Mick Ronson

heavybloozer · 08-27-2008, 08:38 AM

watched bowies ziggy stardust live the last ight and it reminded me of how great a guitar player mick ronson was-still one of my fave players

any other admirers here?
i assume hes pretty unknown-most of my friends who also play guitar dont even know he played for bowie

ole david has really good nose for awesome guitarists--ronson, srv.....

thefishingline · 08-27-2008, 09:17 AM

Always thought he was WAY underrated

BCRGreg · 08-27-2008, 09:24 AM

Fantastic player.

VoodooHighway · 08-27-2008, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by heavybloozer

ole david has really good nose for awesome guitarists--ronson, srv.....

Adrian Belew, Peter Frampton, Reeves Gabrels...

VoodooHighway · 08-27-2008, 09:29 AM

Ronson was cool, in a Paul Kossoff sort of way. I loved his work with Ian Hunter.

Ace

Boleskinehouse · 08-27-2008, 11:26 AM

I love Mick! The Man Who Sold The World is required listening!!

WildeStarr · 08-27-2008, 11:42 AM

Mick Kicks Ass.

Sea Pull · 08-27-2008, 01:46 PM

Ronson was a great player. Gone before his time...

PMcG No.6 · 08-27-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

I love Mick! The Man Who Sold The World is required listening!!

I'm with ya on that one, my friend.

Mick is always in my top guitarists. Love watching him play in the Ziggy movie.

im_b0r3d_ · 08-27-2008, 08:37 PM

My uncle LOVES him. Great player.

gravy · 08-27-2008, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by im_b0r3d_

My uncle LOVES him. Great player.

Truly GREAT! Possibly the most unrated guitarist of all time.Slaughter on 10th Avenue is just one of those "perfect records".I wasn't too crazy about "Play Don't Worry".However the reissue has some great bonus tracks!
I worshiped him when I was a kid.One of the best shows I ever saw was Mick Ronson & Ian Hunter at the Roxy in L.A. Steve Jones opened.Axle & Slash sat in for White Light /White Heat and few others.Slash was just embarrassingly BAD.Long story,but he couldn't play WL/WH to save his life! Mick was in his face trying his best show him ....ALL THREE CHORDS!!! I've rarely seen such terrible playing.I'm so glad he's cleaned up his act since.Anyway,I was only 15 ,but got in with my brother's ID.So having MICK RONSON playing some screaming slide in your face using a bic lighter,was pretty F'n cool.
When we lost Mick we really did loose something special.To bad more never caught on.But from what I understand ,he was always pretty happy with that.
Sorry 'bout the rant. Thanks for bring me back to that though. Haven't though of that for a while!

BstrdSonOJmsBrwn · 08-27-2008, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by voodoohighway

ronson Was Cool, In A Paul Kossoff Sort Of Way. I Loved His Work With Ian Hunter.

Ace

++++1111

gravy · 08-28-2008, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by heavybloozer

ole david has really good nose for awesome guitarists--ronson, srv.....

Let's forget Diamond Dogs and a few other things where David Bowie was the only guitarist.He's an excellent player in his own right! I like his playing way more than Reeves Gabrels.I keep hoping he'll do one last really nice intimate record like Hunky Dory.Something without all the sampling garbage & jungle beats.Just losts of organic tones in a nice room....One can only dream.................

Boleskinehouse · 08-28-2008, 01:42 AM

Earl Slick was no slouch.

geochem1st · 08-28-2008, 12:51 PM

Ronson appeared on the 1972 country-rock album Bustin' Out by Pure Prairie League, (Amy, what you gonna do?) where he did the string ensemble arrangements and contributed guitar and vocals on several tracks.

gravy · 08-28-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by geochem1st

Ronson appeared on the 1972 country-rock album Bustin' Out by Pure Prairie League, (Amy, what you gonna do?) where he did the string ensemble arrangements and contributed guitar and vocals on several tracks.

Aha! It all makes more sense now! Hence, Angel #9 ?? I was just trying to play that last night.But I got a little hung up a a few chords. It seems like every verse is different.Do any of you guys know what the chord progression to that? I've got the main lick down,but it's the rest........

rickym · 08-28-2008, 06:28 PM

I finally got a chance to chime in! Ronno's the reason I started exploring lead guitar back in the 70s. His phrasing still knocks me out. There are lots of technically better guitarists out there, but the emotion that can be heard through his playing is what does it for me. You can hear him wringing that LP Custom's neck for all it's worth. And his TONE!

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Originally Posted by geochem1st

Ronson appeared on the 1972 country-rock album Bustin' Out by Pure Prairie League, (Amy, what you gonna do?) where he did the string ensemble arrangements and contributed guitar and vocals on several tracks.

