Thoughts on the Short Scale bass

[StephenR]

I saw Jack play his psychedelicized Bass VI at the Murry the K Easter shows held at the RKO 58th St. Theater in NYC in 1967. To be honest I don't remember the instrument but enjoyed my first time seeing Cream even if it only was a couple of songs. They sounded great. We had gone primarily to see the Who on their debut US tour and once again despite only playing a couple of songs did not disappoint. We bribed the rent-a-cops to get backstage. I still have the side of one of Keith's floor toms that I dredged out of a garbage bin backstage. At one point I also had the side and grill cloth from a Vox Super Beatle amp that Pete destroyed but it got thrown out by accident 20 years later by an overzealous landlord cleaning out the basement where it was stored. It did look like a box full of junk but I was not happy.
 
The other times I got to see Cream Jack was playing his Gibson.

[hieronymous]

Sorry to bring a thread back from the dead, but just had to say - how awesome that you saw Jack Bruce playing the Bass VI live! Even if you don't remember the sound in particular, still pretty historic in my mind. Heck, the fact you saw Cream multiple times! How awesome, one of my favorite bands and the revolution in rock that their live stuff was a part of (I'm thinking of improvisational bands, like the Dead).