Jet Harris and a Bass VI

raito

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Posted on Dec 23 2014 10:42 PM

Turned on the tube tonight and caught a bit of a movie called Just For Fun. Jet paying a Bass VI on a tune called The Unknown Man or somesuch. IMDB says The Spotniks were in there too, but I didn't watch all of it. There were other acts in it, too, but non-instro.

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D22

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Posted on Dec 23 2014 10:57 PM

Man From Nowhere

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raito

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Posted on Dec 24 2014 06:56 AM

That's why I said 'or somesuch'.

It was pretty clear that the director was trying to give each song it's own look. It was equally clear he didn't have much imagination. During the Bobby Vee number, the look was furniture hanging upside down.

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Matt22

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Posted on Dec 24 2014 10:31 AM

That's one of my favorite Jet Tunes, very catchy.

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Posted on Dec 24 2014 04:39 PM

Awesome, I've never heard that.

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raito

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Posted on Dec 24 2014 08:51 PM

Looks like the clip was taken from the movie.

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echobeach

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Posted on Dec 25 2014 03:29 AM

The clip is introduced by Alan Freeman a disc jockey from the BBC in the UK.So It may be an old BBC TV show.

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Posted on Dec 25 2014 06:21 AM

From the 1963 movie and now on DVD.
http://www.thevideobeat.com/rock-roll-movies/just-for-fun-1963.html

Book, sheet music, LP and EP to be found on eBay UK.

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Posted on Dec 25 2014 08:48 AM

Man From Nowhere is one of our favorite Jet Harris songs.
We've been playing it since 2010.
In fact, we just mixed our version of for our new cd last week.

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Posted on Dec 25 2014 09:06 AM

The movie Just For Fun was on cable 2 days ago. It think it may have been on Bravo one of the channels that shows 50's-60's TV shows and movies.
I watched maybe 5 minutes in the middle, had no idea that that video of Man From Nowhere was from the movie.

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Posted on Dec 25 2014 09:12 AM

Is it wrong that I knew what a Bass VI was before I knew of anybody (famous/semi-famous) that played them? But, now that I know, I've got plenty of learning to do, along with creating my own bits that feature Bass VI.

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raito

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Posted on Dec 25 2014 03:03 PM

echobeach wrote:

The clip is introduced by Alan Freeman a disc jockey from the BBC in the UK.So It may be an old BBC TV show.

It's the same clip as the movie. If it's from a TV show, the movie got it from there. But I don't think so. Part of the plot was that these acts were being broadcast. The part of the movie that I did see all took place in a broadcast studio.

I didn't flip channels because the first thing I saw was Hank Marvin and Cliff Richard, but IMDB doesn't show them in the cast.

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echobeach

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Posted on Dec 25 2014 08:53 PM

crumble wrote:

From the 1963 movie and now on DVD.
http://www.thevideobeat.com/rock-roll-movies/just-for-fun-1963.html

Book, sheet music, LP and EP to be found on eBay UK.

Looks like you nailed it Crumble.

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crumble

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Posted on Dec 26 2014 05:24 AM

echobeach wrote:

crumble wrote:

From the 1963 movie and now on DVD.
http://www.thevideobeat.com/rock-roll-movies/just-for-fun-1963.html

Book, sheet music, LP and EP to be found on eBay UK.

Looks like you nailed it Crumble.

Only by searching with the info provided. I was definitely a Jet Harris fan at the age of 8 but sadly I can't remember a thing about his solo work.

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Posted on Jul 27 2021 10:24 AM

Jet is the bomb. Just getting knee-deep into his work now

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Posted on Jul 28 2021 12:19 PM

I hadn’t seen that video before. It reminds me of why I bought my VI.

