re: Greatest Trio of all time

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JHE trivia, Noel Redding had never played bass in a group until the JHE, he had been strictly a guitar player.

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I believe this is true. Jimi was a perfectionist, though, and drove Redding to be great. Hell, they weren't on speaking terms when the Watchtower cover was recorded. Redding skipped the sessions. Dave Mason started out on acoustic 12-string guitar. Jimi didn't think it was up to snuff. Mason was moved down to bass. Not good enough. Finally, Mason was moved to the recording booth as engineer and uncredited producer. So, everything you hear on that record, except the drums, is Jimi.

Good times...