Conn 79H ? Tell me ! A .525 for sure, with an F attachment...
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:43 am
by Doug Elliott
I don't remember his specific horn but it's a large bore .547
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:59 am
by DaveAshley
The one he's played the most over the last 30-40 years is a Yamaha. Not sure of the model. He played a Rath for a while, but I believe he went back to the Yamaha.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 8:21 am
by dukesboneman
Years ago I did 2 sets with Fred /2 trombones
That sound just takes you over.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 10:15 pm
by Finetales
It is for sure a Yamaha large bore, at least according to what he told me in January. I would guess a 643...didn't get a model number.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 9:16 am
by Slidennis
Ok, thanks you all, he's got an amazing sound with it anyway !
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:21 pm
by Bach5G
In his bio, he talks about getting an 88H in his younger days. A fair amount of water under the bridge since then.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2020 12:39 pm
by Fridge
The last time I saw him a couple of years ago, it was the large bore Yamaha. It will be two years this January.
Fridge
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2024 8:51 pm
by Defensemn1
DaveAshley wrote: ↑Wed Oct 21, 2020 7:59 am
The one he's played the most over the last 30-40 years is a Yamaha. Not sure of the model. He played a Rath for a while, but I believe he went back to the Yamaha.
Nope! While Fred has used a 3B, 36, and 88H to great effect over the decades, he’s definitely been on a Yamaha 643 (with custom blue lacquer on bell). Played it on Colbert this week.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 8:49 am
by greenbean
He often played a Yamaha 643 large-bore with F-att.
Edit: Typo fixed.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:26 am
by harrisonreed
One of his horns is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. .547 Yamaha 88H style horn.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 9:52 am
by greenbean
RJMason wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 4:59 am
Nope! While Fred has used a 3B, 36, and 88H to great effect over the decades, he’s definitely been on a Yamaha 643 (with custom blue lacquer on bell). Played it on Colbert this week.
RJMason wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 4:59 am
Nope! While Fred has used a 3B, 36, and 88H to great effect over the decades, he’s definitely been on a Yamaha 643 (with custom blue lacquer on bell). Played it on Colbert this week.
Colbert?! No way!
Yup. He sat in with the band. They get lots of names to sit in for a night.
I saw the horn. Looked nice. Thanks for the ID.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 2:51 pm
by CalgaryTbone
I saw that too, and the Blue bell was eye-catching. Didn't get to hear too m much from him, except when the band was still playing when coming back from a commercial. Sounded good for those short segments!
Jim Scott
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 4:50 pm
by cb56
Love Fred
FAT TONE! Wish I had it
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 5:27 pm
by Doug Elliott
Klezmer/funk/etc fusion? Wow, nice. Great video work too.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:21 am
by bassclef
I am seeing him in Pittsburgh next week!
The non-colored lacquer horn he seems to play in all of the recent videos I have seen appears to be a Yamaha 620 to my eye.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 9:41 pm
by ArtL
At one point, he played a 36B; saw one of his former horns at the Smithsonian in December.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:33 am
by cb56
I've hear he plays a smaller mouthpiece on that big horn. Anyone know what mouthpiece he uses?
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 12:26 pm
by Doug Elliott
He's playing here on Saturday, and I will probably go.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 1:05 pm
by bassclef
Doug Elliott wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2024 12:26 pm
He's playing here on Saturday, and I will probably go.
You should definitely go!
I saw him last night, it was great
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Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 1:44 pm
by Doug Elliott
Tenor player wearing shorts...
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 2:42 pm
by Posaunus
Fred's 81st birthday coming up on July 4.
He's surely played many different trombones in his career.
Re: Fred Wesley trombone???
Posted: Fri Jun 21, 2024 8:24 am
by fsgazda
CalgaryTbone wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 2:51 pm
I saw that too, and the Blue bell was eye-catching. Didn't get to hear too m much from him, except when the band was still playing when coming back from a commercial. Sounded good for those short segments!
Jim Scott
Here is the full performance on Colbert. I love the fact that they put the band playing during the commercial breaks on YouTube, plus he always gives a shout out when one of the band members has a new release or big gig coming up.