He did all the arrangements for Bowie's "Hunky Dory" & "Ziggy". Not to mention producing Morrisey's "Your Arsenal". I had read somewhere that he reportedly helped produce John Mellencamp's "American Fool" lp & played the acoustic on "Jack & Diane": "I owe Mick Ronson the song... Mick was very instrumental in helping me arrange that." - J.M.

There's the original version of Elton John's "Madman Across The Water" with Ronno throwing down some heavy guitar throughout the song. Simply awesome.

Thank you for this thread.

rickym · 08-28-2008, 06:35 PM

Great pic w/a Standard.

toneguy86 · 08-29-2008, 10:23 AM

I was just riding in the car the other day with my sons and put Mott the Hoople "One of the Boys" on. I love that song and my sons were digging it too. I always figured that Ronson played most of the great guitar on there, but I know Mick Ralphs played with Mott the Hoople as well. Anyone know?

Mark

rickym · 08-29-2008, 01:20 PM

Ralphs left Mott in '73. That's him on "One Of The Boys" (he co-wrote it).

toneguy86 · 08-29-2008, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rickym

Ralphs left Mott in '73. That's him on "One Of The Boys" (he co-wrote it).

His tone on that song is amazing. Much better then his later stuff with Badco in my opinion.

Mark

BlackCat · 08-29-2008, 05:38 PM

Ronson is one of my favourites.
Les Paul, 200W Marshall amp, and a wah pedal. The rest was all Mick.

gravy · 08-29-2008, 11:17 PM

Some Tele love.

General Disarray · 08-30-2008, 12:50 PM

My favourite LP player bar none.

His vibrato was perfect, his tone was spot on and from his Biog (Spider with the platinum hair) he was an absolutely top bloke.

From Hull near me too - a fellow Yorkshireman

BlackCat · 08-31-2008, 11:02 AM

I have heard, that his famous LP (the one with sanded top in the above pictures) is on display (broken) in some bar in Australia.

Can anybody confirm?

Rumour has it that he had some sort of steel plate put into one of the body cavities of that guitar that contributed to his sound. It would be most interesting to be able to find out.

rickym · 08-31-2008, 10:06 PM

Merv · 09-02-2008, 05:12 PM

Hi Guy's, Totally agree. A superb player who was so under rated in his life time. More and more are appreciating him now that he's gone.

Have a look at The Official Mick Ronson website for more info. The discussion board is a good source of info for chords and the like and the Ronno's Les Paul.

PS - I bought a Ronson tribute Les Paul from Guitar Hangar in 2004. What a superb guitar she is too.

Merv

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heavybloozer Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Mick Ronson watched bowies ziggy stardust live the last ight and it reminded me of how great a guitar player mick ronson was-still one of my fave players any other admirers here? i assume hes pretty unknown-most of my friends who also play guitar dont even know he played for bowie ole david has really good nose for awesome guitarists--ronson, srv.....

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toneguy86 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 752 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Mick Ronson I was just riding in the car the other day with my sons and put Mott the Hoople "One of the Boys" on. I love that song and my sons were digging it too. I always figured that Ronson played most of the great guitar on there, but I know Mick Ralphs played with Mott the Hoople as well. Anyone know? Mark __________________ http://www.myspace.com/MarkZanoni

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General Disarray Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Leeds UK Posts: 437 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Mick Ronson My favourite LP player bar none. His vibrato was perfect, his tone was spot on and from his Biog (Spider with the platinum hair) he was an absolutely top bloke. From Hull near me too - a fellow Yorkshireman __________________ Current Family: Les Paul Standard ('00) Honey Burst Fender Cyclone Custom Built Strat (single P90) Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (3 Channel) Ex Girlfriends: '79 Les Paul Custom Les Paul DC Studio and many other non-Les Pauls!

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BlackCat Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 133 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Mick Ronson I have heard, that his famous LP (the one with sanded top in the above pictures) is on display (broken) in some bar in Australia. Can anybody confirm? Rumour has it that he had some sort of steel plate put into one of the body cavities of that guitar that contributed to his sound. It would be most interesting to be able to find out. __________________ Les Paul Classic Antique - Vintage Sunburst Les Paul Studio - Ebony Les Paul Studio Premium Plus - Natural BFG - SilverBurst SG Classic - Heritage Cherry Rick 330 - Turquoise Egnater Tourmaster

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Merv Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Mick Ronson Hi Guy's, Totally agree. A superb player who was so under rated in his life time. More and more are appreciating him now that he's gone. Have a look at The Official Mick Ronson website for more info. The discussion board is a good source of info for chords and the like and the Ronno's Les Paul. PS - I bought a Ronson tribute Les Paul from Guitar Hangar in 2004. What a superb guitar she is too. Merv