💥 The Best Of Bond…James Bond: Honored to be one of the contributors in this recent Harvey Kubernik @music_connection feature, alongside Andrew Loog Oldham, Rodney Bingenheimer and others(hyperlink on my other socials), paragraphs by yours truly: “John Barry’s arrangement of the original famous James Bond theme was brilliantly augmented by Barry’s longtime guitarist of choice, the incomparable Vic Flick,” reflects Elliot Kendall, a film and music publicity and promotions executive. “So whenever you hear that riveting and immortal ‘62 James Bond guitar lick menacingly played on the lower strings (and picked close to the bridge), that’s Flick truly delivering in his element. I recall seeing Flick’s original guitar on display at The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame Museum in Cleveland in 2005 — and being quite taken by the fact that it was a hollow-body electric (not a solid body, which we guitarists have come to expect the more aggressive, attack-style tone to originate from). The guitar that Flick used for that original Bond theme recording session was a Clifford Essex Paragon De Luxe (not exactly a Fender Strat or Tele, like we all may have expected). It was originally an acoustic instrument, but Flick fitted it with a DeArmond pick-up, converting it to an electric. “In 2008, Flick wrote an intimate and compelling autobiography Vic Flick Guitarman: From James Bond to The Beatles and Beyond, detailing his adventures as a member of the John Barry Seven — and also covering his extensive anecdotes as a first-call British recording musician. Tales of zooming up and down his native England in a packed van for his gigs with the John Barry Seven only add to his credibility — and provide us with the soul of a man who later would create that indelible sound for all Bond enthusiasts to revel in. Who wouldn’t want to pick up a guitar after hearing that stunning sound, welded to dramatic, angular horn stabs and cinematic Cold War spy adventures…? An adventure in music beckoned - and budding guitarists all heard the call of Flick’s magical riffs, loud and clear - shaken, stirred and inspired to say the least.” #harveykubernik #jamesbond #andrewloogoldham #rodneybingenheimer https://www.instagram.com/p/CUz6OgflNmP0W-mjd6C_z-MG-8_IKGPzp9lM8I0/?utm_medium=tumblr