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raito Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 553 Madison, WI	Posted on Dec 23 2014 10:42 PM Turned on the tube tonight and caught a bit of a movie called Just For Fun. Jet paying a Bass VI on a tune called The Unknown Man or somesuch. IMDB says The Spotniks were in there too, but I didn't watch all of it. There were other acts in it, too, but non-instro. Top
D22 Joined: Apr 20, 2006 Posts: 2056	Posted on Dec 23 2014 10:57 PM Man From Nowhere — Last edited: Dec 23, 2014 23:00:55 Top
raito Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 553 Madison, WI	Posted on Dec 24 2014 06:56 AM That's why I said 'or somesuch'. It was pretty clear that the director was trying to give each song it's own look. It was equally clear he didn't have much imagination. During the Bobby Vee number, the look was furniture hanging upside down. Top
Matt22 Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2858 Fredericksburg, Virginia	Posted on Dec 24 2014 10:31 AM That's one of my favorite Jet Tunes, very catchy. — Matt "tha Kat" Lentz Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020 Skippyandtheskipjacks.net https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015 The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014 www.theamazingcoconauts.com Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013 http://www.gcmband.com/ The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009 the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007 http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html Top
bigtikidude Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25697 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.	Posted on Dec 24 2014 04:39 PM Awesome, I've never heard that. — Jeff(bigtikidude) Top
raito Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 553 Madison, WI	Posted on Dec 24 2014 08:51 PM Looks like the clip was taken from the movie. Top
echobeach Joined: May 21, 2007 Posts: 220 Redland City, Australia	Posted on Dec 25 2014 03:29 AM The clip is introduced by Alan Freeman a disc jockey from the BBC in the UK.So It may be an old BBC TV show. Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Dec 25 2014 06:21 AM From the 1963 movie and now on DVD. http://www.thevideobeat.com/rock-roll-movies/just-for-fun-1963.html Book, sheet music, LP and EP to be found on eBay UK. Top
Reverb17 Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 525 NYC	Posted on Dec 25 2014 08:48 AM Man From Nowhere is one of our favorite Jet Harris songs. We've been playing it since 2010. In fact, we just mixed our version of for our new cd last week. — TarantinosNYC TarantinosNYC FB page The WrayCyclers FB page Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival Top
Reverb17 Joined: Jun 14, 2006 Posts: 525 NYC	Posted on Dec 25 2014 09:06 AM The movie Just For Fun was on cable 2 days ago. It think it may have been on Bravo one of the channels that shows 50's-60's TV shows and movies. I watched maybe 5 minutes in the middle, had no idea that that video of Man From Nowhere was from the movie. — TarantinosNYC TarantinosNYC FB page The WrayCyclers FB page Rockaway Beach Surf Music Festival Top
Surfabilly Joined: Apr 21, 2006 Posts: 852 Connersville, Indiana, USA	Posted on Dec 25 2014 09:12 AM Is it wrong that I knew what a Bass VI was before I knew of anybody (famous/semi-famous) that played them? But, now that I know, I've got plenty of learning to do, along with creating my own bits that feature Bass VI. — Fast Cars & Loud Guitars! Top
raito Joined: Oct 16, 2008 Posts: 553 Madison, WI	Posted on Dec 25 2014 03:03 PM echobeach wrote: The clip is introduced by Alan Freeman a disc jockey from the BBC in the UK.So It may be an old BBC TV show. It's the same clip as the movie. If it's from a TV show, the movie got it from there. But I don't think so. Part of the plot was that these acts were being broadcast. The part of the movie that I did see all took place in a broadcast studio. I didn't flip channels because the first thing I saw was Hank Marvin and Cliff Richard, but IMDB doesn't show them in the cast. Top
echobeach Joined: May 21, 2007 Posts: 220 Redland City, Australia	Posted on Dec 25 2014 08:53 PM crumble wrote: From the 1963 movie and now on DVD. http://www.thevideobeat.com/rock-roll-movies/just-for-fun-1963.html Book, sheet music, LP and EP to be found on eBay UK. Looks like you nailed it Crumble. Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Dec 26 2014 05:24 AM echobeach wrote: crumble wrote: From the 1963 movie and now on DVD. http://www.thevideobeat.com/rock-roll-movies/just-for-fun-1963.html Book, sheet music, LP and EP to be found on eBay UK. Looks like you nailed it Crumble. Only by searching with the info provided. I was definitely a Jet Harris fan at the age of 8 but sadly I can't remember a thing about his solo work. Top
Tele295 Joined: Feb 16, 2012 Posts: 153 Rincon Beach, California, USA	Posted on Jul 27 2021 10:24 AM Jet is the bomb. Just getting knee-deep into his work now Top
synchro Joined: Feb 02, 2008 Posts: 4562 Not One-Sawn, but Two-Sawn . . . AZ.	Posted on Jul 28 2021 12:19 PM I hadn’t seen that video before. It reminds me of why I bought my VI. — The artist formerly known as: Synchro When Surf Guitar is outlawed only outlaws will play Surf Guitar. Top

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