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Ed Mitchell, Mon 25 Oct 2010, 12:10 pm BST
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The much missed Ronnie ‘Plonk’ Lane played some great bass in The Small Faces and the Faces. Check out songs like Tin Soldier by The Small Faces (the bass is almost as big as Plonk in the clip!) and the Faces cover of Macca’s Maybe I’m Amazed (see below).
By the way, the beautiful Tony Zemaitis bass that Ronnie played in the Faces is now owned by Bob Daisley (Ozzy, Rainbow, Uriah Heep etc). Bob also has a Harmony H22 bass, the same model that Ronnie used in the early days of The Small Faces. Read about both basses here. As a diminutive genius called Steve Marriott once said, "and now for your delight, the darling of Wapping Wharf launderette, Ronald 'Leafy' Lane!"
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Band(s): The Small Faces, Faces
Gear: Harmony H22 bass, Zemaitis
More info: www.ronnie-lane.com
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13 unsung Telecaster legends
10 unsung Fender Stratocaster stars
17 unsung Les Paul legends