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Title: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: Blazer on 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.
(http://www.maccafan.net/Vaultquiz/SecretVault/flowers.jpg)

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: gweimer on 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.

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: nofi on March 25, 2008, 02:18:00 PM

he played a wal as well.

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: Chris P. on 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.

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: gweimer on March 26, 2008, 05:14:01 AM

Found it!

(http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/9214/jazzbass7lg.jpg)

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: leftybass on 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:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/newbasseggbasses_006.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/roofcc030-1.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/stagebass_003.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/acl_009.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/eggricbyardcrop.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/newbasseggbasses_003.jpg)

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: Chris P. on March 26, 2008, 05:30:01 AM

Now that's a cool lefty collection!

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: marcnorth on March 27, 2008, 07:53:33 AM

That is a cool lefty bunch!

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: ramone57 on March 27, 2008, 10:00:01 AM

it looks like your lefty basses are strung righty?

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: marcnorth on 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.

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: leftybass on April 03, 2008, 07:00:45 AM

I play this way:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/nigelwric.jpg)

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: chromium on 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!

Title: Re: Macca's bass collection.
Post by: leftybass on April 04, 2008, 06:36:08 AM

Thanks! Only 3 or 4 lefty CSs were made.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v383/iamthebassman/csnew.jpg)