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Macca's bass collection.
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March 25, 2008, 10:58:23 AM »
I guess we all know Paul McCartney for playing his Höfner 500/1 and Rickenbacker 4001S basses, but he also owns a lot of other basses. But because there isn't a lot of information of what basses he ownd, let's put together a picture collage of Macca with basses other than his Hofner and Rickenbacker.
I'll start off with the Yamaha BB series bass he played during the later years of the Wings.
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gweimer
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March 25, 2008, 12:51:40 PM »
I don't have the one with the Fender, but I'm sure someone will dig it up. I'm pretty sure that Hamer gave him the first of the violin basses they made - it was Kip Winger's model, too.
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nofi
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March 25, 2008, 02:18:00 PM »
he played a wal as well.
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Chris P.
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March 26, 2008, 12:29:30 AM »
Interesting topic. I hope more pics will follow soon.
Of course the Beatles used a Jazz Bass and there are pics of George Harrison with a Burns bass. Don't know if Macca used that though.
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gweimer
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March 26, 2008, 05:14:01 AM »
Found it!
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leftybass
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March 26, 2008, 05:26:07 AM »
Fun topic, considering I've played bass in a (award-winning)Beatles tribute band for the past 16 years.
For what its worth, here's MY gear:
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Chris P.
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March 26, 2008, 05:30:01 AM »
Now that's a cool lefty collection!
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marcnorth
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March 27, 2008, 07:53:33 AM »
That is a cool lefty bunch!
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ramone57
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March 27, 2008, 10:00:01 AM »
it looks like your lefty basses are strung righty?
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marcnorth
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March 27, 2008, 04:10:01 PM »
That's cool, I never noticed when I was checking out the pics.
I know a couple of people who play them upside down. I'm a lefty who plays right handed.
It always looks like it would be harder to me except when bending notes.
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leftybass
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April 03, 2008, 07:00:45 AM »
I play this way:
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chromium
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April 03, 2008, 08:54:07 AM »
Quote from: marcnorth on March 27, 2008, 04:10:01 PM
I'm a lefty who plays right handed.
Me too. Not sure how it came about that way - think I was just mimicing most of the guitarists/bassists that I saw on TV, and it just stuck.
Nice collection, leftybass. I like that CS!
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leftybass
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April 04, 2008, 06:36:08 AM »
Thanks! Only 3 or 4 lefty CSs were made.
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