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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 07:58:55 AM »
someone please take that thing away from him and give him his ric.
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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 08:04:02 AM »


 Ze Fraulein gives this a big  :thumbsup:



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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 08:17:34 AM »
In the hands of Herr Kilminster, brand of bass does not influence sound.  :mrgreen:
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Re: Lemmy w/T-b
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 09:15:00 AM »
He's known for liking T'birds and their sound. One of the Rics with T'bird pickup:


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Re: Lemmy w/T-b
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 09:19:19 AM »
He's known for liking T'birds and their sound. One of the Rics with T'bird pickup:



That is the original Ric. A 4000, with an added neck pickup, perhaps?

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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2010, 11:40:47 AM »
The speed master with the real thing in the daze of youth:




So now we know where those TBird pups came from - he probably broke his TBird whilst colliding with Stacia, always one of the more focal points of Hawkwind.






He could also be playing an EB in the official Silver Machine vid, it's hard to tell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tDgzBd2hD4

Alternatively it's that unknown brand SG type bass (later on also with apparently TBird pups, but not on this pic) he handled for a while.





Other Hawkwind bass players certainly did play Gibson EBs.



 
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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2010, 11:57:24 AM »
Posted this awhile back but it bears showing again. Great views of the Birdie at 2:20 - note the non-stock positioning of the bridge/pickup cover.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFcx09BII4&feature=related
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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2010, 12:02:57 PM »


He could also be playing an EB in the official Silver Machine vid, it's hard to tell. Alternatively it's that unknown brand SG type bass (also with apparently TBird pups) he handled for a while.
 

It was a Hopf, Lemmy's first bass.

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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2010, 12:11:02 PM »
Ah, thanks. Is that what you also hear on the Space Ritual live album? I liked his bass playing style better then, very melodic, lots of open string and TASTEFUL chordal playing, not just that punkish power chord scrubbing he later on built a career on. If you ask me, Motörhead need a bass player to complement the vicar's son's baritone rhythm guitar!  ;)
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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2010, 12:48:42 PM »
Yep...



You should hear (maybe it would be best not to) the original of Silver Machine :puke: and I'm a fan of that era, grew up on it - a very distracting lady that Stacia... anway, enough drooling, and I've been aware of Mr Angel's site for some years... ;)
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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2010, 01:45:59 PM »
If you ask me, Motörhead need a bass player to complement the vicar's son's baritone rhythm guitar!  ;)

I'd say his in-between-bass/guitar playing and sound is the strongest stand out factor of Motörhead. We've enjoyed ourselves playing as a Motörhead tribute band lately. This forced me to play the sixstring since my brother handles the Lemmy vocals quite good. Pics from a gig in Stockholm last weekend:

Focusing on the Eddie Clarke era:











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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2010, 01:49:13 PM »


 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


 Awesome pics.  Looks like a great gig!
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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2010, 02:44:19 PM »
Fast Eddie never looked so young!  ;)

I don't deny that Lemmy's strumming is original, but together with the guitar Marshalls and the heavily distorted sound there is a definite lack in low frequencies which makes Motörhead live sound hollw to me. And I've seen them with Fast Eddie, Brian Robertson and the new guy. Motörhead's underbelly just doesn't sound full to me.
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Re: Lemmy w/T-bird
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2010, 06:12:16 PM »
Great pics, Daniel!