Manowar rickensomething

[ilan]

I saw my son doubling on bass Paul Gilbert's rendition of Bach's Invention No.8, the kid has turned into a bass monster, I just want to play faster than him again. It's a parental authority thing. 

[Highlander]

That's some slippery slope you've got yourself on there, Ilan... 

[uwe]

Forget it, Ilan. I have no chance against my son and he taunts me all the time. Sits down with one of my basses (preferably a Jazz Bass), puts on the most horribly trebly sound imaginable and then plays really close to the bridge something ultra-fast and smiles insolently at  me: "Hey, Dad, look, that is bass playing!" To add insult to injury, he then slaps on the bass, something I can't do either.

Edith is very helpful too: "He's quite a bit faster than you, isn't he?" 

I get even with chordal things though. "Play a D Sus 9 for me, son!" And he goes: "A what?!!!" And then the stern father: "Haven't you been playing guitar long enough to know a beginner's chord like that?"  

[ilan]

Yes, I can't do that, he's a jazz player, he actually knows all those chord tensions far better than me. All I have left now is my pick technique. 

[nofi]

notice the tape on back of bass neck.

[uwe]

There must be people out there who like this. Please come back, Racer X, all might not be forgiven, but hopefully forgotten.

[mc2NY]

The upper horn is too long for a Ric. I'd say it is a custom build with Rickish features. And like the rest of us he isn't happy with just one.

Might be a Veillette Cintron. That pseudo Ric has the same circle inlays and 24 fret neck join and similar rounded horns as his custom VC8 did.

[Highlander]

... "He's quite a bit faster than you, isn't he?" 

Eventually he'll discover blues and mellow out - the "one note where a lesser guitarist would play a dozen" school of "hitting the note"...

[uwe]

He's already at that stage, very blues-oriented. He only plays fast to bug me!

[Highlander]

So ist das leben...

[Bionic-Joe]

I remember when Joey Challenged Billy Sheehan to a Duel. Billy was more than happy to oblige. Thought it would be fun. But it somehow Never happened.

[uwe]

That contest wouldn't have lasted long. Sheehan is a phenomenon whether you like his bass style or not.