Guitar and Bass Guitar Collection |
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My Taylor 910 & Taylor AB-3 with roses. Arrangement and photograph by my daughter, Catherine Favero. |
Over the years, I've been very fortunate when it has come to music and musical instruments. I've had the occasion to play with some excellent musicians and play some wonderful instruments. I've also been able to hang on to some of the instruments that I started with back then. Of course, there are those few that did get away. I have long regretted selling my 1970 Fender Jazz Fretless, an Ovation, my Epiphone 12-string, and my upright back in 1980 for a fraction of their value, not to mention what it would be worth today. Fortunately, since the great sale of 1980, I have had the opportunity to acquire a few very nice instruments to replace them.
This web page is a compilation of what I currently own. I hope you enjoy. My story as a DB2 Professional www.WillieFavero.com/db2/ → My story as a Bassist (1960-Present): www.WillieFavero.com/bassist/ → For some music samples of bands I worked with in the 60s and 70s, click here: YouTube Playlist. |
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1970 Fender Precision Bass | 1973 Fender Precision Fretless (maple fingerboard) |
1987 Fender Jazz Bass Special Fretless (MIM) |
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The "Family" | ||
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Fretless Bass Guitars | ||
Five Fretless Bass Guitars | ||
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An Original Ampeg SVT Blueline 95 Pound Head Six 6146 Power Tubes 8x10 Cab |
The SVT's baby brother: Ampeg Micro CL |
300 Watt Ampeg SVT Blueline Factory Photo of Original SVT |
A couple of smaller Fender's and a Line 6 |
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Fender Rumble 500 (2x10" 500W Bass Combo) |
Fender Rumble 500 (2x10" 500W Bass Combo) |
Fender BXR 300C (1x15" 300W Bass combo) |
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With the exception of the JamMan loop pedal, these are the pedal that I will be on my pedal board. | ||||
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Panoramic View of Guitars in Office | ||
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Some Very Old Live Music Samples | |||
Here's a couple of YouTube samples of one of the bands I was fortunate enough to play with back in the 1970s. The band was called "All About" as you can see form our brochure. It was an 8 piece very funky horn group that played all around Western New York. "All About" consisted of our front man and lead vocalist John Davis, Tom Greco on guitar, lead vocals, and backup vocals, with Dom Mitro on keyboards. Our horn section was made up of Tony Nastasi on alto and tenor sax and flute, Eddie Urso on trumpet, and John Davies on trombone. Our kick a$$ rhythm section was made up of Mario Quaglia on drums and backup vocals, and Willie Favero on fretless bass and backup vocals. |
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The following 10 recordings were made with a 1970s tape recorder laying on one of the tables at the International Lounge on Pine Avenue in Niagara Falls, NY during one of the performances of "All About". Please excuse the recording quality. | |||
"Song for My Father", Horace Silver Quintet | "Down to the Nightclub", Tower of Power | "Don't Change Horses", Tower of Power | "This Time it's Real", Chicago |
"I Can't Move No Mountain" by Blood, Sweat & Tears | "Moondance", Van Morrison | "We've Got To Live Together" by the Buddy Miles Express | "Got the Love", Average White Band |
"You Can Count on Me", Chicago | "Everybody's Everything", Santana | ||
→ All 32 available recordings of "All About" ← | |||
This last recording goes back even further, back to the mid-1960s, back to a Saturday night dance at Bishop Duffy High School. The band is the "Apaches". The "Apaches" were a bunch of kids just starting high school; Thom Rotella on guitar, Pat Perry on drums and vocals, Rich DelZoppo on guitar, and me, Willie Favero, playing bass guitar. We all shared background vocals duty. Althoguh this was the first band I was in the made moeny playing music, it was the band that actually got me started as a Niagara Falls musician. Jim Brunn was the MC this night and made the recording. |
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"Day Tripper", The Beatles | |||
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