I'd have to go with Ronno as I played lead in a couple of Ziggy era Bowie bands over the years and I loved playing his stuff. Opening one night in Glasgow with Watch That Man one night was an eye opener!
Deceptively hard solo, those bends go whole fucking four notes and ya fingers gotta be iron to do em. Definitely not beginner friendly as I expected...
Mike Spurgeon Definitely me the whole way through, the tone isn't even the same as the original (which uses a wah, I think) - not to mention, how to you forge high bends? although I'm flattered that you thought I was faking it lol
thats the best solo of glam rock.
One of the best of all time imo.
The best solo of rock
I like how you actually put your own "touch", and what to say about your tasty tone. Great!
bro good work! this is one of the best solos ever!!!!!!!!!!!! I love Ronno he was the best
Terrific job, buddy 🫡
Great Playing Pal.
Absolutely Brilliant, well done!
👊💥🎸 ♥️👍
That. Was. PHENOMINAL!!!
flawless
genuinely beautiful! amazing work
Really Great sound there!
Loved this man, plus I own a jag myself so was good to see how its sounds
What a tone. Wow
From my favourite Bowie album. Nice one!
very nice
Love it!
That's the best solo of any genre of music...
well done ....☺
Pasado de vergas! Suena de lujo este cover de solo!
¡cool !
Sick bends. I don’t know if you could do that on a longer scale guitar without breaking a string
cool
Ronno was rated above Eric Clapton by the music press back then, it’s clear they were right. Excellent playing here🎉
Mick Ronson never used a tremolo on that wooden topped Les Paul. A friend of mine the World’s biggest Ronson fan went to the cinema to see the movie with a tape recorder to record the slightly longer solo in the movie. He told me everything Ronson played he ripped off from Jeff Beck.
Me neither anymore! I was learning, I looked down, it was there, and it made the sound to my innocent ears! On a Les Paul it'd be a visual atrocity. On the Jag it was part of the furniture. Anyway it eventually fell off and in the 11 years since I recorded this in my teenage "what does this do" age, please be assured I've since graduated to actual vibrato 🤣
And Mick's vibrato was one of the greatest ever.
Utterly love that story - oh man the times and the things we take for granted now, and how novel it must've been to have that accessibly immortalised. Yes loads of Jeff in Mick's playing. The Width Of A Circle in particular he wears that influence on his sleeve. But cos Mick's playing it it sounds like Mick!
And also his ability as an arranger, strings and such, his sense of melody was holy moly
The man just had it
@@TomMonksMusic I wasn’t criticising you, you played it so well. You have to wonder just how much Mick Ronson and Rick Wakeman put into the composition of those songs. Ronson should probably have had partial songwriting credits.
@@alexbowman7582 course yes! I interpreted it as an observation rather than a criticism and a good one at that!
Yes they contributed so many integral melodies to the songs they were involved with it'd be rightfully deserved
Like Fisher on A Whiter Shade of Pale
my god this is perfekt
Amaze balls
Apart for the bend at the end being just a little too high, it's one of the more faithful versions I've heard on YT & evidently sounds great even if it isn't played on a Les Paul
Shit. Cosmic!
Tabs ?😊
that's a really good effort that Tom, have you heard/seen Troppisilente's take on it also on youtube?
Fek - my favourite of all time - 1958 dude.
Excellent performance of this famous guitar solo!
I reckon you deserve a few brownie points for that! He he!
sttgaegoaktd
major or minor scale
+Parkie355 The solo section is in B-minor :)
Ronno didn't use a whammy bar.
Correct! And neither do I anymore.
When I recorded this ten years ago at 17, I was in a very dangerous formative period of listening to Ronson on records, but watching Gilmour on TH-cam! 😂
@@TomMonksMusic Nowt wrong with using a whammy bar at all, but Ronno didn't use one then. I saw Ronno live in the Spiders, and thereafter many times, with Hunter. I saw Gilmour live with Floyd many times in the early to mid 70's too. Dunno which is my favourite. I guess I'd have to go with Ronno as I played lead in a couple of Ziggy era Bowie bands over the years and I loved playing his stuff. Opening one night in Glasgow with Watch That Man one night was an eye opener!
its not that hard to make a tab from it
+REALwoombath It is when I don't know how to read it, haha
Deceptively hard solo, those bends go whole fucking four notes and ya fingers gotta be iron to do em. Definitely not beginner friendly as I expected...
Very clever. Part you, part Mick,Defininatly not you on the high bends.
Mike Spurgeon Definitely me the whole way through, the tone isn't even the same as the original (which uses a wah, I think) - not to mention, how to you forge high bends? although I'm flattered that you thought I was faking it lol
+Mike Spurgeon I have seen him perform and this is most definately him playing. His guitar (amongst other instruments) skills are amazing
Totally him. WTF??