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Title: Osage footage 74'
Post by: afrobeat_fool on November 29, 2010, 10:00:17 PM

Super cool vid of the Osage Bass. Good look inside the back of it at the old boards. I'm sure this footage has been posted before but I just saw it and thought I'd share.The bass shots start at 3:10.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQvGSzi9bi0 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQvGSzi9bi0)

Title: Osage footage 74'
Post by: jacko on November 30, 2010, 01:34:32 AM

Can't do youtube but I'm guessing this'll be the footage from the Grateful dead movie. It's well worth getting hold of the whole thing - there's some excellent band footage and it gives a real insight into the Deadhead phenomenon.
 
Graeme

Title: Osage footage 74'
Post by: sonicus on November 30, 2010, 02:13:16 AM

Yes ,______this is  footage from the movie. The fellow who opened the  back of the Bass Is George . George also installed  a less expensive version of his Pluto Filters in my old Guild Starfire of which I have posted pics on this site .  Phil Lesh's fascination with the EMF interference from the movie camera motor remains to be priceless in amusement .

Title: Osage footage 74'
Post by: dela217 on November 30, 2010, 04:10:32 AM

It sounds like his bass could have used the upgrade!

Title: Osage footage 74'
Post by: sonicus on November 30, 2010, 09:55:21 AM

I am not aware how much of the electronics in that Bass were Alembic and how much were Pluto . The Pickups look Alembic but past that I do not know. I saw this Bass close up in person as well in progress.

Title: Osage footage 74'
Post by: adriaan on November 30, 2010, 10:01:27 AM

Looks like it has a narrow pickup very close to the bridge?
 
There's also a longer version of that clip (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PODPgBaiFI4&feature=related target=_blank) with various people reminiscing.

Title: Osage footage 74'
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on November 30, 2010, 03:18:33 PM

Adreaan. that bass had 2 normal p/ups & 1 quadraphonic p/up; I imagine one of the four things there, either the middle or the one you reference, was the HX.
 
Peter