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Unfortunately, Bolin may never have been at his best when the tapes were rolling — particularly in the live recordings. Most frustrating, however, was the inconsistency in Tommy's chops. If you listen to songs like Marching Powder on Teaser , and parts of the Spectrum album, you'll hear Tommy rip really fast and clean at speeds that were pretty impressive for the early 70s.

But as time went on, Tommy seemed unable to hit that chops level again. Or if he did, they seldom made it to tape. With drug use Tommy's performances particularly in Deep Purple became very erratic and his ability certainly seemed diminished.

There are plenty of times where Tommy sounds just plain sloppy. Noise and effects. OK, it was the 70s — granted. Guitarists like Bolin, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Peter Frampton were all experimenting, and trying to coax weird sounds out of their gear. Tommy's life was characterized by excess. When he found something he liked, he seemed physically incapable of leaving it alone.

In my opinion, Tommy Bolin went way overboard with effects — particularly the echoplex. Tommy didn't use the echoplex just for echo. He often used it simply to generate noise. He'd combine it with slide and created whoops and whooshes. It may have been innovative in the 70s, but in this millennium, it's hard to listen to one of Tommy's whooshy and lengthy echoplex solos without getting ear-fatigue. Furthermore, by the time he was in Deep Purple, I get the distinct impression Tommy was sometimes using his effects as a crutch during his live performances.

Bolin was a Strat guy. He had several Strats, but he also had a strange Japanese custom guitar, and an Explorer set up for slide. The Hiwatts produced a much cleaner sound than the Marshalls of the same period. Consequently, Bolin's tone featured very little gain, but was quite distinctive because Tommy rolled off all the treble on the amps, cranked the bass to the max, and ran his Sam Ash fuzztone wide open.

Tommy's Strat tone was very clean, thick, and middy compared to say Blackmore's or Beck's Strat-Marshall tone of the same period. You can often hear the pick attack in Tommy's tone. Tommy loved effects. Aside from the afore-mentioned echoplex and fuzztone, Tommy also used phase shifter frequently, and some wah on occasion. Tommy was certainly not a schooled player. He was, however, very intuitive and versatile.

Glenn was using Hiwatts for his bass and Tommy eventually used his Hiwatts, the Marshall stack quote is from Coverdale, I don't recall seeing any pictures if Tommy with Marshall's from that time, he may be mistaken and meant the Hiwatts. The Schulte Compact Phaser also used by Blackmore, may have been lying around and picked up by Tommy. A lot of the technical information is difficult to ascertain as Tommy wasn't for the most part a technically orientated guitarist, as far as the gear he used and he rarely mentions equipment in interviews.

Most of the information coming from other sources. David Brown, his long term tech has not replied to inquiries concerning Tommy's equipment. Tommy used a Japanese custom made guitar on stage at times, but mostly played his Stratocaster. Tommy Bolin solo band: Tommy stuck with pretty much the same equipment for his last solo tour, not as much equipment amp wise as with Deep Purple, bu the same set up basically. Tommy used at least 4 different Strats that I can trace, but all have vintage Strat low output single coil pickups and the maple board necks, adding brightness, to his smooth bassy tone.

The story of Thomas Richard Bolin is one that involves so many different emotions, much like Tommy's music itself. Tommy's guitar playing covered such a wide gamut of styles and he was able to accomplish so much in a short period of time, much like one of his idols Jimi Hendrix. As a guitar player there are a few certain players who can both inspire and excite me, as a player and also as a listener. Tommy was a pure musician and it appeared effortless to him to play some of the most amazing material that I had heard in many years.

In fact post the death of Jimi, Tommy Bolin from the early seventies onward, re-kindled that spark of excitement, that I had feared was gone forever. Tommy's playing was adventurous and he often danced close to the edge, but never fell off it. Tommy was able to switch between genres of music with an ease that has not been repeated, even to this day.

No analysis of Tommy's tone and the limited equipment amount of equipment he needed to produce this golden rainbow would be complete without mentioning his abilities and what happened in his life to produce such brilliant playing and songwriting. Tommy's first great inspiration was Elvis Presley and after being taken by his late father Richard to see the King perform, it had a profound effect on him, that would alter the course of his life from that moment. Tommy was motivated to enter a local T.

