4001c64 FG or MG? - from a Beatles standpoint

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Tramper Al wrote:Bonus points if you can tell me which bass George is playing!
Bass? Looks like a Fender Tele to me! 8)

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Nice try.... George is playing his rosewood Tele. Just sounds like a bass.
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Hah, you guys are all right!
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Looks like George is playing his rosewood tele, but the resolution is pretty bad so I could be wrong.
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FG absolutely, Paul mucked up the bass when he painted it and took the finish off.
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artisan4 wrote:FG absolutely, Paul mucked up the bass when he painted it and took the finish off.
Perhaps, but he was a Beatle when he did so.
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teeder wrote:
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I'll order one of each, please!
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Hmm, wonder why it wouldn't show the photos above. Anyway, what a treat to see all the Beatles' gear. The bottom photo looks like the Shea Stadium-era instrument lineup.
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deaconblues wrote:
Also, the bass horn was silver, not blue. I'm really not sure why all the people who re-create this bass paint the horn blue.
Because they are referencing photos of my bass, not Paul's. I painted the upper horn on my bass teal 15+ years ago, just to be a bit different(and I didn't have any silver paint around), and there are a LOT more clear pics of my bass on the internet than there are of Paul's. Those Chinese knock-offs are clearly copying my bass.
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From a Beatles standpoint, there are more photo's of the bass in its MMT variation than in FG or MG that I can see.
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simer4001 wrote:From a Beatles standpoint, there are more photo's of the bass in its MMT variation than in FG or MG that I can see.
Agree 100%. The MG variation probably has more exposure from Paul's post-Beatles career. The original FG finish was probably around for longer than the MMT variation but is nowhere near as well documented.
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The FG was from 64-66. The MMT was from 67-69. So they were pretty close in duration.
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