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Yeah but not binding on the end of a fretboard only, right? That's nutty even for 70's RIC.jps wrote:We've seen lots of interesting things over the years. This is a possibility.Axelorox wrote:
Hm... what makes you think binding vs a reflection? Seems weird that only the heel end would have the white binding when the sides of the neck do not.
To which book are you referring?bassduke49 wrote:The detailed portrait of McCartney's bass in the book, taken probably in the '90s or early oughts (I think) shows no evidence of binding on the heel of the fingerboard. I think it's a reflection in that old shot.
Axelorox wrote:To which book are you referring?bassduke49 wrote:The detailed portrait of McCartney's bass in the book, taken probably in the '90s or early oughts (I think) shows no evidence of binding on the heel of the fingerboard. I think it's a reflection in that old shot.
It is a legitimate question. I am usually not a big gear head or guitar collector type, just a huge McCartney fan trying to learn more about the instruments responsible for the sounds I love so much.jps wrote:Axelorox wrote:To which book are you referring?bassduke49 wrote:The detailed portrait of McCartney's bass in the book, taken probably in the '90s or early oughts (I think) shows no evidence of binding on the heel of the fingerboard. I think it's a reflection in that old shot.
Hi Andrew, no worries at all. Paul Boyer wrote a book a few years back about Rickenbacker basses: https://www.amazon.com/Rickenbacker-Ele ... 1476886806.Axelorox wrote:
It is a legitimate question. I am usually not a big gear head or guitar collector type, just a huge McCartney fan trying to learn more about the instruments responsible for the sounds I love so much.