His father purchased his first guitar from Sears, which probably was a Silvertone amp in the case guitar, which were popular then. According to Tommy he actually started as his first instrument on the drums when he was thirteen, then switched to the guitar. His brother Johnnie ended up being the drummer. But it is important to note that a guitarist's right hand technique and rhythmic sense are keenly developed by starting on the drums.

Edward Van Halen, to name one and is known for his strong rhythm playing, also started this way. Personally I did as well and of course I am not in the same league as these two gentlemen but I understand how it gives one a strong sense of rhythm and this was integral to Tommy's style.

He also dabbled in Hawaiian steel guitar, but surf music and the Beatles, were what he really wanted to play. As he grew older and developed in the local music scene, Tommy was a veritable sponge as far as absorbing many influences, which were to form his style later on. Wes Montgomery and his octave playing certainly can be heard in many of his later tunes, most notably "Savannah Woman" from the Teaser album. Amps that he used back then were a Fender Bandmaster and then a Kustom amp and cabinet, finding not enough treble from the Kustom, he bought a Vox treble booster.

Then Twin Reverbs, which he used up later on as the next chapter began, Tommy's move to Colorado after being kicked out of high school in Iowa for having long hair. Tommy always wrote his songs on an acoustic he had for many years and this was a Yamaha. It was in Denver and then Boulder , which had a burgeoning music scene, that Tommy developed friendships and songwriting partnerships, that would follow him throughout his career.

Here he joined the group Zephyr, Tommy was now 17 and this band was a psychedelic blues band, with a female lead singer Candy Givens. Otis Taylor the bluesman, knew Tommy back then, he brought clothes back from England, influencing Tommy's look as well as his new girlfriend Karen Ulibarri, who made clothes for him as well. Tommy added colors to his hair, developing a look that enabled him, besides his magnificent playing, to stand out and be noticed as a performer. Tommy had his first Les Paul then and was able to afford better amplification.

Zephyr supported Jethro Tull and Tommy made an impression on Martin Barre and also Led Zeppelin, where Jimmy Page couldn't wait to meet this young player who had made such an impression on him! The Echoplex, which became a staple of Tommy's sound both live and on record, he first heard being used by Rick Derringer when he still was with the McCoys, he uses it on the first Zephyr record and at this time, he obtained his Sam Ash manufactured Fuzztone, which was modded for him according to one source.

Tommy and some of the band went down to the studio and Tommy played some Hendrix tunes on one of Jimi's guitars as a tribute, until they got in trouble and kicked out! A big influence on Tommy at this time was John McLaughlin, around this time he met and did demos for Jan Hammer, who introduced Tommy to Billy Cobham, whose album "Spectrum" would be the meteor in Tommy's career.

Tommy was involved in the jazz-rock fusion group Energy with Jeremy Steig at this time and some of his most incendiary playing occurred with that band. Here are some picture if recently re-acquired equipment of Tommy's by his brother Johnnie Bolin, these show a DR Hiwatt head and several Sound City 4X12" cabs, plus a Strat with a seventies neck and mirror pick guard I hadn't seen before.

Tommy's love of Stratocasters led him to own quite a few, mostly sunburst, his main guitar is often referred to as a , but has a maple fingerboard, so the neck is somewhat earlier, the last maple boards being in late Tommy also had a famous Strat with a Telecaster neck, and an Ibanez "Destroyer" or Explorer type guitar. Plus this Hamer, where he obtained his "Ultimate" t-shirt he was often pictured with from Jol Danzig of Hamer, this would also be the title of the boxed set tribute to Tommy later on.

Tommy also played slide guitar quite proficiently and in combination with the Echoplex, he was able to create some unique sounds. The famous Billy Cobham "Spectrum" sessions, really showcased for the first time to a mass audience, Tommy's amazing talent and the fluidity of his playing, the exchanges with Jan Hammer, really woke up the music scene. In particular Jeff Beck, who ironically would play with Tommy on his final gig, Dec. He also played on albums by the Canadian rock band Moxy , primarily solos.

