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Post subject: Moody Blues, anyone?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:16 am
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'Got out a bunch of oulde Moody Blues disks over the last month or so, and had a query arise.

What kind of guitars and amps did they use, especially on the first albums, like through "Long Distance Voyager"?

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I'm not sure about the amps but Justin Hayward used a Gibson ES-335 every time I've ever seen them on film. I never got a chance to see them live! :( Great Band IMO!! 8)


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I'm not sure about the amps but Justin Hayward used a Gibson ES-335 every time I've ever seen them on film. I never got a chance to see them live! :( Great Band IMO!! 8)


Yeah, that's right Justin Hayward used that Gibson 335 every time I saw them and I saw them live in Manchester in about 1970.
Can't remember exactly what bass John Lodge played but I'm seeing a Fender p. in my memory but I recall he did like Ricky basses too and I'm pretty sure the band used Marshall amps.
They were one of my favourite bands in the 60/70s and they were very good live too, vocal harmonies, excellent.
They were supported by a group called Trapeze.

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yes, 335 and Fender and Marshall Amps. When I saw them live in the 90's Lodge was using a P-Bass and a RIC Hayward was using a 335 and on some songs a Strat. They sounded great. They have always been one of my favorite bands.


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Post subject: Re: Moody Blues, anyone?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:42 pm
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JSJH wrote:
'Got out a bunch of oulde Moody Blues disks over the last month or so, and had a query arise.

What kind of guitars and amps did they use, especially on the first albums, like through "Long Distance Voyager"?

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JSJH , bro saw them at oxford new theatre spring '74 no warm up act they played over two hours a lot of seventh sojurn and everything else really can't remember guitars or drums but they are a great band am i crazy but i've always felt pink floyd were closer to the moody blues in rock music then they were to the beatles or stones .

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Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 8:49 am
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I saw a Moody Blues documentary, and John Lodge said that his Sunburst P Bass was used on all of his recordings.

He is playing some boutique bass now, but they never match a flat picked P Bass with flatwounds like they used in the 60s/70s IMHO.

Justin Hayward is really an underated guitarist. Well beyond competint and creative.


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GREAT BAND! Loved their early stuff! esp "In Search of the Lost Chord"!

A guitar player friend of mine has the original EMI board they recorded on.
It's stuffed into the back bedroom of his single wide.

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I saw them in New York some years ago, radio city if memory serves me. It's all a bit hazy now :) but I reckon the posters above are pretty close if not correct. Great band, and very talented dudes imho.


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Rhumba wrote:
fhopkins wrote:
I'm not sure about the amps but Justin Hayward used a Gibson ES-335 every time I've ever seen them on film. I never got a chance to see them live! :( Great Band IMO!! 8)


Yeah, that's right Justin Hayward used that Gibson 335 every time I saw them and I saw them live in Manchester in about 1970.
Can't remember exactly what bass John Lodge played but I'm seeing a Fender p. in my memory but I recall he did like Ricky basses too and I'm pretty sure the band used Marshall amps.
They were one of my favourite bands in the 60/70s and they were very good live too, vocal harmonies, excellent.
They were supported by a group called Trapeze.


The original Trapeze? Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes, and Dave Holland? One of my historical favorites...

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AC30s and Marshalls from what I remember for amps.

Cool interview with JH :

http://www.justinhayward.com/you_respon ... =3&param=1

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Post subject: Re: Moody Blues, anyone?
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 4:15 pm
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JSJH wrote:
'Got out a bunch of oulde Moody Blues disks over the last month or so, and had a query arise.

What kind of guitars and amps did they use, especially on the first albums, like through "Long Distance Voyager"?

Thank you, Lounge e-pals.


Keep something in mind. As with Pink Floyd, the 'glue' which bonded that sound together were keys and synths., in particular, for MB, the mellotron.

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great band, exellent songwriters & musicians,sure I read somewhere they dont get paid any royalties for any of their big hits , think they got stung big time by their agent


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Rhumba wrote:
fhopkins wrote:
I'm not sure about the amps but Justin Hayward used a Gibson ES-335 every time I've ever seen them on film. I never got a chance to see them live! :( Great Band IMO!! 8)


Yeah, that's right Justin Hayward used that Gibson 335 every time I saw them and I saw them live in Manchester in about 1970.
Can't remember exactly what bass John Lodge played but I'm seeing a Fender p. in my memory but I recall he did like Ricky basses too and I'm pretty sure the band used Marshall amps.
They were one of my favourite bands in the 60/70s and they were very good live too, vocal harmonies, excellent.
They were supported by a group called Trapeze.


The original Trapeze? Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes, and Dave Holland? One of my historical favorites...


Is this the same Glen Hughes who sang alongside Coverdale with Deep Purple?


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Saw them last year, justin played a red es-335 as previously mentioned, through a marshall amp, not sure which model, though it was a combo that was used when I saw them

Great band


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