Bob Daisley Yeah well the thing is I was still in Kahvas Jute at the time I bought it and in those days because I didn't have much money I swapped my EB-3 on it and then didn't like it. ! On that I used the Gibson EB-3 and an old Fender Jazz bass but there's some studio recordings that come with the DVD, I used that EB-O on a couple of those. Bob Daisley has thanked fans for their support after Sharon Osbourne slammed him as a "sad old fuck" who "can't get over the fact" that he was fired … Introduction | Gibson basses | Fender basses | Other vintage basses. For over four decades, Daisley has laid down the low end for everyone from Mungo Jerry to Rainbow to Ozzy Osbourne to Gary Moore. Bob Daisley BBM, that was it, Bruce Baker and Moore. Bob Daisley Yeah it was just one that came available and I just bought it but there's not that much difference in a guitar head and a bass head anyway. This Gibson EBO Bass 61133 is possibly the best availabe in UK. Bob Daisley It's nice, you know it's got nice playability and it sounds good. Bob Daisley Introduction Bob Daisley with 1961 Gibson EB3 bass - picture from the Kahvas Jute reunion gig www.kahvasjute.com By Graham Fieldhouse, February 2007 Bob Daisley has played bass with many of the hard rocks greats; performing on numerous albums by the likes of Mungo Jerry, Rainbow, Ozzy Osbourne and Gary Moore to name a few. You used one of Randy's guitar heads, have you used any of the Super Bass heads at all? People refer to as an EB-1 but in actual fact the real title of it is just EB. Ozzy got me back to write again from scratch." FlyGuitars Yeah cause I use an EB-3, I've got a couple of EB-3's myself and I use mine through a Marshall 100 Watt Valve Head and 4x12 cabinet. Real/full name: Robert Daisley Age: 70 (born Feb 13th, 1950) Place of origin: Australia (Sydney, New South Wales) Gender: Male You can see it but it's been done well, plays well and it's probably stronger now than it was before. It's all original except it's been refinished, still the cherry red but when he shipped to me from London to Sydney it arrived with the head broken off so it obviously hadn't been handled right. Images courtesy of bobdaisley.com, Links: Bob Daisley's homepage | Kahvas Jute homepage | More FlyGuitars interviews, © flyguitars.com 2007-2021 | terms and conditions, Chicken Shack in 1972 - Bob plays an early Fender Telecaster bass, and below, the 1961 blond Precision, bought shortly afterwards, Six Fender Precision basses, from left to right: 1953 blond, 1954 Sunburst, 1957 Sunburst, 1959 Sunburst, 1962/3 Olympic white, 1964 Sunburst, Two Fender Jazz basses: a 1962 in Fiesta Red, and a 1964 in Candy Apple Red. Log In. The body is natural ash, it has a maple neck with rosewood fretboard and an imitation tortoiseshell pickguard. I was very pleased with it. Bob Daisley I actually got a Telecaster bass at first which was ok but when I joined Chicken Shack with Stan Webb I ended up getting the 61 Precision bass and I remember Stan saying to me "Oh you won't be sorry, you'll have that for the rest of your life". Quite often bands reform or try to recreate something and it doesn't quite come off but I think we really pulled it off, it sounds good. Having been a member of Rainbow & Ozzy Osbourne’s band, he went on to work with Gary Moore and Steve Morse. Yes, records. However, Bob Daisley was brought in to record the bass and none of Inez's playing is on the final album. Website built by Simon Rice. Bob Daisley The first Gibson I ever had was when I was about 16 and I bought a Gibson EB-2 that was popular in the 60's. Bob Daisley I actually got Hamer in America, they made me a bass once that I ended up not using very much cause it didn't quite feel right but I got them to make it in the shape and complete design of a Stratocaster with a slightly bigger body than the Stratocaster guitar cause it was a bass but it looked just like a Strat and I got them to put Gibson Pickups on it so it would sound like an EB-3, play like a Precision and look like a Strat. See more of Bob Daisley on Facebook. FlyGuitars Well I think so yeah, mine's one of the JCM 800 Bass heads. FlyGuitars So did you just mic the cabs on that, was that close mic'ing? I used that on a couple of tracks for a Kahvas Jute reunion in 2005, we did a live show, a gig here in Sydney called The Basement. I think it was in 1969. That one like a lot of Gibsons has had the head broken off and it's got a repair at the back. Inspired by soul music and the British Invasion, his first studio project was Wide Open with the Australian based band Kahvas Jute. Available with an Apple Music subscription. 27,843 people like this. In the rock bass world, Bob Daisley really needs no introduction. Bob Daisley Yeah, I think was a 50 Watt guitar head. He also details the seedier side of the music industry which is well skilled at exploiting musicians. Bob Daisley (pictured), who played bass on the first two solo albums by Ozzy Osbourne, says that he was "devastated" and "flabbergasted" by the August 2002 ruling by … Some of the tracks I did use the Fender Precision, an Olympic White one. I heard that the funny thing was that I think Jack Bruce was supposed to have used guitar heads anyway and Jimi Hendrix used bass heads. Solder in tact and the case is like new so I thought it's another good one for the collection but that's the three EB-3s I've got. If Gibson approached you and said Bob we want to make you a signature bass how do you think you'd want that to look? He has also worked with prominent rock acts including Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Gary Moore and Uriah Heep, amongst others. FlyGuitars You have a number of Gibson bass guitars in your collection - what was the first? Hello, and welcome to my listing for my 1972 GIBSON EB3-L. Your original Tele didn't have this, but have you now got a humbucker equipped Tele in your collection? That first album that we did I used a Gibson EB-3 on it because for those songs I'd tried various basses and to me they just didn't sound quite right. I don't like boring bass players, but most importantly, I want to hear them. Original Bass & Drum Tracks Blizzard Of Ozz. Bob's Fender basses. ‎Having cut his teeth playing bass guitar for English blues outfit Chicken Shack in the early '70s, Bob Daisley is an Australian musician and songwriter most prominently known for his work with Ozzy Osbourne and Gary Moore. Bob Daisley: Probably Boz Burrell – Bad Company, he was a friend. What do you think the failings of Gibson have been which have prevented them from becoming more popular? Bob Daisley Yeah, yeah. I used to be in a band when I was very young about 20 called Kahvas Jute. Bob Daisley I actually got a Telecaster bass at first which was ok but when I joined Chicken Shack with Stan Webb I ended up getting the 61 Precision bass and I remember Stan saying to me "Oh you won't be sorry, you'll have that for the rest of your life". I've had that happen to a couple of mine but the Fenders are very robust and you could probably throw it across the room and it'd be still in one piece you know. Forgot account? 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