Paul Kossoff

[M Fowler]

I just assumed Paul was in Bad Co. my bad

[JoeCon]

Bad Co was Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople. He also has great timing and vibrato. You can sing his solos they are so melodic. Love that guy too.

[Roe]

I've been trying to get the kossoff tone with some LP replicas, a duzin of plexis, and a few cabs. what works best for me, without any doubt whatsoever, is a mid 67 dual rectifier 100w with g12m 20watters

[LeftyStrat]

Bad Co was Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople. He also has great timing and vibrato. You can sing his solos they are so melodic. Love that guy too.

I always loved his phrasing and that crazy vibrato of his.

[Structo]

Yeah, that vibrato was killer.

I see Joe Bonamassa has increased his vibrato speed similar to Kassoff which sounds good in the right environment.

[C Moore]

Great player and a sad story.
The last plane ride was fateful.
Vibrato and phrasing were his "stock in trade".
What a loss.
I guess his Family/Father really took it to heart.
best

[crbowman]

Ralphs is another great example pf a player who just always seems to play "The Right Thing".
Koss never played with Bad Co. Towards the end, he couldn't even make his engagements with Free and left Paul Rodgers to sing and cover guitar parts. Sad end to a really fabulous, soulful player.

[crbowman]

Koss and Free in pretty much top form live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpc1EtEODbk

[LeftyStrat]

Koss and Free in pretty much top form live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpc1EtEODbk

I bow at your feet. This is fucking awesome.

[Bob S]

Paul's dad was quite a famous religious guy in the UK.
During a tv interview after Paul's death, he corrected the interviewer.
The guy said Paul was a heroin addict, his dad said No - he was a drug addict. Meaning Paul would take whatever was available.
I thought it was very astute of his dad at the time.
Paul was a big loss.
He showed us that Less is More.
Timing is everything.
The best effects are in your fingers.

[boots]

Right on Bob S, Clapton has always been credited with the "Less is More" thing, but I think Paul Kossoff was an even better example than Eric. I've been listening to a lot of Free lately, and it really teaches you a different approach to playing guitar. Rests in a song are every bit as imporant as the notes are!

[crbowman]

He wasn't the most technically proficient, nor the "cleanest", but I don't know that there is a more powerful voice in rock music than that vibrato, and that mournful wail that Kossoff seemed to pull from his very soul. There is much to learn about the emotional impact, and the emotional toll of music here.
Damn I miss him.

I'm sorry, I know I'm preaching to the choir here, but here's one more.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW_x4q_YCHQ

[LeftyStrat]

I remember reading a book years ago about writing short stories, and much of the emphasis was that how each sentence was so much more important in a short story than in a longer novel.

I think this was Kossoff's philosophy, as well as blues greats like BB King. Kossoff or King could say more in three notes than many guitarists could say in a thousand. I think Kossoff's influence spilled over into later projects of Rogers. Certainly Mick Ralphs work with both Mott and Bad Company are along the same lines.

Blaise Pascal once wrote, “I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I have not had the time to make it shorter.”

Anyway, I know this thread is about Paul Kossoff, but here is one of my favorite Mick Ralphs solo's:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n89VgVUeoM

So much said in so few notes.

[crbowman]

Anyway, I know this thread is about Paul Kossoff, but here is one of my favorite Mick Ralphs solo's:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n89VgVUeoM

So much said in so few notes.

Oh HELL yeah!
I wish this was required viewing for every kid out there who picks up a guitar.
This is how you actually add value to a song by playing a solo. And what freaking tone!
Ok, Lefty gets it.

[jelle]

Anyway, I know this thread is about Paul Kossoff, but here is one of my favorite Mick Ralphs solo's:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n89VgVUeoM

So much said in so few notes.

Nice!!

Epic solo and tone, IMHO.