Herco Gold Nylon pics Leslie rotating speaker cabinet driven by a Hiwatt DR, with lighter colored vinyl on the front above the control panel. Three Hiwatt DR watt heads Three Sound City 4X12" cabinets with Eminence speakers and removable grillcloth covers of a dark material Echoplex on a stand Stratocaster body with a Telecaster maple neck Natural finished Stratocaster with maple neck and vintage pre-CBS headstock Ibanez Destroyer Explorer copy with raised action for slide guitar use.

Hamer Explorer copy made for him by Jol Danzig of Hamer, who also gave Tommy the Ultimate t-shirt he is so often pictured with. He is seen playing this in the "Last Concert in Japan" Deep Purple video and still photographs from that show. In the Bolin family, Johnnie Tommy's brother has discovered a CBS era Stratocaster with the larger headstock, maple neck and a mirror finish pickguard, which I personally haven't seen Tommy pictured with.

I believe this was the inspiration for Dean Guitars Teaser tribute limited edition of Tommy Bolin inspired Stratocaster shaped with the neck profile and pickup characteristics copied from this seventies Strat. This guitar has also a headstock similar to a Fender Telecaster. I have also read of his use of Marshall amps during his stint with Energy. I have in my research observed a DBX noise reduction type unit, which also may be one of their compressor units, it is unclear from the photographic evidence though.

Tommy used a wah pedal from the earliest days, the Don Kirschner Rock Concert video of featuring Tommy with the James Gang, shows clearly Tommy's use of a stand or bar stool to support his Echoplex and the wah pedal can be heard during this show.

Tommy's vocals became a feature to look forward to from the James Gang days onward, through his Deep Purple album and of course his solo albums. There has been various conjecture that alternate recorded versions of Tommy's songs are in some instances superior to the versions used on the LP's. Through the efforts of the Bolin Family Archives, many undiscovered treasures have certainly been uncovered and released, including an amazing instrumental entitled "Blowing Your Cookies", which is said to rival Quadrant 4 from the Billy Cobham Spectrum album!

I would like to report on BSM's incredible Spectrum pedal, which I have been fortunate enough to test and experiment with in relation to the tones of Tommy Bolin himself. It is well known that Tommy would roll off all the treble and presence controls on his amps, accentuating the mid and bass ranges, allied with his use of a certain fuzz tone device sold by a chain of music stores in NY during the seventies.

This device had three controls and would smooth out Tommy's tone and suited his legato style very well. I always found this to be such a unique sound and an integral part of Tommy's tone, the smoothing and 'roundness' of the tone responded to his pick attack, with a definition that was surprising with the subtraction of the treble frequencies.

It is in amazing condition and it's pickups are actually 16 years old, whereas Tommy's Strat pickups would have been 13 years old in , so they are a very close approximation of the actual pickups in the signal chain. Not owning a Hiwatt DR or Sound City 4X12' cabs, I would like to say that the Spectrum pedal is so versatile that, it is very easy to dial in Tommy's tone with varied amp setups.

The attack control transitions from a boost to a fuzz in a seamless fashion, giving one a hugely versatile approach. The spectrum control with it's six octave range, allows an incredible amount of tonal variations, I particularly found the ability of producing smooth even order harmonic feedback to be an awesome feature of this pedal. I still was able to have all the presence I needed and would even turn down my neck pickup's tone control.

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He plugged into 4 Marshall amps and jammed with the band for 4 hours. The job was his. Bolin wrote or co-wrote seven of the record's nine tracks, including the instrumental "Owed to G," which was a tribute to George Gershwin.

After Deep Purple disbanded in March , Bolin was back on the road with his solo band with plans for a second solo record. Bolin's tour for Private Eyes was his last concert date. He opened for Peter Frampton and Jeff Beck. In his final show, he opened for Beck on December 3, , and encored with a rendition of "Post Toastee.

Hours later, Bolin died from an overdose of heroin and other substances, including alcohol, cocaine and barbiturates. In , Bolin's former Deep Purple bandmate and good friend Glenn Hughes, embarked on a 4—5 city tribute tour in Texas.