Music from ...Nothing Like The Sun
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Gear Used On ...Nothing Like The Sun
Explore the instruments, equipment, software, and production tools used in the making of Sting & Sting – ...Nothing Like The Sun (1987). Click more on each item to see exactly how it was used.
Bass Guitars used by Sting on ...Nothing Like The Sun
Fender American Vintage '62 Jazz Bass
Avg price: $1,450.00
Sting has been a long-time user of the 1962 Jazz bass /w stripped finish, his first bass. He acquired it while still living in Newcastle in 1970 at age 18 for about 150 quid. It was his main bass throughout his tenure with Last Exit (1974-1977). Followed by with The Police (1977-1984), both live (occasionally) and in the studio. By 1978, it's noticeable that the original bridge cover on the bass had been removed.
In 1987, after a few-year break from the bass, Sting began playing the '62 Jazz bass once again on Nothing Like The Sun, and remained part of his arsenal for the next few solo albums.
Sources: International Musician & Recording World July 1979, Sting interview on Music Radar, Musician magazine December 1987, Bass Player April 1992 (reproduced on Sting's website), various
Guitars used by Sting on ...Nothing Like The Sun
Avg price: $5,452.49
1987 - Sting dons a black Paul Reed Smith Guitar for the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia Italy.
According to an interview with Musician magazine December 1987 issue, Sting mentions using a Paul Reed Smith guitar on the Nothing Like The Sun album.
